Microsoft’s Azure Virtual Desktop service grew more popular with the arrival of the Covid pandemic last year. Windows 365 is a new alternative that requires fewer technical skills and comes with greater controls for administrators. Pricing is also more predictable.
(CNN Business)Microsoft’s latest security vulnerability could have a lingering impact both on consumers and businesses at a time when many around the world are already on high alert for disruptive cyber attacks. Researchers at security firm Sangfor recently found a Windows vulnerability, called
New York (CNN Business)Microsoft is urging Windows users to immediately install an update after security researchers found a serious vulnerability in the operating system. The security flaw, known as PrintNightmare, affects the Windows Print Spooler service. Researchers at cybersecurity company Sangfor
The Department of Defense said it’s calling off the $10 billion cloud contract that was the subject of a legal battle involving Amazon and Microsoft. But the Pentagon is launching a new multivendor cloud computing contract. Amazon and Microsoft will
Microsoft unveiled Windows 11 during a live-streamed event on Thursday. Microsoft revealed Windows 11 during an online event on Thursday. The announcement comes almost six years after the introduction of Windows 10, which is the world’s most widely used PC operating system,
KEY POINTS The next version of Windows will bring enhancements for software developers and creators, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said last week. The event will also feature the face of Microsoft’s Surface line, Panos Panay. Satya Nadella in New Delhi,
New York (CNN Business)The end is finally near for Internet Explorer, one of Microsoft’s most-reviled products that refused to die. Microsoft announced this week that it will end support for Internet Explorer 11 on June 15, 2022. That final nail in the
Microsoft shares moved 3% lower in extended trading Tuesday after the software maker announced fiscal third-quarter earnings and quarterly revenue guidance that came in stronger than analysts had expected. The company’s operating margin narrowed somewhat as cloud became a larger part
Twenty years ago, the United States government filed suit against Microsoft for abusing its market power. Today, Microsoft is empire building because the country’s regulatory focus is on its biggest rivals. Microsoft announced Monday it had acquired Nuance Communications for $16 billion ($19.7 billion including net debt). The
Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire speech-recognition company Nuance Communications, a person familiar with the discussions told CNBC on Sunday. A transaction could be signed as early as Sunday and announced as soon as Monday, the person said. The plans illustrate