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May 11, 2011 Download Cloud Basics: Journey to the private cloud Get more private cloud resources 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: Windows Phone SDK Bing Maps Android SDK Bing Maps Control for iOS 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? 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