Microsoft has scored a big deal in Sweden with the Riksdag Administration_buying into Windows 8, Office 2013, Skype, and Lync._ The new environment started rolling out in _March in the form of a pilot project with 100 participants and after the elections this fall, all 1,650 jobs in Parliament will receive the new software. The big Microsoft venture also means that employees will receive select phones and tablets based on Windows. The Swedish government will be developing apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. (Due to the translation it is unclear if the government is adopting Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 or Win8.1 Update 1) Mr Einarsson, head of it operations at the Parliament administration, says that the focus on mobility that began a few years ago are now going to be widened, which will offer the same experience to users regardless of which device they are using._ The goal is that the drive to reduce travel and use of paper. “A big advantage in services in the Microsoft...

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