… As part of its ongoing efforts to woo public sector customers, Microsoft (Profile, Products, Articles) Corp. has begun giving governments tools for collaborating and sharing technology information with other organizations so that they can learn from each other’s experiences and cut development costs. …
…The Redmond, Washington, software maker is providing interested public sector customers with the tools for free, but the client organizations are in charge of the content, maintenance and procuring of any necessary hardware, Microsoft said. The software maker has been working on the idea for the past 18 months and done several pilots, but is now opening the door to all interested parties, offering applications developed with partner Kanalytics Inc. …
