Satya Nadella set to become Microsoft CEO: report

Microsoft may have found its new CEO, with the software giant’s enterprise and cloud chief Satya Nadella reportedly in line to succeed Steve Ballmer. Meanwhile, Microsoft is also reportedly mulling plans to replace Bill Gates as chairman with the company’s lead independent director John Thompson earmarked to take the spot….

Posted on: January 31, 2014 9:00 am

Huddle for Microsoft Office: Huddle Adds Office Productivity Tools

Huddle co-founder and Strategy EVP Andy McLoughlin says the company plans to expand its channel partner program in 2014. Content collaboration specialist Huddle today launched a new integration that brings together the company’s cloud collaboration service with Microsoft (MSFT) Office’s office productivity tools. Huddle for Office enables Office workers to work…

Posted on: January 31, 2014 9:00 am

Here’s Why Mxit, A New Messaging System, Will Overtake WhatsApp, BBM and …

"Our service turns even a normal phone into a smart phone," said Sam Rufus Nallaraj, CEO of Mxit India to the Business Standard, at the official launch in Hyderabad earlier this week. Like other messaging apps, Mxit allows users to send text messages with their phones. But it operates on…

Posted on: January 31, 2014 9:00 am

LibreOffice 4.2 better bridges the gap with Microsoft Office

The latest point revision of the popular OpenOffice.org fork, LibreOffice, is now available for download. Version 4.2 sports a good mix of improved existing features and some valuable new ones; here are some of the most crucial improvements and additions and what makes them stand out. Better "round-trip" integration with…

Posted on: January 30, 2014 7:00 pm

Here’s how to check if your Gmail account has been hacked

With news of more hacks and leaks emerging every day, its pretty safe to say that you’re not necessarily paranoid if you constantly worry about your email being hacked. What with online vigilante hacker groups like the SEA and Anonymous leaking millions of passwords onto the web, and the NSA…

Posted on: January 30, 2014 7:00 pm

Report: Satya Nadella to be named Microsoft CEO; Gates out, too

Microsoft’s cloud chief, Satya Nadella, will lead the company as its next chief executive, according to a report from Bloomberg. Microsoft’s board is "preparing to name" Nadella chief executive, Bloomberg reported Thursday afternoon. Nadella, whose official title is executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group, had been one…

Posted on: January 30, 2014 7:00 pm

Google glitch inundates normal man’s Hotmail account with thousands of outage …

Having your name or contact information associated with an incorrect Google search is never fun. Unfortunately, for David Peck, it gets a bit worse than that. Peck, through no fault of his own, managed to somehow have his email address associated with searches for the word "Gmail" during the most…

Posted on: January 30, 2014 2:00 pm

The State of Corporate Email and the Cloud

When one thinks about Dell, most times it’s about the company’s hardware business. But, Dell has made some significant investments in acquisitions over the past 5 years. Quest Software was acquired by Dell in September of 2012. The Quest acquisition brought a full portfolio of valuable software assets to Dell. I recently…

Posted on: January 30, 2014 2:00 pm

Hotmail user gets 500 emails an hour after Gmail glitch

Gmail has been plagued by multiple glitches over the weekend – with one resulting in a Hotmail user receiving thousands of unwanted emails from confused users. The problem surfaced after a major outage on Friday saw the majority of Google users unable to access emails, Google+, Calendar and other services…

Posted on: January 30, 2014 9:00 am

HeyWire Business Text Messaging Survey Shows 67 Percent of Professionals …

Related:Press Release, NewsHeyWireBusiness, the proven cloud-based business messaging platformtransforming business communication, today announced the resultsof a survey of business professionals that highlights trends in the waythey communicate internally with colleagues and externally with clients,prospects and partners. The results are also available as an infographicand a researchreport. More than…

Posted on: January 30, 2014 9:00 am