Technology update

Microsoft designers polish a gem in Windows Phone The team that developed Windows Phone started from scratch and has come up with a hit—at least with the critics, who have given it rave reviews. – New York Times

SkyDrive app released for Windows Phone, iPhone Microsoft released SkyDrive applications for the Windows Phone and Apple iOS platforms, enabling users to access, share, or remove files stored in their SkyDrive folders. – PC Magazine

Lync applications now available for iPhone, iPad Microsoft Lync rounded out its lineup of mobile business communications applications with the release of apps for iPhone and iPad. Lync mobile clients enable you to stay connected, communicate and conference on the go. – Geekwire

Microsoft Azure in 2012: Watch out Amazon? Microsoft plans to bolster Windows Azure in the coming months to make Azure a more compelling environment for mission-critical enterprise applications and services while reducing migration hassles. – InformationWeek

Microsoft rings in 2012 with seven security patches January's Security Update from Microsoft features six fixes for Windows and one fix for Microsoft developer tools.

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Today’s flexible workstyles: Get ready now with Windows 7 Enterprise Jan. 24, 12:00 P.M. Discover how deploying Windows 7 Enterprise now will help you take advantage of the modern desktop environment.
Improving citizen services by integrating best practices with innovative technologies Feb. 1, 11:00 A.M. Explore some of the effective and innovative ways federal, state and local agencies are applying people, process and technology to meet the federal mandate and better respond to the needs of the citizens they serve.
Enabling Active Directory Federated Services in Microsoft Office 365 Feb. 2, 1:00 P.M. Learn the prerequisites and key processes to deploying Active Directory Federation Service 2.0 in a manner that allows Office 365 to authenticate users through your on-premises Active Directory credentials.
Taking spam off the menu with Forefront Online Protection for Exchange Feb. 13, 3:00 P.M. See how IT Administrators can use a web interface to control your government organization’s email environment using Forefront Online Protection for Exchange.
What’s new in the Bing Maps Platform? Feb. 16, 2:00 P.M. Organizations can save money using Bing Maps by making strong connections with constituents and exposing relevant content easily on a map from Bing.
Two-factor authentication considerations for Microsoft Office 365 Feb. 28, 1:00 P.M. With Office 365, you can use federated identification to implement two-factor authentication, using identities that you administer only on-premises.