"If you're an enterprise that is doing just basic text e-mail back and forth, chances are you're not going to run into any problems here, " he says.

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The plan has set a goal of 4 Mbps (megabits per second) download of universal coverage around the country by 2020, which it says would support the basic usage of e-mail, downloading web pages and simple video conferencing.

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Some may want to dabble in private cloud or move some of their basic infrastructure apps like e-mail or collaboration to a public cloud environment using Office 365.

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The latest generation offers e-mail and basic Web browsing so that busy users can stay in touch with the office, check flight times and get the latest stock quotes wherever they are.

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Application by application, basic enterprise programs like word processing, e-mail and spreadsheets are moving to the Web.

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Installation is a snap, although you do need to enter basic demographic information (name, age, gender, and e-mail address) before it loads.

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The firm recently launched an initiative called Project 60, a 60-day-long blitzkrieg to bring free E-mail, search, forums and other basic portal functions to its Netcenter site.

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The only remaining key to preventing the expansion of Storm's zombie hordes may thus be prevention: If users stopped opening e-mail attachments from strangers--a basic security practice--Storm would lose its main avenue of infection.

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The auxiliary screen notion combines a small LCD with some basic navigation controls for tasks such as looking up contacts, appointments, e-mail or starting a music jukebox.

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