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• With Office 365, there's no reason to compromise

  13 May 2013

  A lot is said these days about the choices people and organizations are faced with when adopting technology. In the end, it's all about productivity. All of these decisions are made with the aim of optimizing your productivity -- whether you're a stay-at-home mom, accountant, student, or business person...
• Getting work done without workarounds

  30 Apr 2013

  Nothing is more exciting for me than talking to Microsoft Office 365 customers. This experience is more special when they tell me Office 365 provides the features they need to stay organized and productive, rather than having to find workarounds in other products they've tried. I recently hit the road...
• Office 365 news round-up

  26 Apr 2013

  Every couple weeks, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. We hope you enjoy our latest selections. Microsoft: Office 365 Cloud Now $1 Billion Business . Office 365 is now a $1 billion business; one in every four enterprise customers now have cloud seats with Microsoft. Office...
• Why government agencies choose Microsoft Office 365

  22 Apr 2013

  Today's guest blogger is Javier Vasquez, Senior Director of Productivity Sales, State and Local Government at Microsoft. For the past 15 years, Javier has helped public sector customers implement solutions that help them realize value in their technology investments. As government agencies prepare for...
• FHI 360 standardizes on Microsoft Office 365 to better support globally dispersed employees

  17 Apr 2013

  When FHI 360 wanted to move to cloud-based business productivity services, the organization decided to implement a Microsoft cloud-based solution. We recently spoke to Douglas Wilkins, Director of IT Infrastructure at FHI 360, to learn how the company is benefiting: Q: Please tell us about FHI 360. Douglas...
• Office 365 news round-up

  12 Apr 2013

  Every couple weeks, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. We hope you enjoy our latest selections. The Office 365 Upgrade: New Outlook Web App . The new Office 365 includes "a vastly improved" Outlook Web App. ABB Deploys Office 365 and Yammer Worldwide . Power automation firm...
• Google pulling the rug out again?

  4 Apr 2013

  Remember the vintage game " Pull the Rug Out ?" It is a board game where players stack different items on top of a rug. Eventually, one of the players tries to pull out the rug without tumbling the pieces stacked on top of it. Google's recent announcement that it is phasing out several additional services...
• dmg Events excites workers, managers, and IT staff with move from Google to Office 365

  2 Apr 2013

  International events producer dmg Events Middle East & Asia moved from an on-premises email system to the cloud-based Gmail system, and the move proved frustrating for employees and IT staff. When the Google contract came up from renewal, dmg decided it was time for a new email system. We recently...
• Office 365 news round-up

  29 Mar 2013

  Every couple weeks, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. We hope you enjoy our latest selections. Office 365 Mixes New Features, Familiar Feel and Bridge to the Cloud . Office 365 and its enterprise-grade cloud services "are a good option for a business of any size." Explained...
• Office 365: Governments' secret weapon for reducing costs

  28 Mar 2013

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to save $12 million over four years. The City of Chicago anticipates saving $1.3 million over the same length of time. And the State of Minnesota expects to save at least $800,000. Governments of all sizes are finding ways to reduce IT costs while improving...
• Four reasons why governments trust Microsoft

  26 Mar 2013

  As governments strive to become more responsive and transparent, it's important for them to make public information easily accessible to citizens. At the same time, it's critical that they protect confidential data. A key reason why governments choose Microsoft Office 365 is Microsoft's leadership in...
• Goodbody chooses Office 365 over Google Apps to gain email with robust security

  25 Mar 2013

  Financial services firm Goodbody wanted to leverage the power of cloud technology and needed a solution with robust security technologies. After evaluating Google Apps, it decided to adopt Microsoft Office 365. We recently spoke to Stuart Halford, Head of Technical Projects and Service Assurance at Goodbody...
• Office 365 news round-up

  18 Mar 2013

  Every couple of weeks, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. We hope you enjoy our latest selections. Microsoft Sweetens Office 365 Deal for Students . Microsoft's Office 365 University subscription already provided "an incredible price." Now Microsoft has sweetened the deal even...
• Retailers weather economic storms in the cloud with Office 365

  14 Jan 2013

  Retailers are vital to the global economy. Retail is directly or indirectly responsible for 18% U.S. GDP and supports more than 41 million jobs in the United States alone. That's why the monumental shifts facing the retail industry are so important to all of us. Never have we seen such dramatic and tectonic...
• Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with David Seah, Senior IT Manager, Hersing Corporation

  11 Oct 2012

  As part of the Real World with Cloud Services series, we spoke to David Seah, Senior IT Manager at Hersing Corporation, about why Hersing chose to manage its messaging and collaboration environment with Microsoft Office 365 instead of Google Apps. Here's what he had to say: Q: Please tell us about Hersing...
• What a Week for Office 365!

  1 Nov 2010

  Well, it's been two weeks since the announcement of Office 365 and the response is more than we could have hoped for. Clearly, this is a solution that a lot of customers are excited about, and it's resonated across a lot of Microsoft Web properties. Here's a quick rundown of the resources around the...
• The Story Behind the Name: Office 365

  26 Oct 2010

  Last week we announced Microsoft Office 365, our next generation cloud productivity service. The bulk of the excitement has been about what the service means for our customers big and small, but it's been fun seeing the buzz created by the new name (my favorite being the suggestions about what to do...
• More Office 365 Answers

  22 Oct 2010

  By Clint Patterson, Director of Communications, Microsoft Office Division More great questions. More answers that we hope are great too. I saw several questions today on Office desktop apps, so the first five really focus on the options there, including some 'splaining around Microsoft Access. The rest...
• Ten More for Office 365

  20 Oct 2010

  By Clint Patterson, Director of Communications, Microsoft Office Division The reaction to Office 365 has been tremendous. In the last 36 hours, we've seen news stories from around the world and made hundreds of new friends on Facebook and Twitter. We've also had the opportunity to welcome some new friends...
• Top 10 Office 365 Questions and Answers

  20 Oct 2010

  By Clint Patterson, Director of Communications, Microsoft Office Division This morning, Kurt DelBene and Chris Capossela, the president and vice president of the Microsoft Office Division respectively announced Of fice 365, opened the beta, and shared the stories of some of our amazing customers and...