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• CIOs extend unified communications to mobile devices

  By Lauren Brousell | 31 May, 2012 19:15

  A survey finds that IT leaders are accelerating their plans to invest in unified communications and collaboration technologies. But the systems aren't cheap.

• Microsoft launches Office 365 edition for US government customers

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 30 May, 2012 19:13

  Microsoft has released a government-specific edition of its Office 365 cloud-based email and collaboration suite that offers U.S. public-sector customers a cordoned-off data center infrastructure just for them.

• Cisco all but kills Cius tablet computer

  By Jim Duffy | 25 May, 2012 15:29

  Cisco is slowly killing off its Cius business tablet less than a year after it started shipping.

• About 4.5 million Catholic school students to get Office 365

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 24 May, 2012 18:55

  About 4.5 million Catholic school students will get access to Microsoft's Office 365 cloud e-mail and collaboration suite as part of a 3-year deal the software vendor struck with the Catholic International Education Office (OIEC).

• Are CEOs getting the social media thing?

  By Michael Cooney | 24 May, 2012 13:33

  IBM says a study it did of some 1700 Chief Executive Officers worldwide found that many indeed - or should be - grasping social media as a key enabler of collaboration and innovation.

• Box to beef up IT administration features of cloud content management software

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 24 May, 2012 13:00

  Box will start letting customers test a new set of IT administration controls for its cloud-hosted enterprise collaboration and content management software on Thursday.

• Managing Mobile Mania

  By Mary K. Pratt | 22 May, 2012 00:22

  In the space of just a few years, Art Johnston has gone from thinking of unified communications as optional to viewing it as "a strategy that we need to implement to be competitive."

• Final count down to Facebook's IPO begins

  By Sharon Gaudin | 18 May, 2012 23:43

  After all the buildup, Facebook's long-anticipated initial public offering is finally here.

• If Facebook's IPO goes south, social, tech markets could take a hit

  By Sharon Gaudin | 18 May, 2012 04:38

  With Facebook's initial public offering creating such a frenzy of interest, there's an important question to be considered: What happens if tomorrow or next week or five months from now, this investment goes south?

• About 600,000 L.A. Community College students to get Microsoft Live@EDU

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 15 May, 2012 10:48

  The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) will provide email and collaboration applications to about 600,000 students via Microsoft's Live@EDU cloud suite, a project for which it also considered Google Apps for Education.

• 10 questions for LogMeIn CFO Jim Kelliher

  By Nancy Weil | 15 May, 2012 01:04

  Name: Jim Kelliher

• American moms love Facebook, Nielsen survey shows

  By Brad Reed | 12 May, 2012 03:33

  If you're looking for a last-minute gift for Mother's Day, don't bother sending her a Facebook invite - chances are, she's probably already on it.

• Bing will tap Facebook, Twitter in answering queries

  By Tim Greene | 11 May, 2012 07:26

  Microsoft is introducing a phone-a-friend feature into its Bing search engine, allowing searchers to ask their Facebook and Twitter contacts to supplement information gathered by the search engine itself.

• PRODUCTS: latest from OpenText, Kaspersky, Western Digital, and Cooler Master

  By Nermin Bajric | 07 May, 2012 13:52

  News in mobility enterprise solutions, security for SharePoint, hard drives, and gaming mice.

• Facebook kicks off IPO roadshow in NYC

  By Sharon Gaudin | 08 May, 2012 05:39

  Facebook on Monday launched its IPO roadshow in New York City with CEO Mark Zuckerberg turning out to pitch the company's upcoming stock to potential investors.