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Enriching education for young people with Office 365

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesFri, 25 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT

Niels Soelberg, Vice President, Public Sector Sales, Microsoft EMEA, blogs from within the walls of the Vatican where he is participating in an un-precented announcement between the Catholic International Education Office (OIEC) and Microsoft. OIEC is working with Microsoft to support the modernization of over 200,000 Catholic schools worldwide enabling 43 million Catholic students with technology skills including Office 365 and other resources which will prepare them for a brighter future. Click through to read his full blog post.

Catholic International Education Office chooses Office 365 for more than 4.5 million students globally

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesFri, 25 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT

The Catholic International Education Office (OIEC) has entered into an education alliance with Microsoft to provide Office 365 for its community of Catholic schools across the world, as part of a new Social Network for Catholic Education. This will begin with provision of software for 4.5 million students as part of a 3 year alliance plan, but in time has the potential to scale across OIEC’s community of more than 43 million Catholic students, at 210,000 schools, in 102 countries. The new network will provide innovative software and services, training and access, to technologies that will better prepare students for the jobs of the future. Click through to find out more about the announcement and access all the press materials.

Customer Spotlight: iLUKA prepares to scale up and saves money with Microsoft Office 365

Transforming businessTue, 22 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

A U.K.-based events and hospitality firm providing services for sponsors of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, iLUKA has addressed the IT challenges of a tenfold increase in staff while saving tens of thousands of pounds by adopting Microsoft Office 365. The company has markedly decreased its software licensing expenses, reduced its IT workload by decommissioning redundant email servers, and is benefiting from the enterprise levels of security and availability that Microsoft offers. Click through to read the full press release.

Customer Spotlight: Note Gets it Right with Microsoft Office 365

Transforming businessWed, 09 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Electronics manufacturer Note unified its communication infrastructure and reduced IT costs by switching from Google Mail to Microsoft Office 365, which delivered greater value and offered a familiar work environment for its employees. Click through to read the full case study.

Customer Spotlight: Institute for Emergency Service Novi Sad Boosts Efficiency with Microsoft Lync 2010

Transforming businessTue, 08 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

The Institute for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) in Novi Sad, Serbia, has turned to Microsoft Lync 2010 for assistance with upgrading its once-antiquated dispatching system. The new system saves valuable time and makes it easier for EMS dispatchers to diagnose, triage and send their teams out to medical emergencies. Click through to read the full press release.

Microsoft at World of Health IT and eHealth Week

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesTue, 08 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

As eHealth Week and World of Health IT 2012 continue in Copenhagen, Microsoft’s Niels Soelberg shares his thoughts on how technology innovation can boost healthcare provision and some of the work Microsoft is doing in the health sector across the region.

European SMEs outline top policy priorities at IAMCP Summit in Brussels

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesFri, 27 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT

What do European SMEs—which represent 99 per cent of businesses in Europe—need in order to thrive in a competitive global market? That was the key question more than 100 European SME leaders discussed with policymakers at the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) EMEA Summit in Brussels.

Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 12 Provides Guidance on Top Threat Facing Enterprises and Clarifies Targeted Attacks

Fueling growth and healthy communitiesWed, 25 Apr 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Today, Microsoft Corp. released the Security Intelligence Report volume 12, which includes an in-depth analysis on the Conficker worm, one of the biggest ongoing threats to organizations for the past two and a half years. Learn how the worm spreads and what can be done to help defend against it.

Cambridge Consortium Completes Successful Trial of Next-Generation Wireless

Driving what's nextWed, 25 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT

TV White Spaces trial, composed of 17 UK and global companies, provides foundation for Britain to lead in fast, reliable rural wireless broadband, better urban Wi-Fi access, and innovative wireless applications, and encourages Ofcom to complete enabling regulations.

West Midlands Ambulance Service to move 4,000 staff to the cloud with Office 365

Transforming businessTue, 24 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Microsoft has today announced that West Midlands Ambulance Service, one of the largest and best performing ambulance services in the UK, has signed a contract to deploy Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint 2010 to its entire organisation to aid better communications and streamline processes.