REDMOND, Wash. — June 7, 2012 — In need of a solution to better manage the 80 computers at its headquarters, Hungarian event management and marketing company Max & Future has deployed Windows Intune, Microsoft’s cloud-based management system. As a result, the company saw an immediate increase in security and a marked decrease in support calls as well as hardware and licensing costs.

“We didn’t want computers malfunctioning onsite. This could cause long registration queues and reflect poorly on our company,” said Eszter Ory, general manager at Max & Future. “Windows Intune delivers huge business benefits. It saves us money, simplifies PC management, and enables staff to deliver optimal services at event sites, call centers and in the office.”

Since deployment, Max & Future has reduced IT costs thanks to the integrated PC management, malware protection and remote assistance capabilities of Windows Intune. The company also now spends less time ensuring that all employees are using updated computers and has noticed an improvement in reliability.

“I spent 30 percent of my time performing manual computer management tasks, including traveling to call centers and event sites to provide support for the 15 employees who work routinely in the field,” said László Bártfai, IT manager at Max & Future. “I could never be sure that all the computers were up to date.”

Ory and Bártfai were first introduced to Windows Intune at a Microsoft event that Max & Future produced. In November 2011, Max & Future remotely deployed Windows Intune to all 80 computers using Active Directory Domain Services and Group Policy, two integral features of Windows Server 2008. The ease of deployment impressed the company’s managers.

With the Microsoft solution, Max & Future is able to achieve the following:

• Reduced IT costs. Max & Future used Windows Intune capabilities, such as PC management, malware protection and remote assistance, to retire redundant third-party tools, repurpose hardware and reduce costs.

• Simplified PC management. Max & Future needs less time to ensure that all employees are using updated computers with malware protection.

• Increased PC reliability. Windows Intune provides a very efficient malware detection engine, so computers are increasingly secure and subsequently more reliable. Support calls are down from three or four per day to none. With more reliable computers and fewer interruptions, employees are able to get more work done.

• Improved inventory boosts security. Previously, creating and monitoring software and hardware inventory required a week to complete. Now that information is available instantly in the administration console.

“Seeing Windows Intune in action impressed me,” Bártfai said. “It’s easy to use and has the software update, endpoint protection and remote assistance capabilities we need without infrastructure. It was perfect for Max & Future.”

More information about how organizations are turning to Microsoft technology is available on the Microsoft Customer Spotlight newsroom.

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REDMOND, W ash. — June 7 , 201 2 — In its effort to empower personnel to work more efficiently and collaboratively, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has chosen to deploy a CSC cloud productivity solution based on Microsoft Office 365, encompassing email messaging, calendaring, instant messaging and webconferencing. As the contract prime, Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) will lead the cloud implementation, which will provide 60,000 FAA employees and 20,000 DOT employees with access to email, instant messaging, calendaring and webconferencing tools with robust security from virtually any device.

The FAA’s decision to empower greater employee productivity through cloud computing supports the agency’s broader NextGen initiative, designed to make air travel more convenient and dependable for citizens. The FAA joins a host of prominent government agencies that have made the decision to move to the cloud, including federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Broadcasting Board of Governors; the states of California, Nebraska and Minnesota; and the cities of New York and San Francisco.

“The FAA’s mission is essential to how our nation functions, and the agency’s decision to implement Office 365 validates our approach to enterprise security, privacy and compliance in the cloud,” said Curt Kolcun, vice president of U.S. Public Sector at Microsoft Corp. “Microsoft has supported government agencies such as the FAA for nearly 30 years, and as a committed partner we’ll continue to innovate in ways that help our public-sector customers improve efficiency and reduce operating costs while delivering better citizen services.”

“By utilizing Microsoft Office 365, CSC’s ‘as a service’ expertise will help lead the FAA’s efforts to address the ‘cloud-first’ policy put forth by the Office of Management and Budget,” said Leif Ulstup, president of CSC’s North American Public Sector Federal Consulting Practice. “We have worked closely with the FAA for four decades and are committed to delivering a secure, cost-effective and flexible enterprisewide cloud solution in support of the agency’s mission to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.”

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REDMOND, Wash. — June 6, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the 102 finalists selected to attend the Microsoft Partners in Learning 2012 U.S. Forum. The educators will travel to Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Wash., July 31 through Aug.1 to showcase the creative ways they are transforming learning through technology. An unprecedented number of applications were submitted this year, and the chosen innovative projects represent 25 states across the Pre-K–12 spectrum and include creative uses of blended learning, student video game design, professional development, flipped classrooms with students teaching their peers, and improving communications skills for those with autism and other special learning needs.

“These educators have applied the technology lens in trailblazing ways to develop real-world learning experiences that are certain to engage students and provide them with the 21st-century skills that will set them up for success, both in and out of the classroom,” said Andrew Ko, general manager, U.S. Partners in Learning, Microsoft. “Recognizing the unparalleled influence today’s teachers have on tomorrow’s leaders, Microsoft’s commitment to education is deeply rooted in empowering teachers with the tools they need to help students succeed and celebrating them as heroes in our society.”

