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For September, 2009

Sep 30

Windows 7 in Action; Microsoft Executive Pay Cuts; Google Expands Wave Testing

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Google to expand Wave testing, eyes Wave store  (Reuters)
Google Inc’s  highly anticipated real-time communications service is not “ready for prime time,” but the company said on Tuesday it was on track to begin the biggest field test yet of the potentially groundbreaking Google Wave. The Internet search leader intends to launch a limited preview of the service, already tested by developers and considered one of the company’s most promising innovations as it seeks to widen its footprint among corporate clients. Continue reading this entry »

Sep 29

Big SharePoint Governance Mistakes; Windows 7: 10 Things That Still Need Fixing; Should You Give Up XP?

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Big SharePoint Governance Mistakes  (SearchwinIT.com)
The Microsoft SharePoint platform makes it easy for organizations large and small to develop shared portals, allowing for greater collaboration and improved workflow management for teams working across the building or across the country. Unfortunately, “easy to develop” doesn’t mean that they’re easy to maintain. Even the most well meaning administrators can get into trouble when trying to maintain governance over a SharePoint site. Continue reading this entry »

Sep 28

Sitting down with Steve Ballmer; 2010, Worth the Upgrade?; Windows 7 tries to be cool

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Google Goes After SharePoint with New Sites API
Given the amount of data that sit in SharePoint worldwide, given how eager Google seems to be about enterprise apps these days, and given the size of Google’s appetite for data, we must say…it’s about time.  With the introduction of Google’s new Sites API — and some tools that explicitly pull stuff out of SharePoint and place it into Google Sites — the real heat between Redmond and Mountain View is finally starting to build. Continue reading this entry »

Sep 25

Microsoft WebsiteSpark Aims for Open Source; Windows Azure SDK Available; Google Sites API Opens SharePoint Escape Route

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Google Sites API Opens SharePoint Escape Route (Information Week)
In keeping with its commitment not to trap user data, Google on Thursday plans to introduce a new application programming interface (API) that will provide access to Google Sites, the company’s service for creating and hosting collaborative content and Web sites. Through the API, developers will be able to programmatically import and export Web pages and related data to and from Google Sites. Continue reading this entry »

Sep 24

First Look at Google Wave; Elop Isn’t Afraid of Google; Is the Microsoft Tablet Real?

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SharePoint Usage Reporting and the Bottom Line (SearchWinIT)
Usage reports speak directly to the bottom line in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS). Focusing on metrics like site summaries, top pages and top users will tell you how SharePoint is being used in your organization and if you are receiving a sufficient return on your investment. Continue reading this entry »

Sep 23

Details on Microsoft’s New Tablet; Turn IE into Google Chrome; Lotus Adds Social Networking Features

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IBM Lotus Adds Micro-blogging, File Sharing to Social Networking Tools (ComputerWorld)
IBM today added micro-blogging and file sharing to its Lotus Connections lineup of social networking tools as the company moves to expand its suite of collaboration software. The 2.5 version of Lotus Connections, which was first introduced in 2007, also adds a wiki service and expands mobile capabilities with support for Apple’s iPhone and Nokia S60 devices. The support provides micro-browser access from those devices to Lotus Connections Profiles, Activities and Blog services. Continue reading this entry »

Sep 22

‘Open Internet’ Not so Open; George Moore on Windows Azure; Can Microsoft Compete in the Cloud?

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Google Apps vs. Office Web Apps: Can Microsoft Compete in the Cloud? (ZDNet)
Readers of ZDNet Education will know that I’ve been using Google Apps for some time and recently migrated my school district to Google Apps for Education (affectionately known as GAPE or Edu Apps, essentially their Premium Apps offering provided to educational institutions for free). The technology, particularly Gmail, has been remarkably well-received by staff and students, but acceptance of Google’s cloud-based word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software has been hampered among a sizable chunk of users by the perception that they need Microsoft Office on their desktops (no matter how small a fraction of its functionality they use). Continue reading this entry »
Sep 21

A Close-up Look at the Office Web Apps; A Silver Lining for Government Clouds; Google Docs Gain in the Office

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Review: Microsoft’s Office’s Slow Road to the Web (PC World)
Last October, Microsoft casually dropped a bombshell at its PDC event: It was working on a new version of Microsoft Office that would include browser-based versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. The Web version of Office is part of the suite later officially dubbed Office 2010, which won’t arrive until next year. But it tiptoed a little closer to reality today: Microsoft has released a “technical preview” of the Office Web Apps, a pre-beta, invite-only test version which it’s using to get early feedback from a limited number of users. Continue reading this entry »
Sep 18

Office Web Apps Begins Preview; Bing Could Beat Google; Google Praises Microsoft’s HTML 5 Plans

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Office Web Apps Enter Limited Technical Preview (Ars Technica)
Microsoft is giving a limited number of testers access to Technical Preview versions of the Word Web App, the Excel Web App, and the PowerPoint Web App. A public beta is set to come out in a few months and the final version will arrive with Office 2010 in the first half of next year. Continue reading this entry »

Sep 17

SharePoint vs. Lotus; Project 2010 Wrapped in a Ribbon; No Windows 7 Upgrade from XP

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SharePoint: What CIOs Should Know Before They Go (Channel Web)
Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software is well-suited for midmarket customers, but there are some considerations CIOs need to make before rolling out the technology, said Ken Chin, research vice president at Gartner, Tuesday at Everything Channel’s Midsize Enterprise Summit. Everything Channel is the parent company of Channelweb.com. Continue reading this entry »

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