Microsoft aims Office 365 at small businesses

	Preston Gralla: Microsoft should rejoice --- Firefox throws in the towel on the enterprise | Microsoft signs two patent deals for Android devices
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	Microsoft aims Office 365 at small businesses Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Tuesday played up ways Micorosft's new cloud office service could help small businesses. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO 100 Empower Yourself at CIO 100 Bestselling Author and Executive Career Coach, Marshall Goldsmith, will share 11 specific actions that CIOs can take to bolster their careers and inspire their teams, fostering more positive workplace behavior, attitudes and greater productivity in the process. Join us August 14-16, 2011 - Register today! In this Issue Preston Gralla: Microsoft should rejoice --- Firefox throws in the towel on the enterprise Microsoft signs two patent deals for Android devices Preston Gralla: Office 365 shows Microsoft isn't yet serious about the cloud Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype Microsoft delivers Office 2010 SP1 upgrade Richi Jennings: 5 reasons to avoid Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft Office 365 goes live Microsoft's top IE exec bashes Mozilla over Firefox support Rootkit infection requires Windows reinstall, says Microsoft Skype video chat on iPad app moves Microsoft closer to Apple WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Increase IT Performance from the Enterprise to the Cloud WAN optimization plays an important role in today's highly distributed datacenters and cloud computing architectures. This paper discusses how Riverbed solutions effectively eliminate IT performance constraints in such environments. Read More! Preston Gralla: Microsoft should rejoice --- Firefox throws in the towel on the enterprise Microsoft's battle against Firefox for the enterprise appears to be over --- as made clear by a series of boneheaded decisions and statements, Firefox appears to have abandoned the enterprise.   Read More Microsoft signs two patent deals for Android devices Microsoft signed two deals this week with companies that agreed to pay royalties for technology used in Android devices. Read More Preston Gralla: Office 365 shows Microsoft isn't yet serious about the cloud Microsoft's just-released Office 365 will clearly be useful for some small and medium-sized businesses. But it's still only a juryrigged, halfway step that shows Microsoft isn't yet truly serious about the cloud.   Read More Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype A newly patented Microsoft technology called Legal Intercept would allow the company to secretly intercept, monitor and record Skype calls. Privacy advocates are concerned. Read More Microsoft delivers Office 2010 SP1 upgrade Along with today's launch of Office 365, Microsoft also released the first service pack for its Office 2010 business productivity suite. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems, Inc. The Right Unified Communications Solution The advantages of today's unified communications are numerous, and there are many choices among solutions. A Cisco white paper is available to help you make the right decision. The paper outlines ten differentiators—from mobile device support to social software—that you should consider before deciding on a unified communications upgrade. Click to continue Richi Jennings: 5 reasons to avoid Microsoft Office 365 It's Office 365 day, and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) employees are no doubt dancing in the streets of Redmond. They'll be celebrating the launch -- after a long beta gestation -- of the company's latest cloud service for messaging, collaboration, and good-old Office documents. Which is nice, but please don't all rush at once -- there are a few reasons why you should think twice before signing. Here are five of those reasons, in The Long View... INSIDER (free registration required)   Read More Microsoft Office 365 goes live Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched the much-awaited Office 365 on Tuesday after a beta program of about nine months, as the company responds to the rising popularity of cloud-based applications for collaboration and communication. Read More Microsoft's top IE exec bashes Mozilla over Firefox support Microsoft's top IE executive Monday joined another exec at the firm to criticize Mozilla for new Firefox support plans. Read More Rootkit infection requires Windows reinstall, says Microsoft Microsoft is telling Windows users that they'll have to reinstall the operating system if they get infected with a new rootkit that hides in the machine's boot sector. Read More Skype video chat on iPad app moves Microsoft closer to Apple Skype is set to unveil a video chat app for the iPad tomorrow, a move that brings rivals Apple and Microsoft closer. Read More
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