UPS, FedEx Say Deliveries May Be Delayed by Microsoft Outage

Both UPS and FedEx told their customers Friday (July 19) that package deliveries may be delayed due to the global Microsoft outage that began late Thursday (July 18).“A third-party software outage is impacting some UPS computer systems,” UPS said in a service alert on its website. “While the UPS network is operating and delivering in all areas, there is a potential for delivery delays. Contingency plans are in place to help ensure that shipments arrive at their final destinations as quickly as possible.”Sim ...