Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 9/16/2011

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

Microsoft Office 365 First Impression
With Office 365, Microsoft goes confidently into the cloud, putting up a SharePoint workspace, an instant messaging capability, and online versions of the key components of its Office suite.

Curtin University Moves to Microsoft Cloud
Curtin University has moved its email and collaboration apps to Microsoft’s Cloud, with students now having anywhere anytime access to university files thanks to the rollout.

En Pointe Gov to Offer Microsoft Office 365 to Federal Government
En Pointe Gov, a solutions provider of information technology products and services to the public sector, announced that it has received a Letter of Supply (LOS) to sell Microsoft government software and solutions on its GSA schedule to the Federal Government.

A Quick SMB Primer for Microsoft's Office 365
Is your small and mid-sized business considering Microsoft's Office 365? ...To help you along, I've put together this quick primer to briefly introduce the various service plans and highlight important aspects of them.

The Best Windows 8 Features and Innovations
According to Windows and Windows Live President Steve Sinofsky, Windows 8 offers "hundreds" of new features. We've picked the eight that made us sit up in our seats when they were unveiled.

AT&T Adds 3 New 4 G Mango Ready Smart Phones
Windows Phone has modern communication built-in. -- People Hub with one touch access to Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. You can group your friends, pin them to your Start screen to get live updates and easily text, email and IM them all at once.

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