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Sep. 10, 2007 at 10:38am by Greg Sterling
Google Office Gains New Enterprise Credibility
Capgemini Backs Google's Software Push from the Associated Press covers how Paris-based tech and business consultancy CapGemini is going to start recommending and installing Google Apps on enterprise desktops, a move viewed as a big boost for Google's "office" application aspirations. CapGemini also works with Microsoft and IBM and "influences...
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Sep. 6, 2007 at 10:28am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Bundling Software, Apps In New "Windows Live Services"
Microsoft has rolled out something similar to the Google Pack software bundle called "Windows Live Services." Google Operating System has a lengthy (favorable) overview. The package includes mail and instant messaging, search toolbar, online storage, photosharing and blogging software, all from Microsoft. It operates as something of an extension of...
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Jul. 27, 2007 at 11:05am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft And Google Moving More Deeply Into Each Others' Businesses
Microsoft vows it won't let its core businesses be undermined by "the cloud." This article from the NY Times (and related discussion at Techmeme) quotes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer saying that Microsoft will compete aggressively with Google and other online alternatives to Office and will offer Web-based versions of all...
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Jun. 1, 2007 at 8:34am by Greg Sterling
What To Make Of Google Gears
Being a non-developer I was a bit of a fish out of water at Google Developer Day yesterday. The event, which took place in the 10 countries where Google has offices, was intended to showcase Google Gears and the company's various APIs. I attended the event in California, which was...
