Mary Jo Foley

Mary Jo Foley

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Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNet, eWeek, and Baseline. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era (John Wiley & Sons,… 2008). She also is the co-host of the "Windows Weekly" podcast on the TWiT network. Got a tip? Send her an email with your rants, rumors, tips, and tattles. Confidentiality guaranteed.

Freelance journalist/blogger Mary Jo Foley has nothing to disclose. WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). I do not own Microsoft stock or stock in any of its partners or competitors. I have done paid speaking engagements for Microsoft and some of its partners, but none where all the content is not my own.

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Microsoft's Remote Web Access feature is down for small-business users working from home

Some small-business users attempting to connect remotely through Windows Server Essentials have been reporting connectivity issues since July 23.

July 24, 2020 by Mary Jo Foley in SMB

Microsoft's plan to move more small-business users to Windows 10 Enterprise

Microsoft is looking to the coming Windows 10 Enterprise E3 and E5 subscription plans as a way to upsell more small and midsize business users to high-end versions of the product.

August 1, 2016 by Mary Jo Foley in SMB

Microsoft to deliver its new small-business server by end of 2012

Microsoft has made available for download a near-final release candidate of its hybrid on-premises/cloud server for small and mid-size businesses.

August 23, 2012 by Mary Jo Foley in SMB

There's another new Windows Server in the Microsoft pipeline

There's one more new Windows Server variant in the Microsoft pipeline, in addition to Vail, Aurora and SBS 7. Here's a bit more on Windows Server Breckenridge.

November 2, 2010 by Mary Jo Foley in SMB

Microsoft partners with Intuit to shore up Redmond's small-business cloud play

Microsoft is partnering with rival Intuit with the shared goal of getting more developers to write cloud-hosted applications targeted at small businesses.

January 20, 2010 by Mary Jo Foley in SMB

Microsoft and PC makers readying more Windows 7 systems for small businesses

New Windows 7 PCs targeted expressly at small businesses are in the pipeline. And so are a set of Microsoft guidelines to help users choose the right "business PC." I could have used both of those a month or more ago when I was shopping for a new Windows 7 PC.

December 9, 2009 by Mary Jo Foley in SMB

Which should a small business choose: Windows Home Server or Windows Server Foundation?

Until quite recently, Microsoft officials emphasized the "home" in Windows Home Server (WHS) when explaining how that product fit into its server line-up. Last week, however, something changed. Microsoft officials added small office/home office (SOHO) users to its list of potential customers for WHS.

November 9, 2009 by Mary Jo Foley in SMB

Microsoft to drop Office Accounting product, services

Starting November 16, Microsoft is ending distribution and sales of its Microsoft Office Accounting product. Company officials began notifying customers of the decision on October 30.

October 30, 2009 by Mary Jo Foley in SMB

Microsoft rethinking its Response Point small-business phone strategy

Microsoft's advertising units are just one of several that were affected heavily by the second wave of Microsoft layoffs announced on May 5. Response Point, Microsoft's small-business phone team, also took a hit. Here's what Microsoft is saying publicly about the future of Response Point.

May 6, 2009 by Mary Jo Foley in SMB

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