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Google Looks To Boost Gmail With ‘Interventions’
As Microsoft berates Google's Gmail, Google is getting more aggressive with a new tool to bring in non-Gmail users
AMI Report Reveals MS Office 365 Interest Among SMBs
The benefits of Office 365 to the small and medium business sector has been revealed by an AMI report
July Patch Tuesday Brings 22 Bug Fixes From Microsoft
Microsoft will release four bulletins next week for vulnerabilities in Windows and the Office productivity suite
Office 365 Opens Another Front In Microsoft Google Battle
Microsoft Office 365 has Google Apps in its sights but analysts are not yet convinced it poses a threat, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Microsoft Launches Cloud Suite, Office 365
Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer has hosted the official launch of Office 365 in New York City
Microsoft Office 365: A Challenge For Google Apps
Office 365's Exchange support, and Google Apps' reliance on Gmail and the Internet may decide many users, says Wayne Rash
Microsoft Office Still Rules With Readers
Despite the rise of the cloud, readers still want Microsoft Office. Next, tell us about your storage needs
Microsoft Open To $300m Claim As Court Appeal Fails
US court rejects Microsoft's appeal in an IP suit with i4i, makes it vulnerable to a $300 million judgement
Microsoft Preps 16 Security Fixes For Patch Tuesday
Microsoft will release 16 bulletins next week for 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Excel, IE and SQL Server
Microsoft Preps Office 365 For Late June
Microsoft is said to be readying its cloud suite, Office 365, for an official launch later this month
Cloud Is Vicious Battleground For Microsoft And Google
Microsoft and Google vie savagely for business-cloud clients but analysts view the market as a dead heat
Twitter Plans London Base Despite Injunction Concerns
Twitter plans to open an office in London, despite concerns about British injunction law
Microsoft Office 365 Beta: First Look
It is still a beta, but Microsoft's cloud version of Office has impressive management capabilities
Oracle Shifts OpenOffice.org To Full Open Source
Oracle has said it will turn the OpenOffice.org office suite into a fully community-based project
Google Docs Gets Discussion Feature
Collaboration powered by comment streams and integrated email - it's Google Wave reborn within Docs
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Fixes Windows, Office
Microsoft's latest round of patches includes only one 'critical' bug and several 'important' flaws
New Assault On MS Office From Google Appsperience
Google has taken another shot at Microsoft's Office with the Appsperience channel programme and Cloud Connect
Whistleblower Sticks Label Firm With Licence Payment
A label-making company has paid out nearly £25,000 after a whistleblower told the BSA of unlicensed software
Microsoft Ends Office Anti-Piracy Programme
Microsoft has quietly pulled the plug on its Office Genuine Advantage programme, hinting at new anti-piracy measures on the way
Google’s Cloud Connect Challenges Microsoft Office
Microsoft faces competition from Google Cloud Connect's attempts to draw Office users into its collaboration cloud
Microsoft Targets Enterprise Comms With Lync 2010
Microsoft has formally launched its Lync 2010 unified communications platform for large or small businesses
Businesses Delaying Office 2010 Migration
A new survey has revealed that business concerns over the complexity of migrating to Windows Office 2010 software is leading to delayed deployments
Microsoft Exec Criticises New Gmail Feature
A Microsoft Office executive has had a little dig at Google's new Gmail feature that allows users sort their email messages by date
Office for Mac 2011: Review
Office for Mac 2011 marks the return of Outlook for Mac and Visual Basic for Applications to the Apple desktop platform, as well as updated versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Updates For Hotmail And MS Office Web Apps
Microsoft Office Web Apps and Hotmail introduce new features to attract new users and deter defections to Yahoo and Google
10 Ways Microsoft Could Improve Its Security Response
Over the years, Microsoft has seen plenty of evidence that it needs to improve its response to security alerts. Here's what it should do now
Office For Mac Available In Three Flavours
Microsoft plans to release Office for Mac 2011 in late October in three versions
Microsoft Reveals Details Of Office For Mac 2011
Microsoft provided a behind-the-scenes glimpse at some features for the upcoming Office for Mac 2011
Report Claims Office 2010 Sales Lagging 2007
Microsoft Office 2010 sales are lagging behind sales of Office 2007 according to researchers