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• Office 365 transforms the education experience at institutions in Central and Eastern Europe

  29 Apr 2013

  Today, we announced a number of educational institutions in Central and Eastern Europe who have decided to move to Office 365 for improved communication and productivity for students and staff alike. Cloud computing has the power to change the way students learn, especially in rapidly transforming regions...
• ABB to deploy Office 365 and Yammer as part of strategic initiative to improve collaboration worldwide

  10 Apr 2013

  Microsoft Corp. announced today that the power and automation technology company ABB will deploy Microsoft Office 365 and Yammer to its employees worldwide. With about 145,000 employees in 100 countries, ABB is transitioning from multiple IT collaboration and messaging solutions to Office 365 to provide...
• Securing company data and avoiding risk with Office 365 (Video)

  3 Apr 2013

  Today's post was written by Nick Portello, Network Manager, Steve Moore Chevrolet. Read more Office 365 customer stories here . When I joined Steve Moore Chevrolet as the sole IT staffer six months ago, the dealership was in dire need of new technology. Employees coped with aging PCs, an outdated POP3...
• Fueling creativity with Office 365

  28 Mar 2013

  Today's post was written by Amanda Reynolds, Director of Communications, Copyright Alliance. We're all creators-each in our own way. I'm part of an organization that advocates for those who are creatively talented or gifted: artists, creators, and entrepreneurs. But I've found that we all bring creativity...
• Enriching family services with Office 365 (Video)

  20 Mar 2013

  Today's post was written by Trever Kalan, IT Coordinator, Play and Learn. Over the last 30 years, Play and Learn has grown to support 10 early childhood learning centers that now serve 1,200 children in southeastern Pennsylvania. One of the biggest difficulties I've faced is helping our learning centers...
• Streamlining global communications with Office 365

  15 Mar 2013

  Today's post was written by Dan Norberg, CEO and Co-Owner, Facilium. Since our founding in 2000, Facilium has become the leading e-field solution provider for the upstream offshore industry. We have more than 90 percent of the market, but we are continuously striving to improve and that's where reliable...
• Collaborating on great customer service with Office 365

  14 Mar 2013

  Today's post was written by Phil McGurran, General Manager of The Errigle Inn. Founded in 1935, The Errigle Inn, has been run by the McGurran family. My father, owner of The Errigle Inn, has always been an early adopter of IT. As my role of managing The Errigle Inn has developed, I wanted to introduce...
• Nonprofit moves to Office 365 and SharePoint Online to improve income generation

  13 Mar 2013

  Today's post was written by Fiona Knower, Office Manager, British Ballet Organization. The British Ballet Organization (BBO) trains students and teachers in the globally respected BBO syllabi. As a nonprofit organization, we organize courses and events locally, nationally, and internationally to enrich...
• Enhancing customer relations and the sales process with Office 365

  12 Mar 2013

  Today's post was written by Ferry Lasterie, Chief Operating Officer, Amsterdam Housing. For the last couple of years, Amsterdam Housing has faced a competitive real estate market in the Netherlands. In our goal to provide "one-stop real estate services," we struggled with inadequate IT tools. Our team...
• Air rescue and transport service uses Office 365 to help save lives

  11 Mar 2013

  Today's post was written by Gerold Biner, Chief Executive Officer and Pilot, Air Zermatt. Somebody asked me the other day why we chose Microsoft Office 365 for our business. It didn’t take me very long to give my one-word answer: savings. Office 365 helps us save a substantial amount of money and...
• Collaborating for better customer service with Office 365

  6 Mar 2013

  Today's post was written by Matt McCombs, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at DHCU Community Credit Union According to industry research from the Raddon Financial Group, the DHCU Community Credit Union is in the top 5 percent for sales and in the top 10 percent for service scores...
• Zyvex and Office 365 take productivity to a whole new level

  5 Mar 2013

  Today's post was written by Lance Criscuolo, President, Zyvex Technologies. At 50 employees, Zyvex is what some people consider a small company, but our business in advanced materials has connected us with some of the largest corporations in the world. As a leader in molecular nanotechnology, we source...
• Office 365 provides Advocate Health Care with a platform for innovation

  4 Mar 2013

  Today's blog was written by Rance Clouser, Vice President, IS Support Services and Communication. At Advocate Health Care, thinking holistically is core to our mission of meeting the health needs of individuals, families and communities. Our approach to IT is similar. As the healthcare industry evolves...
• Along with worldwide commercial availability, Office 365 announces new global customers

  27 Feb 2013

  Today, we announced worldwide availability of the new Microsoft Office 365 services for business; the most complete Office cloud service to-date has new features and offerings tailored to meet the needs and budgets of small, medium and large organizations. Since launching in mid-2011, Office 365 is one...
• Global non-profit CIO shares how Office 365 helps bridge internal ‘digital divide’

  25 Feb 2013

  Today, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) announced its decision to offer Office 365 as the preferred communications and collaboration platform for National Societies worldwide. Along with the potential to serve more than 1 million volunteers and staff members...
• Building customer trust

  21 Feb 2013

  Today's post was written by Arpan Shah, Senior Director, Microsoft Office Division. I've worked in the Office Division for more than 11 years and have had the opportunity to experience the transformation of our business into a services culture first hand. We've gained a lot of valuable insights as part...
• Everything’s bigger in Texas: State adopts Office 365 for more than 100,000 employees

  15 Feb 2013

  The following is a post from Michael Donlan , Vice President of U.S. State and Local Government at Microsoft. The Texas Department of Information Resources is adopting Office 365 for more than 100,000 employees in the largest state-wide deployment of email and collaboration services in the U.S. The state...
• Clinic chooses cloud-based email to avoid $14,000 in IT costs and improve efficiency

  6 Feb 2013

  Note: This is an abbreviated version of a case study. Read the full case study and other Office 365 customer stories at www.microsoft.com/casestudies . Overview Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Specialists in Denver, Colorado, worked with Solve IT to replace its on-premises messaging solution...
• Toyota North America CIO discusses auto giant's deployment of Office 365

  4 Feb 2013

  Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc. and other affiliates in North America began the deployment of Microsoft Office 365 -dedicated cloud services as their exclusive environment in June 2012. In Japan and other overseas affiliates, Toyota will be leveraging a hybrid model, with on-premises editions of Microsoft...
• 500,000 Moroccan students and trainees move to Office 365

  30 Jan 2013

  Morocco's Office of Vocational Training and Employment Promotion (OFPPT), a public training institution offering vocational education across 35 fields of study, recently chose Office 365 and will add 500,000 students and trainees to the service helping enhance educational and vocational training solutions...