Enterprise Information Technology Services Press Release
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

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Monday, March 24, 2008

CONTACT: Bert DeSimone,706-338-9849, bert@uga.edu

Microsoft Education Roadmap presentation and Webcast set for March 27

ATHENS, Ga.— Enterprise Information Technology Services has arranged a Microsoft Education Roadmap presentation on March 27, 2008, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., in Masters Hall at the Georgia Center.

See a promotional demo of the Microsoft Education Roadmap

The presentation is designed to help higher education clients learn about the significant product developments occurring throughout the Microsoft family of solutions and how to better prepare for their deployment.

There is no registration required for this free event, so please join us on March 27 for this very important presentation.

To accommodate interested parties at UGA extended campuses and other University System of Georgia institutions, we have arranged a Webcast of the event. The Webcast will begin at 9:30 a.m. at this Web address:

real.cc.uga.edu/ramgen/broadcast/MSR.rm

RealPlayer is required to view the Webcast. A free version of RealPlayer is available on the RealPlayer Web site:

www.real.com

Following is more information from Microsoft on the presentation.

Microsoft Education Roadmap and Vision (from Microsoft)
Microsoft's Education Roadmap presentation is designed to help our higher education clients learn about the significant product developments occurring throughout the Microsoft family of solutions and how to better prepare for their deployment. Microsoft Education's mission is to enable educators, students, and educational institutions to realize their full potential. We see technology facilitating new ways of learning and new levels of understanding, as people use computing devices and powerful software linked by web services to make those vital connections in the classroom, on the job, and at home.

This presentation provides a 30,000 foot view of the Microsoft Product Portfolio and how it is evolving over the next 3 - 5 years. Microsoft has come a long way in the breadth of its product line and made significant strides in the realms of security and interoperability.

All major product families will be covered in desktop, server, and service platforms. Product workloads and plans will be framed in major release waves: Longhorn and Seven. From a technology perspective, this session will cover Client, Server, Information Worker/Anywhere Collaboration (Office System), Dynamic System Initiative (management), Forefront, .NET Application Platform, Software + Services, and Trustworthy Computing.

About the Office of the CIO and EITS
The Office of the Chief Information Officer and Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) are committed to the mission of UGA as a land-and-sea-grant institution where academics come first and the research extensive university community encourages research efforts at the undergraduate and graduate levels. To that end, under the direction of the University´s Chief Information Officer, EITS endeavors to provide a robust, reliable, and secure information technology infrastructure, maintain essential production services, and offer world-class support.