Microsoft will release a flat-priced version of Office in 2021
The surprise move is a departure from the company's subscription based models.
Microsoft has decided to do an about face on the sales strategy for its popular workplace productivity suite, Office. The company has been concentrating on subscription based sales models, but this move appears to be ...
Google Cloud Chronicle Detect is a next-gen security solution
Google Cloud's Chronicle security announced that it’s releasing a new threat detection system named Chronicle Detect. It is a solution that will use Google's existing infrastructure to enable enterprises to detect and identify threats rapidly on a larger scale.
The tech behind this operates ...
One of the severe Windows bugs this year is being actively exploited
Windows had one of the worst vulnerabilities patched this year, but those who did not update, are at risk of exploitation by malicious hackers. Microsoft warned those lagging to update now.
CVE-2020-1472 is the name given to the vulnerability. It allows hackers to access the Active Directory. Th...
Google adds an overlay to Maps, showing Covid-19 cases and trends
Google announced on Wednesday an update for Google Maps that will show users a new Covid-19 layer. With it, one can have a much clearer understanding of the number of cases in a given area. With the pandemic continuing its fast spread in many countries and a second wave looming on the horizon, this...
ARM splits its server chip designs, boosts performance
Neoverse V1 and N2 platforms deliver up to 50% more performance over the previous model. These new chip designs should boost the datacenter business. .
ARM has announced two new chip designs for the server market that will offer semiconductor makers an impressive jump in performance.
The n...
Facebook won’t be leaving the EU, but something has to change
A court document released this week seemed to suggest that Facebook might be forced to close its European operations. However, the company said that this outcome would not happen.
At the beginning of this month, Ireland's Data Protection Commission investigated Facebook and found that the compan...
Lenovo will release 30 ThinkPads and ThinkStations with Ubuntu Linux
Windows remains the top desktop option for most users. However, more popular computer OEMs are making Linux desktops available in a broader way than previous years. Lenovo, which stands out as the top PC vendor in the world right now, is rolling out Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS across 30 Lenovo ThinkPads...
CrowdStrike acquires Preempt Security for $96M
The acquisition allows CrowdStrike to offer customers enhanced zero trust security capabilities.
CrowdStrike has announced that it plans to acquire Zero Trust cybersecurity startup Preempt Security for $96 million.
Under the terms of the agreement, CrowdStrike will pay approximately $96 mill...
Dell is planning to offer their entire portfolio “as a service”
They join HPE and Cisco in migrating to On Demand sales to offer customers maximum flexibility.
Dell Technologies is introducing as-a-service sales models for all of its technology offerings. This includes consumption-based models for PCs, servers, storage, networking, end-user computing and hy...
HubSpot launches end-to-end sales hub to simplify CRM
HubSpot made a name for itself by aiding in the process to define the in-bound marketing concept. Now, they see a pandemic that’s changing the way companies sell, leading to more inside sales.
On Tuesday, the company held their Inbound annual conference, where they announced HubSpot Sales Hub ...
Google announces Tables, a competitor to Asana, Trello and Monday.com
Google announced its beta version of Tables, an experimental project tracking service designed to compete with other leaders like Airtable, Asana, Monday.com and Trello. The service was created by Area120, which is Google's unit that deals with the creation of testing new product ideas.
Tables i...
Red Hat OpenShift Container targets cloud-native analytics
OpenShift Container 4.5 offers new Kubernetes-Based Data Services.
Red Hat has released Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.5. The new release delivers Kubernetes-based data services for cloud-native applications across the open hybrid cloud.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.5 is tigh...