I was just reading an interesting post on David Overton’s Blog talking about why small businesses should use Office 2007.  Here is a summary of the topics he covers in his post:

• For those with a version of Microsoft Office, but not 2007
  • More Professional and Impressive documents and materials
  • Customer Management
  • Mobile access to information
  • Greater Efficiency
  • Understand information better
• For those without a version of Microsoft Office - All of the above, plus
  • Document compatibility
  • Suite that has tools for 21st century
  • Access to thousands of applications that plug into the Office platform

If you would like some assistance with the deployment of Office 2007 at your workplace please feel free to give us a call.

On July 16th Microsoft announced on the Windows Home Server Blog that Windows Home Server has hit RTM (Release To Manufacturing).  This means that it should be available for purchase or evaluation in the next few months. 

Microsoft finalizes Windows Home Server code by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley — Microsoft announced on July 16 that it has finished development of its Windows Home Server (WHS) product and has released the code to manufacturing. Microsoft says a variety of WHS systems will be in the market in time for this year’s holiday season.

The ease of use and feature list of Windows Home Server looks very impressive, especially for a v1.0 release.  There is a Windows Home Server demo on the product’s website but you have to make sure you fast forward to 37:15 after the video clip starts playing.  I think WHS is going to make managing your home computers so much easier, especially in the areas of sharing files and keeping your data safe from disaster.

Steve Clayton: Geek In Disguise recently posted some cool demos that were shown at the WorldWide Partner Conference this year.  When I watched the Windows Automotive demo all I could say is I sure wish my car could do that.

Here is a list of the demos as well as links to their websites for your convenience:

• Microsoft Surface [demo]
• Live Labs Photosynth (and SeaDragon) [demo]
• Windows Live for Windows Mobile [demo]
• Microsoft RoundTable [demo]
• Microsoft Dynamics Live CRM [demo]
• Microsoft Silverlight [demo]
• Windows Server 2008 [demo]
• Windows Automotive [demo]