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June 10, 2009 In This Issue: News & Highlights Technology Updates Limited-Time Offers Innovation in Government Comments? Suggestions? • Send us a message Not yet a subscriber? • Sign up! Get the news. Fast. Microsoft news feed Welcome to Microsoft in Government, a monthly newsletter delivering information on issues, training, products and events exclusive to the federal and state & local government community. Open government strategies Increase transparency and collaboration with interoperability, cloud services, and open source. News & Highlights City of Carlsbad connects to the cloud California city entrusts e-mail to Microsoft cloud-based service, reducing costs by 30 percent. - Network World Accountability in government, post-stimulus: A conversation with Microsoft's Josh Rice Mr. Rice explains to CivSource how Microsoft developed the functionality for its Stimulus360 solution, which reporting requirement is the most important piece of the Recovery Act, and how Microsoft is looking to make open government a permanent feature at all levels of public engagement. Microsoft and Department of Defense strengthen security of network servers The U.S. Air Force is building upon the work of the Federal Desktop Core Configuration for Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and Outlook to secure and standardize server configurations. - Federal News Radio White paper: An enterprise approach to Web 2.0 in Government To make Web 2.0 practical for government, you need an enterprise IT strategy that provides appropriate security, scalability, and interoperability. Download this paper (1.2MB). Florida county deploys SharePoint to improve collaboration, save money Sarasota County replaced a cumbersome legacy intranet environment with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 technology that not only enables collaboration, but has led to reductions in infrastructure cost and complexity. Technology Updates Microsoft offers cloud-based public data hosting with Azure The Open Government Data Initiative takes an innovative cloud approach that will help developers interact with and share government data. - InformationWeek Evaluate the Windows 7 Release Candidate Explore how Windows 7 helps organizations to better manage and secure a client infrastructure, and learn about the key new features that improve IT pro productivity. Download the 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 The new Microsoft Office service pack includes major performance enhancements for applications such as Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Sign up for the Office 2010 IT Technical Preview Program today Office 2010 offers a dramatic leap forward in end-user capabilities, while providing IT staff with a flexible platform that will bring ideas to life across the PC, phone, and browser. Sign up for the Technical Preview program today. Download Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 SP2 supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment for consumers, developers, and IT professionals. Limited-Time Offers Big Easy for Government v3.0 just got easier with expanded licensing options Until July 3, 2009, the Big Easy v3.0 offer allows local government customers to earn partner subsidies when they make a qualifying purchase from a broad set of Microsoft products under the Open License and Open Value for Government programs. Take advantage of the Business Productivity Online Standard Suite discount offer Customers who purchase Business Productivity Online Standard Suite-Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Communications Online, and Office Live Meeting-now will receive 25% off the regular list price. This offer is limited to online purchases only and expires June 30, 2009. Students: Get the right software at the right price Save 91% on Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007, and see why it's so much more than Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Get a Microsoft Office 2007 government price discount for a limited time Receive up to 20% off Office Professional Plus 2007 or Office Small Business 2007 purchases for Open Government. Customers must purchase between May 4 - July 3, 2009. Request your free Microsoft Project 2007 Stimulus Starter Kit by June 30 Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 gives you robust project management tools with the right blend of usability, power, and flexibility to help you manage projects-including stimulus projects-more efficiently and effectively. Get a lot more for less Save on Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio Team System 2008 with special offers of up to 50% off. Innovation in Government Gov 2.0 Here's what you can do to communicate, collaborate, and connect with peers, partners, and citizens. 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