Microsoft

"Clients count on Microsoft and CSC together to deliver integrated, customized solutions that meet their business needs. With a long heritage in IT, CSC is able to apply its technical and operational experience to help enterprise clients realize quantifiable results from solutions based on the innovative Microsoft platform."

Sanjay Parthasarathy, Corporate Vice President, Developer & Platform Evangelism Group, Microsoft

About Microsoft

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Microsoft Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, license and support of software products for various computing devices worldwide. Its Client segment offers operating systems for servers, personal computers (PCs) and intelligent devices. The company's Server and Tools segment provides server applications and developer tools, as well as training and certification services. Its products provide messaging and collaboration, database management, e-commerce and mobile information access capabilities. Microsoft was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Learn more at www.microsoft.com.

The CSC and Microsoft Alliance

As a Gold Certified Microsoft Partner with Gold Partner accreditation through Microsoft's Partner Program, CSC and Microsoft collaborate globally across all of CSC's major divisions and Microsoft's server and desktop product lines. CSC provides consulting, systems integration and outsourcing expertise as it deploys and supports Microsoft technology. CSC and Microsoft have a number of agreements that strengthen this relationship and provide value to our joint clients.

CSC participates as a key partner in several of Microsoft's technology adoption and beta programs when Microsoft rolls out new infrastructure and applications. In addition, CSC sits on several Microsoft partner advisory councils, including the Outsourcing Partner Advisory Council, the Enterprise Project Management Council, and Microsoft's Sales and Marketing Partner Advisory Council.

CSC and Microsoft work together to provide clients with leading edge solutions in the client, server and communication/collaboration areas. Together, CSC and Microsoft have collaborated on key joint solutions including:

• Enterprise Program Management Office (E-PMO): E-PMO helps organizations deliver business and IT programs and projects within budget, schedule and quality constraints. E-PMO takes a holistic approach focusing on strategy, process, organization and tools.
• myWorkstyle: CSC myWorkstyle is an extensible delivery framework launched by CSC. Its flexible and cost-effective core service can be expanded to meet new requirements.
• MobileExecutive: CSC MobileExecutive is based on a rigorous set of policies and standards that reduce the security threat posed by unmanaged handheld devices. A standardized operating environment helps guarantee that clients' handheld devices can be integrated efficiently within the myWorkStyle suite of desktop offerings.
• XtendedOffice: CSC XtendedOffice is a powerful managed service designed to optimize the mobile workforce by reducing and controlling costs, increasing the productivity of employees and ensuring a secure network operation.