Microsoft Products
Peer Group Vice President
Kara Portwood -
E-mail
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
One Metropolitan Square
Suite 2600
St. Louis, MO 63102-2740
p: (314) 552-6691
f: (314) 621-5065
Mission Statement
ILTA's Microsoft Peer Group will provide quality educational and networking opportunities with regard to the various products and services provided by Microsoft. The Peer Group will foster a relationship between ILTA and Microsoft to assist with the release of new products/versions and provide support for existing products.
In addition to our PGVP Kara Portwood, you may also contact the Microsoft Steering Committee members listed below for more information about ILTA's Microsoft Peer Group.
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Resources
podcasts/documents
- Office 2010 Changes (from 2007)
This is a list of handy links that detail the changes and differences in the various Microsoft Office programs for 2010. - Fact-Based Comparison of Hosted Services - Google vs Microsoft
This white paper showcases two approaches for cloud-based messaging (for example, e-mail) and collaboration solutions. This white paper compares Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS) offering to Google Apps Premier Edition (GAPE) in terms of true business value and cost differences. - Podcast: What's New in Windows 7
Cathy Nuxoll (with ILTA’s Microsoft Peer Group) talks with Beau Mersereau, Director of Applications, Development and Support at Fish & Richardson about what's new in Windows 7
- Podast - What’s in Office 2007 Compatibility
Cathy Nuxoll (with ILTA’s Microsoft Peer Group) talks with Donna Payne, President of Payne Consulting Group. In this segment, we discuss Office 2007 Compatibility and DOCX, XLSX files. - Podcast - What’s in Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2
Cathy Nuxoll (ILTA’s Microsoft Peer Group) talks with Donna Payne, CEO of Payne Consulting Group. In this segment, we discuss what’s in Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2. We discuss some of the various benefits, fixes and issues.
- Microsoft: The Road Ahead
Articles included in this white paper:
Windows 7 for Legal IT
Lessons Learned in Deploying Office 2007
Deployment Resources for Office 2007
Planning Your Office 2007 Rollout Strategy? Think Again!
Building a Successful Portal: MySite at Nixon Peabody LLP
Related Events and Job Postings
Events
Upcoming
- February 2010 Microsoft Patch Release
- March 2010 Microsoft Patch Release
- Microsoft Out-of-Band Patch Release - March 30, 2010
Produced and hosted by Rick Carlo of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
- Cincinnati Roadshow: Microsoft Office 2010: Different. Better.
Traveling Coaches' Roadshow 2010 is your opportunity to hear from Microsoft legal industry experts on the business drivers and user benefits of upgrading your firm to Office 2010 and Windows 7. - User Support PG: Windows 7: What's New with Microsoft's New Release?
Our instructor will take you through how Microsoft Windows 7 Professional can make your practice more secure and more efficient. - Seattle Area Event
WEBINAR: Windows 7: What's New with Microsoft's New Release? - Cleveland Roadshow: Microsoft Office 2010: Different. Better.
Traveling Coaches' Roadshow 2010 is your opportunity to hear from Microsoft legal industry experts on the business drivers and user benefits of upgrading your firm to Office 2010 and Windows 7. - Philadelphia Roadshow: Office 2010 - Features that Law Firms Need to Know About and How to Get Started
Donna Payne will present some of her favorite features, discuss installation "need to know" information and then take your questions. - K2 and i3 Solutions Present: Mangement for SharePoint
- Dallas Roadshow: Microsoft Office 2010: Different. Better.
Traveling Coaches' Roadshow 2010 is your opportunity to hear from Microsoft legal industry experts on the business drivers and user benefits of upgrading your firm to Office 2010 and Windows 7. - Pittsburgh Roadshow: Office 2010 - Features that Law Firms Need to Know About and How to Get Started
Donna Payne will present some of her favorite features, discuss installation "need to know" information and then take your questions. - New Orleans Roadshow: Microsoft Office 2010: Different. Better.
Traveling Coaches' Roadshow 2010 is your opportunity to hear from Microsoft legal industry experts on the business drivers and user benefits of upgrading your firm to Office 2010 and Windows 7. - Vermont Regional Event
WEBINAR: Windows 7: Its Here and It's Good! Past
- User Support PG: Office 2007 - Top Features You Need To Know About Word
This webinar is focused on Word. We've heard a great deal about the Ribbon and changed user interface. We'll discuss this but also talk about how to get the most out of the Quick Access Toolbar, Quick Styles and style sets, themes, and Building Blocks. We?ll also talk about the free tools that Microsoft provides to help you prepare your users for the change to Office 07.
- Microsoft PG: Sneak Preview of SharePoint 2010
SharePoint is the business collaboration platform for law firms that enables you to connect and empower users through an integrated set of rich features. Whether deployed on premise or as hosted services, SharePoint 2010 helps you cut costs with a unified infrastructure while allowing you to rapidly respond to business needs. Come get an early look at the new capabilities the next release of SharePoint will bring to your firm. - Open Source Software PG: Is There Such Thing as a Free Lunch?
This session will investigate the issues involved in the major open source licenses, and how to identify and manage the risks arising. - Microsoft and User Support PG: Office 2007 - Top Features You Need to Know About InfoPath
The Microsoft and User Support Peer Groups are pleased to continue a series of webinars that highlight new or changed functionality in the 2007 version of applications in the Office suite. - Microsoft and User Support PG: Office 2007 - Top Features You Need to Know About PowerPoint
In this session, we'll focus on the 10 most important things you need to know about PowerPoint 2007. In addition to exposing some great new features, we'll also tackle issues like the file format and backwards compatibility. If you haven't taken a close look at PowerPoint 2007, please join Jeffrey Roach for an exciting inside look at what may well be the most well executed product of Office 2007. - Microsoft PG: Managing the Desktop with Group Policy Objects
Join us for a webinar designed to help you understand, develop and execute an effective group policy management plan for your firm using Microsoft?s Active Directory with Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. - User Support PG: Metadata and Mobile Devices - What Unique Risks Should We Be Considering?
We've all worked hard to address metadata risks on the network. But what about metadata and the growing use of mobile devices in the legal workflow? We'll discuss challenges you may not have thought about. - User Support PG: Windows 7 - It's Here and It's Good!
This session is designed to appeal to a wide audience and will whet your appetite for moving to Windows 7 - sooner, rather than later. And if you?ve already made the jump, you?ll still want to attend to get some of the advanced tips and tricks that Donna will reveal. - SharePoint for Legal Symposium
ILTA's Microsoft Peer Group invites you to a two-day event all about SharePoint for Legal!