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Office 2007
Office 2003

Office 2007

• Automating the Call-Center Application for Xbox Customer Support
• CIO Scorecard Fosters Strategic Performance Management Culture
• Controller Workspace: Connecting With Excel Services in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services at Microsoft
• Deploying Groove Server 2007 and Groove 2007 at Microsoft
• Deploying the 2007 Office System at Microsoft
• Facilitating Effective Employee Reviews at Microsoft
• Field Readiness Using Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
• Finance Solutions Group Transforms Financial Management
• How Microsoft IT Improved Project Portfolio Selection To Drive Business Value
• How Microsoft IT Manages Vendor Development Projects
• How Microsoft IT Scaled Enterprise Services by Standardizing Business Processes and Integrating a Global Tools Platform
• Improved Business Analytics Solution Enables Faster Decision Making
• Innovative Management Reporting: The Microsoft COREFinance Initiative
• Managing Information Exchange Agreements based on Microsoft Office System Technologies
• Physical Security at Microsoft: Taking Advantage of Strategic IT Convergence
• Preparing to Deploy Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System at Microsoft
• Streamlined, Customized Workflow Demonstrates Power and Flexibility of Development Platform
• TDM Webcast: Creating a Global Human Resources System Foundation with SharePoint Server 2007
• TechNet Radio: How Microsoft IT Developed A Centralized BI Solution Supporting In-Production Application Monitoring
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft Automated Employee Performance Reviews
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deployed Office Groove 2007
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deploys Customer Data Protection Scenarios with DPM

Office 2003

• 7x24 Initiative: Driving Productivity at Microsoft (PowerPoint download)
• Building an Excel Solution by Using the VSTO Add-in for Visual Studio 2005
• Delivering a Business Process Documentation Solution at Microsoft
• Deploying Data Protection Manager at Microsoft
• Deploying Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Office Communicator 2005 at Microsoft
• Deploying SharePoint Products and Technologies for Enterprise Collaboration
• Desktop Deployment: Office 2003
• Enterprise Project Management at Microsoft
• Expense Reports Made Easy with Microsoft Office Solutions
• Extending Office 2003 for Enterprise Reporting and Analysis
• Improving Time and Absence Reporting Through Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003
• Messaging Hygiene at Microsoft
• Microsoft Improves Access to Customer Data with New Smart Client Solution
• MS Reports Platform for End-User Reporting and Analysis
• Planning and Deploying Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
• Scorecards Provide a Foundation for Business Performance Management at Microsoft
• Server and Data Center Consolidation: Microsoft IT Enhances Cost Savings, Availability, and Performance
• TDM Webcast: IT as a Strategic Business Asset: How Microsoft IT Does It
• TDM Webcast: Optimizing Application Platform Infrastructure to Advance Business
• TDM Webcast: Optimizing Business Productivity Infrastructure to Fuel Business Growth
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Customized Outlook 2003 for Use by the Microsoft Sales Force
• Tracking Legal Workflows with the Client Service Tool
• Trustworthy Messaging at Microsoft