How to Work Without Microsoft Office

For decades, people at work have griped about one aspect or another of Microsoft Office. Now, they can do something about it. Journal Report More in Technology The Best Way for Companies to… The much used bundle of softwareincluding Word to write documents, spreadsheet maker Excel and PowerPoint for presentationswon’t…

Posted on: September 20, 2013 2:00 pm

South Korean upstart Infraware battles Microsoft for office space

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean upstart Infraware Inc is in a David and Goliath battle with software giant Microsoft over a lucrative niche of the mobile office business and just like the diminutive biblical hero, it believes it can win. Infraware already dominates the market for office software applications on…

Posted on: September 20, 2013 2:00 pm

Intermedia’s Exchange hive goes titsup … and no one’s answering calls

Updated Intermedia, the world’s largest third-party provider of hosted Microsoft Exchange services, today delivered a masterclass in how to mismanage customers’ expectations when cloud services crash. Hordes of angry customers on both sides of the Atlantic took to Twitter this afternoon to complain about "issues" with the company’s services, which…

Posted on: September 20, 2013 2:00 pm

Ballmer strongly hints at Office for iPad, Android tablets

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer insinuated that the company is working on a version of Office for the iPad and for Android tablets when he addressed Wall Street analysts on Thursday. Speaking about "upside opportunities" that exist for Microsoft, Ballmer talked about porting products to non-Windows platforms. "We don’t have our…

Posted on: September 20, 2013 2:00 pm

BlackBerry messaging service rolls out to Android and iPhone this weekend

Computerworld – Amid rumors of layoffs and a possible sale of the company, BlackBerry today announced some good news: its growing BBM instant messaging service will be available for Android and iPhone devices in the next several days. BBM is one of the high points of the failing BlackBerry legacy…

Posted on: September 20, 2013 2:00 pm

Webinar Recap: Yammer + SharePoint + Mobile Oh My!

SharePoint and Yammer are teaming up and social business will never be the same. But Yammer is still not fully integrated into SharePoint, and mobile continues to lag even in 2013, so we hosted a webinar on just what it all means. Social Business in Yammer versus SharePoint Newsfeed When should…

Posted on: September 20, 2013 2:00 pm

Connect with Your Customers via Transactional Messaging

Transactional messages used to be simply an amenity in business-to-consumer communication. Customers appreciated getting a confirmation email for their online purchases; text reminders let cell phone subscribers stay on top of usage and billing; and notifications alerted someone when a friend posted a message on their Facebook wall. Now, with…

Posted on: September 20, 2013 2:00 pm

How to clear unread Gmail emails: mark them all as read

Have you got 100s or 1000s of emails after upgrading to iOS 7? We show you how to fix the problem Too many unread emails? Here’s how to fix it. After updating to iOS 7, the Mail app might report that you have hundreds or thousands of unread emails. This is It’s…

Posted on: September 20, 2013 9:00 am

SolMail Checks Your Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, and More in One App

Android: If you have multiple email accounts from multiple providers, you probably also have multiple apps on your phone to check them all. SolMail is a new email client that wants to bring them all under one roof, without sacrificing features for the convenience. SolMail is new, so it’s definitely…

Posted on: September 20, 2013 9:00 am

Microsoft’s Office 365 Consumer Edition Doubles To 2M Subscribers Since May

Today at its analyst event, Microsoft announced a new milestone for its Office 365 Home Premium product: 2 million subscribers. That’s up 100 percent, or 1 million subscribers, since May 29. Office 365 Home Premium is the company’s cloud productivity suite for consumers that they pay for on a subscription Previously, Microsoft touted that it had…

Posted on: September 20, 2013 9:00 am