business news
New features of Microsoft Office 2010 focus on collaboration, integration
Jun. 07, 2010
With four out of five businesses using some version of Microsoft Office and 64 per cent on the current version (Office 2007) Microsoft's cash cow is in the clover.
Read more at The Globe and Mail.
Is Windows 7 opening the floodgates for desktop virtualization?
Jun. 03, 2010
Microsoft Corp. had a hot one on its hands last October with the release of its much-anticipated Windows 7 operating system. Months later, the momentum may still be going strong as large enterprises eye up their desktops and ponder going virtual, according to Robert Geller, Windows senior project manager at Microsoft Canada.
Read more at IT in Canada.
Hockey players, motorcycle riders and Microsoft
May. 14, 2010
The Edmonton Oilers and a Harley-Davidson retailer talk about their beta experiences with Microsoft’s new software. How SharePoint 2010 helps the Oilers scout for the NHL draft and Office 2010 helps Jacox H-D forecast bike sales and weather patterns.
Read more here.
Microsoft launches new Office, but will it sell?
May. 13, 2010
Microsoft has launched Office 2010 for businesses, but the software maker is facing uncertainty over how many companies will actually make the upgrade.
Read more here.
Microsoft announces worldwide availability of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010
May. 13, 2010
Microsoft has announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint 2010, as well as Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010, for business customers worldwide.
Read more here.
Microsoft launches Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010
May. 13, 2010
Sean Draper manages offices from far-flung places across the world – from a frozen pond in a barn in Europe to a hockey rink in North America – but somehow, he never actually has to leave his desk to liaise with the scouts for the Edmonton Oilers hockey team who are scattered across the globe looking for the next rising star.
Read more here.
Office 2010 'cements Microsoft's supremacy' in productivity suites market
May. 13, 2010
As Microsoft released Office 2010 yesterday, analyst numbers show businesses are not seriously considering competitor alternatives to the familiar office suite. Most firms running Office 2003 plan to upgrade to a newer version within the next 18 months.
Read more here.
