So you think SharePoint is secure? Think again!
Jamie Bodley-Scott looks at the insecurities Sharepoint introduces and suggests a three dimensional model to stem the resultant flow of data. Microsoft SharePoint was originally conceived to make it easier for people to collaborate. It enables the sharing of ideas, information and expertise; the ability to manage documents from start…
Windows Live, Hotmail services disrupted in UK
I worked briefly with Microsoft UK in 2006 but no longer have any connection with the company. Regardless, I remain impartial and unbiased in my views. I don’t hold any stock or shares, investments or industrial secrets in any company, but have signed confidentiality agreements with a number of UK and…
Microsoft makes a price cut to slow Google Apps
Computerworld – Microsoft is cutting the price of its cloud-based service, Office 365, by up to 20%, to improve its chances of success in the enterprise market and to stave off competition from Google Apps, analysts say. Microsoft itself says the cost of running the cloud suite, which typically includes hosted versions…
Wait, really? Windows Live Messenger blocks all links to The Pirate Bay
Update: Microsoft confirmed that The Pirate Bay links were being blocked. We’ve added the company’s official statement at the bottom of the post. Microsoft has apparently started blocking all links from torrent search site The Pirate Bay from being sent through its instant messaging service Windows Live Messenger, according to…
Cromwell serving up eggs, activities for annual hunt
It’s time to go Easter egg hunting! Bring a basket or bag and enjoy a morning of seasonal fun from 10 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, April 7, at Sherwood Farms in Cromwell Valley Park, 2002 Cromwell Bridge Road. The family event is free, and includes eggs hunts scheduled at various times…
The Radicati Group Releases “Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Market …
PALO ALTO, CA, Mar 26, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –The Radicati Group’s latest study, "Microsoft Exchange Server andOutlook Market Analysis, 2012-2016," provides an in-depth analysis ofthe penetration of the Microsoft Exchange Server messaging andcollaboration platform and its email client Microsoft Outlook, in theenterprise on-premise and cloud-based Messaging and Collaborationmarket. According to the…
Hertzel’s son, grandson shine
COLUMBUS En route to Morgantown from here on Thursday night, somewhere between Zanesville and Wheeling, I was distracted for a moment as a shooting star streaked across the heavens. Being neither mythical nor religious in nature, I normally do not believe in omens, but this had to be a signal,…
Microsoft offers free home use licenses to EU Parliament staff
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is urging workers at the European Parliament not to accept free licenses to Microsoft programs, saying it would be a breach of ethics. Microsoft is offering home-use licenses for Microsoft Office, Project (project management software) and Visio (a diagramming tool) through the Parliament’s administration…
Open Source Group Urges EU Parliament Staff to Reject Microsoft ‘bribe’
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is urging workers at the European Parliament not to accept free licenses to Microsoft programs, saying it would be a breach of ethics. Microsoft is offering home-use licenses for Microsoft Office, Project (project management software) and Visio (a diagramming tool) through the Parliament’s administration…
Google explains Gmail’s spam filtering process
March 24, 2012, 7:44 AM For those who have always wondered why some e-mails arrive in Gmail’s spam folder, Google has updated the service to explain to what determines that spam is spam. Ela Czajka, a software engineer with the Gmail team, blogged about the new feature and its various levels of detection….