Here are some of the topics in last week’s news that will be of interest to mid-sized businesses:
Apple iPad Update
Further to last weeks’ article on "Apple iPad – fashion fad or business workhorse?", it was interesting to see Jake Humphrey using an iPad whilst presenting the Monaco Grand Prix (instead of his customary clipboard and mobile phone). Not sure if the screen was bright enough in the sunlight. We’ll see if it appears again in Turkey.
Orange, Vodafone and O2 have fully announced pricing for data plans for the iPad (if you buy the version with the 3G micro-SIM slot). But none of these are offering monthly plans that include an iPad, so it has to be bought separately. Apple are taking pre-orders for the iPad, for delivery in the UK later this month
If anyone has thoughts on the use of the iPad for business, please add a comment.
Microsoft Office 2010 and GoogleApps
Talking of pre-orders, Microsoft has just released Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 to key partners, and are taking pre-orders of Office 2010 in the UK from the public.
Microsoft will also be offering free cut-down versions of Office 2010 on-line called “Office Web“ from 15 June. The on-line version of SharePoint 2010 is getting mixed reviews, as to whether it is “cloud ready”.
Google has waded in to promote their own on-line GoogleApps, with a thinly-veiled dig at Office
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