IBM adds big data capabilities and Microsoft Office integration to Connections

IBM has updated its Connections social software to offer users the ability to analyse data from inside and outside their organisations, including Facebook, Twitter, audio and video data. The move will allow staff to view activity streams from social networks, alongside business content such as customer satisfaction surveys, expense reporting…

Posted on: January 30, 2013 7:00 pm

Google Extends Windows Phone Exchange ActiveSync Support Until July

Microsoft announced today that Google has agreed to delay the removal of support for Microsoft’s Exchange ActiveSync protocol (Google Sync) until July. In the meantime, Microsoft said it is working to build support for the protocols Google will be using going forward, meaning Windows Phone users will still be able…

Posted on: January 30, 2013 7:00 pm

Chicago Public Schools Says Communication Was Key to Successful Google …

Cloud | News Chicago Public Schools Says Communication Was Key to Successful Google Apps Rollout Strong communication and well-planned training were behind the success of the recent rollout of Google Apps for Education across 681 schools in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), according to Lachlan Tidmarsh, chief information officer for CPS. Before implementing…

Posted on: January 30, 2013 7:00 pm

Exchange 2013: Cool enhancements and hidden gems

The deeper I get into Microsoft Exchange 2013, the more I find to like. That doesn’t mean the transition has been free of frustrations. Some of my issues are merely aesthetic. For example, the new Exchange Admin Center is growing on me, but I’d like to be able to choose Other…

Posted on: January 30, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft confirms a fix to the impending Gmail clampdown on Windows Phone

Today Google confirmed an extension of its Google Sync product and thus Exchange ActiveSync for free Gmail users until July 31st, 2013. Also today, Microsoft announced that it will support Google’s new CalDAV and CardDAV systems for calendar and contact sync. That, in the words of Microsoft, will "enable Windows Phone…

Posted on: January 30, 2013 7:00 pm

No-Code Video Training Sets for SharePoint Features Like SharePoint Designer …

Rehmani Consulting, Inc. of Plainfield, Illinois, announces the immediate availability of a set of video training courses on SharePoint features including BCS, Reporting Services, Access Services, and more. Each of these video training courses demonstrates how SharePoint Administrators, Site Collection Administrators, Developers, Architects and even Power Users from Line of…

Posted on: January 30, 2013 7:00 pm

Recovery Toolbox software releases another version of Outlook recovery service …

The service of Outlook recovery, provided by means of Recovery Toolbox for Outlook data recovery software, permits recovering MS Outlook folder with higher efficiency than before, it is possible due to the usage of more sophisticated data restoration algorithms, explains Victor Bobrov, founder of Recovery Toolbox software. Like before, Outlook…

Posted on: January 30, 2013 2:00 pm

Outlookcom Replaces Hotmail

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Posted on: January 30, 2013 2:00 pm

Survey: Many organizations remain on SharePoint 2003, 2007

A survey conducted by Metalogix at the SharePoint Conference in November has found that of the 100 administrators who were surveyed, most reported that they were using older versions of SharePoint. The survey found that of the companies surveyed, approximately 40 percent were still on SharePoint 2003 or 2007, while 90 In fact, more than…

Posted on: January 30, 2013 2:00 pm

New Microsoft Office adds cloud for $100 a year

Microsoft Corp. launched its new Office software on Tuesday, featuring constantly updated, online access to documents from a range of devices as the world’s largest software company attempts to tailor its most profitable product to a mobile generation. The new Office suite of applications — including desktop staples Outlook email,…

Posted on: January 30, 2013 2:00 pm

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