Monthly Archives: July 2011
Trend Micro SafeSync for Business
Cloud Power is the latest addition and also future of how businesses will conduct their day to day business. However, many question how the cloud will benefit them and how they can asure they are keeping their business secure online. The answer to this can be found in the unique cloud storage qualities of Trend Micro SafeSync. Trend Micro’s SafeSync allows users to keep their files in all the one place and easy to manage on their own private cloud space. This type of storage proves to be the perfect solution to the common office problem of trying to remember where certain files are. With SafeSync everything is on your cloud and accessible from any computer and most mobile devices no matter where you are in the world. Read the rest of this entry
The growing threat of the Hacker
With the numerous reports and hacker activity that has been happening lately it is not hard to see that governments are concerned with these acts of cyber terrorism. Hacker groups like Anonymous and the recently disbanded LulzSec have caused havoc in the cyber community and remain a constant headache to many government and corporate websites. These hacker groups pride themselves in exposing the faults of various corporations and they have even launched cyber attacks against military and government by acquiring various data and hacking into countless numbers of official websites. Read the rest of this entry
Google+ the next Facebook?
Google launched their latest project Google+ recently and the tech world is buzzing with various comments and reviews on Google’s latest development. But many question how will Google+ survive in the social networking universe with such big competitors like Facebook and Twitter dominating the internet. Google thought of this very carefully after failures with Google Buzz and Google Wave, Google focused on the aspects of social networking which are popular with users and they have even taken the disadvantages of social networks like Facebook and found solutions with their latest social project Google+. Google+ interface is quite similar to that of Facebook where users have the same sort of layout with their profile and wall to which they can see all the latest with their friends but the main advantage Google+ has over Facebookis its unique use of ‘Circles’. Read the rest of this entry
Microsoft Launches Office365
Microsoft Launches Office365
On the 28thJune, Steve Ballmer presented the global launch of Microsoft’s cloud powered Office365 service. The event was broadcast worldwide via the Microsoft webcast and countless individuals watched the future of Microsoft’s services unfold before their very eyes. There were demonstrations of the Office365 suite shown by Microsoft representatives – All the usual office programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint make up the Office365 suite along with OneNote and the latest Lync application which extends the capabilities of this latest Office software beyond all that have come before. The Office365 suite features all you would ever need for a business and the most attractive and revolutionary aspect of the Office365 suite is cross device collaboration. With collaboration you are sure to always have the most up to date files in your Sky Drive and you can edit documents live and your fellow partners can see these changes immediately to their own version of the document creating even more faster real time editing and sharing of files.
Collaboration with Office365 even has app support as demonstrated in the launch you can make changes and view your documents on your mobile device through the Office365 app and make real time changes even on your mobile too. This unique use of collaboration through PC & mobile devices is the perfect addition to the Office suite and essential for the business person on the go. Along with great collaboration and sharing, Office365 stores your files on the universal Sky Drive meaning you never have to go looking for where your documents are and they can be accessed at any time straight through the web. Another great addition to the Office365 services is the new Lync software which allows users to call, IM and conduct meetings all over the web. With Lync you can even share presentations, desktops and whiteboards with your colleagues to conduct conferences or even just brainstorm business ideas.
Also with all the great advantages of the Office software, Office365 can also offer business users the outlook platform for their emails with access from anywhere meaning they never have to worry about not getting those all-important emails. With all this and an uptime of 99.9% for its services it seems Microsoft have produced the golden nugget of Office software. There are various different plans available to small, medium and large businesses and the costs are very minimal with plans starting from as low as €5 per user per month which ensures businesses are getting the utmost value for the money. If you are looking for more information on Office365 or considering the move to this service then you can contact your Microsoft Partner: Cosgrove IT on 071 98 31122, info@cosgroveit.ie or visit our offices in Bundoran for all you need in Office365. So why not make the change today and embrace the Cloud!
