Coffee Briefing, July 27, 2021 – Zoho’s free online invoicing solution; Hootsuite’s new CMO; Shopify’s new centralized chat tool; and more

At TechEd, Microsoft is trying to make a case for enterprise adoption of Windows 8, which is expected to ship later this year

Listing of Office 2010 in the Windows Store points to external URL

The Release Preview comes with new features and functions for the new Metro user interface, including the ability to more easily group tiles and apps on the Start screen

The move is just the latest instance of the rivalry between Oracle and Salesforce.com

Quark also announced that anyone purchasing QuarkXPress will receive Gluon’s newest ProPack 9 free of charge

The next version of Visual Studio will officially be called Visual Studio 2012

Goof leaks word of final public milestone’s early launch

Bill Veghte will be HP’s new chief operating officer, while George Kadifa has been hired to head up software

Corporate technology managers must take time when deciding on Windows, Office upgrade path

Focusing exclusively on Metro, the free, Express version of this software will no longer offer support for desktop-style applications

Microsoft appears to be closing in on a release of Office for both iOS and Android, despite denials

Hadoop, R and NoSQL are allowing data scientists to fix the most difficult analytical problems

The move expands SAP’s presence in cloud software