Microsoft in Government: Navigate budget cuts by doing more with less

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October 13, 2011 Learn how you can use technology to do more with less. News and highlights Microsoft to help low-income students overcome digital divide Microsoft, working toward its vision of a PC in every home, announced a plan to bring computers, Internet access, software and job skills training to more than 1 million low-income students. – TechFlash Federal cloud crucial to economy, tech chiefs say A panel of experts told Congress that the federal government's adoption of cloud computing is not merely critical to technology innovation, but also is crucial to keeping the United States economically competitive across the globe. – Information Week Government gets security right Microsoft has taken recommendations from the State Department's innovative approach to security and folded them into the newest version of its upcoming System center 12. – Wall Street Journal Two Microsoft data centers are rising in Virginia Microsoft will spend $150 million to build a second data center alongside a larger facility already under construction in southern Virginia as the company expands infrastructure for cloud services. – Wired Microsoft joins F.C.C. effort to connect more Americans to broadband Microsoft supports the FCC's 'Connect to Compete' initiative, which strives to bring all Americans access to broadband, computers, software and the knowledge needed to learn, connect and compete in the global market. – New York Times Technology update Windows Phone 'Mango' brings real competition to iPhone, Android Windows Phone "Mango" addresses every major weakness of Microsoft's year-old smartphone platform, and it builds even further on existing strengths. It's now a match for Android and Apple's iOS. – Ars Technica Windows 8 to go Live with cloud service Microsoft has been revealing more and more about the features its codenamed "Windows 8" operating system will offer, like edging forward the world of connected devices. – GCN Microsoft readies Office 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft plans to release by the end of the year the third service pack for Office 2007; mainstream support for the suite ends in April 2012. – ZDNet Microsoft to hook Hyper-V into open-source cloud platform Microsoft is teaming with the OpenNebula project to create infrastructure-as-a-service clouds that combine open-source software and Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platform. – Ars Technica For developers Extending "Windows 8" apps to the Cloud with SkyDrive Integrating single sign-on and user data from SkyDrive into your app requires just a few lines of code with the Live SDK. Microsoft Windows Azure defeats rivals in cloud speed test Windows Azure has beaten all competitors in a year's worth of independent cloud speed tests, coming out ahead of Amazon EC2, Google App Engine, Rackspace, and a dozen others. – Ars Technica Developers see bright future in Windows 8 For many developers, the Windows 8 preview came across as a bold, if not essential, step forward for Microsoft that could enable developers to create the kind of immersive, full-screen, touch-centric applications that are driving the tablet revolution. – InfoWorld   Free webcasts Best practices for making customer service real in government October 19, 2011 │ 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time Join us to explore budget-friendly customer service best practices from the commercial industry, using Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and learn how these can be applied in government. Tackling ERP modernization: A new approach for state and local government November 8, 2011 │ 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time Learn firsthand how to avoid the costly risk of implementing complex and rigid ERP products through a faster-to-implement and easier-to-adopt ERP system.   In this issue: » News and highlights » Technology update » For developers » Webcasts   App of the month U.S. Constitution The United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence ─ have these important historical documents at your fingertips. Ÿ Federal  Ÿ State and local  Ÿ  Federal  Ÿ  State and local  Ÿ Federal  Ÿ State and local Not yet a subscriber? Sign up! Questions? E-mail us. Microsoft respects your privacy. Please read our online Privacy Statement. If you would prefer to no longer receive this newsletter, please reply to this message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line or click here to sign in and unsubscribe. These settings will not affect any other newsletters you've requested or any mandatory service communications that are considered part of certain Microsoft services. To set your contact preferences for other Microsoft communications, see the communications preferences section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile | Microsoft Government Home © 2010 Microsoft Corporation  Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement