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New Capabilities of Microsoft BPOS

Today, Microsoft has announced the new capabilities of its Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) by sending an email to existing BPOS customers. The new capabilities include what Microsoft calls “IM & Presence Awareness,” and includes Microsoft Office Communications Online or simply web-based instant messaging that can be restricted for use within your organization.  According to [...]

Conspiracy theory, or Microsoft’s new Cloud “strategy”?

 
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Today I am going off-topic because I believe in professional integrity, business ethics, and good business practices. Having been an IT executive for almost two decades, I thought I had seen it all when it comes to questionable competitive strategies. I must note that normally I don’t believe in conspiracy theories and would not want [...]

Google Apps vs. Microsoft BPOS – Comparative Analysis

While Microsoft is clearly playing catch-up with Google Apps, and firmly believes that they are number one in the “Cloud” computing, based on the independent test of both offering performed by our team, we must conclude that at present Microsoft BPOS falls short in terms of collaboration security, offered data storage, video and audio conferencing quality, and…