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	Microsoft Office 365 for the iPhone is now available Microsoft released a version of its office suite for iPhones in the U.S. that is only available for Office 365 subscribers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc SaaS with a Face Learn how a carefully targeted SaaS approach can add value to your email environment and potentially result in better services within a much reduced cost structure. Learn More. In this Issue Preston Gralla: Office for the iPhone means a half-victory for Microsoft's freethinkers Facebook, Microsoft disclose little on national security requests Preston Gralla: Microsoft: We've had surveillance requests on over 31,000 customers Microsoft seizes floor space in Best Buy for Windows mega mini-stores Apple plays defense, Microsoft goes on offense in battle for iPhone customers Microsoft Office 365 lands in US iPhone App Store Best Buy gets the best of Microsoft in Windows Store deal Microsoft protects cloud with directory-integrated two-factor authentication WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation EMC Best Practices in Data Protection Monitoring Whether you consider your domain to be a private cloud, a hybrid cloud, or a public cloud, you are providing data protection as a service. According to ESG's 2013 IT Spending Intentions Survey, improving data backup and recovery was the number two-most important IT priority selected by respondents (27%). Learn more. Preston Gralla: Office for the iPhone means a half-victory for Microsoft's freethinkers Microsoft's sudden, surprise release of Office for the iPhone is a victory for those in the company who recognize the company's future doesn't lie in turf wars and in-fighting, but instead in releasing the best products for the widest audience. But the victory is only a partial one. Read More Facebook, Microsoft disclose little on national security requests Facebook and Microsoft each fielded thousands of requests for user data as part of law enforcement investigations from U.S. authorities in the second half of last year, they said late Friday. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft: We've had surveillance requests on over 31,000 customers How much snooping do government agencies actually do on people and businesses? Judging by the surveillance requests they ask of Microsoft, quite a bit. Microsoft reports that for the second half of last year, it had received requests on between 31,000 and 32,000 customers. And Google, Facebook, and Apple have had many tens of thousands others. Read More Microsoft seizes floor space in Best Buy for Windows mega mini-stores Microsoft has struck a deal with Best Buy to create 600 stores-within-stores in the U.S. and Canada to sell customers on Windows 8, the Surface tablet line, and new PCs and devices from other OEMs. Read More WHITE PAPER: 8x8 Top 8 Communications Tools for Small Businesses Powerful technology is available to help your small business improve its communications with customers, employees and suppliers. View this free On-Demand Webcast produced by BizLaunch. Learn more. Apple plays defense, Microsoft goes on offense in battle for iPhone customers Rivals Apple and Microsoft bookended the week by revealing productivity tools aimed at the same pool of customers: The millions who own Apple's iPhone. Read More Microsoft Office 365 lands in US iPhone App Store Microsoft released a version of its office suite for iPhones in the U.S. that is only available for Office 365 subscribers. Read More Best Buy gets the best of Microsoft in Windows Store deal While Microsoft gained space in 600 Best Buy stores yesterday, the electronics retailer got the better end of the deal, an analyst said. Read More Microsoft protects cloud with directory-integrated two-factor authentication Microsoft is upping the security on Azure with Active Authentication, a new service now in preview which allows enterprises to secure access to hosted applications such as Office 365 with two-factor authentication. Read More
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