Spectrio acquires Ohio messaging company

Spectrio has acquired Hold It Systems/Ad On Hold, a messaging on-hold company in Lima, Ohio. Affiliates of Main Street Capital Corp. (NASDAQ-GS: MAIN) and Deerpath Capital Management LP provided financing for the transaction, according to a written statement. President of Hold It Systems Don Bruns will remain involved with…

Posted on: February 1, 2013 9:00 am

Text Messaging Brings African Voices to World Leaders at the UN

Text messaging is giving Africans the opportunity to make their voices heard by world leaders in a new campaign that kicked off Wednesday. Poverty fighting organization One launched its "You Choose" pilot program in South Africa, Malawi and Zambia, hoping to give Africans from those countries a voice at the…

Posted on: February 1, 2013 9:00 am

Good news Gmail users: Google extends Sync support through July

Gmail users with a Windows Phone: you’ve got some good news. Google will be extending support for Google Sync through July 31, according to a Microsoft blog post. The service allows Gmail to be used on mobile devices through Microsoft’s Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) protocol, enabling support for multiple Gmail calendars The…

Posted on: February 1, 2013 9:00 am

SharePoint 2013 search, metadata-driven navigation simplify structure

One of the enduring challenges for most Web content management tools is the conflict between thephysical nature of storing content and the logical relationship between much of that content on awebsite. The SharePoint collaboration and content management platform is no exception. End users have always had to create physical sites…

Posted on: January 31, 2013 2:00 pm

IBM Connect: Strong Ideas, but Messaging in Transition

What is Happening? This year’s IBM Connect event formerly Lotusphere clearly affirms and confirms IBM’s company-wide and deep commitment to the inextricably intertwined IT and business realities of Cloud, Mobile, Social, Analytics and Integration. The event’s over-arching theme of "Social Business" established two years ago has taken hold and permeates…

Posted on: January 31, 2013 2:00 pm

Do You Need a SharePoint Road Map?

A SharePoint road map. It’s a neat phrase, and one that evokes images of nicely labelled diagrams, feature discussions and documented plans for the future. And it won’t work. Certainly not for everyone. The road map could be a lengthy Word document or a huge drawing. It could be a…

Posted on: January 31, 2013 2:00 pm

Eyal Goldshmid: Bypassing SkyDrive in Windows 7 may be difficult, but is possible

Have you been a victim of identity theft? Or are you looking for ways to avoid being a victim? Then a visit to this useful destination is a must. At it, you can find a slew of information, including state and federal resources, no-cost victim assistance, listings and alerts on…

Posted on: January 31, 2013 2:00 pm

Exclaimer Launches Their Highly Anticipated Email Archiver for Microsoft …

Exclaimer today announced their highly anticipated Exchange Archiving solution has been released. Exclaimer has specifically designed Mail Archiver to provide customers with all the benefits of email archiving in a package that’s simple to install and easy to maintain. Their new store technology designed specifically for archiving, gives customers a…

Posted on: January 31, 2013 2:00 pm

Nokia Lumia 620 launched as entry-level Windows 8 handset

Nokia has launched the Nokia Lumia 620 as its most affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphone, with the handset lining up alongside the flagship Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820. Claimed to wield a youthful appeal, the Nokia Lumia 620 is bold and colourful in design but still offers a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon "We…

Posted on: January 31, 2013 2:00 pm

Netbot Gains Private Messaging Feature, Goes Free To ‘Spur’ Adoption Of App.net

Netbot, which is to App.net as Tweetbot is to Twitter, has just received a new update. But that’s not the real news here. After all, the update brings nothing more than support for private messages. Besides, Felix was the first App.net client for iOS that added private messaging, which…

Posted on: January 31, 2013 9:00 am