Free messaging apps will cost Indian telcos over $1B in 2013

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Indian telcos will lose billions of dollars in the next few years as users increasingly communicate with their friends via the OTT services. Ovum analyst Neha Dharia told ZDNet that Indian mobile users were sending fewer text messages via their mobile carriers, and instead communicating for relatively no cost via…

Posted on: May 14, 2013 9:00 am

Microsoft Exchange Dumped for Google Apps in Boston

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The city of Boston is cutting ties with Microsoft Exchange and is moving its 75,000 employees and education users to Google Apps. In its announcement Friday, the city said the switch was prompted by a need for a more modern and scalable platform for e-mail, collaboration and document storage. “This decision…

Posted on: May 13, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft moves to optional two-factor authentication

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Following similar initiatives by Apple, Google and Facebook, Microsoft is enabling two-factor authentication for its Microsoft Account service, the log-on service for many of its online and desktop products. “With this release you can choose to protect your entire account with two-step verification, regardless of what service (or device) you…

Posted on: May 13, 2013 7:00 pm

How to ‘power up’ for job interviews

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This is the latest news and information for workers and managers from across the Web universe, brought to you by Monday Morning Manager writer Harvey Schachter. Follow us on Twitter @Globe_Careers or join our Linked In group. Reflecting on a time when you had power can improve your performance…

Posted on: May 13, 2013 2:00 pm

70-341 Microsoft Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013

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Microsoft 70-341 exam contains up-to-date Questions & Answers that will provide you enough knowlege to pass the exam at fist attempt. Prepare all the questions/answers provided in the exam Microsoft Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 thoroughly that will upgrade your overall knowlege as well as knowledge about the…

Posted on: May 13, 2013 2:00 pm

Boston dumps Microsoft Exchange for Google Apps Network World

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Faced with the choice of saving serious money or buying a load of FUD, the City of Boston has become the latest enterprise customer to dump Microsoft Exchange in favor of Google Apps. And the city’s 20,000 employees won’t be the last to make this move until Microsoft either closes From…

Posted on: May 13, 2013 2:00 pm

School CIO replaces iPad and two laptops with Surface Pro tablet

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Kevin Pashuk is chief information officer at Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario in Canada and recently blogged on his experience after purchasing a 128GB Surface Pro with a Type Cover keyboard and Targus USB 3.0 docking station. Pashuk quickly noted the speed of the device. “It was as fast, if not…

Posted on: May 13, 2013 2:00 pm

IM+ For Windows Phone 8 Now Only $1.99

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One of the best messaging applications you’ll find available for Windows Phone 8, is IM+ by Shape Service. Unlike many messaging applications, IM+ comes preloaded with the support of several messaging platforms, which means if you do a lot of chatting via multiple circles, you may only need a single Follow…

Posted on: May 13, 2013 2:00 pm

X1 desktop search tool now indexes SharePoint , cloud email

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X1 has released the biggest upgrade of its desktop search tool in four years, adding the ability to query SharePoint sites and tap webmail accounts. The upgrade, called X1 Search 8, also runs in virtualized thin clients, a first for the product, according to the company. X1 also redesigned the X1…

Posted on: May 13, 2013 9:00 am

Lupin Reduces Costs With Microsoft Office 365

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Lupin Limited, the pharmaceutical company, recently deployed Microsoft Office 365 to simplify employee communication, gain business insights and share experiences across its offices in four continents. By providing the latest capabilities of Office 365, Lupin has enabled its 11,000 employees to communicate more effectively and efficiently while also reducing total With operations spanning…

Posted on: May 13, 2013 9:00 am