Tag Archives: outlook

I’m all for disruption but….

By Ben Kepes

TechCrunch waxes poetical on the threat to Microsoft, and in particular the exalted position of Outlook, that Facebook poses. TechCrunch says that; Facebook succeeds because it is the killer web application for communications and personal information management. Facebook Mail is not without its problems, but the combination of Facebook Mail,

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Gmail moves into the big time…

By Ben Kepes

Much discussion has centred around on-demand apps being primarily for smaller businesses. Many enterprise folks like to remind that Microsoft is still premier in their organisation. Interesting to read about the largest implementation of Gmail in the world. Google has secured the deal to provide for 1.5 million students at

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LinkedIn replacing email? No time soon…

By Ben Kepes

Over on RWW, Bernard posted suggesting that LinkedIn is both a Gmail and an Outlook killer. His rationale seems to come from the fact that LinkedIn mail is always up to date (as member update their own records it doesn’t rely on first a contact remembering to notify a change

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Ben Kepes is an analyst, an entrepreneur, a commentator and a business adviser. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to property to technology. As a technology commentator he has a broad presence both in the traditional media and extensively online. Ben covers the convergance of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users. More on Ben

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