The Radicati Group Releases “Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Market …

New Study Provides Extensive Installed Base Breakouts by Version, Industry, Region, and Business Size for Microsoft Exchange in the On-Premises and Cloud-Based Messaging and Collaboration Market PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwire – Mar 26, 2012) – The Radicati Group’s latest study, "Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Market Analysis, 2012-2016," provides an in-depth According…

Posted on: March 29, 2012 9:00 am

Comcast dials in free text messaging for phone customers

Comcast is sweetening its voice offering with the inclusion of free text messaging, as well as the ability to transcribe and read voicemail messages. The new features are included with Comcast’s Xfinity Voice Unlimited Nationwide plan and work with Apple and Android-based smartphones, as well as iPad and iPod Touch…

Posted on: March 29, 2012 9:00 am

Nokia Lumia 800: People and Messaging hub

In my previous blog post, I wrote the hardware review for the Nokia Lumia 800 and this blog post I will cover some of the social aspects of the Windows Phone operating system which powers the Nokia Lumia 800. There will be plenty more aspects of the software that I Windows Phone…

Posted on: March 29, 2012 9:00 am

Messenger Plus! for Skype 1.2 Takes the Next Step in Revolutionizing Skype

Yuna Software, the company that develops, designs and markets Messenger Plus!, has released Messenger Plus! for Skype 1.2, the second version of this new product from the makers of the most popular and respected extension for Windows Live Messenger. The premier version of Messenger Plus! for Skype, 1.0 reached more (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20120327/518948…

Posted on: March 29, 2012 9:00 am

SharePoint Solutions Creates Online Evaluation Sandbox for SharePoint Extranet …

SharePoint Extranet Collaboration Manager 2010a comprehensive add-on solution to create, secure, manage, monitor and streamline the use of SharePoint 2010 extranetsnow has an online extranet sandbox to enable users to "test drive" the product before purchasing it. Developed by SharePoint Solutions, SharePoint Extranet Collaboration Manager for SharePoint Server 2010 and Nashville, Tenn….

Posted on: March 29, 2012 9:00 am

Windows 8, Even Sharper than Apple’s Retina Display

Microsoft President for Windows and Windows Live Division Steven Sinofsky posted on the company’s Building Windows 8 Blog that Windows 8 can support displays that are even sharper than Apple’s Retina Display. The entry that was posted last March 22 also claims that the newest operating system can run on Requirement for Hardware…

Posted on: March 29, 2012 9:00 am

Google to provide monthly reports of logged-in activity on Gmail, Internet …

SAN FRANCISCO Google is offering to provide a monthly report to people who want to keep track of their activities on some of its most popular services. The tool unveiled Wednesday includes a breakdown of Gmail correspondences and search requests entered while logged in. The summary also lists the Web…

Posted on: March 29, 2012 9:00 am

Outlook 2010 cheat sheet

If you’ve just upgraded to Outlook 2010 from an earlier version, expect to see some very big changes, most notably the ubiquity of the Ribbon interface. The Ribbon first made its appearance in Outlook 2007, but in a relatively minor way — on the main Outlook screen there’s no Ribbon, There are…

Posted on: March 29, 2012 9:00 am

Is Office 365 the best thing that’s ever happened to Linux?

Currently, my office PC is running the betas of both Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.04 a situation that is doubtless pushing Dennis Publishing’s IT manager a little closer to his well deserved nervous breakdown. Yesterday, I spent the day working solely in Ubuntu 12.04 to see how the OS is progressing. I’m The…

Posted on: March 28, 2012 9:00 am

Research: Exchange Private Cloud Cheaper Than Public Cloud for Enterprises

The typical wisdom around Microsoft’s platform strategy during the past three years has been that the company is desperate to move its existing server software product customers to a cloud-based model in order to retain those customers amid growing competition. A research report from Osterman released this morning throws icy…

Posted on: March 28, 2012 9:00 am