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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. |
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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. Join us for Convergence 2011
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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. |
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