This Week’s Stories

DocuSign and Microsoft deepen relationship to accelerate anywhere work
- “It has become increasingly evident that every company, from global enterprises to SMBs, need to fully digitally transform to stay competitive and relevant. To help achieve this transformation, DocuSign and Microsoft are providing new integrations and capabilities that enhance their joint customers’ ability to prepare, sign and manage agreements in the cloud, from practically anywhere.” READ MORE

Microsoft announces performance enhancements for Teams
- “With Microsoft focusing exclusively on interaction response times and improving overall performance for Teams users, the company has announced a few upgrades to Teams that will streamline the experience of using the platform.” READ MORE

Microsoft’s new Xbox TV app streams games without a console later this month
- “Microsoft is launching its Xbox TV app later this month, allowing owners of Samsung’s 2022 smart TVs and monitors to play Xbox games without a game console. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to access more than 100 games through Samsung’s 2022 smart TVs, streaming through the cloud powered by custom Xbox Series X hardware.” READ MORE

‘Nothing’ to reveal first phone at July 12 event
- “The phone won’t look like anything the industry has seen before, co-founder Carl Pei said in March. Powered by the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, it’ll run on Nothing OS — the operating system’s beta version is available to download on certain Android devices.” READ MORE

EU to require uniform charging cord, possibly forcing Apple to replace Lightning port
- “The new rules, which will take effect by fall 2024, mean EU consumers will only need to use a common USB Type-C cable for small and medium-sized rechargeable, portable electronic devices.” READ MORE

This new Linux malware is almost impossible to detect
- “A joint research effort has led to the discovery of Symbiote, a new form of Linux malware that is “almost impossible” to detect. The shared object library “parasitically” compromises a target machine, the researchers say, and once its claws are deeply embedded in the system, the malware provides attackers with rootkit functionality.” READ MORE

What is a Microsoft CSP?
- Learn about what a Microsoft Solution Provider is along with the benefits of working with one in our Opal Blog. READ MORE

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