Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

January 2009

• Office 2007 Deployment: The Main Script Part 2

  Paul Hughes - Imperial College London 30 Jan 2009

Part 2 of the Main script we are using to deploy out Office 2007...

• Office 2007 Deployment: The Main Script Part 1

  Paul Hughes - Imperial College London 29 Jan 2009

In part 1 of the scripting section, we'll go through the opening section of our script which will be used to deploy Office 2007 out to user's workstations...

• Lotusphere buzz

  John de Giorgio - Shireburn Software Ltd 22 Jan 2009

This is my tenth Lotusphere and I have to say that the energy and buzz this year has been high. Higher than it has been for many years. So, what's behind it?I do not think there is one single thing ...

• Microsoft sheds 5000 job losses after net income falls 11%

  Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 22 Jan 2009

Microsoft has been hit hard by the downturn as businesses cut back on upgrading their IT during these tough economic conditions.58 staff from Microsoft UK, representing 2% of the UK workforce are ...

• IBM Listens

  John de Giorgio - Shireburn Software Ltd 21 Jan 2009

Read about day 2 at Lotusphere and how IBM listens (sometimes).

• Office 2007 Deployment: Planning

  Paul Hughes - Imperial College London 20 Jan 2009

In this exciting episode, we look at some of the project planning issues which could arise with software deployment.

• Lotusphere Day 1 - a very yellow day

  John de Giorgio - Shireburn Software Ltd 19 Jan 2009

Lotusphere always kicks off with the Opening General Session (OGS) a 2 hour event that sets the tone for the whole week. IBM lays out its main strategy and product directions and the main themes of ...

• Is yellow the new black? (Lotusphere - Lotus business partner community)

  John de Giorgio - Shireburn Software Ltd 18 Jan 2009

As IBM's Lotus Software division launches into the annual Lotusphere event in Orlando, what happened in Business Development Day, the day dedicated to partners prior to the opening of the main ...

• Sony blasts cheap NetBooks

  Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 14 Jan 2009

Weighing in at 638g, the cost of Sony's P-sreies NetBook works out t £1.33 per gram, which at least is cheaper than coke.

• Office 2007 Deployment: Fight for your rights!

  Paul Hughes - Imperial College London 12 Jan 2009

Something which we've yet to talk about is the rights to actually install Office in the first place. What can we do if we are in an environment where users are limited to what they can do?

• Windows Live: Has MS turned a new leaf?

  Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 08 Jan 2009

For over a decade Microsoft has attempted to go its own way on the internet. It looks like with Windows Live, it is finally acknowledging that the internet is about sharing and linking.

• Office 2007 Deployment: Modify the van... (the Office 2007 Customization tool)

  Paul Hughes - Imperial College London 07 Jan 2009

Now the mystery of the Office Customization Tool is revealed as part of the final sets of preparation before the moment of truth...

• Office 2007 Deployment: Free Delivery (preparing for a silent deployment with cacheing)

  Paul Hughes - Imperial College London 05 Jan 2009

Here we find out the exciting world of Office 2007 caching...