All screencasts for the TechDays 09 sessions are now online For TechDays 09 Bern (German): http://www.microsoft.com/switzerland/msdn/de/techdays/Presentations.aspx For TechDays 09 Geneva (French): http://www.microsoft.com/switzerland/msdn/fr/techdays...

On Monday 11 May 2009, Markus Erlacher will be presenting a TechNet Deep Dive (Level 300) covering Windows 7. Topics such as Deployment, Application Compatibility, Management and Security plus Enterprise Features like Branch Cache, Direct Access and...

Today we shipped Service Pack 2 for: Microsoft Office 2007 Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Highlights include: The ability to open, edit and save documents in version 1.1 of the OpenDocument Format for Word, Excel...

Join the Conversation with the people behind the code. See what they have to say. Mark Russinovich, Jon Devaan, Rich Coulter, Gabriel Aul and Sharif Farag give you their points of view. http://talkingaboutwindows.com

In the real world, you might need more than one chance at certification. With Second Shot , if you do not pass any IT professional, developer, or project manager certification exam on your first try, you can retake the exam without an additional cost...

Wanting to do Projects with New Technologies? It sounds exciting, but does have an element of risk. Why does one want to be an Early-Adopter of new Technology? Generally, new technologies have new, and marked improvements in features. In most cases, real...

Windows 7 RC and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (builds 7100) will be made available for download to TechNet and MSDN subscribers on 30 April 2009 and on 5 May 2009, will be available for general download. Just remember, unless you download it from Microsoft...

Hosted services have always been a favorite for Companies and Individuals. The trend of "Services On Demand" has been growing consistently for Internet Based Services and will grow exponentially in the next few years. Microsoft is committed to it’s Software...

We have been getting a few questions from Customers and Partners about BPOS . One of the questions is "Will BPOS support Outlook 2003?". It is expected that from June 2009, Outlook 2003 will be supported, but there are clear limitations. See this extract...

Windows and Security are definitively not unknown word-pairs With the Forefront Product family and Windows 7, you are fully armed to provide a secure Windows Desktop. This TechTalk will give the the information you need to be successful, without a lot...

Windows Small Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion from Microsoft Press is available as a FREE download. By Charlie Russel and Sharon Crawford. ISBN: 9780735620704 How to get it: Register at http://csna01.libredigital.com/?urws8un4p7 NOTE: Once...

SQL Server 2008 SP1 states that Cumulative Updates 1 to 3 are included in it. For those customers who have CU4 already installed, you need to know how it affects you. Have a look on the CSS blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/psssql/archive/2009/04/09/sql-server...

Exchange Server 2010 Beta is now available for download on TechNet Subscriber Downloads and as a Public Beta here You can also try it as an Online Trial here . In the Online Trial version, you do not have to install anything on your machines. The Trial...

The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 5.5 contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7, Windows Vista, a Windows Update, or a new version of...

Today was D-Day for Windows XP and Office 2003. Both products moved from Mainstream Support phase to Extended Support phase . Extended Supports entails: Paid support Security update support at no additional cost Non-security related hotfix support requires...

There are still some older applications, and some application installers that are 16 bit. Some customers have only noticed it now that those applications don’t work when running on 64 bit Operating Systems. The support of 16 bit on 64 bit platforms...

If you are thinking about (or have already) Virtualized Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, have a look the the Virtualization blog for some really good real-world experiences and guidance. http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2009/04/06...

Just saw this over on the AD blog . 10 years ago, Microsoft’s largest internal domain was upgraded to Windows 2000 becoming the first production Active Directory, and it’s still going strong… Dn: DC=redmond,DC=corp,DC=microsoft,DC=com whenCreated: 4/9...

If you are wondering what the timelines are for Internet Explorer 8 release via Windows Update are, well, today we announced on the IE blog that users with IE 6 and IE 7 will get it pushed in the 3rd week of April 2009. The install will be opt-in. On...

Today Microsoft Released Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 Some of the changes include: SQL Server 2008 SP1 has made it easier and more efficient to deploy and manage service packs. By adding the ability to Slipstream, SQL Server 2008 and SP1 can be...

The Windows Product Team have published a blog entry on what their expectations are of the Beta testers, and what the Beta Testes can expect once the Windows 7 Release Candidate is released. It is possible to upgrade Windows 7 Beta to RC, but it is not...

The Swiss daily newspaper 20minuten Online had a closer look at the Microsoft Surface . See the Article and Video (German) here: http://www.20min.ch/digital/hardware/story/PC-der-Zukunft-erfordert-Fingerspitzengefuehl-18929865

XING , the social network platform focusing on Professional-Professional contact has made a Vista (and Windows 7) Sidebar gadget available on gallery.live.com http://gallery.live.com/liveitemdetail.aspx?li=b329b15b-8ab3-4c9e-8aa6-8247b3f701a7&pl...

A new Solution Accelerator just released by Microsoft - Hyper-V Security Guide . The guide provides authoritative guidance that relates to the following strategies for securing virtualized environments: Hardening Hyper-V. Providing prescriptive guidance...

Have a look at this 11 minute Video on Busting the top ten myths about VMware virtualization from Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/details/f8c3314f-c82d-4f8d-8b19-6a59733670f8?vp_evt=eref&vp_video=Microsoft+Mythbusters%3a+Top+10+VMware...