Microsoft expands hosted Exchange and SharePoint; Microsoft's vs. Tom-Tom

Microsoft Alert NetworkWorld.com | Software Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Dell Managing the Migration to Windows Vista There are many benefits of migrating to Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 together. A joint migration can save you time and money; find out how Dell can help you have a successful migration. Spotlight Story This is Network World's Microsoft Subnet news alert in which we focus on the top items from Microsoft Subnet, your daily source for Microsoft news, blogs, discussion items, security alerts, giveaways and more. Top pick of the week Microsoft expands hosted Exchange, SharePoint service, signs customer GlaxoSmithKline Microsoft announced that it is extending its enterprise cloud offerings to 19 countries and that it has signed a heavy hitter customer, GlaxoSmithKline. Microsoft said that trial versions of its Business Productivity Online Suite will now be available in those 19 countries, including the United States. Microsoft also said it will release Microsoft Office Communications Online, for instant messaging and presence, and the Business Productivity Online Deskless Worker Suite, a low-cost e-mail, calendaring and collaboration service. Related News: More top picks from the week:  Open source alliance challenges Microsoft Auto 4.0 Were Microsoft Layoffs Political or A Token Gesture? Microsoft issues two security advisories: for Excel exploit, Windows Autorun Windows 7: maybe in September Should a Certification expire? iRony: A lesson in why iPhone is remarkable, except as a phone From our bloggers: Mitchell Ashley: Converging on Microsoft Microsoft vs. Tom-Tom: A Linux PR nightmare It's interesting Microsoft would take this action and while it's not a direct assault claiming broad Linux patent infringements, the claims against Tom-Tom's Linux are direct enough to surely garner the attention of Linux and other open source advocates. ... is this another SCO Unix fiasco in the making?" 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