Microsoft delivers first cumulative update to Exchange 2013

On April 2, Microsoft announced availability of Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 1 (CU1), which provides both bug fixes and new feature updates to Microsoft’s latest on-premises Exchange release. Unlike previous versions, cumulative updates do not use the rollup infrastructure. Instead, under the new Exchange servicing model, "cumulative updates are actually full builds of…

Posted on: April 2, 2013 7:00 pm

Alexander: Cellphone won’t live-stream sports anymore

Q: I purchased a Samsung Galaxy Nexus cellphone last July because it could stream live sporting events and was a size I liked. Then I got a message asking if I wanted to update the operating system to Android 4.1, also known as Jelly Bean. Since the upgrade, I can’t What…

Posted on: April 2, 2013 7:00 pm

New Outlook 2013 features help manage OST files

In past versions of Microsoft Outlook, administrators often had to make certain compromiseswhen it came to managing OST file bloat. In Outlook 2013, Microsoft has introduced two newmechanisms that help balance these files dynamically and intelligently. As the workforce has grown increasingly mobile, Outlook Cached mode has proved its worth. Roadwarriors…

Posted on: April 2, 2013 2:00 pm

Kristin Carnes, Director of Worldwide Channel Sales at Nimble Storage …

SAN JOSE, CA, Apr 02, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) –Nimble Storage, the leading provider of flash-optimized hybridstorage solutions, today announced that Kristin Carnes, director ofworldwide channel sales, has been named a Channel Chief by theEverything Channel’s CRN. Nimble’s partners realize the continualgrowth of the company’s partner services and reseller success Carnes brings…

Posted on: April 2, 2013 2:00 pm

Google adds first voice, messaging platform to Cloud Platform through Twilio

Google is adding some new options to its tool set for app developers thanks to a new partnership with Twilio, a San Francisco cloud communications business. For reference, Twilio produces a voice and messaging API that can be integrated within apps for SMS and voice communications without the entanglements of…

Posted on: April 2, 2013 2:00 pm

Q&A: Tracking Sent Mail Messages

Is there any way to tell whether and when an e-mail I have sent has been received and opened by the recipient? A. Depending on the software used, certain e-mail programs and third-party services offer some ability to track the messages that are sent. These vary in approach and usefulness….

Posted on: April 2, 2013 9:00 am

Renewable energy is fastest growing subsector in global energy mix Report

| GENEVA, March 31 (KUNA) — A recent report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCATD) on recent developments and new challenges in commodity markets, said on Sunday that renewable or green energy is the fastest growing subsector in the global energy mix. The report indicated that between 2000 In…

Posted on: April 2, 2013 9:00 am

Boot up: Facebook phone details, BlackBerry dwindles, Gmail stops pushing and …

Facebook’s doing something with a phone – but what, precisely? Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP A burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Windows Phone isn’t really posing a threat to iOS or Android, which continue to dominate smartphone share is all markets, but…

Posted on: April 2, 2013 9:00 am

Microsoft launches “Work From Here” initiative with Wunderman to promote …

Microsoft Office 365 has worked with Wunderman to create a series to train station takeovers as part of a new integrated campaign. UM London handled the media book which sees Euston, St Pancras, Glasgow, Paddington, Edinburgh, Manchester and Canary Wharf stations covered in the "Work From Here" branding. The campaign incorporates…

Posted on: April 2, 2013 9:00 am

AppleScripting Microsoft Outlook > Announce New Emails By Voice

In my last post, I demonstrated how to write an AppleScript that verbally announces when new emails arrive in Mail. Some readers asked whether the same thing could be accomplished with Microsoft Outlook. It certainly can. Here’s how… Creating and Installing the Script 1. Launch AppleScript Editor (in /Applications/Utilities) and…

Posted on: April 1, 2013 7:00 pm