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November 16, 2011 News and highlights Managers need to unleash workers for successful telework The benefits of telework are attracting agency leaders and rank-and-file workers alike, but they still have not broken through the final barrier: management reluctance. Get the latest trends and tips to improve your telework strategy. – Federal News Radio Research in Motion (RIM) launches BlackBerry business cloud services for Microsoft Office RIM announced the launch of BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365, which is a new RIM-hosted online service for midsized businesses and enterprises that extends Microsoft Exchange Online to BlackBerry smartphones. – Unified Messaging Military ponders private cloud services Facing a shortage of internal cloud expertise, in addition to budget constraints and a desire to move into the cloud as quickly as practically possible, military IT leaders are turning to private service providers to fill existing gaps and guide their organizations. – Defense Systems Microsoft helps build Florida student health exchange Microsoft has created the tools for a health information exchange that combines electronic health and academic records for students in Florida's Miami-Dade County. – eWeek Transit agency saves $50,000 over three years with cloud-based email service Sound Transit subscribed to the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite for cloud-based email and archiving solutions and estimates it will save approximately U.S.$50,000 over the next three years by retiring servers and reducing administrative overhead. For developers Developers like Visual Studio 2011 preview A developer preview shows that Visual Studio 2011 promises a better user interface, code review, and HTML5 support. – InfoWorld Windows Phone's secret: Easier app development Developers Windows Phone may be the most developer-friendly platform of them all. – Technology Review Build a Mango app Explore some of the new features in the Windows Phone SDK 7.1 release: local databases and LINQ to SQL, secondary tiles and deep linking, and Silverlight/XNA integration. Windows 8 will Start with a radical change The checkerboard-like Start Screen in Windows 8 represents a radical change for Windows desktop OS users, and is now available for testing as a developer preview release. – GCN Building HTML5 applications: Better Web Forms with HTML5 Forms Learn about new input types and attributes in HTML5 Forms, and their implementation status in various browsers.   Technology update Why Hyper-V in Windows Server 8 could beat VMware Significant functional improvements at a lower cost in Hyper-V for the next version of Windows Server will give Microsoft a real advantage in its battle with VMware. – InfoWorld Download Microsoft System Center 2012 pre-release products See how they can help you manage your physical and virtual IT environments. Windows 8 is designed to better manage battery life In designing the next version of Windows, code-named "Windows 8," for virtually any device from smartphones to PCs, Microsoft says it has had a key goal in mind for all hardware platforms—energy efficiency. – CNET Next release of Windows Intune now available The latest release of the Windows Intune cloud-based PC management solution includes software distribution, hardware reporting, and license management enhancements in addition to improved policy conflict handling and user interface improvements. Download the free 30-day trial and see for yourself. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 promises many innovative features Microsoft is adding a new business intelligence edition and core-based licensing to its SQL Server 2012 database, which is set to launch in 2012. – ZDNet Bing apps use HTML5 for better mobile experience Microsoft is using new Bing for Mobile apps that are built on HTML5, enabling phone users to get a consistent experience across all mobile platforms. – GIGAOM Register for this free webcast Increase productivity and flexibility with a remote workforce November 17, 2011 │ 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time Join Microsoft CTO Kent Cunningham to walk you through strategies to implement telework programs that can help you reduce costs, increase staff job satisfaction and productivity, while offering the security your agency requires.   In this issue: » News and highlights » For developers » Technology update » Webcasts   App of the month Relief Central This is free mobile resource assists relief workers, first responders, and others called to serve in disaster relief situations around the world. 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. To learn more please read our online Privacy Statement. If you would prefer to no longer receive this newsletter, please click here. To set your contact preferences for other Microsoft communications click here. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 USA

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