http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn * Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:04:36 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-12-03T19:04:36Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/turn-in-your-boss-get-paid/?cs=37886 Microsoft is hoping to recruit more end users to join its ongoing battle against software piracy. As part of this year’s awareness push, yesterday was named Consumer Action Day by the company, with a major element of the message focused on malware business_technology bsa intellectual_property microsoft business_communications software_piracy software_licensing Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:45:02 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/turn-in-your-boss-get-paid/?cs=37886 2009-12-03T19:45:02Z 3 months, 2 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/turn-in-your-boss-get-paid http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=37886 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/add-lower-prices-on-microsoft-cloud-apps-to-cio-list-of-criteria/?cs=37215 Prices for Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite and for Exchange Online are lower, as of today, as outlined in this InformationWeek article . At the same time, Microsoft announced both a list of large clients that have recently adopted one or saas bpos exchange_online business_technology microsoft cloud_computing google Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:44:05 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/add-lower-prices-on-microsoft-cloud-apps-to-cio-list-of-criteria/?cs=37215 2009-11-03T23:44:05Z 4 months, 2 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/add-lower-prices-on-microsoft-cloud-apps-to-cio-list-of-criteria http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=37215 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/business-communications-and-the-sidekick-user/?cs=36837 As the first data restoration becomes available today to T-Mobile Sidekick users who lost contacts, photos and other information stored on their mobile devices, Microsoft execs are applying the lessons learned more broadly to enterprise offerings. Is business_technology steve_ballmer sidekick business_communications services_vendors t-mobile disaster_recovery microsoft data_security Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:58:32 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/business-communications-and-the-sidekick-user/?cs=36837 2009-10-20T19:58:32Z 4 months, 4 weeks ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/business-communications-and-the-sidekick-user http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=36837 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/microsofts-smart-energy-reference-architecture-ready-for-utilities/?cs=36657 The $4.5 billion assigned to smart grid project funding from the $700 billion-plus U.S. stimulus package has been called inadequate by some, given the size of the job. However, so early in the process, that number doesn't begin to define the size of the microsoft government_agencies business_technology smart_grid energy_consumption stimulus_package sera Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:28:28 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/microsofts-smart-energy-reference-architecture-ready-for-utilities/?cs=36657 2009-10-14T15:28:28Z 5 months, 6 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/microsofts-smart-energy-reference-architecture-ready-for-utilities http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=36657 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/changes-to-dynamics-ax-reflect-industry-specific-needs/?cs=36147 In a couple of respects, Microsoft Dynamics looks different at the end of this week than it did at the beginning. Yesterday, Microsoft discontinued mobile access for Dynamics AX and Dynamics NAV . A stated main driver for the change was wide business_technology mobile_applications microsoft_dynamics microsoft erp_systems Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:44:30 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/changes-to-dynamics-ax-reflect-industry-specific-needs/?cs=36147 2009-09-25T20:44:30Z 5 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/changes-to-dynamics-ax-reflect-industry-specific-needs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=36147 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/analyst-likes-windows-7s-business-focus/?cs=35488 Directions on Microsoft has created for its subscribers a 40-page report, "Windows 7: An OS for Business."   The October release of Windows 7 creates an interesting dynamic. While every OS release from Redmond elicits the observation that the business_technology windows_7 directions_on_microsoft microsoft it_market_analysts Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:13:29 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/analyst-likes-windows-7s-business-focus/?cs=35488 2009-09-02T21:13:29Z 6 months, 2 weeks ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/analyst-likes-windows-7s-business-focus http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=35488 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/gazelle-closer-to-shutting-down-browser-security-weaknesses/?cs=34921 Researchers at Microsoft are set to send out more information this week on their work developing a browser/OS combo, the components of which are named Gazelle and ServiceOS . Head researcher Helen Wang says her team is putting together ideas about the operating_systems web_applications business_technology firewall productivity_software microsoft gazelle research_and_development Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:47:15 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/gazelle-closer-to-shutting-down-browser-security-weaknesses/?cs=34921 2009-08-13T18:47:15Z 7 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/gazelle-closer-to-shutting-down-browser-security-weaknesses http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=34921 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/sql-server-team-points-out-price/?cs=34469 A post Friday on the Microsoft SQL Server News Blog takes the news that Oracle increased prices on some of its database management services by as much as 40 percent as