Tag archive: Exchange

Microsoft has been testing its Office 365 suit of cloud-based productivity applications with partner businesses since last October, but the company is now throwing to doors open to anyone who wants to give it a whirl. The public beta of Office 365 combined Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, and Lync Online to provide an always-available document and communications system that's available from anywhere users can connect… Read More

Motorola has retaliated against Microsoft's latest patent lawsuit, with subsidiary Motorola Mobility filing its own suits alleging Microsoft violates some 16 Motorola patents in its Windows operating system, mobile software, and Xbox 360 products. “Motorola's R&D and intellectual property are of great importance to the company and are renowned worldwide,” said Motorola Mobility's corporate VP of… Read More

Finland's Nokia has inked a deal with Microsoft that enable access to Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync email service from Nokia S60 third edition devices—of which there are about 80 million in circulation. Some 43 separate Nokia devices will pick up the Mail for Exchange mobile email application, enabling users to take into their Exchange-based email accounts without having to buy a Windows Mobile smartphone…or a… Read More

Last week, CNN announced CNN Exchange, a new effort to tap into citizen journalism and user generated content by featuring the best stories, audio, and video submitted by CNN viewers. This week, computer maker Dell has inked a deal as CNN Exchange's charter sponsor. “Emerging technology is a fast-paced marketplace,” said Joe Dugan, senior vice president of CNN Digital Ad Sales in a statement. “Our ad sales team… Read More

Citing performance rather than safety issues, Apple Computer has introduced a free worldwide “exchange” program for some batteries sold with its Intel-based MacBook Pro line of portable computers. Batteries eligible for the program were sold with MacBook Pro systems from February to May, 2006, and have the model number A1175 and a 12-digit serial number which ends with U7SA, U7SB or U7SC. Battery model and serial… Read More

Microsoft announced today that it has licensed Exchange ActiveSync to mobile phone maker Sony-Ericsson, enabling the company's forthcoming P990 and M600 smartphones to synchronize with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. The deal is another step in Microsoft's larger move into the mobile handset marketplace, and is a benefit to Sony-Ericsson in its efforts to appeal to corporate and enterprise customers. Large organizations… Read More

A new antispam tool allows partners to integrate their antispam solutions with new functionality already in Exchange Server 2003 to provide better content filtering with fewer false positives,further maximizing worker productivity. In addition, the updated virus-scanning API (VSAPI 2.5) now includes new features that enable partners to deliver complementary solutions for preventingcomputer viruses and, more important, helping IT departments… Read More