Today, the General Services Administration made the decision to replace several different versions of IBM’s Lotus Notes and Domino software with Google for its own email. While we are disappointed we will not have the opportunity to meet the GSA’s internal messaging needs, we will continue to serve its productivity needs through the familiar experience…
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Google Waves the White Flag on Productivity with Announcement of Cloud Connect.
Yesterday, Google announced Cloud Connect, aiming to embrace Microsoft Office as the preferred productivity environment for all Google Apps users. I think this is welcome news for many users who gain another way to share documents in whatever way they prefer. In fact, just last week, we were pleased to announce that the new Facebook…
Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Christian Kuttler, Director of Information and Communication Technology at Center Parcs
As part of the Real World Microsoft Online Services series, we spoke to Christian Kuttler, Director of Information and Communication Technology at Center Parcs, about replacing Google Apps with the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite. Here’s what he had to say: Q: Tell us about the Center Parcs business model. Kuttler: Center Parcs…
Google Hits “Like” Button on Office, Again.
Last week, I posted on how Google was boldly introducing features (acquired from DocVerse) which might allow users to rely entirely on Office for their productivity needs. Today Google expanded their crush on Office to include a feature of Outlook by adding the option to turn off threading / conversation view so that messages are…
Bigger Than The Beatles and Google’s Crush on Office Get Serious
Imagine if you filled up Wembley Stadium (82K seats) and the Rose Bowl (100K seats) with a totally new audience every day for 100 days straight. You would be on pace to be one of the most successful attractions ever. Well, today we announced that the Office Web Apps have been used by over 20…
Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Jake Harris, Director of IT at Aisle7
As part of the Real World with Microsoft Online Services customer series, we talked to Jake Harris, Director of IT at Aisle7, about replacing Google Apps with the Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, which includes Microsoft Exchange Online. Here’s what he had to say. Q: Tell us about the Aisle7 business model. Harris: We are a…
Comparing Office Suites – Steering Wheel or HandleBars?
Steering Wheels for a Reason For arguments sake, let’s say you are deciding on a new car. You likely expect the car to have basic features like four wheels, an engine, seats and a steering wheel etc. Did it ever occur to you to make sure the seats are adjustable? Or if the steering wheel…
Sign Up! – Live Webcast: Evaluating Cloud Solutions: Insights from an Early Adopter of Google Apps and Microsoft BPOS
I am proud to announce that on September 22 at 1:30pm ET, we are sponsoring our first live Webcast featuring a Serena Software, a customer who has joined BPOS after leaving Google Apps. Sign up now and join us on the 22nd! Overview: Serena Software, a leading software company in the application development and governance…
A Tale of Two Cities – “Gone Google” and Microsoft Office 2010 twelve months later…
“It was the best of times, It was the worst of times…” the opening line of Dickens famous novel A Tale of Two Cities got me thinking about how busy the last twelve months have been for employees for the corporate campuses of Redmond (Microsoft) and Mountain View (Google). Summary A year ago, Google launched…
Two More Customers Answer ‘Why Microsoft?’
Over the last several weeks, I’ve been proud to highlight why customers of all sizes, geographies and industries have picked Microsoft over Google Apps. Some have left Google after realizing ‘it’s more pony than horse’, others gave it a test drive and found out quickly it was ‘more showroom than track ready’. (Sorry, I couldn’t…