Windows 8 and Microsoft Keynotes for RT

Windows 8 with Surface Reviews



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MS Surface Keynote: Steve Ballmer


Windows 8 Release - Holiday 2012

Wither Lync? MS acquire Yammer says nothing about Lync

"Lync maybe Microsoft last true on premise application. Go cloud, Go hybrid Go!" KP

Try wither Yammer! Great technology though... 11/10/12

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Last October, I posted a concept video showing Microsoft’s view on the future of productivity. The video envisions how mobile devices, social computing, interactive content, cloud computing and natural user interfaces will change the way we get things done at home, at work and at school.

In our personal lives, it’s obvious that social computing has made a huge impact in how we connect with information and each other. Businesses are just starting to take advantage of the benefits of social computing, and I believe it will redefine how we’ll work together in the years ahead.

Today, I am excited to announce that we have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Yammer, the world’s fastest-growing enterprise social networking service. Yammer provides a free service for employees to join a private social network that’s intuitive and easy to use. It also enables IT departments to easily transition an employee driven initiative into a managed, social-networking solution. If you’re a Yammer user today, you’ll continue to get the same experience you’re used to. I encourage you to see if your company already has a Yammer social network and join....


Full Story:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2012/06/25/microsoft-acquires-yammer-to-accelerate-enterprise-social-networking.aspx

Posted by Kurt DelBene
President, Microsoft Office Division

SharePoint, Dynamics, Office 365, Skype


Related:
http://m.itproportal.com/2012/06/26/yammer-lync-skype-messenger-sharepoint-meet-microsofts-biggest-conundrum/

Drink the new MS koolaid, its delicious : TechEd 2012 and more ramblings...

 

Click here to search for all the Lync Videos or see the individual sessions below.  

All Tech Ed 2012 - http://northamerica.msteched.com/#fbid=fBjb8v8NBNZ

Lync 2010: Planning Voice Features, Subbu Chandarasekaran

Lync 2010: Planning Voice Deployments, Subbu Chandarasekaran

Lync Deep Dive: Dial Plans and Voice Management Deep Dive, Javed Tufail

Lync 2010: Unlocking Your CORE CAL with Lync, Marc Perez

Lync Deep Dive: Edge Media Connectivity with ICE, Bryan Nyce

Lync and the Enterprise Network, Bryan Nyce

Best Practices in Securing Your Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Edge Servers, Rui Maximo

Microsoft Lync 2010: Planning for Conferencing Deployments, Paul Brombley

Microsoft Lync 2010: Server and Client Virtualization, Campbell Gunn

Microsoft Lync 2010: Availability, Resiliency, and Recovery, Paul Brombley

Forget about IT: How about Lync Inside Business Applications?, Albert Kooiman

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MICROSOFT SKPE'D,  SURFACED and YAMMER'D

Estonian labs chief says working for Microsoft hasn't changed Skype

Microsoft buys social-office network Yammer for $1.2 billion

CNET.COM - MS SURFACE ANALYSIS

It was getting harder and harder to catch Apple's iPad. So, Microsoft took matters into its own hands, says a report.

Was Microsoft's Surface tablet an act of desperation? Yes, says a report in the New York Times.
Microsoft and the PC hardware industry were failing miserably at taking on Apple's iPad, forcing Redmond's hand, according to the report.
How critical was the situation becoming? Some assertions from the article:

• Apple's control of key materials: Materials like high-quality aluminum were purchased in such large quantities that Apple virtually cornered the market. Because PC makers were not responding to threats like this, Microsoft feared PC players were falling further and further behind Apple.
• Shortcomings of the Microsoft-Intel business model: Microsoft and Intel -- so-called "Wintel" -- sucked up much of the profit, leaving PC makers with limited resources to innovate.
• Lack of trust between Microsoft and PC makers: device makers lost faith in Microsoft. Despite demanding hefty licensing fees, Microsoft was not delivering the touch capability that was necessary to be competitive. HP "fumed" at Microsoft's inability to craft decent touch software sooner. For example, the Windows 7 touch experience was subpar, hardly measuring up to Apple.
• Failed Hewlett-Packard tablets: HP's Intel-based Windows tablet -- first shown at CES in 2010 -- ultimately suffered from mediocre chips, buggy software, and HP's decision to use merely "sufficient" components. And HP's strategy of buying Palm and creating the TouchPad failed.