14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just announced that the United States Department of Defense has received the go-ahead to implement its own Office 365 productivity software, which includes email, collaboration, and communication features.
Curt Kolcun, Microsoft vice president, U.S. Public Sector, said in a statement that the U.S. Army PEO EIS had awarded 50k seats of Microsoft Office 365 to Microsoft and Dell for Cloud Services.
“The Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is available to any Department of Defense (DoD) Service, agency and mission partner without additional competitive process. This opportunity gives Microsoft the ability to work with civilian agencies and federal entities at all levels to provide commercial cloud services, opening up new mobile opportunities,” he added.
This isn’t the first major deal Microsoft signs for its Office 365 solution, as several municipalities and organizations across the US have already partnered with Redmond, including the City of San Francisco, New York, California, and Texas.