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Microsoft IT goes live with Geneva identity platform; Microsoft outlines OCS virtualization support

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Microsoft IT goes live with its Geneva identity platform

John Fontana By John Fontana
LOS ANGELES - Two days after shipping the second beta of its newest identity platform, Microsoft's internal IT department is rolling out the software corporate wide. Read full story

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