Microsoft gave NSA’s PRISM access to Skype, Outlook.com and SkyDrive
According to a report in the Guardian, Microsoft helped the NSA to bypass data encryption by users of its services. Even before it was launched, Microsoft is alleged to have taken steps to ensure that the NSA had continuous access to data sent via its new Outlook.com email portal. In…
Office 365 customers can now replace SharePoint newsfeed with Yammer
Microsoft has taken the first step in its integration roadmap for SharePoint and Yammer, allowing Office 365 customers to replace SharePoint Online’s activity stream with Yammer’s. This first, modest integration point will let SharePoint Online users click on the Yammer link and launch a separate browser window where they’re asked to…
NSW Govt trials Gmail, MS cloud email
news The New South Wales State Government has revealed that it will trial both Google- and Microsoft-based cloud email platforms, as its interest in the new cloud computing paradigm continues to develop. In February this year, the state kicked off two trials of virtual desktop and cloud email services, in…
Messaging apps escalate their global war
The triumph LINE has had with translating expensive TV campaigns into breakthrough success in three key markets Japan, Spain and now India has been a warning shot for other messaging apps. The era of viral success that defined the WhatsApp narrative may be drawing to an end. From now on,…
The SharePoint Mobility Forecast: Outlook Cloudy
Making SharePoint mobile something Microsoft’s customers have been after since at least the 2007 version of the platform, and something Microsoft and its partners have delivered on with mixed results in the intervening years. While the release of SharePoint 2013 and even more recent developments have reflected major strides in this It’s…
Open Gmail’s Compose Window In A New Tab With This Keyboard Shortcut
When Google introduced its pop-up compose window last year, I was pleased that the option to use ‘c’ as a keyboard shortcut for a new message remained in place. But I failed to notice an equally handy option: if you type Shift-C, the new message opens in a separate window,…
First Look: Google’s Revamped Gmail Design Could Chip Away at Banks’ Offers
You can view Google’s revamped Gmail design through one of two lenses. The layout change, which was launched Monday, uses tabs to separate social and promotional messages from notes from friends. For bankers, the first and most potentially disintermediating scenario is that the search engine giant is trying to call…
VMware Sells Zimbra, Microsoft Exchange Rival, to Telligent
VMware (VMW) has sold Zimbra, its Microsoft (MSFT) Exchange alternative, to Telligent. The VAR Guy isn’t shocked, considering VMware has been selling off non-core assets and Zimbra’s website had barely been updated this year. But what exactly does Zimbra’s sale mean to VMware and its channel partners? Here’s the analysis….
Microsoft vs. Google: The view from the Office 365 trenches
Microsoft’s Google-compete campaign, increasingly orchestrated by Mark Penn and team, has been focused heavily around Redmond’s "Scroogled" messaging. But in the trenches, Microsoft and partners are focused on much more mundane realities. In the Office 365 vs. Google Apps arena, specifically, the battle is pitched and nasty. During last week’s Worldwide…
8 Useful Keyboard Shortcuts For Gmail Users
Thanks to Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Gmail has improved and evolved over time by offering better features compared to other email service providers. Google still hasn’t stopped yet as we recently saw the all new Compose window which makes things more convenient. We can now browse the Inbox and compose a…
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