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• Microsoft preps mobile app for Office 365 admins

  IT administrators of the Office 365 cloud email and collaboration suite will now be able to check their management console from their mobile devices.

• BNSF Railway stays on Microsoft's track as it moves to the cloud

  When BNSF Railway decided it would move its Microsoft email and collaboration systems from its own premises to a public cloud, it considered suites from various vendors, but ultimately picked Office 365.

• Silent Circle, Lavabit unite for 'Dark Mail' encrypted email project

  Two privacy-focused email providers have launched the Dark Mail Alliance, a project to engineer an email system with robust defenses against spying.

• Whirlpool CIO: Google's consumer-driven innovation led us to Apps

  In another example of the blurred lines between business and personal computing, Whirlpool chose Google Apps because it's convinced Google's focus on consumers gives it a special innovation edge as a provider of enterprise software.

• Google fixes lengthy, widespread Gmail malfunction

  A Gmail glitch that took about 10 hours to fix and hit close to 50 percent of the webmail service's users has been fixed, ending one of the longest, most widespread Gmail disruptions in years.

• BlackBerry delays BBM's release after false start

  BlackBerry has delayed the rollout of Android and iOS versions of its popular BlackBerry Messenger app, which was expected to be available for the additional platforms this weekend.

• Microsoft lures nonprofits with Office 365 freebie

  Nonprofit organizations will be able to sign up for Office 365 for free or at a reduced price as part of a new program Microsoft launched on Tuesday.

• Microsoft fixes SkyDrive problem, issues persist with Outlook.com

  Microsoft's Outlook.com web mail application and SkyDrive cloud storage service are suffering a partial outage on Wednesday.

• Microsoft yanks troublesome Exchange security patch

  Citing installation issues and inadequate testing, Microsoft has withdrawn an Exchange Server 2013 security update that it issued earlier this week as part of its "Patch Tuesday" release cycle.

• Microsoft's SkyDrive, Outlook.com are down for some people

  Microsoft's Outlook.com web mail application and SkyDrive cloud storage service are suffering a partial outage on Wednesday.

• Microsoft Office 365 goes live

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched the much-awaited Office 365 on Tuesday, after a beta program of about nine months, as the company responds -- some critics say belatedly -- to the rising popularity of cloud-based applications for collaboration and communication.

• Microsoft to CIOs: Before you go Google, ask questions

  The mounting pressure to move IT resources to the cloud has added a layer of complexity to the already complex job of a CIO.

• Email addiction bears fruit

  Next time you knock a workmate's "CrackBerry" addiction, spare a thought that the email they've just received might be about the promotion you were hoping to get.
  Research from the University of NSW Australian School of Business and the University of Sydney has found avid use of BlackBerry mobile phones isn't the waste of time critics often claim.

• The e-government evolution

  Central and local government agencies in New Zealand score significantly higher for "responsiveness" in online mode than their Australian counterparts, according to a survey conducted by Otago University associate professor Robin Gauld last year.
  Efficiency in responding to citizens’ queries and handling the transactions they wish to (or are obliged to) conduct is one of the objectives and one of the measures of the success of e-government, say a number of international government commentators, including US President George Bush, according to Gauld.