Gmail Decides That Gmail Messages Are Spam

Checking his spam folder, Richard was a little surprised at the reason that this mail service, Gmail, gave for tossing one message into the junk pile. How did they determine that he probably didn’t want this message? Well, because the return address was Gmail.com, and "[they’ve] found that lots of…

Posted on: January 15, 2013 7:00 pm

OTT Voice and Messaging: The future of Telecom

Facetime, Google Hangouts, click-to-call and free texting apps. When there is an app for everything and a phone becomes less of a "thing" and more of a capability embedded in something else, what does the future hold for providers of traditional telecom services? Take just one look at any of…

Posted on: January 15, 2013 7:00 pm

Clean Up Your Messy Gmail with These Extensions and Services

Gmail is one of the best email clients out there, but even though it’s packed with features out of the box, it’s still not perfect. With that in mind, here are some of our favorite browser extensions and plugins for taking complete control over Gmail. Even though Gmail is pretty…

Posted on: January 15, 2013 7:00 pm

Skype 6.1 features new integration with Outlook

Skype today announced that Version 6.1 of its Windows desktop client integrates with Outlook, meaning users can launch Skype IM sessions and phone calls with their Outlook contacts directly from the application. This new integration between Skype 6.1 and Outlook may prove compelling enough to soothe Windows users who learned earlier The…

Posted on: January 15, 2013 2:00 pm

Tesco Gets Social With Microsoft Office 365

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –Tesco, one of the world’s leading retailers, has chosen Microsoft Office 365 for its companywide collaboration and social platform. The U.K.-based retailer is committed to deploying Office 365 to its employees working at the company’s headquarters, in the field and in stores, "We want…

Posted on: January 15, 2013 2:00 pm

Yardi & MRI Users Can Solve Document Management Issues Through …

Document Management, workflow and compliance concerns are a major problem in the commercial and residential real estate industry, Lynx SharePoint Solutions helps them to save money and run effectively. Lynx Systems Inc., a consulting and IT solutions organization for real estate, is pleased to showcase Microsoft SharePoint Solutions designed specifically…

Posted on: January 15, 2013 2:00 pm

Adding On Hold Messaging for Your Business

If you have just established your own business, you may be wondering about adding on hold messaging to your phones. On hold marketing is great because it enables you to put customers on hold without them feeling as though you are ignoring them. In general, telephone on hold messages are…

Posted on: January 15, 2013 9:00 am

What the time?

When arranging a meeting with a colleague in a different time zone many people will send an Outlook meeting request. Time for items in the Outlook Calendar is stored based on Greenwich mean time (GMT) sometime also known as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you book something in your Outlook…

Posted on: January 15, 2013 9:00 am

Microsoft sending out invites for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 2

For those of you who are using Microsoft’s Office 2010, there is finally some good news. Microsoft is apparently sending out beta invites to select testers for Office 2010 SP2 and SharePoint 2010 SP2. Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 was released nearly a year and a half ago. Not much is known about Service…

Posted on: January 15, 2013 9:00 am

TATA ELXSI Adopts Microsoft’s UC Services

Tata Elxsi, the embedded product design and professional services arm of the Tata Group, adopted Microsoft’s Unified Communication (UC) services for better collaboration among their employees. Under Microsoft’s UC bouquet of services, Tata Elxsi has deployed Office 365 E1 including Exchange Online, Lync Online, Sharepoint Online, and Office Professional Plus. Deployment…

Posted on: January 14, 2013 7:00 pm