Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Microsoft in Government: Keep your cloud private

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Microsoft in Government

May 11, 2011

Keep Your Cloud Private


News and highlights

 

Microsoft critiques hidden costs of Google Apps in new white paper
Google Apps isn't as cheap as it seems, and this paper is a good reminder that the advertised price of an IT solution isn't always the whole story. – San Francisco Chronicle

 

Office 365 virtually pays for itself
The pricing of Office 365 makes a compelling case to organizations for adopting the cloud-based service and letting Microsoft deal with the back-end IT infrastructure. – PCWorld

 

Microsoft collaboration suite gets key FISMA certification
Business Productivity Online Suite-Federal earns a key Federal security nod from USDA, paving the way for the agency to move 120,000 employees to the cloud email service. – InformationWeek

 

OMB sets deadline for telework IT policies
The Office of Management and Budget has given agencies 90 days to develop or update policies on buying IT to enable and promote the federal government's continued adoption of telework. – Federal Computer Week

 

Microsoft Dynamics ERP heads to Windows Azure
Microsoft will move its Dynamics ERP applications to the Windows Azure platform, a move that allows customers to move to the cloud on their own terms. – CIO.com


Technology update

 

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and SQL Server 2008 SP2 achieve Common Criteria Certification
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and SQL Server 2008 SP2 have achieved Evaluation Assurance Level 4 with augmentation (EAL4+), giving enterprise organizations one more reason to upgrade. – Softpedia

 
Get Service Pack 1 for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, the company's standalone server virtualization solution. – Redmond Magazine

 

Certification program for Exchange mobile access launches
Microsoft has started a certification program that identifies consumer mobile handsets that support the most crucial management capabilities of Exchange. – PCWorld

 

Why Internet Explorer 9 is better than Firefox 4, Chrome 10
Microsoft's new browser takes the same minimalist approach as Google Chrome and then adds more intuitive, more capable features. – Infoworld


For developers

 

Visual Studio Async CTP (SP1 Refresh) now available
Thanks to the new Async feature coming in Visual Basic and C# it has never been so easy to write asynchronous code. The newly introduced async and await keywords allow you to make asynchronous calls with ease.

 

Download the IE10 Platform Preview
Take a look at the future of the web. See emerging standards like CSS3 multi-column layout, CSS3 grid layout, CSS3 flexible box layout, CSS3 gradients, and ES5 strict mode in action.

 

Microsoft tool helps developers port iOS apps to Windows Phone 7
This new tool acts as an interchange for developers to take applications they've already written for Apple's platform and figure out ways to get the code work with Microsoft standards. – CNET

 

Bing Maps aerial victory
Forbes details one of Bing Maps latest endeavors: creating a uniform, detailed map of the Continental United States and 17 countries in Western and Central Europe. Download one of three SDKs for integrating Bing Maps onto mobile devices:

Download Silverlight 5 beta
The first beta of Silverlight 5 includes new capabilities for enhancing video quality and performance and an interface for delivering 3-D visualizations in applications. – ZDNet


Limited-time offers

 

Take advantage of these great financing offers!

 

Premier Services Financing
Microsoft Financing offers U.S. Government customers the ability to easily acquire the Premier Services they need with payment terms that meet the Federal Acquisition Requirement (FAR), and pay for services after they've been delivered.  Send us a message or visit the Microsoft Financing site.

 

New 90-day deferral – flexible payment offer
More than ever, customers need options and flexibility. For a limited time, Microsoft is offering 90-day flexible payments. To take advantage of this deferred payment plan opportunity, send us a message or visit the Microsoft Financing site.

 

Don't miss these special offers for state and local government customers

 

The Big Easy Offer 2011
Get the comprehensive IT solutions you need now, and earn dollars toward deployment or future purchases! For every qualifying product you purchase between May 2, 2011 and June 30, 2011, Microsoft pays you partner subsidy funds for additional purchases of hardware, software, or services.

 

Windows 7 upgrade promotion
Upgrade your agency PCs and qualify for a 20% discount by enrolling in a new Volume Licensing and SA agreement. Redeem by June 30, 2011.

 

Microsoft Office Professional Plus up-to-date promotion
Looking to refresh or upgrade to Office Professional Plus 2010? Through May 31, 2011, you can receive up to a 50-percent discount off the first year of your new Open Value Subscription Agreement.

 

Business Productivity Online Services customer rewards offer
Get rewarded for joining the Microsoft cloud! Migrate to Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite now and earn dollars towards future IT investments. Redeem by May 31, 2011.

 

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