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An article by J. Nicholas Hoover posted on the informationweek.com website.
This article discusses the Federal disputes between Google and Microsoft regarding awards by Federal agencies of cloud computing contracts.
The Department of Interior is preparing to issue a contract that is seeking a Microsoft compatible solution, and Google, is threatening to file suit over this decision. Google had recently dismissed a claim involving a decision by the Department of the Interior to award a cloud computing contract to Microsoft, in receipt of a promise that a new RFP would be issued by the Department.
The author writes about the government agency award battles between Microsoft and Google, "Microsoft won a big contract from the Department of Agriculture, while Google has won business from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, the General Services Administration, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both companies have won numerous deals from both local and state governments.
While Interior's latest email acquisition doesn't specifically require a Microsoft service, it makes a point of saying that any service that it ends up buying must be compatible with its current software suite, which includes Microsoft Outlook and Active Directory. The acquisition also contains a stray reference to Microsoft Exchange Online, stating in its encryption requirements that search "results from the [email] archive are unencrypted when they return to Exchange Online."
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