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☆ Microsoft lost billions of dollars on HoloLens, and its huge IVAS military contract is in trouble
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The company's 10-year IVAS contract to make goggles for the Army is worth up to $22 billion. HoloLens historyMicrosoft's HoloLens device was unveiled in 2015. While the 10-year IVAS contract was expected to be worth as much as $22 billion, it suffered delays and has been plagued by quality and performance problems . AdvertisementIn September, Microsoft tapped Anduril to help with its military contract. Palmer Luckey, a virtual-reality pioneer who founded Anduril, recently described the IVAS contract as his "top priority."

Persons: —, That's, that's, It's, HoloLens, Alex Kipman, Kipman, Panos Panay, Palmer Luckey, Ashley Stewart Organizations: Microsoft, Service, US Army, US Department of Defense, Department of Defense, Google, BI, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Labs, Bloomberg, Breaking Defense Locations: IVAS

☆ Microsoft confirms layoffs in mixed reality but will keep selling HoloLens 2 headsets
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft will lay off some employees who work on mixed reality, a spokesperson told CNBC on Monday. Although the cuts will affect the department that contributes to the HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset, Microsoft plans to continue selling the device. "Earlier today we announced a restructuring of the Microsoft's Mixed Reality organization," the spokesperson said in an email. In addition, we will continue to invest in W365 to reach the broader Mixed Reality hardware ecosystem. In December, Microsoft further reduced investment in augmented reality and virtual reality, which blocks out the surrounding world, when it deprecated Windows Mixed Reality, which included tools for running applications in head-mounted displays.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Apple Organizations: Microsoft, CNBC, Department, U.S . Defense Department, Bloomberg, Nvidia, Vision, Microsoft Ignite, Meta Locations: Redmond , Washington, Seattle

☆ The Microsoft executive in charge of its troubled mixed reality military goggles is leaving the company
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The executive leading Microsoft's mixed reality goggle program for the US military is leaving. Microsoft's military contract has been behind schedule and plagued by performance issues. David Marra — the executive in charge of Microsoft's mixed reality goggle program for the US military — is leaving the company, Insider has learned. Marra is IVAS's program director, as well as the partner and general manager of AI and mixed reality. Domencic, who one person said replaces Marra, landed at Microsoft in November 2020 after a long career in the military.

☆ 'The devices would have gotten us killed.' Microsoft's military smart goggles failed four of six elements during a recent test, internal Army report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft won a contract worth as much as $22 billion to build smart goggles for the US military. The device received a poor reception from soldiers in a recent test, according to an Army report. Microsoft's smart goggles for the US military failed most elements of a recent Army test and one tester remarked the device would be dangerous for soldiers to wear, according to excerpts from an Army report dictated to Insider. The device failed in four out of six evaluation events in a recent "operational demo," according to a Microsoft employee briefed about the event. The Army contract was considered a major milestone for Microsoft in particular and the augmented reality field in general.

☆ Microsoft insiders describe a leadership vacuum in its metaverse unit as its gigantic US Military contract fell short in its latest test: 'The devices would have gotten us killed'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

While "Alex needed to go," insiders say, the mixed reality unit split up after his exit and left a leadership vacuum. In June, Microsoft's Mixed Reality unit — responsible for the HoloLens goggles and other nascent metaverse projects — saw a huge shakeup. Now, months later, Microsoft insiders say the company's metaverse and mixed reality ambitions remain uncertain amid canceled projects, budget cuts, a struggling contract with the United States military, and lack of leadership. One insider said that there's "no roadmap to speak of" for HoloLens as Microsoft instead focuses on the Army contract. Mixed reality teams have already seen significant cuts to their expenses.

☆ Microsoft încheie un contract de circa 22 de miliarde de dolari cu armata americană
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-02 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: ShutterstockMicrosoft încheie un contract de circa 22 de miliarde de dolari cu armata americanăGigantul tehnologic american Microsoft urmează să vândă căști de realitate augmentată armatei SUA, într-o afacere în valoare de până la 21,9 miliarde de dolari, pe parcursul a 10 ani, relatează BBC. HoloLens, folosit la scară largăHoloLens este disponibil comercial pentru 3.500 dolari, iar Microsoft îl vinde în primul rând companiilor, care adesea îl împerechează cu aplicații software personalizate. Firmele de arhitectură, spitalele, universitățile, producătorii de mașini și agenția spațială americană NASA se numără printre utilizatorii tehnologiei. În ultimii doi ani, Microsoft a lucrat cu armata SUA la faza de prototip a ceea ce se numește Sistemul Integrat de Augmentare Vizuală (IVAS), care este o versiune de nivel militar a HoloLens. Compania a spus că armata a trecut la faza de producție a proiectului.

Organizations: Microsoft, BBC, NASA Locations: SUA

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