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Google Apps, Office 365 Prep for War | Ultimate Business Tablet
June 23, 2011
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  Thursday, June 23, 2011
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Between The Lines ColumnistThe Ultimate 'Business' Pad Defined
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With the impending launch of Microsoft's cloud-based version of Office, Google is celebrating customer wins as it girds for war.

Microsoft's New Cloud Chief Dismisses Sales Scare Talk
Satya Nadella, in his first public appearance since taking over for Microsoft's Bob Muglia, said that the cloud age equals a sales opportunity for Microsoft, not a threat.

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The rise of free but "good enough" software spells an end to the days of having to pay for PC antivirus software.

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Nearly half of online adults in the U.S. are on a social network, but branded usage by smaller companies is closer to 25%. Here are four reasons why it may be smart for nonsocial SMBs to stay that way for now.

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Call Center In The Cloud: Cheaper And Simpler
Car warranty business' move to a cloud-based contact center platform eased IT maintenance demands and slashed computing hardware capital expenses.

Air Force Brass Get Secure Smartphones
General Dynamics will provide 300 new devices to leaders of the military service branch, part of a broader move across the Department of Defense to make classified data more portable.

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Posted By lchinm5h:
"Rather than stating - in essence - that AV is dead or that we shouldn't pay for it anymore, a more accurate statement would be that TRADITIONAL AV only protection is dead and should be free."
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Posted By lacertosus:
"Google's cloud 'office suite' is much much cheaper than Microsoft's 360! For home users, google docs is free. I guess Google won without even having to go to battle."
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