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June 5, 2008
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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.
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Take a practical approach to service-oriented architecture
Take control of distributed, complex, and inflexible IT resources. An incremental approach to service-oriented architecture (SOA) from Microsoft will help you integrate, simplify, and deliver highly flexible resources.
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News & Highlights
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Microsoft is making its Citizen Services Platform for creating Web-based electronic government services, including templates for common transactions, available at no charge to local and regional governments. - Government Computer News
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Microsoft Dynamics CRM Task Management Solution provides a powerful framework for responding to process management challenges to ensure critical military and government business gets completed and communicated on time and securely.
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eCityGov created an online application in which users can locate and visualize regional parks and recreational resources. Using Virtual Earth, eCityGov delivered a rich user experience, reduced the time and cost of implementation, and freed limited technology resources to focus on higher-value tasks.
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Fort Gordon and Microsoft recently signed a deal that will make the post's Signal Center a Microsoft IT Academy-the company's largest in terms of student body, with an estimated 2,500 graduates a year. - Augusta Chronicle
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Technology Update
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes the complete set of Windows Vista updates we've issued over the past year plus some enhancements to improve your PCs' performance and reliability.
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Support for the final Service Pack version of SQL Server 2000, SP4, is transitioning from Mainstream Support to Extended Support. Upgrade now to Windows SQL Server 2008.
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With the release of Office 2007 Service Pack 2, due in the middle of 2009, the suite will offer increased support for the Open Document Format (ODF), the XML Paper Specification and PDF 1.5, as well as PDF/Archive. - Government Technology
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Get the answer quick by running the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Tool.
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For the Developer
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In what he called his last keynote as a full-time Microsoft employee, Bill Gates showed at the Tech.Ed North America 2008 Developers conference that he still has the drive to promote upcoming products-even as he's cleaning out his office. - Information Week
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The Beta includes tools, documentation, and samples for developers to design, build, test, and deploy extensions for Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Beta.
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Express Editions are always free.
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When combined with Microsoft PerformancePoint Server 2007, Virtual Earth provides a data visualization platform to monitor performance, helping public sector customers correlate traditionally disparate and unconnected data.
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See what's new on Marc Schweigert's developer blog.
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Learn about the latest Microsoft development tools for Public Sector developers!
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Special Offers for Government Agencies
7 ways Microsoft Windows Vista can help your agency
Windows Vista can help you build a more agile, flexible, and easily managed IT infrastructure. Until June 27, 2008, your agency can save 15 percent on Windows Vista and get valuable training and support. Find out more. Get help planning your Microsoft Office SharePoint Server deployment
If you are covered under an SA contract, you may be able to get help from a Microsoft SharePoint Planning Services provider to analyze your organization environment and get the tools, services, and best practices you need to plan a SharePoint Server deployment. Contact Microsoft to see if you qualify. The Big Easy: Local Government customers earn valuable partner subsidy dollars
Get Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Server, and Microsoft Small Business Server under the Open License for Government program-along with additional services and products. The Big Easy offer ends June 27, 2008! Upgrade your desktops and get more for less
Through June 27, 2008, you can upgrade to Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 for the same price as Office Professional Plus 2007 when you purchase through the U.S. Microsoft Open License for Government program.
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Events and Webcasts
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Webcasts:
Connected Health and Human Services Framework, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | 11:00AM-12:00PM Pacific Time Reducing Local Government IT Costs through Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | 11:00AM-12:00PM Pacific Time FDCC Settings Update-Proposed Changes for FDCC v2, Tuesday, June 24, 2008 | 2:30PM Eastern Time SOA: An INPUT Executive Seminar
June 17 | McLean, VA Sign up today to learn key issues and benefits of implementing SOA in your organization.
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