US Military Signs Modernization Deal With Microsoft 228
Dupple writes with news that Microsoft has signed an agreement with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and the Defense Information Systems Agency to modernize the software those organizations use. According to Microsoft, the deal will cover 75% of all Department of Defense personnel, and bring to them the latest versions of SharePoint, Office, and Windows. The deal awards Microsoft $617 million, which is after discounts to the software totaling in the tens of millions. Interestingly, DISA's senior procurement executive said, "[The agreement] recognizes the shift to mobility. Microsoft is committed to making sure that the technology within the agreement has a mobile-first focus, and we expect to begin to take advantage of Microsoft’s mobile offerings as part of our enterprise mobility ecosystem."
Mobile. (Score:4, Funny)
"a mobile-first focus, and we expect to begin to take advantage of Microsoftâ(TM)s mobile offerings as part of our enterprise mobility ecosystem."
NURSE!
subtle move by the anti-war crowd (Score:5, Funny)
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (Score:3, Funny)
Why is my 1034-55/12 Authorization for Nuclear Strike form all garbaged up now?
Hi, I'm Clippy (Score:5, Funny)
I see you want to obliterate Wackistan with 10 drops before their operatives poison Washington. Can I help?
Win 8 Tactile Systems instructions (Score:5, Funny)
Instructions:
To aim and launch missile:
1) Swipe the screen to bring up the monitor section.
2) Monitor your target and doubletap on the suspect.
3) Swipe an "X" across each target you want to eliminate.
4) Doubletap to confirm.
If you get an error message: 16472112.13a41d1e.00123dq2.1337effd
then please contact customer service. Thank you for sharing your Microsoft Experience.
Gives new meaning to the term... (Score:5, Funny)
Blue Screen of Death
good, good, good! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:subtle move by the anti-war crowd (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hope it's not windows 8 (Score:5, Funny)
I can see the head lines now,
"Teenager aquires robotic mule and uses it to buy Hamburgers and Milk Shakes in a Prom Limo using him m$ phone."
Re:and how well will that work?? (Score:5, Funny)
It's easy.
They'll all be touch screens with custom launches for the military market. Where you and I might see "marketplace" or "social" or "XBox Live", they'll get options like "Attack" "Retreat" and "Leak classified documents to Assange"
Idiotproof, really.
Re:Hope it's not windows 8 (Score:3, Funny)
It could be worse... iOS 6.0 mapping software on drones. ;)
Re:Has anyone.. (Score:4, Funny)
Nope. Surface won't fly.
Re:Hope it's not windows 8 (Score:5, Funny)
There is no problem that Sharepoint cant solve.
"Not enough money is spent on worthless consultants" is a problem that Sharepoint solves just fine.
Re:Hope it's not windows 8 (Score:5, Funny)
I think making someone who is heavily armed work with Sharepoint is not going to end well.
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