<p>Bangalore: Microsoft yesterday came out with its plans to manage iOS, Android, Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 devices from cloud, reports ZDNet.</p><p>Microsoft shared its Coloud OS management plans during 30 minutes Webcast for the press and analysts yesterday. The company is to offer its services through two ways, one via Windows Intune cloud-management service and two, via its System Center 2012 SP1 system-management suit.</p><p>Through this plan Microsoft is positioning its systems- and mobile-device management components as part of its Cloud OS that can help manage the company's offerings like Server and Tools division, including Windows Azure, Windows Server, System Center, SQL Server and Visual Studio.</p><p>Microsoft's latest, the fourth version of its Windows Intune service which was code named Wave D got unveiled quietly in December 2012 and its was only accessible by new users. It added ability to manage Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 devices. The already existing users however have to wait till this February to get the latest version of the service which is hosted on Microsoft's Windows Azure public cloud.</p><p><a href="http://www.siliconindia.com/news/technology/Its-Official-Now-Microsoft-To-Manage-Windows-iOS-And-Android-Devices-nid-138668-cid-2.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-goes-public-with-its-plan-to-manage-windows-ios-and-android-devices-7000009837/">Microsoft goes public with its plan to manage Windows, iOS and Android devices</a> (ZDNet)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d53rV5ISrXvjoTM6F0_qWLEhwMysM&ned=us">67 additional articles.</a></p>