These are the 102 finalists selected to attend the Partners in Learning U.S. Forum:

• Alaska

- Leigh Ray, Seward Elementary School (Seward)

• Alabama

- Kelli Etheredge and Marty Lester, St. Paul’s Episcopal School (Mobile)

- Gina McCarley and BeLinda Cross, Lawrence County High School (Moulton)

• Arizona

- Karen Mensing, Sonoran Sky Elementary School (Phoenix)

• California

- Daphne Bradford and Jacqueline Lopez, Crenshaw High School (Los Angeles)

- Alice Chen, Suzanne Middle School (Walnut)

- Diana Cornejo-Sanchez and Christopher Wakefield, High Tech High (San Diego)

- Gail Desler, Technology Integration Specialist, La Paz Middle School, and Natalie Bernasconi, English/Language Arts, Elk Grove Unified School District (Elk Grove)

- Jennifer Hogan, Visual and Performing Arts/Photography, Henry M. Gunn High School (Palo Alto)

- Olga Kokino and Danna Coonen-Lee, University High School (Los Angeles)

- Angela Sveda, Ralston Middle School (Belmont)

- Gregg Witkin, Digital Media, Boynton Continuation High School (San Jose)

• Colorado

- Cheryl Arnett and Melany Neton, Sunset Elementary School (Craig)

- Neil Pollard and Karie Green, High Tech Early College (Denver)

• Connecticut

- Leslie Chausse, The Morgan School (Clinton)

• Florida

- James Bell and Denise Spence, Dunbar High School (Fort Meyers)

- Andy Goldstein, Omni Middle School (Boca Raton)

- Randy Lavery, U.B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School (West Palm Beach)

- Todd LaVogue, Roosevelt Community Middle School (West Palm Beach)

- Sylvia Martinez, Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School (Miami)

- Jamie Worrall, Christa McAuliffe Middle School (Boynton Beach)

• Georgia

- Robert Osborn, Margaret Harris High School (Atlanta)

• Illinois

- Susie Oh, Everett School (Lake Forest)

- Lisa Perez, Dept. of Instructional Tools & Technology, Chicago Public Schools (Chicago)

• Indiana

- Rodrigo Anadon, Penn High School (Mishawaka)

- Don Wettrick, Franklin Community High School (Franklin)

• Kansas

- Mary Durand and Tracy Rampy, Humboldt Middle School (Humboldt)

• Kentucky

- Meghan Bottom, Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School (Lexington)

- Jeanne Caudill, Mullins School (Pikeville)

- Shannon Putman, Cochran Elementary (Louisville)

• Louisiana

- Jennifer Bevill, LSU Laboratory School (Baton Rouge)

• Maryland

- Nancy Ale and Michelle Lipson, Earle B. Wood Middle School (Rockville)

- Brenda Green, Cabin John Middle School (Potomac)

- Ellen Krich and Ethel Bouloubassis, Roland Park Country School (Baltimore)

- Jacob Scott, Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring)

• Michigan

- Pauline Roberts and Rick Joseph, Birmingham Covington School (Bloomfield Hills)

- David Squires, Oak Valley Middle School (Commerce Twp)

- June Teisan and Alexandra Beels, Harper Woods Secondary School (Harper Woods)

• Missouri

- Krisandra Venosdale, Hillsboro Intermediate (Hillsboro)

• New Jersey

- Kimberly Leegan, Union Catholic Regional High School (Scotch Plains)

• New York

- Vincent Interrante, Mineola Middle School (Mineola) and Robyn Hrivnatz, Lamar ISD (Rosenberg, Texas)

- Christina Jenkins and Francesca Fay, NYC iSchool (New York City)

- Patricia Ragan, Canastota Jr. Sr. High School (Canastota)

• North Carolina

- Julie Conn, Sugarloaf Elementary (Hendersonville)

- Lorraine Ethridge and Stephanie Hall, The Fletcher School (Charlotte)

- Gail Holmes, North Carolina Virtual Public Schools (Raleigh)

- Kacey Sensenich and Kevin Combs, E.E. Smith High School (Fayetteville)

• Ohio

- Jenifer Conard, Springboro High School (Lebanon)

- Greg Martin, Cincinnati Country Day School (Cincinnati)

• Pennsylvania

- Lora Davis, Keith Valley Middle School (Horsham)

- Kelly Farmer and Tom Gaffey, High School of the Future (Philadelphia)

- Young Kim, High School of the Future (Philadelphia)

- Kate Reber, Bodine High School for International Affairs (Philadelphia)

- Peter Sigmund and Braden Bonner, La Salle College High School (Wyndmoor)

- Kim Sivick and Marisol Booth, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia)

- Pamela Volakis, West Allegheny High School (Imperial)

• South Carolina

- Marion Myers, AC Moore Elementary (Columbia)

• Texas

- Joli Barker, Slaughter Elementary (McKinney)

- Sarah Collins and Jo Spark, Moody Elementary (Moody)

- Angela Kirkendoll, Martin Luther King, Jr. Early Childhood Center (Houston)

• Virginia

- Stephen Biscotte, Cave Spring High School (Roanoke)

