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January 22, 2009 In This Issue: News & Highlights Technology Updates Training and Events Limited-Time Offers Talk to us Comments? Suggestions? • Send us a message Not yet a subscriber? • Sign up! Get the news. Fast. Microsoft news feed Welcome to Microsoft in Government, a monthly newsletter delivering information on issues, training, products and events exclusive to the federal and state & local government community. Government has gone social Start the conversation Why wait for your citizens to come to you when you can go to them? With widespread Internet access, mobile devices, cloud computing, and enhanced support for telecommuting, you can put government where the people are. News & Highlights 5 technology waves to ride in 2009 You can anticipate the plans of the new administration and hit other agency milestones, too. Here are five technology trends, including green IT and Web 2.0, that will help you accomplish that task this year. - Government Computer News Can Obama keep his BlackBerry? President Obama is accustomed to being connected, but his smartphone use raises a number of issues, including how vulnerable smartphones can be. - Information Week Productivity, communication, and efficiency guide for government Help your agency do more with less-and still make it home for dinner-with solutions for improved collaboration, project management, and communications. State agency streamlines processes, lowers costs with consistent desktop environment The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) implemented the 2007 Microsoft Office system, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Now IT costs are down by more than $1 million yearly and the agency is viewed within government as a technology leader. Find out how you can lower power consumption and hardware needs The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2, a network-wide infrastructure assessment tool, can help you better understand your IT infrastructure and determine whether your systems are ready for upgrade or migration to a variety of technologies, including Hyper-V server virtualization technology. Technology Updates Windows 7 beta debuts in January '09 Developers described the pre-beta of Windows 7 as "the highest quality" Windows release they've seen, according to Microsoft executive Bill Veghte. The beta version is now available. - Government Computer News Microsoft upgrades data centers for cloud computing Like everything else in the software world, being highly modular is a good thing in cloud computing. - Government Computer News Windows HPC Server 2008 free 180-day trial Experience out-of-the box supercomputing power free for 180 days with the latest version of Windows HPC Server 2008. Download Windows SteadyState, free Even if you're not an IT professional, you can keep your computers running the way you want them to, no matter who uses them. Download for free today. Free 60-day trial of Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Visualize, explore, and communicate information with a free 60-day trial of Microsoft Office Visio 2007. Training and Events Microsoft Designer Dinner presenting Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight Animation 101 January 27 | Reston, VA | 6:00-8:00PM Eastern Join us for dinner and learn about the power of WPF on the desktop and Silverlight on the Internet to provide your audience with big-impact, high-performance user experiences. Federal Executive Forum 2009: CyberSecurity January 28, 2-3:00PM on Federal News Radio, co-sponsored by Microsoft Connect + Share Summit This innovative executive session is designed to showcase the benefits of the integrated Microsoft platform. Register for the virtual summit or attend a live summit in a city near you. Desktop deployment: planning, deploying, and managing Office 2007 labcast series Watch the presentation and demos, and have the chance to perform the exercises in your hands-on virtual lab. These virtual labs are provided during the session-free with no complex installations. Upcoming Microsoft-sponsored DOD symposiums . Army Symposium | February 10-13 . Air Force Symposium | March 18-19 . Navy Symposium | March 25-26 Convergence March 10-13 | New Orleans, LA Convergence is the premier Microsoft Dynamics event, bringing customers, partners, and industry experts together. Register for these upcoming Microsoft webcasts Learn how your agency can meet tough challenges and increase productivity with Microsoft products and technologies. . Project dashboards - valuable insight for managers & executives | January 28 12:00PM Eastern . BizTalk for HL7 and more (interoperability, BAM, ESB and SOA) | January 29, 3:00PM Eastern . How collaboration solutions help organizations securely and effectively share information | January 29, 1:00PM Eastern . BizTalk for RFID and real time process intelligence | February 12, 3:00PM Eastern . Delivering on capital planning and portfolio management with Microsoft solutions | February 17, 1:00PM Eastern . BizTalk for physician connectivity (increase lab revenues) | March 5, 3:00PM Eastern Limited-Time Offers Start off the New Year with 50% off on the Official Design Tools for Silverlight and WPF Check out this limited-time offer on all Microsoft Expression Blend, Expression Web, and Expression Studio products. Special offers on Visual Studio 2008 help you improve productivity in a tough economy With special pricing promotions available to help you move from Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition to Team System or to attach an MSDN subscription to your Visual Studio license you can be more competitive at a lower cost. Talk to us Twitter . Follow Microsoft_Gov for state and local government. . Follow FutureFed for federal government. Blogs . FutureFed blog: Find out what's on our minds and tell us what's on yours . Microsoft Virtual Earth For Public Sector: Search, discover, collaborate, visualize YouTube . Be a star! Create an "innovation in government technology" video and upload to our YouTube channel To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com web site. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal Information. 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New Year, New Choices: Your Final Microsoft Business Insight Newsletter

