Microsoft has received FISMA certification for its cloud computing data centers, a key step toward gaining customers in the federal government market that has been infiltrated by rival Google. However, Microsoft's hosted Exchange and Online services have not yet been awarded FISMA approval.
Just this week, Google scored a major win when the U.S. General Services Administration announced plans to become the first federal agency to move all of its e-mail and collaboration tools to a cloud-based service, specifically Google Apps.
Microsoft said it was "disappointed" in the GSA's decision, and accused Google of "adding random functionality" without meeting real business requirements.
However, it was Google that gained approval under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) in July, well before Microsoft.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/212303/
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Just this week, Google scored a major win when the U.S. General Services Administration announced plans to become the first federal agency to move all of its e-mail and collaboration tools to a cloud-based service, specifically Google Apps.
Microsoft said it was "disappointed" in the GSA's decision, and accused Google of "adding random functionality" without meeting real business requirements.
However, it was Google that gained approval under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) in July, well before Microsoft.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/212303/