- Amy Burk, Westgate Elementary School (Falls Church)

- Bonnie Ellis, York High School (Yorktown)

- Gaynell Lyman and Debra Roethke, Henrico County Public Schools (Henrico)

- Kelley Queen and Jennifer Thomas, York County School Division (Yorktown)

- Kimberly Rouse and Martha Potts, Newton-Lee Elementary (Ashburn)

• Washington

- Ericha Anderson and Alicia Cast, Vancouver Public Schools (Vancouver)

- Michael Braun, Rainier Beach High School (Seattle)

- Jac de Haan, Westside School (Seattle)

- Jamie Ewing, Mount View Elementary (Seattle)

- Caleb Gentry, Sequim Middle School (Sequim)

- Julie Hembree, AG Bell Elementary (Kirkland)

- Robin Lowell and Sherry Hahn, Washington State School for the Blind (Vancouver)

- Lindsey Own, The Evergreen School (Shoreline)

- Kathy Wright, Eastlake High School (Sammamish)

Presented by Microsoft Partners in Learning, the Partners in Learning U.S. Forum is an annual event that honors leading educators who enhance student success through the innovative use of technology in the classroom. Teachers who apply to attend are evaluated based on how their projects use technology to inspire students to think critically, collaborate and extend their learning beyond the classroom.

The event presents a unique opportunity for educators to share teaching best practices with peers from across the country, participate in hands-on learning sessions with Microsoft’s latest technologies and present their projects to a panel of judges. A select number of educators will win the opportunity to represent the U.S. at the Partners in Learning Global Forum in Athens, Greece, this November, where they will compete with teachers from around the world and gain global recognition. Last year, more than 250,000 applicants from more than 70 countries competed at national and regional events across the world to qualify for the worldwide competition.

BrainPOP, which creates award-winning animated, curriculum-based content to engage students, is the forum’s partnering sponsor. More information on the finalists and the educators’ classroom project selected to attend the Partners in Learning U.S. Forum is available on the Microsoft TeachTec blog. Activity and conversation about the forum can be followed on Twitter @Teachtec and at hashtag #pilus, as well as the Partners in Learning Facebook page.

About Microsoft Partners in Learning

Microsoft Partners in Learning is a 10-year, nearly $500 million commitment by Microsoft to help education systems around the world. Since its inception in 2003, the Partners in Learning program has reached more than 210 million teachers and students in 119 countries. Partners in Learning helps educators and school leaders connect, collaborate, create and share so students can realize their greatest potential. The online Partners in Learning Network is one of the world’s largest global professional networks for educators, connecting millions of teachers and school leaders around the world in a community of professional development.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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REDMOND, Wash., and BARRINGTON, Ill. — June 6, 2012 — General Electric Co. (NYSE “GE”), through its healthcare IT business, and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq “MSFT”) today announced they have completed the formation of Caradigm™, a 50-50 joint venture aimed at enabling health systems and professionals to use real-time, organization-wide intelligence to improve healthcare quality and the patient experience.

Caradigm will develop and market an open healthcare intelligence platform and collaborative clinical applications focused on enabling better population health management to improve outcomes and the economics of health and wellness. Plans for the joint venture were first announced on Dec. 7, 2011, and the final agreement was completed on June 1, 2012.

The Caradigm board of directors and leadership team, announced in February, is composed of executives from both parent companies. Caradigm will be led by CEO Michael Simpson, who joins the company from GE Healthcare. In addition, the companies today announced the appointment of Lauren Salata as chief financial officer and Michael Willingham as quality assurance and regulatory affairs executive for Caradigm. Salata previously served as the chief financial officer (CFO) and compliance officer of Care Innovations, an Intel and GE company based in Roseville, Calif. Willingham joins Caradigm from Philips Healthcare in Bothell, Wash., where he served as senior director of quality and regulatory affairs.

“The combination of people and technology from GE Healthcare and Microsoft will allow us to drive the dramatic change that is needed in healthcare,” Simpson said. “By forming Caradigm, we can offer innovative healthcare solutions, including an open platform and tools that enable software developers around the world to address the complexities of population health today.”

Caradigm will be located at City Center Bellevue in Bellevue, Wash., with significant presence in Salt Lake City, Utah; Andover, Mass.; Chevy Chase, Md.; and other cities around the world.

Additional information and news about Caradigm can be found at http://www.caradigm.com.

About GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.

About Microsoft in Health

Microsoft is committed to improving health around the world through software innovation. For over 16 years, Microsoft has been providing a broad portfolio of technologies and collaborating with partners worldwide to deliver solutions that address the challenges of healthcare providers, public health and social services, payers, life sciences organizations, and consumers. Today, Microsoft invests in technology innovation and works with health organizations, communities and over 20,000 partners around the world to make a real impact on the quality of healthcare.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Note to editors: For more information, news and perspectives from Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft News Center at http://www.microsoft.com/news. Web links, telephone numbers and titles were correct at time of publication, but may have changed. For additional assistance, journalists and analysts may contact Microsoft’s Rapid Response Team or other appropriate contacts listed at http://www.microsoft.com/news/contactpr.mspx.