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Volume 8, Issue 1 January 2009 Related Resources • Microsoft Events and Webcasts • Microsoft Case Studies • Find a Partner Solution • Contact Microsoft • Business and Industry • Microsoft Dynamics • Licensing • Microsoft Momentum Welcome to the final publication of the Microsoft Business Insight Newsletter New Year, New Choices! This is the final issue of Microsoft Business Insight. In lieu of Business Insight, we will offer Momentum, a newsletter for mid-size businesses, and Small Business+ Insights, a newsletter for small businesses. Both explore cutting-edge technology and business issues you won't want to miss. Look for these two exciting offerings in February, when you'll be invited to subscribe to Microsoft Momentum or the Small Business+ Insight newsletter. January Highlights Optimize your business productivity infrastructure Empower your people with a unified infrastructure that simplifies the way they communicate, gain business insight, and find info-all with familiar 2007 Microsoft Office system applications that help you manage IT costs and complexity. Is your company ready to go mobile? You already know the business case for giving workers mobile messaging and collaboration. The Windows Mobile Executive Guide for Technical Decision Makers can help your company choose the solution that best meets your strategic needs. News and Features How to get a second date with a venture capitalist These days, VC funding can be harder to get than tickets to the Inaugural Ball. It's critical that you make a strong first impression with potential backers. Here's how to get started right. 6 secrets tax pros won't share If you operate a small business, you're probably already looking forward to sharing some quality time with your accountant between now and April 15. Here are six tips to help make your tax filing less taxing. What you should know about business insurance There are three basic types of business insurance: property, liability, and people. Here's a primer to help you understand what kinds of coverage you may need for your small business. Offers and Downloads Tough economic challenges require new thinking Find tools to help drive down costs and help grow revenue. Learn how Microsoft can help your business with a free 30-day trial and special financing options. Free yourself from the office with Office Live Workspace With Office Live Workspace, you can save, access, and share all of your Office documents with coworkers, no matter where you are. Sign up today-it's easy and free! Get a free Treo Pro Smartphone For a limited time, purchase Windows Small Business Server 2008 and four Treo Pro Windows Mobile Smartphones and receive a fifth Treo Pro from Palm free via a mail-in rebate. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe at http://www.microsoft.com/misc/unsubscribe.htm. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal Information. This newsletter was sent by the Microsoft Corporation 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2008 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

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Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile Add Professional Charts You can quickly add impact to your slides by using the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 charting tools. Use charts to better illustrate, compare, and communicate data to your audience. 1. Go to the Insert tab and click the Chart icon. 2. Select the type of chart that best suits your needs—for example, a line, bar, pie, area, or surface chart. 3. If you have Microsoft Office Excel 2007 installed, the program will open and enable you to change the data behind your chart. 4. Explore and use the options in the contextual tabs under Chart Tools to alter the design, format, and layout of your chart. 2003 to 2007 Structured References Working with formulas and functions has not always been the most intuitive process. In Microsoft Office Excel 2003, multiplying gross revenue by the profit margin might mean typing something like =B7*E14. In Microsoft Office Excel 2007, structured referencing enables you to use the column headers in table data to build your formulas. Instead of cryptic cell locations, you can simply multiply =[Gross Revenue]*[Margin]. To use structured referencing, you first need to format your data as a table. 1. Click Format as Table in the Styles section of the Home tab. 2. Select the My table has headers check box. 3. After you have a table, click the cell where you want to insert the formula, and then type the left bracket ([). 4. Select the column that you want to use from the list that appears, press the TAB key, and then close it with the right bracket (]). 5. Repeat as you build out your formula. • Tips and Tricks Web site • Microsoft Office Online • Help Privacy note: Microsoft respects your privacy and that of your friends. Please do not use the Tell a Friend button to send mail to more than 10 people. Microsoft cannot collect any data about the people you send mail to unless they sign up for Tips and Tricks Special Delivery. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Profile Center. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal information Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2009 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement