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On July 2, 2008 Microsoft announced that it will release an all-in-one software subscription package Microsoft Equipt offers consumers Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, Windows Live OneCare, Windows Live tools and Office Live Workspace. Microsoft Equipt customers will get the version upgrades as part of their subscriptions. This is the first time when Microsoft come with the concept of of Software as Service. Now Let’s compare both Google services and Microsoft Equipt.

Email and Online Storage: Both Microsoft’s Hotmail and Google’s Gmail offers a sufficient amount of storage. Both E-Mail services are easy to use and have most of the features common in each other. Gmail offers online storage via it’s E-Mail service while Microsoft offers online storage service via it’s SkyDrive service. So while using Google you get around 5 GB of online Storage but with Microsoft services users get 5 GB Storage for E-Mail and 5 GB online storage space.

Office Applications: Google offers office application through it’s GoogleDocs and Microsoft with it’s Microsoft Office Suite. Microsoft Office suite has more features as compare to Google docs but collaboration is missing in Microsoft office. Google docs offers only basic functions but  GoogleDocs collaboration features is best as compare to Microsoft office. Microsoft Office Live adds some collaboration but the online editing feature is missing and GoogleDocs offers a better services here.

Security: Google services as of now does not offer any security services and here Microsoft has added it’s OneCare security programs. OneCare offers a number of services like Firewall, Backup, system tuneup and many other services to it’s users.

Price: Google docs and its application yearly subscription for a single employee is cost you around $50. Microsoft Equipt offers it’s all services with just $69.99 per year.Anytime a new version of Office or Windows Live OneCare is released, Microsoft Equipt customers will get the version upgrades as part of their subscriptions.

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I think, Spammers and Phishers are always come with some new idea and targets to spread spam messages. This time they are targeting Google Calendar.  Phishers sending message to Google calendar users to their Gmail Account, With a reference to a legitimate and sender name is Google Customer Care. These messages ask users to verify their account.

A Sample message and Screen shot taken from CNET Website a

We are having congestions (sic) due to the anonymous registration of Gmail accounts so we are shutting down some Gmail accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending you this email to so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to use this account

Google Calendar Spam Attack

According to SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) spammers are now targeting Google calendar to spread spam messages. Spammers sending spam messages asking for meeting invites.

Actual content viewable via outlook calendar.

Google Agenda
donald smith, vous êtes invité(e) à participer à
Your pending transfers respond prompt.
sam. 5 avr. 20:30 – 21:30
(Fuseau horaire : Hawaï)
Agenda : donald smith
Compliments and Greetings,
This is an official notification of the availability of your full
entitlement valid 1.2 million which has not been affected due to official negligence. This transfer has been held pending and its original account suspended pending when the benefactor provided the TAX clearance document .but the impostors who are operating in syndicates all over the world today are misled and misguided you about the position of your fund with the sole aim of exporting money from you that explain why you have
not receive the payment up-to-date.

However, you are advised to immediately reconfirm your telephone and currant contact/ payment receiving details to this e-mail address (richtransferoffice@yahoo.co.in) .You will receive your payment by:

(1) By wire transfer direct to your nominated bank account.
(2)Issuing you ATM CARD
(3) or by drawing a cashiers cheque payable in your name,
with strict procedures of the International funds transfer rules and regulations in avoidance of unhealthy intents and unnecessary delay.

So, let us know which of option you like to receive your monies .But before we proceed, you are required to make a payment of the Non-resident tax of $150 only as the authorities demand which is described as selective payment to enable us effect maximum clearance on your file and automate your full information on the transfer script text to ensure that the payment reach your hand on time through a legal secure way from the exact time frame we initiate our service if you accurately furnished us with our requirement as instructed.

Note that we have no legal right to deduct or add to the value of your funds because your payment has already been keyed into the system for final transfer, thus the compliance with this condition this payment will reach you within 48 banking hour or less.

Yours faithfully,
Johnson Mark
International Clearing House West Africa- BENIN
Affiliate to the World Association of Debt Management.

Google Calendar users please be careful before accepting any meeting requests from unknown sender.

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