Microsoft’s cloud software for the government recently received a security certification from USDA. Microsoft announced the clearance when it received FISMA certification from the department for cloud versions of its email software Exchange, collaboration software SharePoint and messaging software Communications. Microsoft also received an award contract to provide cloud services for DOI and expects to [...]
The Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium signed a new statewide agreement with Microsoft to give 250 public, federal and private school students, ranging in K-20 education, access to Microsoft technologies at a discounted price. Associate Vice Chancellor and CIO of the University System of Maryland Don Spicer said this agreement is helpful to Maryland schools during [...]
Microsoft’s PlayReady and Internet Information Services and Comcast-owned thePlatform have integrated their digital media properties to create high-quality online video. The integration will provide web video for in-home and TV remote viewing with full offline and streaming capabilities for both PC and Mac computers, as well as offer content protection for publishers of Windows. Both [...]
CGI Group Inc. announced today an agreement with Business Development Bank of Canada to provide commercial IT solutions. BDC tasked CGI with developing a service-oriented architecture based on Microsoft platforms. The solution needs to interface with the bank’s Dynamics CRM software. “We are delighted to work together on implementing this important BDC program,” said Claude [...]
Microsoft’s Dynamics Government Contractor Solution Center announced this week the Honorable Thomas M. Davis, director of Federal Government Affairs at Deloitte Services, will be the keynote speaker for next week’s government contractor summit. Davis served seven terms in the Virginia House, representing Virginia’s 11th congressional district. During his political career, he served as chairman of [...]
Sarcom, Inc. announced last week expansion of its NSPI division to provide cloud services. A subsidiary of PC Mall Inc., Sarcom now provides Microsoft-hosted services for Exchange 2010, Outlook 2010 and SharePoint 2010. “The rapid adoption of online or ‘cloud’ solutions can be largely credited to firms looking to maximize the ROI on their IT [...]
Red Hat, Inc., a provider of open source solutions, has announced the principal stock market of Qatar has migrated from IBM AIX and Microsoft Windows to Red Hat Enterprise Linux to provide a high-performance trading platform for investors in the Qatari market. Through a strategic partnership between Qatar Holding and NYSE Euronext, Qatar Exchange was [...]
