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- Legal Name: Microsoft Corporation
- Website: www.microsoft.com
- Founded: 1975
- Founder(s): Bill Gates, Paul Allen
- Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft
- Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: MSFT
What is Microsoft?
Microsoft is a technology corporation that became the world’s biggest software company. Microsoft is established in April of 1975 by Harvard College dropout Bill Gates and his childhood friend Paul Allen. Microsoft’s first popular operating system was Microsoft Disk Operating System, or MS-DOS for short, that was written for IBM in 1981. MS-DOS was based on Tim Paterson’s QDOS. Gates licensed MS-DOS to IBM but decided to retain the rights. Shortly after, in 1983, Microsoft announced the iconic Microsoft Windows operating system with a graphical interface and multitasking environment for IBM computers. The company also released a mouse in 1983.
After successful operating systems, Microsoft decided to go public in 1986. In 1989, Microsoft released another product, a software package that is a collection of office programs. It already became a huge success shortly after its release. During the 90s, as the internet started gaining popularity, Microsoft added built-in features to its Windows 95 operating system, such as dial-up networking, TCP/IP and most importantly web browser Internet Explorer.
At the beginning of 2000, the company appointed Steve Ballmer as the CEO. Bill Gates had met Ballmer during his years in Harvard University. During the 2000s, Microsoft introduces its first gaming unit, Xbox and in 2012, its first surface tablet computer that ran Windows RT or Windows 8 Pro operating system. The company also released a mobile operating system, Windows Mobile OS, which is used by sellers such as HTC, LG, and Samsung. In 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion.
Microsoft is also a strong competitor in the cloud computing field. The company’s cloud computing platform Azure was announced in 2008. It allows customers to build computing infrastructure in the cloud. In 2011, Microsoft added Office 365 to its cloud platform. Microsoft is also still developing its database server solution Microsoft SQL Server. In 2014, Steve Ballmer stepped down as CEO and succeeded by Satya Nadella. Microsoft is still the provider of the world’s most popular operating system and along with its many other software and the company is a strong competitor in the cloud computing field.
Recent Microsoft News
Microsoft Emissions Impact Dashboard is now generally available
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Microsoft introduced a new certification
Microsoft introduced the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification, to be released in early December 2021. The certification focuses on ...
Microsoft fixed an “unprecedented critical vulnerability” in Azure Cosmos DB
The cybersecurity firm Wiz, led by former Microsoft employees, found an “unprecedented critical vulnerability" in Microsoft's Azure cloud platform and ...
Microsoft acquires CloudKnox Security
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Microsoft introduces Cloud for Sustainability
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Microsoft acquired RiskIQ
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Microsoft recognizes Softline with four awards
Digital transformation and cybersecurity solutions and services provider, Softline has been recognized in four countries with the Microsoft 2021 Partner ...
Microsoft to acquire AT&T’s Network Cloud technology and talent
Microsoft and AT&T announced that the duo has formed a strategic alliance that provides a path for all of AT&T’s ...
Microsoft’s most risky products revealed
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Microsoft’s data center staff slept on floors because of COVID-19 fear
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives and business. Employees used to work remotely in their safe homes during lockdowns. ...
Accenture, GitHub, Microsoft and ThoughtWorks launch Green Software Foundation
Accenture, GitHub, Microsoft, and ThoughtWorks have founded and launched The Green Software Foundation, a nonprofit organization established with the Linux ...
Microsoft announced its first data center region in Malaysia
Microsoft announced the "Bersama Malaysia" initiative, which marks a commitment to empowering Malaysia’s inclusive digital economy and advancing its digital ...
CISA published Emergency Directive against Exchange vulnerabilities
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency instructed government agencies that use on-premise Exchange systems with an Emergency Directive. Although Microsoft ...
Microsoft: 92% of vulnerable Exchange servers are patched or mitigated
The Microsoft team is working on a vulnerability, CVE-2021-26855 found in Exchange Servers. The software giant first released a patch addressing the ...
Microsoft Defender Antivirus now helps mitigate Exchange Server attacks
The Microsoft 365 Defender Team announced that the company has taken an additional step, Exchange On-Premises Mitigation Tool, for both ...
CloudLinux’s KernelCare offers live patching for IoT devices
CloudLinux announced that its automated live kernel patching service, KernelCare now offers live patching for Linux-based IoT devices via the ...
ESET: Over 10 APT groups targetting Exchange servers
During the first week of March 2021, Microsoft released patches for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019. It was ...
Capgemini strengthens its strategic partnership with Microsoft
Capgemini and Microsoft have strengthened their strategic partnership to help customers accelerate their digital transformations and embrace new cloud-based ways ...
Microsoft appoints Dr. HOU Yang to lead sales in the Greater China Region
Microsoft Corporation announced that Dr. HOU Yang will succeed Alain Crozier to lead Microsoft’s Global Sales, Marketing and Operations organization ...
Microsoft unveils a free website business builder
Small Business Association's data shows that more than 36% of small businesses do not have a website. To build web ...
