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  Google takes yet another crack at taming email overload

  Google is kicking off its latest effort to help Gmail users manage their messages -- a redesigned inbox.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 29 May, 2013 22:32

  Tags: applications, Google, e-mail, software

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  No big-bang Apps news at I/O, but some announcements merit attention

  Apps, Google's flagship product for enterprise IT, had a minor presence at this week's I/O developer conference, but some announcements at the show and in prior weeks deserve attention from customers of the cloud email and collaboration suite.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 17 May, 2013 23:57

  Tags: applications, Google, e-mail, Google I/O, software, Office suites, collaboration, Software as a service, cloud computing, internet

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  Harmon.ie aims to close the mobile gap in Office 365

  A new mobile application from Harmon.ie promises to improve the way people use Microsoft Office 365 from iOS, BlackBerry and Android tablets and phones.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 13 May, 2013 15:49

  Tags: applications, Microsoft, Harmone.ie, e-mail, software, mobile, Office suites, collaboration, Software as a service, cloud computing, internet

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  Google revamps admin console for Apps and other enterprise products

  Google is rolling out a new IT administration console for its Apps email and collaboration cloud suite and for other enterprise products such as Maps Coordinate and Chrome OS devices.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 08 May, 2013 21:40

  Tags: applications, Google, e-mail, software, Office suites, Software as a service, cloud computing, internet, system management

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  Microsoft to grow Office 365's capacity to import contacts from third-party tools

  Office 365 users will increasingly be able to import contacts from external applications after the suite's initial rollout of this capability for Facebook and LinkedIn.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 03 May, 2013 17:56

  Tags: applications, Microsoft, e-mail, software, Office suites, collaboration, Software as a service, cloud computing, internet

• Stop Facebook from cluttering your inbox

  There's a fine line between awesome and annoying. Take Facebook: Most of the time, it's great, but a few things about the service drive me crazy.

  By Rick Broida | 02 February, 2011 04:02

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, applications, e-mail, software, social networks, social media, internet, Facebook

• Fix Outlook 'general failure' error for e-mail links

  So out of the blue today, I click a link embedded in an e-mail, and Outlook gives me this error:

  By Rick Broida | 30 June, 2010 06:10

  Tags: office, Firefox, applications, Microsoft, outlook, e-mail, hardware systems, desktop pcs, software

• Using e-mail message flags in BlackBerry OS 5.0

  BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) recently started shipping its brand new mobile operating system (OS), BlackBerry handheld OS 5.0. The new software packs a variety of cool new features and enhancements, including improved mail-folder management options; auto-correct and word-completion typing software; and a number of personal information management (PIM) feature-enhancements. (Note: Some of the new features require BlackBerry Enterprise Server BES 5.0.)

  By Al Sacco | 20 November, 2009 06:36

  Tags: mobile e-mail, mobile phones, e-mail, smartphones, blackberry enterprise server, RIM BlackBerry

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  Email addiction: Why the enterprise can't break free

  Atos CEO Thierry Breton caught a lot of flak last year when he announced he wanted his employees to give up email, but he may have been on to something.

  By Howard Baldwin | 19 March, 2013 15:12

  Tags: applications, e-mail, software

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  With thick skin, Google CIO finds job rewarding

  When Ben Fried left his post as IT managing director at Morgan Stanley and took over as Google's CIO in May 2008, he knew what he was getting into: supporting a user base full of technology experts and computer industry stars, like co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, CEO Eric Schmidt and Vice President Vint Cerf. In a recent interview with IDG News Service, Fried spoke candidly about his job and shared tips and advice for fellow CIOs, including the urgent need for tablet device strategies. An edited transcript of the interview follows.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 14 January, 2011 05:25

  Tags: CIO role, Ben Fried, Office suites, collaboration, IT management, cloud computing, Software as a service, internet, Google, security, e-mail, it strategy, laptops, tablet PCs

• Did e-mail and the Internet kill the 9-5 workday?

  Have you checked your work e-mailtoday? If you're like most employees in the United States and United Kingdom, the answer is yes despite the fact that it is not only the weekend, but an extended holiday weekend for most workers in the US. A day off is becoming an increasingly foreign concept as workers stay connected virtually 24/7.

  By Tony Bradley | 06 September, 2010 23:43

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, instant messaging, applications, web mail, harris, e-mail, software, internet, Harris Interactive, email

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  Famous tech myths that just won't die

  Have you heard this story?

  By John Brandon | 29 September, 2008 09:07

  Tags: game software, personnel, e-mail, iPhone, tablet PCs, internet

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  Unifying unified communications

  Integrating enterprise communication tools -- from telephony to e-mail, conferencing and instant messaging -- is the key to delivering a richer collaboration environment that increases productivity. But deployment and management of unified communications systems can be daunting.

  By Francois Depayras | 13 August, 2008 09:21

  Tags: telephony, unified communications, instant messaging, integration, voip, e-mail, conferencing

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  Benefits of Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 on Dell Compellent with Data Progression

  Messaging and collaboration platforms have emerged as mission critical applications, consuming a large portion of IT spending for organisations. The rich features in these applications have significantly changed the messaging requirements and needs of today’s information from anywhere with any device, the result is an ever increasing demand on storage systems both in terms of capacity and bandwidth. Many organisations are rethinking their storage strategies to meet the demanding criteria and to handle the future requirements. Read more.

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