Microsoft reveals data on take-up of Office 365

Microsoft has provided some limited, but still rather illuminating, information on the progress of sales of its online suite of platforms and applications, Office 365. Read more

Case made for charities adopting Office 365

Office 365, the online suite of Microsoft products which includes Exchange and SharePoint, is often promoted as an ideal solution for many businesses. An article in specialist web publication IT ProPortal by journalist Jennifer Scott, however, argues that many charities and other not-for-profit organisations can benefit – and indeed are benefitting – by taking on Office 365. Read more

Gatwick Airport plans major IT systems upgrade

Gatwick Airport, the second largest airport in the UK, has invited tenders for the planned major overhaul of its IT infrastructure. Read more

Microsoft announces lower prices for Office 365

The prices levied on businesses for access to Office 365 are to come down with immediate effect, Microsoft has announced. Read more

Competition good for our product, says SharePoint chief

SharePoint senior product manager Mark Kashman says that Microsoft welcomes the introduction of products competitive to SharePoint, since they help guide the company’s on-going improvements to the SharePoint platform. Read more

US government to adopt Office 365?

Microsoft has announced that it is to introduce a tailored version of its cloud-based applications and platforms suite, Office 365, aimed specifically at agencies and other bodies within Read more

Microsoft assessed as company best placed to attract clients to cloud computing

New independent analysis claims that Microsoft has distinct advantages when it comes to the promotion of cloud services, and is therefore likely to attract more Read more

Office 365 included in new UK gov ‘Cloudstore’ offering

Office 365, the online suite of applications and platforms which includes SharePoint, is one of the products selected by the UK government’s Procurement Service to feature in Read more

Microsoft evangelist elaborates on benefits of ‘hybrid’ approach to Office 365

Choosing between implementing SharePoint via Office 365 – the online suite of key Microsoft applications and platforms – or via standard in-house software installations, should not be viewed as an ‘either or’ option; according to Simon May, a technical whizz employed by Read more

Office 365 becomes available to BlackBerry users

Office 365, the Microsoft suite of platforms and applications available to online users, has now become an available feature for BlackBerry smartphone users. Read more