Previously only available as a trail, Microsoft’s cloud-based service combines Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft Lync Online in one constantly up-dated package. The trail period, which only lasted a few months, proved to be hugely popular throughout the region. More than 100,000 small and midsize The…

Packt is pleased to announce the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Business Application Blueprints, a new book and ebook aimed at SharePoint developers looking to extend the SharePoint platform, and build a range of SharePoint solutions. This handbook is available now in print, eBook, Kindle and select library formats. The print book About…

Bombings and shootings around Iraq have killed 22 people and wounded more than 50. The attacks in Shi’ite neighbourhoods and on security forces underscore how deadly Iraq remains, even though violence has dropped dramatically since a few years ago when the country appeared about to descend into civil war. Over the past…

Today saw the launch of Microsoft’s Office 365 cloud collaboration and communication suite that is specifically aimed at schools and universities, replacing Live@edu, which will remain available for 18 more months to give its customers time to migrate into the newer software, writes Juan Carlos Perez for IDG News. Although Office…

Nearly 25% say on hold marketing generated meaningful sales for their business. Shreveport, La. (PRWEB) June 28, 2012 On Hold Company, a leading provider of on hold messages and marketing for business, recently participated with the On Hold Messaging Association in conducting a national survey that revealed 85 percent of companies that use Nearly…

Assailants attacked Microsoft’s office in Athens on Wednesday, driving a van through the front door and setting off an incendiary device that burned the building’s entrance, police said. There were no injuries in the pre-dawn attack on the U.S. company’s headquarters in the Greek capital, located in the Maroussi suburb…

Believe it or not, not everyone has a smart phone. Fortunately, users without ActiveSync-enabled phones can still access Outlook 2010 information such as calendar summaries, reminders and email via SMS text messaging. Here’s how to set it up. To begin the configuration process, click on the File tab in When you…

Packt is pleased to announce the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Business Application Blueprints, a new book and ebook aimed at SharePoint developers looking to extend the SharePoint platform, and build a range of SharePoint solutions. This handbook is available now in print, eBook, Kindle and select library formats. The print book About…

Microsoft’s Greek headquarters were damaged this morning when arsonists attacked the building, the company confirmed. Early this morning, two security personnel were ushered out of the Athens-based building at gunpoint, after which at least two gunmen drove a van carrying gas canisters through the entrance and set fire to it,…

MyBroadband’s Staff Writer is directly plugged into the South African Internet backbone, and spits out press releases and other news as he receives it. … Office "in the cloud" from Microsoft launches commercially in SA Microsoft has announced the commercial launch of Microsoft Office 365 in South Africa, with prices starting Office…