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April 6, 2011 April 28, 1:00–4:00 P.M. Eastern Time Register now! Learn how your state or local agency can save money and keep tight control over your data by moving IT assets to the cloud. – Presented by American City & County and Microsoft News and highlights   Open government strategies may want to consider security, governance...SharePoint? Although many agencies interpret a Gov 2.0 strategy as one with a presence on platforms such as Twitter, Facebook or YouTube, Microsoft Office SharePoint 2010 web content management features can be used to fulfill federal open government requirements. – Fierce Content Management   City government anticipates huge savings by hosting e-mail in the Microsoft cloud The city of Alexandria, Va., looks to save more than $1 million over the next six years, in part by outsourcing its e-mail using Microsoft cloud computing services.   Wounded warriors' care impeded by incompatible systems The Federal Recovery Coordination program is working to improve coordination of care for severely wounded combat personnel after a new report from the Government Accountability Office noted that incompatible information systems result in duplication of services and enrollee confusion. – Federal Computer Week   Why cybersecurity partnerships matter Public sector and private business collaboration around cyber security initiatives is not new, but according to this Information Week article, it's time to take that collaboration to the next level so we can respond in real time to critical IT infrastructure threats and, more importantly, preempt future attacks. Technology update   Sign up for the Office 365 beta today Explore the new features of Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Lync Online, and Microsoft Office Professional Plus desktop suite—and experience the seamless integration across services and devices. Hurry—space is limited.   Simplify PC management with Windows Intune Agency staff depend on IT managers to keep their PCs running at their best, whether they are in the office or on the road. Windows Intune simplifies and helps you manage and secure PCs using Windows cloud services and Windows. Sign up for your 30-day trial.   Get the 2011 updated desktop optimization suite The 2011 release of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack includes the new App-V 4.6 Service Pack 1 application virtualization solution, as well as the new Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization 2.0 (MED-V 2.0) virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution. – GCN   Microsoft unveils new management tool for embedded devices Microsoft built on its comprehensive management portfolio by announcing the release of Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011, an integrated solution that extends the capabilities of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to include Windows Embedded Standard and Windows Embedded POSReady-based devices. – GCN   Download Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 is a management solution for the virtualized datacenter, enabling you to configure and manage your virtualization host, networking, and storage resources in order to create and deploy virtual machines and services to private clouds that you have created.   Upgrade to Windows Internet Explorer 9                                You can now download Internet Explorer 9. Check out the latest features for IT professionals, and get guidance to help you pilot and deploy this enterprise-ready browser in your organization with the Springboard Series for Internet Explorer 9. For developers   Build Windows Phone 7 apps with new Windows Azure toolkit The Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 is designed to make it easier for you to build mobile applications that leverage cloud services running in Windows Azure.   Windows Phone 7 is winning over developers Software programmers are gearing up to build applications for the newest version of Windows Phone 7, racking up 1.5 million downloads of the Windows Phone 7 software development kit. – BusinessWeek   Build SharePoint solutions that run in the cloud Learn how SharePoint Online development is similar to and different from SharePoint 2010 development and get SharePoint Online code samples. In this issue: » News » Technology update » For developers » Webcasts App of the month   Recovery.gov NIC's Recovery.gov mobile app puts the power of the Recovery's website in the hands of the American citizens, delivering the latest Recovery news and project reports, and more.        Federal government Accelerated workflow in SharePoint 2010 - Visio Services in action Apr. 8, 11:00 A.M. ET   Mapping your IT management portfolio to Vivek Kundra's 25 Point Plan Apr. 26, 10:00 A.M. ET   State and local government Seeing your IT future today: Building your innovative government IT roadmap Apr. 12, 1:00 P.M. ET   Developer webcasts Overview of Visual Studio 2010 Apr. 14, 2:00 P.M. ET   Feature demonstration of Microsoft Visual Studio Apr. 21, 2:00 P.M. ET       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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