an opportunity to point out that there have been no such price changes on the purchasing_management procurement business_technology microsoft microsoft_sql_server oracle_database oracle Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:43:58 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/sql-server-team-points-out-price/?cs=34469 2009-07-27T20:43:58Z 7 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/sql-server-team-points-out-price http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=34469 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/microsoft-office-2010-gazelle-projects-try-to-balance-security-performance/?cs=34394 Microsoft Office, a target of a steady stream of vulnerability exploits, will get a set of new defenses in the 2010 release. Brad Albrecht, Senior Security Project Manager for Office 2010, writes on the Office 2010 Engineering blog that, "... any file microsoft business_technology gazelle productivity_software microsoft_office application_security sandboxing Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:25:16 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/microsoft-office-2010-gazelle-projects-try-to-balance-security-performance/?cs=34394 2009-07-24T19:25:16Z 7 months, 4 weeks ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/microsoft-office-2010-gazelle-projects-try-to-balance-security-performance http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=34394 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/microsoft-attacks-spim-with-lawsuit/?cs=34235 Many Windows Live Messenger users are probably hoping that with its civil lawsuit against a company named Funmobile , Microsoft is just beginning an ongoing effort to reduce spim. Microsoft Associate General Counsel, Internet Safety Enforcement, Tim business_technology spim litigation phishing microsoft im Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:55:39 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/microsoft-attacks-spim-with-lawsuit/?cs=34235 2009-07-17T19:55:39Z 8 months, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/microsoft-attacks-spim-with-lawsuit http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=34235 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/progress-toward-green-requires-more-cooperation-between-tech-users-providers/?cs=33998 When Greenpeace released its most recent Guide to Greener Electronics this month, Nokia and Samsung retained their first and second place rankings as leaders in green tech and practices in the guide, respectively. Likewise, Microsoft retained its nokia microsoft environmental_regulations e-waste green_technology recycling greenpeace business_technology Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:03:13 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/progress-toward-green-requires-more-cooperation-between-tech-users-providers/?cs=33998 2009-07-09T20:03:13Z 8 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/progress-toward-green-requires-more-cooperation-between-tech-users-providers http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=33998 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/survey-single-sign-on-tops-list-of-challenges/?cs=33838 Asking the right questions is often the key to new directions, as Quest Software found out this year in conducting its annual user survey at The Experts Conference.   Each year, the systems management vendor has been asking TEC attendees about single_sign-on microsoft business_technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:47 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/survey-single-sign-on-tops-list-of-challenges/?cs=33838 2009-07-03T12:00:47Z 8 months, 2 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/survey-single-sign-on-tops-list-of-challenges http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=33838 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/windows-7-has-the-touch/?cs=33672 Some of the folks anxious to see how the coming launch of Windows 7 goes over are those hoping that the operating system's touchscreen or multitouch capabilities will increase demand for their touch-based applications. IdentityMine, for example, has business_technology windows_7 laptops identitymine microsoft touch_screen software_and_web_development Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:21:33 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/windows-7-has-the-touch/?cs=33672 2009-06-25T22:21:33Z 8 months, 3 weeks ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/windows-7-has-the-touch http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=33672 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/microsofts-browser-for-the-better-mines-for-millennials/?cs=33498 Over in the discussion area of our Knowledge Network, Lisa Orrell, author of "Millennials Incorporated," is fielding questions from readers about millennials in the workplace , as well as broader generational career topics. What's great about reading business_technology advertising_and_marketing millennials productivity_software microsoft browser_for_the_better Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:02:01 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/microsofts-browser-for-the-better-mines-for-millennials/?cs=33498 2009-06-18T21:02:01Z 9 months, 3 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/microsofts-browser-for-the-better-mines-for-millennials http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=33498 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/some-of-the-shows-will-go-on/?cs=31357 Ahead of Interop in Vegas this May , I assigned one of my editors the task of talking with some of the 400-plus exhibitors slated for the trade show about the decision-making process that led them to make the commitment in the face of tight budgets business_technology advertising_and_marketing trade_shows interop networking business_communications business_culture microsoft Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:44:02 GMT kachina.shaw@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/some-of-the-shows-will-go-on/?cs=31357 2009-03-26T15:44:02Z 11 months, 4 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/comment/some-of-the-shows-will-go-on http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/dunn/feeds/comments?blogPost=31357