http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/20971.aspxWed, 04 Nov 2009 21:18:16 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20971matteoThere are many IT conferences that you or your IT department could attend to keep on the leading edge of technology. This is a list of major IT conferences relating to messaging and collaboration technologies. Upcoming Information Technology Conferences There is no lack of options when considering attending a professional IT conference. If you or y...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/6110.aspxFri, 30 Oct 2009 15:24:05 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:6110LWatrousYou've heard all the jazz about Skype, and now you are ready to use it. But how the heck to you install and configure Skype on Windows? Relax and read on to find out more! Installing Skype To install Skype, the first thing you need to do is visit the Skype page, and the Download Now link is right there. All you'll need to do from here i...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/21840.aspxFri, 30 Oct 2009 14:46:23 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21840williamSometimes it is helpful to launch a new e-mail form from the run or command line. We will explain how to do so and the options. Using the Command Line to Creating Emails, Appointments, and Tasks in Outlook There are numerous Outlook 2007 command line switches that can be executed from the Run line or a command prompt. One of these switches creates ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/21116.aspxThu, 15 Oct 2009 20:07:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21116williamE-mail continues to serve as a critical communication system for businesses, but what do you do with older messages that are rarely if ever needed? You archive them. Why Must Emails be Archived? E-mail remains a critical communication system for most companies. Often, e-mail conversations are used as points of reference and even as supporti...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/20972.aspxThu, 15 Oct 2009 18:53:53 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20972matteoWith such a long list of options, how do you choose an IT conference to attend or send staff members to? How do you get the most out of attending an IT Conference? I'll try to answer that question here. Dizzying Array of Conferences The only conference that is missing in the long list of IT Conferences might be the Conference summarizin...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/6108.aspxThu, 15 Oct 2009 18:33:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:6108LWatrousSkype is an excellent tool for video calls. If you need to find out more about using Skype for video calls, then you've come to the right place. Keep reading to find out more. What You Need To start using Video Calls on Skype , all you need is a web cam, and the latest version of Skype (currently 3.8). The other party will need a web cam too, i...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/13183.aspxThu, 15 Oct 2009 17:18:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:13183jhewittGoogle showed the world that web e-mail could be as robust and functional - if not more so - than a regular e-mail client when they released the beta version of Gmail in 2004 to the general public. The Google Approach to Mail Gmail has changed the face not only of web email but of web applications in general. When Gmail was first shown in 2004 to a...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/3240.aspxThu, 15 Oct 2009 16:23:26 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:3240jhewittSocial networking enhances productivity. More Than a Diversion Google Talk is an excellent tool for small office managers and workers to stay in touch and to keep easily accessible recordings of conversations. Phone calls have a peculiar etiquette to them in that they require greetings and goodbyes - at least in most industries. Chat discussions ar...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/11665.aspxThu, 15 Oct 2009 16:02:50 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:11665matteoSocial Networking sites are not just for young people to connect with their friends and peers. They are business opportunities to network, advertise and even recruit people. We list five social networking sites that you should consider part of your marketing efforts. Why Use Social Networking? Social networking sites are not just for teens look...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/11583.aspxThu, 15 Oct 2009 05:38:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:11583williamTelephony client Skype allows users to access their Outlook contacts and make calls to contacts with telephone numbers. Accessing Outlook Contacts with Skype Skype , currently in version 3.8, is a software application for phone and video communication. Calls can be initiated from computer to computer or computer to phone. Incoming calls can also or...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/8041.aspxThu, 15 Oct 2009 02:10:47 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:8041williamThe Blackberry is the world leader in mobile device communication with wireless phone, messaging and data access built into their popular product line. Beginning of BlackBerry Technology The ubiquitous BlackBerry mobile communication device was created by Research in Motion (RIM) of Waterloo, Ontario. History was made when RIM was founded in 1984 b...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/9458.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 22:34:23 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9458matteoDo what you can to conserve the environment. Just don't tell everyone in every e-mail to do the same. A Philosophy, Not an E-mail Signature More and more I see this line at the end of corporate e-mails - “Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.” Mind your own business. Like everyone else sharing this great earth, I am not a...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/9457.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 21:54:44 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9457matteoGoing green is not just a trend in IT and business offices. It is a strategy for reducing costs while improving the impact we have on the environment. It is a win-win. Ideas for a Green IT Department “It’s not easy being green…” sang Kermit. And Kermit was right. Over the years, efforts in information technology to “Go Green” were largely unsuccess...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/12500.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 21:25:53 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:12500twhatleyMany people don’t know what it truly means to be connected. There are situations where you need to take your business contacts along with you on your mobile device. Read this article to find out how you can do that. You’ve spent months getting your contacts just right in Microsoft Outlook . Now you want a way to take them along with you on yo...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/6113.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 20:46:53 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:6113LWatrousSkype is a wonderful tool that when put the right use can greatly assist business communication. If you want to find out more about using Skype to assist business communication, continue reading. How Can Skype Help? Skype assists business communication through simplifying the means of inner-office communications, simplifying national and even i...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/1737.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 19:53:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1737williamReally Simple Syndication, as RSS is now referred to, lived through a challenging puberty to become an important and valuable resource for people at the office and at home. The Beginning of RSS RSS is really over 10 years old. It passed through a few incarnations prior to becoming RSS. Apple proposed a Meta Content Framework (MCF) followed shortly ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/2341.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 18:32:10 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2341williamMicrosoft Exchange Server is a premier corporate messaging server solution. It has evolved with the needs and demands of Microsoft customers. Exchange's Evolution Since 1996 Microsoft Exchange Server is the premier enterprise messaging server solution in the market. Exchange was added to Microsoft’s product line in April 1996 with the release o...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/4107.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 17:48:56 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:4107matteoAOL is still around currently providing free online services competing with Yahoo! and MSN. AOL History America Online no longer bombards potential AND existing customers with CDs offering hundreds of hours as part of their free trial. Once the world’s largest ISP based on subscriber count, they are a shadow of their former selves, but surprisi...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/1442.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 17:12:49 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1442williamSoftware as a Service (SaaS) experienced a healthy growth in 2007 and is continuing in 2008. Companies are looking to hosted services as a means of saving money. Office applications are now a part of that growth and businesses are taking notice. Microsoft and Google lead the way. Office Software Trends There is an ongoing trend in the offic...http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/1447.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:24:34 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1447williamMessaging and collaboration software companies all want to produce the Microsoft Exchange killer application. There are many competitors, but Microsoft has worked hard to keep Exchange as the market leader in the corporate e-mail server market. The Popularity of Exchange Exchange Server is Microsoft’s messaging server application. First released as...