According to AAPT chief Paul Broad, it was a "breath of fresh air" negotiating a new $500 million a year telco-wide supply deal announced today with post-Trujillo Telstra.
Microsoft has improved on an earlier offer to those who buy Office 2004 for Mac in the US before the new version of Office is released in January but have decided not to extended the offer to Australian customers.
Although the release of the next version of Office for the Mac has slipped into next year, Microsoft is ready with the pricing and packaging options.
Microsoft's next release of Office for Mac, due in January, will include business features that PC users have taken for granted for years.
Microsoft has pushed back the release of Office 2008 for Mac, from the second half of this year to next January because it wasn't satisifed with the product.
If you're considering an upgrade to Entourage 2008, think again -- for some reason, Microsoft hasn't bothered to add some vital functions that are critical to making Apple Mac systems welcome on any Exchange network.
In my last blog post, I described some latency issues that appeared on my MacBook once our IT department installed Entourage and Exchange. This led to Microsoft getting in touch to try and help me out but in the end the problems were solved by ditching Entourage in favour of Apple's Mail.
Just a few weeks ago I took possession of a shiny black MacBook, which was running like a dream till our IT guys insisted I join the corporate Microsoft Exchange domain and dump Thunderbird for Microsoft Entourage.
Chances are that your corporate emails are controlled by a Microsoft Exchange server. ZDNet.com.au took a beta of Microsoft's upcoming Exchange 2010 for a spin.
If you're using a Microsoft Windows operating system there is also a good chance that you use Office and Outlook as your email client. But is this really a choice?
Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.
commentary "Software as a service" might yet take off, but that depends on how lucky--or how brave--IT managers feel these days.
Some product announcements from Microsoft over the last few months do indicate a new willingness to not only admit the existence of UNIX, but also to recognise its success in the enterprise. Take a look.
Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopard's smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the AU$39 upgrade fee.
Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives.
A new version of Microsoft Office for Mac is due in a couple of weeks. Here are our impressions after testing the release candidate for a month or so.
RIM has incrementally upgraded the BlackBerry Curve with the addition of a GPS receiver, although we're still waiting for 3G connectivity.
Samsung's BlackJack is a utilitarian PDA-phone which has some consumer-friendly features that aim to balance its workhorse disposition.
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