Advertiser spending on mobile messaging is on track to reach $7.4 billion by 2017, fueled by an increase in location-based SMS campaigns, according to a new Juniper Research forecast. Juniper cites SMS ads as low-cost option for advertisers seeking a broad customer reach, noting that a bundle of 1,000 text messages costs While…

Messaging and collaboration platforms have emerged as mission critical applications, consuming a large portion of IT spending for organisations. The rich features in these applications have significantly changed the messaging requirements and needs of today’s information from anywhere with any device, the result is an ever increasing demand on storage…

Microsoft Hotmail users can now preview Outlook.com, a new personal e-mail service created by the Redmond, Washington-based technology giant. Taking advantage of its experience with the electronic mail system in Hotmail which the company launched in 1996, Outlook.com adds a strong social component by linking to Facebook, Twitter, Google+…

The Center for Consumer Freedom, a Washington, D.C.-based group that’s been profiled here before, does a lot of good work on behalf of animal agriculture. If nothing else, the industry-funded NGO provides a strong voice to counter the relentless propaganda that animal activists spend all day, every day…

Twitter-based event will explore key SharePoint strategies for success, the challenges faced with SharePoint enterprise adoption and what’s hot with SharePoint 2013. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 20, 2012 CMSWire.com, a web magazine focused on information management, social business and customer experience management, is holding a Twitter-based gathering on August 22nd, known as…

You probably know that Microsoft’s Hotmail is still touted as the "world’s largest e-mail service, with 324 million members." The NYTimes reported, "But Gmail, only six years old, already has 278 million, and Microsoft was getting nervous." So it was "Goodbye Hotmail, Hello Outlook.com." Since that preview two weeks ago, At…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Multi-platinum selling superstar Taylor Swift is releasing her fourth studio album called "Red" on Oct. 22. She announced the news during a live web chat from Nashville, Tenn., in a room full of fans. The 22-year-old said she has been working on the project for two years. The…

4Team Corporation announced a new release of Safe PST Backup – a user-friendly tool for Microsoft Outlook backup now with improved performance. Create a backup of all or selected Emails, Contacts, Tasks or other Outlook folders automatically. The new Safe PST Backup Enterprise has new scheduling options and new monitoring…

Microsoft patches 26 vulnerabilities — and revisits the XML patch from the July update. Microsoft is out with its monthly Patch Tuesday release, this time providing fixes for at least 26 vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities are grouped into five critical and four important bulletins, addressing flaws spread across the Microsoft software portfolio. At…

Microsoft replaces Hotmail with Outlook.com – but is it any good? Sim Ahmed takes a lookI bet I’m not the only one out there that wishes they could go back in time and choose a less embarrassing user name for their first email account. If you’re like me your first…