Microsoft offers free help for new Office 365 rollouts

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	Microsoft offers free help for new Office 365 rollouts New Office 365 customers who buy at least 150 seats of the online apps suite will get deployment help from Microsoft at no additional charge. The move is intended to sweeten the deal for prospective buyers by offering assistance with provisioning and configuring the Office 365 components, which include Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Lync Online, Office 365 Pro Plus and Yammer. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Intelligent Imaging for Improved Banking Performance A new generation of "Intelligent Imaging" solutions has emerged that is helping banks remove the burden of paper in legacy processes, like loan origination and new account openings, while extending the power of document and data capture to achieve new levels of case management and business intelligence. 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Read More Surface Pro 3: A great business desktop and a pretty good laptop, too Microsoft's latest tablet computer is light, compact and powerful. Read More Microsoft targets Apple, Samsung with cheaper flagship Lumia Microsoft will use price in the next round of its battle against Apple and Samsung to grow market share and convince more users to jump on the Windows phone platform. This month the company will begin selling the Lumia 830, a fully featured smartphone that it believes stands up to Samsung's Galaxy S5 and Apple's iPhone 5S on technical specifications while being significantly cheaper, it said Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Upsite Technologies Cooling Capacity Factor Reveals Data Center Cost Savings The average computer room today has cooling capacity that is nearly four times the IT heat load. 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