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Apple released it’s financial results on April 20th (http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/04/20results.html) with quarterly revenue of $24.67 billion and net profit of $5.99 billion. Microsoft released it’s financial results on April 28th (http://www.microsoft.com/investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/PressReleaseAndWebcast/FY11/Q3/default.aspx) with quarterly revuenue of $16.43 billion and net profit of $5.23 billion. Comparing the revenue and net income of these companies is interesting. If my math is correct, a quick calculation shows [...]

Quest Software has published a brief whitepaper on Best Practices for Migrating to Office Microsoft 365. The paper discusses: Why you should be interested in hosted Messaging and Collaboration What Office 365 is and how it’s different from BPOS Considerations when migrating to Office 365 and what is involved in the migration process. It’s a [...]

Office Platform Team released two add-ins that help print-disabled and hearing-disabled users of Office 2010. These add-ins should be particularly important to government agencies as they need to ensure that people have access to all content.  The Subtitling Add-In for Microsoft PowerPoint (STAMP) helps Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 users add closed captions to the video and [...]

I found a very interesting article by Nathan Newman, written for the Huffington Post that address how Google operates it’s business model and the reasons for an anti-trust investigation. The article “You’re Not Google’s Customer – You’re the Product: Antitrust in a Web 2.0 World” addresses how Google collects person information from users of their [...]

I have heard from clients that they are experiencing some problems with the Apple iPad & iPhone when using Exchange Server. For example, if you are using Microsoft Exchange for your Enterprise E-mail and Calendaring platform and are using the iPad or iPhone to connect to it, you may be experiencing things as: Meeting attendees [...]

I am discovering that many IT Professionals and Business Managers, when making purchasing decisions are not aware that that Office Pro Plus is required for Outlook-based access to Exchange 2010 Personal Archives.  Exchange Personal Archives cannot be accessed from Outlook installed via Office 2010 Standard Edition. If you have already purchased, or are considering the [...]

Microsoft released the final general availability of Internet Explorer 9 in 39 languages across the world. You get it from here and experience it for yourself. IE9 redefines fast with a fully hardware-accelerated browser, harnessing the full power of the PC through Windows.  IE9 delivers a clean, site-centric experience, putting the focus on your sites.  [...]

If you are deploying Office 2010 and using KMS for Volume License Activation, you will need to apply the Microsoft Office 2010 KMS Host License Pack to your KMS Server. This is a bit confusing since Windows Volume License Activation does not require such an add-on to your KMS Server. the License Pack is needed [...]

App-V 4.6 SP1 highlights: Simplified A simplified packaging experience – new packagers are productive right away Step-by-step guidance for common packaging tasks Diagnostic that alert you to potential issues before they become problems Fast App-V Package Accelerators speed packaging of complex applications App-V Templates provide a way to quickly and easily reuse common settings Eliminate [...]

Training Class: Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals  Dates: March 29-31, 2011 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT. Just one week after Microsoft Management Summit 2011 (MMS), Microsoft Learning will be hosting an exclusive three-day Jump Start online class specially tailored for VMware and Microsoft virtualization technology pros.  The course is COMPLETELY FREE and OPEN [...]