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Google simplifies leaving Exchange
Google's assault on Microsoft's enterprise software business has continued to advance as the search giant released a new tool that helps companies move away from Exchange. Read more »
Microsoft Outlook makes friends with MySpace
If you use both Outlook and MySpace, you are part of an interesting demographic. But you are also in luck. Read more »
Microsoft IE7's zero-day hole
Microsoft warned of a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that has been targeted in attacks, and released fixes for eight holes in Windows and Office as part of Patch Tuesday. Read more »
Microsoft Outlook intros social-network link
In a move to marry its old-school Office product with the newer trends of the internet, Microsoft has issued beta software that brings social-network information into Outlook. Read more »
Microsoft sets Office 2010 pricing
Microsoft has announced pricing for Office 2010, with the biggest change being the fact that buyers can pay less by forgoing the full boxed copy in favour of a card with only a product key code. Read more »
Bug keeps some Office users from their files
Some users of an older version of Microsoft Office may find that their protected documents are now not only protected, but completely inaccessible. Read more »
Office 2010 beta gets LinkedIn
Microsoft has released a beta of Office 2010 at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. The beta integrates social network LinkedIn with Outlook, offers a stripped back Excel for browser editing, and video editing tools for PowerPoint. Read more »
Microsoft planning to open up PST Outlook format
Microsoft revealed it is planning to open up Outlook's PST format. Read more »
Office 2010: You're not getting in without an invite
The next version of Office moved a step closer to reality on Monday as Microsoft released an invitation-only technical preview of Office 2010. Read more »
Google's Schmidt dings Bing
Google CEO Eric Schmidt, as one might expect, offered no public sense that Microsoft's new Bing search engine has him pacing the halls at night. Read more »
Features (52)
10 open source Windows apps worth checking out
The open source community has a lot to offer, and not just to Linux users. These 10 outstanding Windows tools can make your life easier (for free). Read more »
A good server naming convention eases IT workload
Frisky? DC1? Bozo? Pluto? ESX1? These are all server names. Which ones make the most sense? This article talks about server naming. Read more »
10 mistakes that rookie IT consultants make
IT consulting is a tough, competitive field, and there are ample opportunities to mishandle the job. This article offers some cautionary advice for IT consultants who are just starting out. Read more »
Exchange 2007 SP2 paves the way to Exchange 2010
Exchange 2007 SP2 is out and about. This article outlines some of the more exciting changes that have been made to this popular groupware product. Read more »
Will Microsoft, Google, Amazon talk you out of your datacentre?
Several big technology vendors are racing to build a fleet of big datacentres that will enable them to offer more internet-based services to consumers and enterprises in the next five to 10 years. See why they think they will be able to talk you out of running your own datacentre. Read more »
Google Apps is now an Exchange-replacement
Google announced a new feature of Google Apps for its enterprise customers that allows users to sync their mail, calendar and contacts with Microsoft Outlook. This enables Google Apps to replace Exchange on the back-end. Read more »
10 must-have Linux web-based tools
There's no shortage of web-centric Linux tools -- the trick is figuring out which ones are best for your needs. This article offers a list of those that Jack Wallen thinks are the cream of the crop. Read more »
10 ways Microsoft could help Linux
The author supports an alliance between Microsoft and Linux. Find out why he believes both camps could work together for the benefit of all concerned. Read more »
10 tech mistakes small businesses make
Small businesses must concentrate their time and energy on knowing their own industry -- and that often means that effective technology practices get overlooked. This article explains the most common tech missteps encountered, along with preventive measures IT consultants can take to assist in correcting these problems. Read more »
Three proven success tips for IT leaders
Many IT leaders say they don't have the experience to push hard for what they believe is right for the company. This article offers three success tips to make it easier to make the right decision. Read more »
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Outlook 2010 technical preview
Microsoft's workhorse Outlook program gets an update in the 2010 suite, but is it enough to upgrade? We look at an early version. Read more »
Google feeling the pinch?
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with senior editor Sam Diaz about Google's financial future according to one analyst. Diaz also discusses what the outlook may mean for the company's employees and its competitors. Read more »
Blog (16)
Windows Phone 7 makes its debut
-- The highlights from the Mobile World Congress and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Chrome OS source code unveiled
-- Google has open sourced the code of its web-based Chrome operating system. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
Ubuntu Karmic Koala released
-- Ubuntu 9.10, Karmic Koala, was released overnight. More of this week's news in this edition of the Roundup. Read more »
Hackers attack government websites
-- A hackers' alliance staged a denial-of-service attack on websites of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and ACMA on Wednesday night. Read more of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
Firefox: Greens want it, 3.5rc2 not up to par
-- This week's roundup looks at the situation surrounding a campaign to change Outlook HTML renderer, a Greens MP wants to install Firefox but is restricted and all the photos from the iPhone 3GS launch. Read more »
Microsoft misses the Outlook point
-- Ask designers which mail program is the bane of their existence, and you'll find that Outlook tops the list. The reason why the most popular email reader is also the most painful is simple: it uses Word to render HTML emails. Read more »
Google goes Native
-- Google's Native Client exits the research stage and goto statements make their way to PHP 5.3. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
Yahoo's Outlook alternative: Zimbra Desktop
-- If you could collect your Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo mail, and corporate messages into a single in-box, would you switch? Read more »
Google Sync pushes contacts, calendars to phones
-- On Monday mobile phone users, including those with Apple's iPhone, got a new way to sync and access information from the cloud. Read more »
Gmail grows up with offline e-mail access
-- Significantly increasing the utility and competitiveness of its web-based e-mail service, Google is enabling an experimental ability to read, write, and search Gmail messages even while not connected to the network. Read more »
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