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Microsoft Dishes On Future of Office for Mac

Written on August 13, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 9 people have commented

So far we’ve had to sit back and watch while Office 2010 news for PC users rolled in, but the MacBU over at Microsoft has finally come through with details of when and what Mac users can expect regarding the industry-dominating productivity suite, announced at a press conference this morning. They also detailed some changes [...]

Macs in the Enterprise: A Firsthand Tale

Written on June 30, 2009 by Mark Crump and 37 people have commented

While I live and play in the land of Apple, where rainbow-farting unicorns frolic in the meadows, I work in a Windows world. While being a card-carrying member of the International Brotherhood of Apple Pundits dictates otherwise, I don’t view Microsoft as the Great Satan; a computer is but a tool to do a job. [...]

Snow Leopard In Depth: Exchange

Written on June 12, 2009 by Weldon Dodd and 44 people have commented

Even though Apple builds great products for the consumer, the company often misses the boat with business users. Snow Leopard stands to make serious inroads with Mac users in wingtips and pinstripes with native support for Microsoft Exchange Server. Mail, iCal, and Address Book will all be updated to talk directly with your Exchange account [...]

I Want MobileMe, Enterprise Edition

Written on November 14, 2008 by Matthew Bookspan and 17 people have commented

I have been using MobileMe, and its previous incarnation DotMac, for just over two years. Everyone has talked about the great features it has as well as some of the near-misses. However, I haven’t seen anyone point out a major flaw in MobileMe — how it does not compare to Enterprise class offerings.
With MobileMe, we [...]