SharePoint features list in 2013 release includes e-discovery upgrade

Over the last decade or so, organizations of all types have had to comply with an increasingarray of regulations and accompanying legal requirements that revolve around retaining varioustypes of electronic records. This has been particularly problematic for SharePoint administrators,who have not had a good way to find, preserve or manage…

Posted on: December 26, 2012 2:00 pm

Fiscal Cliff Messaging Via Starbucks Coffee Cups

Can a coffee cup break political gridlock in Washington? Probably not. But hey, why not at least try? Starbucks employees in the D.C.-area have been instructed to write "Come Together" on drink orders this week in an effort to push lawmakers to reach a fiscal cliff deal, the Associated Press…

Posted on: December 26, 2012 2:00 pm

Gmail Experiences A Widespread Outage, Many Users Affected

According to our own tests and many reports on Twitter, Gmail and other Google services, such as Google Play, Google Drive, Google Calendar, and Chrome Sync, appear to be down for many users. While many people are experiencing the outage, it is not a total outage. The authentication system is…

Posted on: December 26, 2012 9:00 am

Google grabs for 90% of Microsoft Office users

Microsoft has two bread-and-butter software products that generate the vast majority of the company’s revenue. Those two software products include the Windows operating system and the Office productivity suite. Microsoft invests heavily in both of the software product offerings. While Microsoft still has the computer operating system market pretty much…

Posted on: December 26, 2012 9:00 am

Microsoft Announces Office 365 Free Trial For SMEs

Microsoft announced that SMEs can now avail a 90-day free trial offer with up to 10 users. Companies can sign up for this new free offer through the end of February. In addition, SMEs that purchase and activate a copy of Microsoft Office Home & Business 2010 or Professional 2010, Office 365 gives While…

Posted on: December 25, 2012 7:00 pm

Find Your Vital Gmail With a Google Search

Google is inviting you to be part of a field trial to test some new features which sync its products to an even more intuitive degree. Do a regular Google Search and it will pull information from your Gmail and Google Drive, allowing you to find what information you’re looking…

Posted on: December 25, 2012 7:00 pm

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Posted on: December 25, 2012 2:00 pm

Best of 2012: Gmail Class Action Suit Filed in Canada Over Privacy Concerns

This week we are highlighting the top stories for Business Review North America in 2012. Check back to see which stories make the cut. A class action suit was filed in October in British Columbia by Wayne Plimmer against Google. Plimmer alleged that Google, through its email application Gmail was infringing…

Posted on: December 25, 2012 2:00 pm

Tech Tuesday: Facebook messaging system is not liked

The new tweak now requires people who aren’t friends with someone on Facebook to pay $1 to make sure the message actually shows up in their main inbox. From what I’ve seen, most users have reacted with disgust at the possibility that complete strangers could pay to spam their inbox. I’m…

Posted on: December 25, 2012 9:00 am

Microsoft quashes critical bugs in IE10, Windows 8 and Word

Microsoft has patched a dozen vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE), Windows, Word and Exchange, fixing flaws in the new IE10 for the first time and crushing bugs in Windows 8 and Windows RT for the second month running. Five of Patch Tuesday’s seven security updates were marked "critical," Microsoft’s most-severe ranking,…

Posted on: December 25, 2012 9:00 am