Microsoft gives 4 million Brazilian students a free copy of Office 365
Microsoft has signed a deal with the Sao Paolo State Department of Education which will see more than 4 million Brazilian students benefiting from a free copy of Office 365. Based on the price of individual subscriptions, this represents an investment of around $900 million — the largest educational offering The free software…
Date: Thursday, December 12th at 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET
SharePoint Governance means a lot of different things to a lot of different people and this has lead to industry wide confusion over the meaning. How do you ensure a complete and thorough Governance strategy in your organization when the definition is so often diluted? This session is part of…
Why is Microsoft’s Office for iPad taking so long?
Two years ago this month, a report on The Daily claimed Microsoft had built a version of Office for the iPad and was demonstrating it privately. Ever since, folks have been on the hunt for the elusive Office for iPad. A month ago, Microsoft execs basically confirmed Office for iPad…
CAAP mulls allowing text messaging on PHL flights
Passengers on Philippine flights may soon be allowed to send text messages while in flight after the US Federal Aviation Administration cleared smartphones and other gadgets for use on airplanes According to a report by GMA reporter Steve Dailisan on "24 Oras" early Monday evening, the FAA has concluded "most New…
In political messaging wars, White House deploys a Twitter army
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Besieged by unflattering stories about the launch of President Barack Obama’s healthcare program, the White House saw a news report that it wanted to swiftly knock down. It was from NBC, which said that Obama had overpromised when he said Americans who liked their insurance could keep…
Google Attacks Microsoft Office With KitKat Update
Over the last five years, Microsoft has seen more failure than success. Its operating systems have annoyed users with problems and impractical UI changes, its attempt at launching devices have failed (for instance the Surface range of tablets). It has also been doing poorly in the mobile segment, with its…
Mutare Announces Single Delivery Voicemail Transcriptions for Avaya Systems …
Voicemail to email speeds workflow, increases personal productivity and enables faster responses to important business calls. When converted to text, voice messages can be read in any order, forwarded, searched, archived and integrated into CRM records. Mutare’s EVM Plus application with giSTT speech to text enhances Avaya voicemail systems. When…
Messaging Moves: Spotify Partners With Tango, McCartney Promotes On Line
U.S. and European music interests are starting to make serious moves into the emerging landscape of hybrid messaging apps that are becoming communication and entertainment platforms. The quickly growing messaging app/platform Tango, with a large American audience, caught Spotify’s eye and they’re now providing music to Tango users. Paul McCartney…
CipherPoint Updates on Membership in Microsoft’s Business-Critical SharePoint …
CipherPoint, a provider of data security solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft SharePoint Online, announced its membership in the Microsoft Business-Critical SharePoint Partner Program. According to a release, to become a member of the program, partners must prove their ability to help customers maximize the value of…
Whatsapp goes down worldwide; can it stay on top in mobile messaging?
As of an hour ago, app messenger Whatsapp went down around the world; at time of print, it had just started working again. The outage comes at a bad time for Whatsapp, as rival BBM is on the rise, seeing over 20 million downloads since the launch of its iOS Whatsapp’s…
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