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Google Takes the Mobile Shackles Off Docs: Tech News « [GigaOm]

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A major milestone for Google Docs; also see the Official Google Blog overview for a video and other details.  The GigaOm article referenced below also highlights an interesting related trend – the increasing overlap between traditional productivity application models (seamlessly sync’d across multiple device types) and services such as Evernote and OneNote (e.g., when OneNote 2010 or OneNote Web App is used in conjunction with Windows Live SkyDrive).  A subtly significant competitive landscape is emerging for beyond-the-basics collaborative hypertext models, with one group of offerings (e.g., Google Docs, Office Web Apps, and Dropbox) starting with traditional file-centric concepts and another group (with Evernote and OneNote currently among the most widely-used offerings) starting with more Web-centric concepts.  Perhaps Google saw… Continue reading: Google Takes the Mobile Shackles Off Docs: Tech News « [GigaOm]

November 18th, 2010 | Category: Evernote, Google Docs, Hypertext, OneNote | Leave a comment

Mitigating Risk and Finding Opportunity in Software as a Service (SaaS) E-mail for Small and Medium Businesses

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Announcing the latest CSG publication, “Mitigating Risk and Finding Opportunity in Software as a Service E-mail for Small and Medium Businesses.” You can download the white paper here or go to our Research page.

Software as a Service (SaaS) e-mail offerings provide some operational productivity benefits at lower prices, although it is not a silver bullet, and should not be considered a compromise to existing solutions. SaaS e-mail service bundles can provide capabilities not previously available with existing e-mail solutions especially with operational aspects of managing an e-mail infrastructure. Although total cost of ownership (TCO) is a leading driver for choosing SaaS e-mail, customers should approach SaaS e-mail options based on how the solution will improve the e-mail experience… Continue reading: Mitigating Risk and Finding Opportunity in Software as a Service (SaaS) E-mail for Small and Medium Businesses

January 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Cloud Computing, Collaboration, E-mail, Google, Google Docs, IBM Lotus, LotusLive, Microsoft, Microsoft Online, SaaS | 2 comments

Gauging the Real Value of SaaS E-mail

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I‘m pleased to announce the publication of “Gauging the Real Value of Software as a Service (SaaS) E-mail for Small and Medium Businesses,” a Collaborative Strategy Guild white paper on SaaS E-mail and productivity. You can download the paper here or go to our Research page.

The e-mail market is rapidly evolving as new business-grade software as a service (SaaS) e-mail options become a viable alternative to the traditional on-site e-mail by… Continue reading: Gauging the Real Value of SaaS E-mail

July 29th, 2009 | Category: Cloud Computing, Collaboration, Google, Google Docs, Microsoft | Leave a comment

The Fog of Cloud Computing

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I spent a good part of the last hour following links to stories about security and privacy lapses in Google Docs. I started out with a TechCrunch article detailing additional security loopholes that a security expert had recently uncovered including:

  • Embedded images in protected documents that never go away and that get saved to an open server
  • The new diagram feature of Google Docs saves all previous versions of the diagram and makes them available to anyone who can read the doc, even if you’ve set the diagram to view only mode
  • Sometimes users still can access documents after their permissions have been revoked

These are pretty serious issues for customers who use Google Docs in a true collaborative… Continue reading: The Fog of Cloud Computing

March 27th, 2009 | Category: Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Collaboration, Google, Google Docs | Leave a comment
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