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March 10, 2011 Get help for your telework planning with our new telework guides: » For IT » For managers » For employees News and highlights   Microsoft unveils public sector cloud deals Seven U.S. municipalities — including Chicago; Carlsbad, Calif.; Andover, Minn.; and Alexandria and Virginia Beach in Virginia — are among new customers for Microsoft's cloud-based services, which include the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) and Windows Azure. – Information Week   Major upgrades coming to Windows Phone 7 A major Windows Phone 7 update this year will add Internet Explorer 9, support for Twitter, greater cloud support, and more third-party multitasking. – ComputerWorld   Tribal government saves $40,000 in IT costs with enterprise technology licensing The Mohegan Tribe upgraded to an Enterprise CAL Suite agreement, acquiring new, interoperable business productivity technologies that government employees are using to streamline processes, improve data security, and work more efficiently.   Salt Lake City reduces plan review process time up to 50 percent, spurs economic growth The city's goal for its new Microsoft SQL Server–based solution was to make it easier for developers and other customers to "get through" the process. By that measure, Salt Lake City has succeeded—and economic growth is the ultimate benefit. Technology update   Download Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 is ready with new virtualization tools, web resources, management enhancements, and Windows 7 integration.   Five reasons to use Microsoft's latest browser In addition to it being much, much faster than its predecessors, read what features the New York Times believes are the best new features in Internet Explorer 9.   Microsoft partnership with Nokia deal has developers turning to Windows Phone 7 The Windows Phone 7 platform has lured an increasing number of application developers since Microsoft announced its partnership with Nokia, according to analytics firm Flurry. – Bloomberg Businessweek For developers   Rapidly create web-mapping apps using AJAX Map DataConnector Connect Bing Maps and SQL Server 2008 (or SQL Azure) to create web-mapping applications that contain rich geospatial data visualization features.   Get your no-cost Windows Azure Platform 30-Day Pass Put Windows Azure and SQL Azure through their paces. With the Windows Azure platform, you pay only for what you use, and scale up when you need capacity and down when you don't. Send an e-mail message to get your instant promo code.   Internet Explorer 9 RC guide for developers Learn what's new in Internet Explorer 9, and how you can get started with HTML5, GeoLocation, semantic elements, ECMAScript 5, CSS3 and more. Events State and Local customers: Attend a Windows 7 Migration one-day clinic, online or in person Learn how Windows 7 Enterprise Edition, Internet Explorer 8, and Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, combined with Microsoft Application Virtualization, can help you modernize and centralize your IT resources, reduce costs, and increase system security and manageability. March 15 │ Register for this online clinic March 23 │ Register for this online clinic Join us for Convergence 2011 April 10–13 │ Atlanta, Georgia Convergence is the premier Microsoft Dynamics event where you can experience first-hand how you can cost-effectively manage finances, and make more timely, informed decisions. Get on Your Path to the Cloud in just three hours April 28, 1:00–4:00 P.M. Eastern Time This online briefing, presented by American City & County and Microsoft, will explain how moving agency IT assets to the Cloud will not only help save your organization money, but also provide strict controls over government data while improving security and productivity. Limited-time offers   Save up to 15 percent on Software Assurance Track, manage and budget single or multiple volume license agreements more easily with the Simplify and Save Offer when you renew and/or consolidate into a single Open Value agreement. Renewal must be executed between Oct. 18, 2010 and March 31, 2011.   Get into the Microsoft cloud now and earn dollars toward future IT investments Sign up for Business Productivity Online Services through April 1, 2011 and be eligible to receive a reward equivalent of up to 50% of your first annual subscription fee for up to 25 seats.   Refresh or upgrade to Office Professional Plus 2010 and receive up to a 50 percent discount 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.   Upgrade your organization's PCs with a 20 percent discount Upgrade your PCs to Windows 7 and qualify for a 20 percent discount by enrolling in a new Volume Licensing and Software Assurance agreement.   Expand your agency's IT spend with minimal impact on cash flow Put Microsoft Financing to work you. In this issue: » News » Technology update » For developers » Limited-time offers » Events     GovSearch Search hundreds of millions of federal, state, territorial, tribal and local government web sites for your government officials, schools, vital records, tax codes, social security benefits, grants for women and businesses, government jobs, and more.         State and local government Transforming government IT with cloud power Mar. 16, 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time   Seeing your IT future today: Building your innovative government IT roadmap Apr. 12, 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time   Developer webcasts Feature demonstration of Microsoft Visual Studio Mar. 17, 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time Apr. 21, 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time   Overview of Visual Studio 2010 Apr. 14, 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time     Federal State and Local Federal State and Local Federal State and Local Not yet a subscriber? Sign up!  Questions? E-mail us.   Microsoft respects your privacy. Please read our online Privacy Statement. 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