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    LimitNone, a small software development company, is seeking nearly US$1 billion in damages in a lawsuit that accuses Google of reneging on a partnership with the small company and misappropriating its trade secrets for its Google Apps online service.

  • Hasta la vista, Vista: The social OS is on the way

    A recent study has asserted that the next generation of operating systems will link users to each other on an unprecedented scale as developers incorporate social networking into their platforms.

  • Google tool plucks from rivals

    Google has quietly added a feature to its free e-mail service that lets people import their address book contacts from rivals Yahoo, Microsoft and America Online.

  • Yahoo joins desktop search fray

    Yahoo has become the latest major Internet company to introduce consumer software for searching e-mail and other desktop files.

  • Aussie corporates flirt with Gmail

    Australian IT services firm SMS Management and Technology last week claimed to be fielding decent levels of interest from large Australian organisations interested in dumping their existing email platforms and migrating to Google's Gmail service.

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    How feasible is it that you could escape paying hefty licensing fees by using software subsidised by advertisements?

  • Welcome to the Exchange 2007 Availability Service

    One of Outlook's most useful features is the capability of providing you with free/busy information for everyone in your organisation. It appears to the user to be something that "just works.", however it's more complicated than that. Thankfully, Microsoft has improved free/busy handling in Outlook 2007 and Exchange 2007 with the new Availability Service.

  • What's wrong with RSS is also what's right with it

    The popular Web syndication's brand of flexibility promises to make life difficult for all those attempting to bring order to the natural chaos that defines the Internet.

  • Salesforce.com CEO: Microsoft is still a dinosaur

    For years, CEO of Salesforce.com Marc Benioff appeared in public wearing an "End of Software" button on his lapel -- just to rankle Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, or any other software mugwump making a killing on selling packaged applications.

  • Taming the alpha mail

    The actual administration of e-mail -- getting it into your company, filtering it, distributing it, providing mobile access to it, archiving it, backing it up, undeleting it -- can be an extremely time-consuming, bothersome process.

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  • Microsoft Office Standard 2007

    If you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade. But stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.

  • How to improve your Outlook

    For many of us, Microsoft Outlook is as much as part of the workplace as cubicle walls and funny grey carpet. But perfect it's not. Here are some fixes for its most frustrating flaws.

  • Eudora 6.1

    Power users looking for an email solution that can also help to cut spam should consider Eudora 6.1. However, Notes and Outlook offer cleaner, more intuitive interfaces.

  • Tech Guide: Timesaving Outlook tips

    Most of us have to use Microsoft Outlook for our day-to-day organisation and communication, so it's a good idea to learn some of its secrets. Here's a guide to get you started.

  • Google Spreadsheets

    The online Google Spreadsheets is free, easy to use, and handy for collaboration, but stick with Excel for complex spreadsheets.

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