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United States : MICROSOFT's new faster software release cycles affects its product lifecycle support polices [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) In unusual ways, IT giant Microsoft's product lifecycle support polices have been affected by its new faster software launch cycles. The conventional world was dealing with a new Windows operating system launch once every three years for many years, for many IT professionals, with a service pack or two happening along the way. That conventional world started to change in 2013, when the IT giant began to talk about annual product releases. The faster product launch cycle has changed the update release pace as well. Update release cycles rely on the specific product currently. Microsoft now rolls out updates to Exchange Server every quarter, updates to SharePoint Server every month and updates to Yammer on a weekly basis. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |