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Microsoft Office 365 popular with businesses

Date: 5/14/2013
Microsft's subscription-based productivity suite continues to grow in popularity, especially with businesses.

Microsoft continues to be popular with big businesses

Date: 5/6/2013
Microsoft training will continue to be essential IT knowledge as businesses continue to depend on its products.

Unique Microsoft advertising campaign provides readers with free router

Date: 4/30/2013
Microsoft recently promoted Office 365 using a free mini T-Mobile router, which was inserted into select copies of Forbes magazine.

Microsoft sees increased Office 365 sales

Date: 4/25/2013
Office 365 software now generates $1 billion in business for Microsoft, with the company seeing an 18 percent increase in sales of the program in the last quarter.

Microsoft Office 2013 updates, features

Date: 4/23/2013
The escalating pace of Office releases means that Microsoft Office training is important so that users can stay up-to-date on the newest version of the software and accompanying features.

Industry speculates about new versions of Windows, Microsoft Office

Date: 3/28/2013
Microsoft is working on a new version of Windows and may also be introducing updated Microsoft Office software later this year.

Microsoft to update Windows 8 apps

Date: 3/22/2013
Microsoft plans to release updates for the suite of its core apps that shipped with Windows 8. These updates precede a series of changes that Microsoft will make to its Windows 8 apps as well as a move toward app development for its Windows 8 products.

Microsoft to integrate social networking site Yammer into Office 365

Date: 3/22/2013
At the recent Convergence 2013 conference, Microsoft outlined plans for integrating the social networking application Yammer into its products.

Microsoft Lync 2013 now available on mobile devices

Date: 3/15/2013
Microsoft launched the mobile client version of its its Lync 2013 software on Windows 8 phones this week and also plans to launch an app for iOS devices in the next few days.

Microsoft's Exchange 2013, Office 365 provide big software capabilities

Date: 3/6/2013
Microsoft's Exchange 2013 and Office 365 have included a range of new features that will benefit small businesses and larger companies alike.

Microsoft Office moves into the cloud

Date: 2/26/2013
Many individuals and business owners have moved their IT networks into the cloud for ease of access, flexibility, lower costs and increased efficiency. In response to this trend, Microsoft responded by releasing its own cloud system earlier this year: Office 2013.

Microsoft launches Outlook.com email service

Date: 2/19/2013
Email remains a key battleground service in the IT world. Microsoft announced this week that it is officially introducing a new email service to the market, Outlook.com, which was first shared with users as a preview in July. Over the past six months, Microsoft reported, Outlook.com has been adopted by more than 60 million users.

Microsoft Office 2013 vs. Office 365

Date: 2/15/2013
Microsoft Office software is one of the most prevalent office tools in modern business, and the company has changed up the scene with its release of MS Office 365 and Office 2013.

Making the cloud more energy efficient

Date: 2/8/2013
On June 5 and 6, the 2013 Green Data Center Conference will be held in Dallas, providing IT training to companies and professionals who want to make their work more energy efficient. Among the topics covered is one called "Greening as Bi-product of a Broader Industry Transformation towards Consolidation, Virtualization & the Cloud." This event and lecture reflects the growing importance of a conversation that environmentalists, government officials, businesses and IT professionals are engaged in: how to make the cloud more energy efficient.

Users express increased satisfaction with Microsoft Office 365 tools

Date: 1/31/2013
While businesses have traditionally purchased Microsoft Office software, the latest offerings from the software company allows businesses to to pay an annual subscription fee for the cloud-based Office 365.

IT training essential to maximize technology investments

Date: 1/17/2013
With new technologies continually surfacing and gaining traction, IT training becomes an essential part of maximizing a company's technology investments.

Windows Server 2012 among year's top stories

Date: 10/25/2012
According to TechTarget, Windows Server 2012 is among one of the many reasons why this is a defining year for Microsoft. With the spotlight on this program and the new Windows 8, the company has been affecting everyone in an IT career and companies that use this kind of software.

Microsoft trying to get kids' technology interest up early

Date: 10/4/2012
A recent article in The New York Times said Microsoft is looking to get kids interested in an IT career early, as they are sending employees to volunteer at local high schools to get students hooked on computer science. This could help drive more students to pursue IT training after high school and help close the skills gap that currently exists.

Program lets users get Office on iPad

Date: 8/17/2012
Information technology professionals have likely gone through multiple hours of certifications and IT training, but there still has never really been a way for them to get Microsoft Office onto their company's iPads.

Verizon adds Microsoft Office 365 to SMB offerings

Date: 8/6/2012
Verizon Wireless announced August 6 that it would offer Microsoft Office 365 as part of its Small Business Essentials portfolio.

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