Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 12/21/2012

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

Small businesses can now get 90 day free trial of Office 365
Small businesses with up to 10 users can now get a 90-day free trial of the Microsoft Office 365 suite.

FICCI migrates to Microsoft Office 365
FICCI, India’s largest and oldest apex business organization, chooses Office 365 over Google Apps to improve its communication and collaboration in the cloud.

Really want to do some winter cleaning? Switch to Outlook.com for the best email experience across all your devices
Microsoft suggests upgrading to Outlook.com, in the wake of Google’s announcement that it will end support for Exchange ActiveSync for free Gmail accounts.

Service Stream adopts Microsoft cloud-based software services
Network services company Service Stream deploys Microsoft Office 365 communication and collaboration tools to its 1,400 staff members across Australia.

Telenor and Microsoft to merge collaboration, Office applications in the cloud
Under an agreement with Microsoft, Telenor can now sell licenses for Office 365 and offer a telephony service within Lync Online from Microsoft Office 365.

Microsoft Wants to Kinect with Pentagon
Microsoft pairs Kinect with off-the-shelf software that can be used by injured soldiers and veterans to perform physical therapy at home.