Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/26/2011

Each week, we round up industry news and articles that you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections.

Download Free eBook “Microsoft Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime”
Authored by Katherine Murray, the free Office 365 eBook dives into the Cloud equivalents of the software giant’s on-premises solutions, dealing with topics such as collaboration, security, sharing, remote access, etc.

PSIGEN Introduces New Data to Document Linking (DDL) Technology for SharePoint and Office 365
DDL allows SharePoint to be both a data and document repository for solutions like Invoice Processing, Contract Workflow and Claims Processing.

Microsoft and CS2C Cloud Offerings Coming to Chinese Customers
Designed to enhance Linux and Windows interoperability even further, a new deal inked this week in Beijing has Microsoft and China Standard Software (CS2C) joining forces to deliver new Cloud offerings to Chinese customers relying on heterogeneous IT environments.

Microsoft's MSN Signs Deal with China's Renren
Breaking into China's Internet market is hard for US companies, as China has popular homegrown Internet sites for things like search, social networking and more. However that doesn't mean US companies can't make inroads into perhaps the single biggest Internet audience there is.

Microsoft to Reveal Windows 8 Details
Upcoming BUILD conference and new blog will give developers and users first insights into what Redmond calls a "reimagined" operating system.

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