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re: Microsoft Hosted Online Services Lowers Costs – What’s Going On?

NotMyRealName — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:29:47 GMT

I cannot help thinking of SmarterTools own foray into the hosted services market while reading this article. Specifically, you were offering hosted SmarterMail services, which certainly must have been in direct competition to your "core" customer. So this article sounds a little like the pot calling the kettle black.

re: Reaffirming Our Commitment to the Mobile Worker

dawesi — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:39:30 GMT

I might be mistaken, but the research I"m reading is saying business is leaning more toward the HP Slate than the iPad... the ipad just doesn't have the inbuilt policy features and security features business requires... even engadget gave the iPad the ho-hom review... it's for uni students and marketing people at the present time.

re: Understanding the New Outsourced and non-Outsourced Microsoft SPLA Licensing for Windows Server

rebus — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:27:49 GMT

tulsaconnect said: "For Windows Web Server 2008 R2... (snip)... software may be used... (snip)... for development and deployment of... (snip) POP3 mail serving".

Unfortunately, Microosoft's less-than-complete answer did not address IMAP. Further, this is only for Web edition, which we do not use at all for a variety of reasons.

Now that several months have gone by and the license managers have had sufficient time to field to digest the changes, and have likely fielded thousands of questions on the topic, and have done sufficient research-- I once again contacted both Insight and Microsoft directly.

And once again, the answer was the same. If the software on the machine is not YOUR intellectual property (such as is the case with SmarterMail and any other 3rd party app) and you are making it available for use by others, then you are an Outsourcer... and thus, subject to those obscene license fees.

re: Microsoft Hosted Online Services Lowers Costs – What’s Going On?

gailsimmons — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:31:36 GMT

Microsoft wants your customers—but so does Google. Is one the lessor of the two evils? Good indepth coverage of this topic.

re: Microsoft Hosted Online Services Lowers Costs – What’s Going On?

Paul_K — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:12:17 GMT

I really liked the presentation! Great to read about the benefits of a product I already own ;-)

re: SmarterTools Shines in Google Chrome

medyum — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:27 GMT

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re: SmarterTools Shines in Google Chrome

medyum — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:02 GMT

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re: SmarterTools Shines in Google Chrome

medyum — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:59 GMT

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re: SmarterTools Shines in Google Chrome

medyum — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:40 GMT

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re: SmarterTools Shines in Google Chrome

medyum — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:12 GMT

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re: Understanding the New Outsourced and non-Outsourced Microsoft SPLA Licensing for Windows Server

YoHost — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:39:09 GMT

The link above doesn't work for me, but these links go to the same document:

http://tinyurl.com/y9jwew9 (HP) or http://tinyurl.com/yfdh5q7 (Insight)

Another option, at least for those of us who have been in SPLA for a while, is to avoid the issue by continuing to use Windows Server 2003 according to the older use rights. But, this option is NOT available to new SPLA members.

"If a Service Provider wants to continue with the pre-July 2009 Windows Server use rights, the Service Provider must:

• Continue offering their software service with that version of Windows Server.

• Continue to report the same stock-keeping units (SKUs) as prior to July 2009."

re: Cloud Computing - Challenges, Benefits, and the Future

medyum — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:44:12 GMT

Thank you very much for everything

re: Alerts, Notifications, and SmarterNotify - The Power to Manage Customer Service and So Much More

arda — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:08:17 GMT

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re: Five Rules of Email Security and Protection

Mel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:44:21 GMT

Rule No. 6

Use a temporary email service like www.mytrashmail.com to protect your private email. Its a great and free tool.

re: Cloud Computing - Challenges, Benefits, and the Future

medyum — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:47:47 GMT

tnks for all