Microsoft Emails Windows Live Users Encouraging Them to Upgrade to Skype

Microsoft has sent out emails to Windows Live users, urging them to "upgrade to Skype" before the sunset of Windows Live Messenger on March 15. Users are encouraged to sign in and merge their Windows Live accounts with their Skype accounts. The email reads: Hello, We are retiring the existing Messenger…

Posted on: January 12, 2013 2:00 pm

Don’t shoot the Windows Live Messenger, cry IM users

Microsoft has confirmed it will shut Windows Live Messenger on 15 March – and has already started merging its users’ contacts into the voice-chat service Skype. The software giant warned as early as November that changes were afoot to the service formerly known as MSN Messenger. A new Skype app will…

Posted on: January 12, 2013 2:00 pm

Helly Hansen picks Microsoft Office 365

Scandinavian outdoor brand Helly Hansen has chosen Microsoft Office 365 as its communication and social platform. With Office 365, Helly Hansen expects to cut costs while providing a connected experience that shifts the way employees think about connecting with one another. Helly Hansen expects travel costs will be reduced by…

Posted on: January 12, 2013 2:00 pm

SharePoint Online upgrades cause problems for some users, developers

IDG News Service – Recent back-end upgrades by Microsoft to Office 365’s SharePoint Online are causing problems for some users and developers whose workflows and applications have been disrupted by a variety of bugs. At SP Marketplace, a Sacramento, California, developer of business applications that run on SharePoint, staffers are…

Posted on: January 12, 2013 9:00 am

Facebook charging for messaging isn’t as crazy as it sounds

The blogosphere has been buzzing today with the idea that Facebook is running a test where it’s possible to message people who aren’t your friends for $100, including Mark Zuckerberg. That idea isn’t as crazy as it sounds. Except I deserve a cut when someone messages me. It shouldn’t all be…

Posted on: January 12, 2013 9:00 am

EMC introduces EMC VSPEX configurations for SharePoint

EMC has announced the new EMC VSPEX Proven Infrastructure configurations optimised for virtualised Microsoft SharePoint environments. VSPEX provides customers with the ability to choose the hypervisor, server and network technology they prefer to go along with EMC’s VNX and VNXe unified storage and EMC Data Domain, EMC Avamar and EMC…

Posted on: January 12, 2013 9:00 am

Microsoft posts mysterious Office 2013 survey: “Want more free time?”

Microsoft still hasn’t announced a specific launch date for the general availability of Office 2013, although some reports claim it will launch on March 31. However, it seems that Microsoft is preparing its mighty marketing machine to start promoting Office 2013 with … something. Specifically, the official Office blog posted up a note today…

Posted on: January 12, 2013 9:00 am

Digisocial blurs the line between photos and messaging in new social audio app

For social apps, it’s clear the lines between types of content and their delivery services are changing. Back in the day, Facebook was for profiles and photos, Twitter was for short public messages, and iMessage or SMS was for on-the-go texting. No one had really figured out social video, but…

Posted on: January 11, 2013 7:00 pm

Windows Live Messenger gets death date: March 15

Let’s have a minute’s silence amid the CES 2013 hubbub please. Microsoft has announced the day that Windows Live Messenger will be put out to pasture. March 15 is the day to black out in your diary, as the company encourages those of us still steadfastly clinging on to Messenger to After…

Posted on: January 11, 2013 7:00 pm

Sharepoint Developer Cornwall, South West of England, Perm

An established organisation based in Cornwall, South West of England is currently looking to hire a SharePoint Developer on a permanent basis. *** This is an urgent vacancy, so candidates of short notice periods or immediately available preferred. *** Working as part of the IT and Systems Department we are looking to…

Posted on: January 11, 2013 7:00 pm

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