<p>Microsoft inks first-ever joint licensing agreement with DoD By Defense Systems StaffJan 04, 2013</p><p>Microsoft announced Friday the most comprehensive licensing agreement ever established with the Department of Defense. The Army, Air Force and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) have entered into a modernization agreement aimed at reducing costs while offering advanced mobility, collaboration and cloud-computing capabilities to nearly 75 percent of all DoD personnel.</p><p>The three-year, $617 million joint enterprise license agreement for Microsoft products provides the Army, Air Force and DISA with access to the latest Microsoft solutions, including Office 2013, Sharepoint 2013 Enterprise and Windows 8. Microsoft reports that this is the first-ever Joint Licensing Agreement that Microsoft has established with the DoD.</p><p>The Joint Enterprise Licensing Agreement (JELA) agreement provides all three organizations with a single vehicle for accessing the latest Microsoft technologies in support of top IT priorities around data-center consolidation, collaboration, cybersecurity, mobility, cloud computing and Big Data.</p><p><a href="http://defensesystems.com/articles/2013/01/04/microsoft-joint-agreement.aspx?admgarea=DS">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/news/Microsoft-Scores-Big-with-DoD-Contract/story.xhtml?story_id=010000ZWH4PM">Microsoft Scores Big with 3-Year Defense Department Contract</a> (NewsFactor Network)</p><p><a href="http://www.telegram.com/article/20130105/DIGESTS/101059986/1002/business">business briefsBusiness briefs</a> (Worcester Telegram)</p><p><a href="http://vator.tv/news/2013-01-04-microsoft-signs-3-year-617-million-deal-with-the-dod">Microsoft signs 3-year, $ 617 million deal with the DoD</a> (VatorNews)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d5qQ7e27sX37szMtARxZyUfUImwdM&ned=us">52 additional articles.</a></p>