If you ask most organisations where they want to be in five years they will tend to have an answer and perhaps a set of goals in place. This could include:  recruitment, specialisation in certain areas or becoming more integral to the local community, but how are they going to support these goals using IT?

Microsoft Office 2010 has been released to manufacturing, with the final stage of the development process meaning that the next generation of applications like Word, PowerPoint and Excel are close.
The RTM stage means that the software has been readied for its public bow, allowing computer manufacturers to prepare for launch.
 
I have blogged previously about Office 2010 and the highly antispated Office web apps. I have to say as one of the 7.5 million people involved on the beta testing of this product the changes made are impressive. 

PerformancePoint Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is a performance management service that you can use to monitor and analyze your business. By providing flexible, easy-to-use tools for building dashboards, scorecards, reports, and key performance indicators (KPIs), PerformancePoint Services can help everyone across an organization make informed business decisions that align with your objectives and strategy. Scorecards, dashboards, and KPIs help drive accountability.

First American Insurance Company - these guys were one of the first companies who worked with Microsoft with FIM beta code they have now fully deployed - this interesting case study can be found on the link below......

http://www.experteditorial.net/securitysquared/2010/03/forefront-identity-manager-case-study-first-american-title.html

Its a bit light on ROI but shows the capability and scalability of the product.