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Microsoft Office 365 Can Benefit Small Businesses, Channel Partners
With the release of Office 365, Microsoft’s newest cloud service that brings together Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync Online, small businesses have an opportunity to move into the rapidly expanding cloud-computing space with the aim of making collaboration easier and reducing costs. As Microsoft launches its latest media blitz heralding the launch of…
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Microsoft Office 365 Debuts With Handful of Hosting Partners
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the software giant’s long-awaited Office 365 cloud-based productivity suite on June 28 along with about 15 hosting partners covering many different geographies around the world. Microsoft showcased Office 365’s identical look in the cloud to on-premise Office applications and documents. The company also highlighted Office 365’s integration with Windows Phone…
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10 Ways Google Apps Trump Microsoft Office 365
10 Ways Google Apps Trump Microsoft Office 365 1. Pricing PlansMicrosoft is offering far too many pricing options for Office 365 and it’s confusing. Enterprise users will need to determine where they fit in Microsoft’s plans, and then determine how much they want to spend. For enterprise users, for example, plans range from $10 per…
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A Clear Vision
A Clear Vision Microsoft must deliver a clear vision of Office 365 to customers. Why should they opt for its productivity suite over all others? What sets this apart from its standard Office and other solutions that can replace it? Without a clear vision articulated to customers, Microsoft will be unable to make Office 365…
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In the HP-Oracle Battle, IBM Comes Out on Top: Analysts
Hewlett-Packard recently filed suit against Oracle over the software giant s decision to end support for Intel’s Itanium platform, which HP officials characterized as a cynical move by Oracle to force customers to adopt its struggling SPARC hardware. The lawsuit was only the latest step in the ongoing drama about the dissolving relationship between the…
