News, blogs, analysis, tips, discussion and how-to about e-mail.
About 4.5 Million Catholic School Students to Get Office 365
Medical Firm Avoids Exchange Nightmare with Outside Help
Mon, May 21, 2012 - International medical vendor Mediq was expanding in a big way by acquisition and needed a standard email platform across its business, but the project's cost and the complexity of doing it alone was so daunting that the company called on outside help that costs it less in the long run.
How to Avoid 5 Common Email Management Mistakes
Mon, May 21, 2012 - Email managers have a lot at stake. After all, the volume of global electronic messages sent via email dwarfs all other forms of electronic communication, including social networking. Since the inception of electronic mail, which, according to some Internet historians, can be traced to a small mainframe app called 'MAILBOX' from the mid-1960s, human-to-human messages have been created, transmitted and stored in electronic format. But early email administrators could hardly have envisioned the complexity of current email infrastructure and the concomitant maze of technical, security, business and regulatory challenges.
Open-Source Messaging at (nearly) the Speed of Light
Thu, May 17, 2012 - Felix Ehm, a member of CERN's beams control group, has always had a curious and scientific bent.
VMware Envisions Virtualization in Post-PC, BYOD Era
Wed, May 16, 2012 - VMware wasn't just looking to save money when it launched a BYOD plan with the mandate that all of its U.S. employees use their personal mobile phones for work. It was taking a crash-course that would help shape its vision of post-PC era computing.
Zeus Variant Tricks Facebook, Webmail Users Into Exposing Card Details
Tue, May 15, 2012 - The new Zeus version injects rogue debit card-related offers into popular websites
About 600,000 L.a. Community College Students to Get Microsoft Live@EDU
Mon, May 14, 2012 - The institution considered Google Apps for Education but chose Microsoft's cloud email and collaboration suite for schools and universities
Take Me Off Your Mailing List!
Fri, May 11, 2012 - This is a plea to web designers, programmers and, most particularly, marketing people, to stop annoying us when we want to unsubscribe from your &^%$#@!* stupid, er, sorry, not interesting to us, email lists. It's also a plea for all of you IT people to talk to these groups in your company and convince them to do some "right thinking" about this issue.
Twitter Acquires Email Marketer Restengine
Fri, May 11, 2012 - Twitter continues to buy companies that can help boost revenue
Can Google Apps Unseat Microsoft Office and Exchange?
Tue, May 08, 2012 - The BYOD phenomenon and the need to collaborate with mobile users and international subsidiaries led New England Biolabs to weigh a switch from Microsoft Office and Exchange Server to Google Apps. The results of their proof-of-concept testing surprised many, including the CIO.
How To Ignore Your Email Without Losing Your Job
Mon, May 07, 2012 - Save time and be more productive by using these simple tips and tricks to check e-mail less often without losing your job.
Why Your Business Still Needs Newsletters
Fri, May 04, 2012 - Email marketing remains the most effective means of obtaining new customers and keeping them loyal to your brand.
At Interior Department, Google Apps Will Co-exist with Outlook, Office -- for Now
Thu, May 03, 2012 - While the agency chose Gmail for backend e-mail, it will give employees the option of continuing to use Outlook and Office on the desktop
After Legal Tussle, Google Beats Microsoft for Large US Contract
Tue, May 01, 2012 - The Department of the Interior will deploy Google Apps to 90,000 employees for cloud-based email and collaboration applications
12 Best Email Marketing Tips for Professionals
Tue, May 01, 2012 - From obtaining relevant data to reaching customers wherever they are, these best-of-breed email marketing tips can help you improve your campaigns beyond generic email blasts.



