The Green CIO Awards will recognize technology executives who have demonstrated leadership through the innovative use of technology in support of their company’s strategic environmental initiatives in reducing, reusing, and recycling.

Microsoft Business Division announces the availability of Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft SharePoint Online for businesses of all sizes in the United States.

Norcross, GA – November 19, 2008 – ThoughtBridge, an innovative business and application consulting firm focused on Microsoft technologies, today announced it offers Microsoft’s new Exchange Online and SharePoint Online Services for businesses of all sizes across the Southeast – and throughout the United States. This subscription service provides businesses with a new way to purchase, deploy and manage the industry-leading e-mail, calendaring, portal and collaboration solutions.

The announcement by Microsoft Corp. on Monday that it would sell online versions of its Exchange and SharePoint products to all its customers underscores the IT industry's shift toward cloud computing, where technology vendors host data on their own servers while customers access software through a Webbrowser

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, at a launch eventin San Francisco, Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Divisionat Microsoft Corp., was joined by customers and partners to announce the availability of Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft SharePoint Online for businesses of all sizes in the United States.

More than 7,000 companies and organizations signed up to participate in the multitenant beta for Exchange Online and SharePoint Online.

An introduction to Silverlight and AJAX capabilities in custom applications and SharePoint.

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