Office suites

News about Office suites

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
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
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
Microsoft to boost Office Web Apps features

Microsoft plans to accelerate improvements in Office Web Apps, the browser-based version of the Office suite, adding features like real-time co-authoring of documents and the ability to run in Android tablets via mobile Chrome browser support.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 08 May, 2013 01:13

Tags: applications, Microsoft, software, Office suites, Software as a service, cloud computing, internet
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

More News »

Features about Office suites

Office 365 Home Premium review: Is Office better by subscription?

Office 365 Home Premium, Microsoft's new subscription-based version of Office 2013, lets you use your applications anywhere. But does it really cost less than the client version?

By Preston Gralla | 29 January, 2013 18:15

Tags: web apps, Apple, applications, Microsoft, Desktop Apps, software, Office suites
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

More Features »

TechWorld Blogs

- + c

TalkingTech

The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce

Recent blog posts

Latest Jobs

FTOS Web Applications DeveloperNSW
FTR&D EngineerSA
FT1st Line Support EngineerNSW
FTTest Analyst (MS Environment) .netNSW
FTSenior Python Web Applications DeveloperNSW
FTSenior Python DeveloperNSW
FTLead Software EngineerSA
FTInteractive Flash Developer - Flash banners. AS3. Banners. $475pdNSW
FTTest Analyst (MS Environment) .netNSW
FTWeb Developer- Drupal and PHP. Exciting new position- #2 in Dev team.$100k+SuperNSW
FTTest EngineerVIC
FTQuality ManagerSA
FT.NET - Sitecore Developer - Melbourne - PermNSW
FTSenior Python DeveloperNSW

Zones

Symantec Business Critical Virtualisation Content Zone
Visit zone »

Twitter Feed

Accenture_Aust RT @Techworld_AU: Australian Rugby Union launches Lions tour #app http://t.co/j3mF0C6Imy

25 minutes
WatchAdam Coming to a shopping centre near you: 3D body scanners #tw #cw http://t.co/6jLN34uvxc

4 hours, 11 minutes
oscargopa RT @Techworld_AU: Australian Rugby Union launches Lions tour #app http://t.co/j3mF0C6Imy

18 hours, 39 minutes
WatchAdam RT @HamishBarwick: #Telstra in the sights of #PrivacyCommissioner http://t.co/gUexH01wxl #infosec #privacy #cw #cio #tw

22 hours, 28 minutes
HamishBarwick #Telstra in the sights of #PrivacyCommissioner http://t.co/gUexH01wxl #infosec #privacy #cw #cio #tw

22 hours, 28 minutes