Microsoft rolls out IMAP for Outlook.com
Microsoft last week added IMAP functionality to its Outlook.com email service, increasing its reach with mobile devices. IMAP, or Internet Message Access Protocol, is a mature and widely supported protocol for email retrieval. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had in the past been resistant towards to implementing IMAP, on the basis that…
Obama Should Name Banker, Not Insider, to Fed
Now that Lawrence Summers has takenhimself out of the running to become the next chairman of theFederal Reserve, President Barack Obama should look for a truly"post-crisis" candidate who can reassert the Fed’sindependence and move away from the unusual policies of the lastsix years. During the credit crunch of 2007-2008…
Microsoft’s Outlook.com gets IMAP, meaning more third-party app support
After a long wait, Microsoft has finally announced IMAP (and OAuth) support for Outlook.com users. Outlook users will now have email access from more third-party applications, including Mac Mail and Thunderbird on a Mac. Why the long wait for IMAP support? Microsoft has been attached to its own Exchange…
AIIM Research Indicates SharePoint Has a “Cloudy” Future
The explosive growth of collaborative, mobile, and social technologies has had a tremendous impact on the way companies conduct business. Many companies view SharePoint 2013 as a way to incorporate these new technologies into their businesses, yet new research from AIIM suggests that user adoption and security issues continue to The…
Twilio Adds Picture Messaging To Its API Frame, Cuts Text API Pricing By 25 …
Photo-sharing services like Instagram have become some of the most popular of all mobile apps, and today Twilio launched a new service that could help a much larger swathe of developers tap into that trend: picture messaging. Alongside that, it has also given its messaging services a mini-revamp: it has…
Preparing for a cloud-based future without SharePoint
Companies must begin preparations for a future in cloud computing, because use of Microsoft’s SharePoint software "on-premises" is diminishing, analyst Jeffrey Mann told the Gartner Symposium in Cape Town yesterday. "28 per cent of companies use SharePoint across their entire workforce and if you only count companies where at least However,…
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…
Tahoe Partners Selected to Microsoft Business Critical SharePoint Program
CHICAGO, Sept. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Tahoe Partners, a Chicago-based consulting firm delivering digital solutions that drive customer engagement and workforce productivity, today announced its selection to Microsoft’s Business Critical SharePoint Program (BCSP). The Business-Critical SharePoint (BCSP) partner program is focused on expanding the market for building and delivering business-critical solutions by…
Box joins crew of companies trying to disrupt Microsoft Office
A year ago, file storage and collaboration service Box hired Sam Schillace, the creator of cloud-based document creation tool Writely, which later became Google Docs, the cornerstone of Google Apps. At first, Apps was considered a joke, way behind on features and suitable only for individuals and small businesses. Eventually,…
Mammut-Update für Windows & Co.
12.9.2013 Am Flickentag des Monats September haben die Microsoft-Ingenieure heftig zugelangt. Es gilt, annaehernd 50 Sicherheitsluecken zu schliessen. Die Reparaturarbeiten erfordern viel Geduld. Sie sollten trotzdem umgehend durchgefuehrt werden. Monat fuer Monat haben die Nutzer von Microsoft-Produkten eine Reihe von Schwachstellen zu schliessen. Im September hat das Softwarehaus 13 Updates zur Verfuegung Zum…
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