Comments on: Microsoft Office Alternative Connects Online http://www.thevarguy.com/2007/05/24/another-microsoft-office-alternative-connects-online/ What's Next In the IT Channel Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:59:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Microsoft and Managed Services: 10 Things to Know « MSP Mentor http://www.thevarguy.com/2007/05/24/another-microsoft-office-alternative-connects-online/comment-page-1/#comment-30748 Microsoft and Managed Services: 10 Things to Know « MSP Mentor Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:21:33 +0000 http://techiqmag.com/2007/05/24/another-microsoft-office-alternative-connects-online/#comment-30748 <p>[...] 8. Coopetition Returns. Former Novell CEO Ray Noorda coined this term in the 1990s. You better come to understand it. Fast. Coopetition is when you both compete and cooperate with a technology company, in this case Microsoft. When describing its hosted services, Microsoft says it is “providing business customers with the flexibility to choose between traditional on-premise implementations, services hosted by Microsoft partners and now Online services that reside in Microsoft's datacenters.” Hmmm. 7. Office Live Workspace: Access and edit your documents online. Not a big worry for MSPs, but certainly a counter offering to Google’s online applications and similar applications from Zoho.com. (Full disclosure: We’re big fans of Zoho.) [...]</p> [...] 8. Coopetition Returns. Former Novell CEO Ray Noorda coined this term in the 1990s. You better come to understand it. Fast. Coopetition is when you both compete and cooperate with a technology company, in this case Microsoft. When describing its hosted services, Microsoft says it is “providing business customers with the flexibility to choose between traditional on-premise implementations, services hosted by Microsoft partners and now Online services that reside in Microsoft’s datacenters.” Hmmm. 7. Office Live Workspace: Access and edit your documents online. Not a big worry for MSPs, but certainly a counter offering to Google’s online applications and similar applications from Zoho.com. (Full disclosure: We’re big fans of Zoho.) [...]

]]> By: The VAR Guy: Microsoft Office alternative gains ground « Identity Unknown http://www.thevarguy.com/2007/05/24/another-microsoft-office-alternative-connects-online/comment-page-1/#comment-3072 The VAR Guy: Microsoft Office alternative gains ground « Identity Unknown Sat, 26 May 2007 00:00:16 +0000 http://techiqmag.com/2007/05/24/another-microsoft-office-alternative-connects-online/#comment-3072 <p>[...] Share/E-mail [...]</p> [...] Share/E-mail [...]

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