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Office 2010 Family Betas are Released

Ed — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:19:51 +0000

Microsoft released beta packages yesterday for both SharePoint and Office 2010 (Office 14) to TechNet and MSDN. This version of the SharePoint server makes significant progress towards blurring the line between on-premise and hosted cloud implementations (internal or external) as well as large additions and improvements to collaboration and integration capabilities. With that said, I …

Microsoft Adds Cross-Platform Support for Team Foundation Server

Ed — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:05:00 +0000

With the announcement yesterday (11/9/2009) that Teamprise tools from SourceGearLLC, were acquired and will be an integral part of Visual Studio 2010 Microsoft now officially supports non-Microsoft OS and development tool integrations with Team Foundation Server. Could this pave the way for more development houses to run projects without CVS and the like? I sure hope so.

Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS)

Ed — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:45:13 +0000

I can remember dealing with clients that were struggling with over 100 Lotus Notes/Domino servers just to keep basic collaboration and email up and running… These same clients were installing 40Meg thick clients to access the proprietary dinosaurs that were increasingly strangling their IT departments and slowing response to business needs. Sad, scary stories that led to many career "changes" in those organizations. Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services provides messaging, collaboration, customizable workspaces and infrastructure .

Flying High in Cloud Computing

Ed — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:09:50 +0000

Several hours of my life Tuesday night were spent with my head in the clouds. I was attending the "un-conference" conference on cloud computing dubbed CloudCamp in Indianapolis. The interesting discussion - generated around topics such as the very definition of the cloud and even the appropriateness of its use for various implementations or components - got me thinking about what is available and what is still missing from existing frameworks.

EMC|Documentum Responds to SharePoint Popularity

Ed — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:53:38 +0000

This video goes a long way to describe how EMC views SharePoint as a competitor. Will SharePoint 2010 change the ability for Documentum to ride along?