Microsoft Cites Yammer Progress, SharePoint Integration

Microsoft on Tuesday described progress and future plans for its Yammer social networking application, which has reached a one-year milestone. It’s been one year since Microsoft announced the acquisition of Yammer, which is part of the Microsoft Office Division as of July. Microsoft plans to integrate Yammer across a number…

Posted on: June 29, 2013 2:00 pm

Weekend Reads: Mobile Security Myths, SharePoint’s Not Enterprise Facebook

Another week has passed us by so why take a look at all the contributions you may have missed this week? We not only finished up our month long focus on the future of the Social Enterprise, we also talked SharePoint Social and debunked five of the most common mobile…

Posted on: June 29, 2013 2:00 pm

Mimecast Launches Microsoft Office 365 Migration Services

Mimecast Product Director Grant Hodgkinson says that Office 365 is gaining ground with businesses. Mimecast, a cloud-based email management solutions provider for Microsoft (MSFT) Exchange and Office 365, has launched a range of cloud services and service bundles designed to assist IT administrators with Office 365 migration through cloud-based archiving, continuity Mimecast Services…

Posted on: June 29, 2013 9:00 am

BlackBerry’s Messaging Problem

Investors were looking for two numbers in Research in Motion’s quarterly results, that were conspicuous by their absence. The most disappointing number, not shared until the conference call after results were posted, was 2.7 million. That is the number of new "BB10" BlackBerry smartphones sold in RIM’s latest fiscal quarter. Still,…

Posted on: June 29, 2013 9:00 am

Outlook 2013 RT: What Doesn’t Work

Windows RT device users who install the Windows 8.1 Preview will also get their first look at Outlook 2013 RT, which to date has been one of the major missing pieces in the RT puzzle. This release looks and works like Outlook 2013 but is missing a few enterprise features. If you’ve been…

Posted on: June 29, 2013 9:00 am

Reviora in partnership with Microsoft offers Premium Exchange capability …

Expanding its channel offerings for private cloud, Microsoft’s Exchange email and collaboration platform is now available for one-click provisioning in any businesses’ private datacenter through a control panel, Cerulean. Cerulean allows a datacenter administer to instantly manage and scale an entire datacenter through a single pane of glass. Through Microsoft’s…

Posted on: June 29, 2013 9:00 am

HiSoftware’s Kurt Mueffelmann Talks Compliance, Secure Data for SharePoint

As social collaboration becomes more common among organizations, there is a need to balance the ability for employees and partners to work together, yet ensure that information is secure and used properly. I spoke with Kurt Mueffelmann, HiSoftware President and CEO, about these issues and how HiSoftware can help. Know…

Posted on: June 28, 2013 9:00 am

Skype built into final Windows 8.1 version, Microsoft drops existing Messaging app

Microsoft is making use of its Skype acquisition for Windows 8.1, opting to bundle it into a final version of the OS. Existing preview versions of Windows 8.1 do not include the traditional built-in Messaging app. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to The Verge that the final version Skype is…

Posted on: June 27, 2013 7:00 pm

Gmail: 15 consigli utili per un uso migliore

Gmail di Google e uno dei servizi di posta elettronica piu popolari al mondo, e infatti ha recentemente superato Hotmail e Yahoo, stando ai dati di ComScore. Non e certo una sorpresa, considerando che funziona bene, e affidabile e anche molto personalizzabile, grazie alla possibilita di aggiungere plugin di ogni…

Posted on: June 27, 2013 2:00 pm

Mimecast launches cloud-based archiving, continuity and security services for …

IT teams using or considering moving to Office 365 now have a choice of services offering additional compliance, e-mail continuity and security, and tools for end-user productivity. Today, Mimecast launched a range of cloud services and service bundles designed to enhance the core capabilities of Microsoft Office 365 in the areas Mimecast…

Posted on: June 27, 2013 2:00 pm