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• Gmail overhaul aimed at luring businesses away from Microsoft

  Google has unveiled its first Gmail redesign since 2013, capping what the company says was an expensive overhaul two years in the making.

• Aussie Microsoft customers hit by Office 365 outages

  ​Australians were hit on 31 May by outages that affected the operation of certain Microsoft Office 365 services, including Outlook.

• 2012: Virtual desktops are all the rage

  As budgets are locked in for 2012 it's time to aggressively expand <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/server.html">server</a> <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/102510-burning-questions-virtualization-storage.html">virtualization</a>, and for those who have been held back by cost, to consider <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2011/120511-cloud-companies.html">virtual desktops</a>.

• Look, touch and feel: How your mobile interface will morph in 2012

  The mobile user interface is set for a range of changes in the next 12-24 months, creating new modes for users to interact with their devices, and with other devices nearby and network-based services.

• Security minefield: 'Bring your own device' will bedevil IT security in 2012

  The rapid adoption of the newest mobile devices -- especially the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2009/060309-apple-quiz.html">Apple</a> <a href="https://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/120101-iphone-quiz.html">iPhone</a> and <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/111910-apple-ipad-resources.html">iPad</a> and the Google <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-google-android-useful-resources-smartphones.html">Android</a>-based equivalents -- will be a huge disruptive force in enterprise <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a> next year. Not only will there be pressure to decide how to protect and manage these devices, which are growing as malware targets, the complexity of this task is magnified many times over because companies are allowing employees to use their own personal <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/061510-smartphone-history.html">smartphones</a> and tablets for business purposes -- what's sometime called "bring your own device" (BYOD).

• Five things you need to know about Office 2011 for Mac

  1. It's time to say goodbye to Entourage. Outlook has finally arrived for Mac users. The good news: It's easier to send files and calendar invites through Exchange. The bad news: It won't sync with iCal or allow side-by-side calendars. New features include public folders, category syncing and Social Connector, which imports LinkedIn contacts and status updates from Facebook. Reed Sheard, VP and CIO at Westmont College, thinks that, overall, "if it works as advertised, it will save time on the support side."

• In L.A., Google Blowing Big Cloud Marketing Chance

  Google just can't seem to get it right in the City of Angels.

• Outlook tip: view your Google Reader feeds

  I can't say I'm an Outlook fan, but for better or worse, I'm stuck with it. Fortunately, I've found a few ways to make the most of it, like using it as an RSS reader for my Google Reader account.

• Outlook separation anxiety holds back Google Apps

  In its bold march to become a credible collaboration and communication suite for businesses, Google Apps has encountered a frequent roadblock that has proven more vexing than expected to circumvent: good old Microsoft Outlook.

• Google fixes search problem in Outlook sync tool for Apps

  Google has fixed an issue with the Outlook synchronization tool it released recently for its Apps hosted communications and collaboration suite, Google said Tuesday.