Microsoft opens Office 365 to programmers

	Microsoft opens Office 365 to programmers | Google rethinks webmail with Inbox, raising questions about Gmail's future
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	Jive integrates enterprise social suite with Google Docs The company already had 'connectors' for Gmail and Google Drive. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Need to Replace MS Threat Management Gateway? Read this article to learn how F5's Secure Web Gateway solution provides a full set of features that can help you successfully migrate from TMG, secure your outbound web traffic, and protect your data and network. Learn more >> In this Issue Microsoft opens Office 365 to programmers Google rethinks webmail with Inbox, raising questions about Gmail's future Office 365 is getting management features for iOS, Android and Windows Phone Google enlists PwC to push Apps, Android, cloud computing to businesses Cyberespionage group launches sophisticated phishing attacks against Outlook Web App users WHITE PAPER: Alert Logic Case Study: Rosetta Stone Inc. Rosetta Stone needed an effective way to monitor and secure its network that didn't place an undue burden on IT staff or its existing network infrastructure. Using Alert Logic's Log Manager solution, Rosetta Stone was able to improve its compliance posture by automating the collection, review, and secure archival of its critical log data. Learn More>> Microsoft opens Office 365 to programmers Extending Office 365 functionality to third-party developers, Microsoft has exposed a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) so other companies can add features and capabilities to the online productivity service. The company announced the new functionality at the TechEd Europe conference, held this week in Barcelona. The APIs are a way for third-party programs to access the information and capabilities of the online office suite, including those for user mail, files, calendar and contacts. Microsoft is "clearly trying to keep Office front and center in the new world of mobile devices," wrote Al Hilwa, program director for software development research at IDC. "The approach of moving to APIs is the right strategy for providing extensibility to services like Office 365 in the era of cloud. I would expect that they will keep building on these APIs over time, but they are handling the most important areas in this wave, which relate to email integration."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Google rethinks webmail with Inbox, raising questions about Gmail's future Google is taking another crack at email overload, but this time around it's resorting to drastic measures, developing a new product apparently built from scratch without relying on Gmail. Read More WEBCAST: CDW Why more decision makers purchase SaaS solutions See how trends in software as a service are growing as line of business owners move toward cloud and SaaS solutions for their teams. Learn More Office 365 is getting management features for iOS, Android and Windows Phone Organizations using Office 365 will soon be able to manage iOS, Android and Windows Phone smartphone and tablets without paying anything extra. The new features will let administrators remove corporate information and leave personal data; ensure email and documents are only synchronized on corporate phones and tablets; and prevent access from jailbroken devices using the Office 365 administration portal. With the announcement, Microsoft is hoping to show it's serious about mobile device and app management, because to date it simply hasn't done enough, according to Leif-Olof Wallin, research vice president at Gartner. The launch shows Microsoft has ambitions to become a more complete management vendor.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Google enlists PwC to push Apps, Android, cloud computing to businesses Google has struck a partnership with PwC in which the global provider of consulting services will recommend to its customers the Apps suite, Android devices and the Google cloud computing platform. The deal comes at a time when Google is embroiled in tough fights in the enterprise markets for cloud email and collaboration suites, cloud computing services and mobile against rivals like Microsoft, IBM, Amazon and Apple. Although Google has been a provider of enterprise products for about a decade, it still struggles against charges from competitors, especially from Microsoft, that it's primarily a consumer-focused company, and as such a risky bet for CIOs.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Cyberespionage group launches sophisticated phishing attacks against Outlook Web App users A cyberespionage group has been using advanced spear-phishing techniques to steal email log-in credentials from the employees of military agencies, embassies, defense contractors and international media outlets that use Office 365's Outlook Web App. The group behind the attack campaign has been operating since at least 2007 according to researchers from Trend Micro, who published a research paper on Wednesday about the attacks they dubbed Operation Pawn Storm. The Pawn Storm attackers have used a variety of techniques over the years to compromise their targets, including spear-phishing emails with malicious Microsoft Office attachments that installed a backdoor-type malware program called SEDNIT or Sofacy, or selective exploits injected into compromised legitimate websites.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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