Swisscom has launched a new Television offering: “ Swisscom TV air ” for computers and Mobile Phones. Live TV, Video on Demand and also Sport Events, that are currently only available on Swisscom-TV und Teleclub is now available to everyone in Switzerland...

The existing Support Statement on the Visual Basic version 6 runtime for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 has been updated to include Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. So, the VB 6 runtime will continue to be shipped with Windows 7 and Windows...

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...

This question seems to be coming up more often these days: Is PowerShell a requirement for the installation of SQL Server 2008 Express Edition? Well, it depends on the Edition of SQL Server 2008 Express you are wanting to install. SQL Server 2008 Express...

Installing SQL Server on a Domain Controller is not recommended, but can be done. But, Installing SQL Server on a Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) is not supported, and not possible at all. It is fully documented in SQL Server...

Wondering why your battery life of your laptop is not as good as the manufacturers claim? powercfg -ENERGY You need to run this command from the command prompt with administrator privileges (Run as Administrator). This command will perform a 60 second...

OEM-, ROK- and FPP Licenses Windows Server 2008 OEM-, ROK- and FPP Products are supplied with 2 license keys, one Product Key and a Virtual Key. Importantly, you must use the Product Key for the Physical System (Parent Partition) and the Virtual Key for...

Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2005 has been Released. It is build # 9.00.4035 SP3 is based on all the fixes up to, and including, SQL Server 2005 SP2 with Cumulative Update 9, plus a few additional features ( What's New in SQL Server 2005 SP3 ) ...

Key Management Service (KMS) 1.2 for Windows Server 2003 has been released. KMS 1.2 provides support for the following KMS client installations: Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Windows...

What is the result when a national Top Photographer with a Top Swiss Model is asked to create his own Windows Desktop Background? Photographer Noë Flum , together with Model Raquel Alvarez created a Helvetic modern work of art on the San Bernardino. What...

Everything you want to know about the latest Web Technologies. 27th October 2009, Swissôtel Zürich This conference will show you in one day, the newest technology advances for Software and Web Developers, Web Architects, Web- and Interactive Designers...

16th March 2010 Registration  08:30, Seminar start 09:00, End 16:30 Location: Microsoft, Richtistrasse 3, 8304 Wallisellen Language: English If you want to get the most out of your Analysis Services cube it’s essential to know and understand MDX...

If you are based in Switzerland, you can order the Exchange 2007 Architecture Poster. Like they say….A picture is worth a thousand words. http://www.ms-infoservice.ch/business

The MUI package for Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 is available as a free download and supports 38 languages. The installation is language-independent, so you do not need to first install the English version as a base, before you can install a...

And because waiting is the hardest part… This gadget counts down the days, hours, and minutes until Windows 7 is released worldwide the 22 October 2009.

The DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant informs DirectAccess users of their connection status with the organization’s intranet; provides tools to help them reconnect on their own if problems arise; and creates diagnostics to help users provide IT staff...

All good Betas and Release Candidates need to expire some time. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are no exception. Beta Release Candidate Message: “Is Expiring” 17 June 2009 14 February 2010 Timebomb: Shutdown every...

SQL Server 2008 R2 is here! Get to know the new features and capabilities like Application and Multi-server Management , PowerPivot , Master Data Services , Report Builder 3.0 , StreamInsight ! Microsoft, Dell, MaximumASP and PASS provide a free hosted...

Windows Phone 7 Series is truly a different type of Phone. For Business or Consumers. Windows Phone is THE experience -completely different from other phones available today. Information is brought together in a meaningful and valuable way.  With...

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...

Sometimes it is difficult to determine which fix is included in which SQL Server Service Pack, Cumulative Update or even build. There are a number of Knowledge Base Articles (KB) that list this very nicely. SQL 2005 builds released after SP2: http://support...

Today Microsoft announced that Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 R2 and Visual Studio 2010 will be last releases of our products with support for Intel Itanium Processors. http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2010/04/02/windows-server...

In the new Swiss Windows 7 Compatibility Center you will find applications that are Compatible with Windows 7 as claimed by the specific Software Vendors. This list contains products from Swiss Software Vendors and Microsoft. URL for German Version: http...

This free 15 module, level 300 course provides students with the knowledge and skills to capitalize on their skills and experience as an Oracle DBA to manage a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 system. This workshop provides a quick start for the Oracle DBA to...

A webcast series, level 300, “Migration from IE6 to IE8” is being offered until the end of March 2010. The webcasts will show what tools are available to you, plus the effort needed to migrate your environment to Internet Explorer 8. Find a suitable date...