Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 11/30/2012

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

Barilla Selects Microsoft Office 365
Italian food company Barilla Group selects Office 365 to manage the interaction among employees in its branch offices, production plants and on the road.

Telecom New Zealand to Adopt Office 365 for Internal Use
Telecom New Zealand moves to Office 365, marking the largest commitment to a public cloud solution from any organization in New Zealand.

Campus Plans Migration to New Email and Calendar System
University of Wisconsin-Madison expects to save $11 million over five years by using Office 365 as its sole email and calendar system.

Telefonica Offers Microsoft Office 365 in Spain
Spanish telecom group Telefonica starts to offer Office 365 cloud-based software in Spain.

SharePoint 2013 Goes Mobile
With a fresh focus on mobile, SharePoint 2013 makes a strong case for upgrading.

Windows 8 – 40 Million Licenses Sold
Microsoft sells 40 million Windows 8 licenses as it passes the one month anniversary of general availability.