Wouldn’t it be cool if you could use your BlackBerry to access Office 365? Well, now you can! Yesterday RIM officially announced that BlackBerry Business Cloud Services was available for Office 365 customers. Key features: Wireless synchronization with Microsoft Exchange Online email, calendar and organizer data from a BlackBerry smartphone BlackBerry® Balance™ technology, which presents…
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How can I find out what enhancements/updates are made to Office 365 on an ongoing basis?
We just added a new ‘Service Update’ website to the Office 365 Wiki where you can see all the updates added to the service in chronological order. This is useful to learn what new features and capabilities are being added to Office 365 service and when they were added. What are some of the…
BETT 2012: School in a Box Presentation Slides & eBook
Reflecting on a great BETT, thanks to everyone who stopped by our stand, one of the most popular sessions within our Theatre Stand was the School in a Box presentation delivered by our Schools Business Managers, Sean O’Shea and Mark Reynolds. Delivered in their unique and entertaining way, both Sean and Mark did an amazing…
Where can I find end user training for Office 365?
This was a question from a university in Nebraska moving to Office 365 for Education for faculty and staff. Here are some links you can provide to your end users or you can download the recorded sessions and host them on an intranet site: Office 365 Training materials Office 365 Jump Start…
BETT 2012!
Yes, it’s finally time to pack away the Christmas decorations, reset the alarm clock for work and return to normality, but there’s no need to be disheartened because it’s almost time for BETT! (Cue rapturous applause…) Come and see where it’s really happening, over on the public cloud pod at the Microsoft stand, D30 &…
What firewall ports do I need open to connect to Office 365 for Education?
This was a question for a large university in Arizona moving faculty, staff and students to Office 365. Here are the ports from the deployment guide (note: these are subject to change so refer here to the latest Port and IP list): *SMTP Relay with Exchange Online requires TCP port 587 and requires TLS….
64-bit Directory Synchronization tool available for download from Office 365 Portal
If you are planning to deploy the Microsoft Online Services Directory Synchronization tool (DirSync) for synchronization from Active Directory to Office 365, then we have some important news for you. There’s a 32-bit DirSync client AND a 64-bit DirSync client available for download at the Office 365 Portal! Download the Directory Synchronization tool (DirSync)…
Partner Event: Salford Software on cost savings using Microsoft technologies!
In partnership with Microsoft, Salford Software is hosting two events for FE and HE organisations. With cost savings still a concern for many, the theme of the events is delivering efficiencies through Microsoft technologies. “Make it efficient, effective and exciting using Microsoft Technologies” will focus on how you can create a more efficient learning environment…
Live@edu sets a new all time high active user record, Office 365 starts blazing a trail
According to Bing, 22 million could refer to a number of things today: the approximate population of Australia. the number of barrels of oil Ghana has produced since 2010 the number of workers that used a social network to land a job the number of active users of Microsoft’s Live@edu service I wonder which one…
Partner Webcast: Cloud Services Prep for EDU Providers
Oxford Computer Group has scheduled a webinar that will touch on the Identity Management issues that need to be addressed for cloud services, including Live@edu and Office365. Friday, November 11th, 2012, 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Duration 30 minutes. Registration Link: http://www.oxfordcomputergroup.com/news/events/webinar-cloud-services-prep-for-edu-providers-278.php Webinar Description: Cloud Services Prep for EDU Providers This 30 minute webinar is intended…