Swiss IT Professional & TechNet Blog

Introduction of German and French IT Pro Blog - End of this blog

2006-08-02T10:53:00Z

In order to better serve you, we decided to publish the Swiss TechNet and IT Pro blog in German and French instead of English.

You can find the new blogs with the same information and content at the following URLs:

German: http://blogs.technet.com/chitpro-de

French: http://blogs.technet.com/chitpro-fr

We hope you will enjoy the new blogs as well. Thanks for reading this blog.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.1 Community Technology Preview June 2006

2006-07-13T15:11:00Z

Download the Community Technology Preview (CTP) version of the SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.1, a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides database connectivity through the standard JDBC application program interfaces (APIs) available in J2EE (Java2 Enterprise Edition).

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f914793a-6fb4-475f-9537-b8fcb776befd&displaylang=en

Now Launched Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2

2006-07-13T11:43:00Z

Small Business Server 2003 R2 was launched at our world wide partner conference.

SBS 2003 R2 will be available for purchasing in August (English and German versions; additional languages will be available in following months.). It is offered in two editions: standard and premium.

With the update release we are also changing the access licensing rights of SBS to allow you to use your SBS CALs to access SQL Server 2005 Workgroup or Exchange 2003 running on a second server. The current version limits the SBS CAL to access the server suite from only one server. SBS comes with five client access licenses free.

The updated SBS R2 offers following enhancements:

automated, network-wide patch and update management
increased mailbox limit up to 75 gigabytes
a new feature called "Green Check," which informs customers whether or not they are running up-to-date Microsoft software
Daily report on status of desktops and server(s) running Microsoft software

The premium edition also includes SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition and ISA Server 2004. In addition to the enhancements, Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 includes Windows Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft Office Outlook, Windows Sharepoint Services, Shared Fax Service and Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS).

Read more about the Windows Small Business Server R2

Introducing the 2007 Microsoft Office System: Amplify the Impact of Your People, On It’s Showtime!

2006-07-12T10:52:00Z

This strategic briefing provides an overview of the new 2007 Microsoft Office system, an integrated system of programs, servers, and services. In particular, the session covers innovations in the client-side user interface and XML-based file formats, as well as investments in new SharePoint server-based capabilities around workflow, content management, search, forms and Excel services.

German French

Optimize Your Core Infrastructure: Manage Complexity, Achieve Agility, Protect Information and Control Access, On It’s Showtime!

2006-07-11T10:48:00Z

Join Bob Kelly as he discusses the Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI), Microsoft's long term strategy that couples a model-driven approach with a complete, integrated set of technology solutions to enable IT to manage complexity and achieve agility. Kelly also outlines Microsoft's comprehensive set of security and access solutions, designed to enable IT to address the ever-changing landscape of technology threats so they can protect information and control access across their organization.

German: http://www.microsoft.com/switzerland/technet/de/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?videoid=220

French: http://www.microsoft.com/switzerland/technet/fr/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?videoid=220

ISA Server 2006 Resources on TechNet

2006-07-01T11:19:00Z

ISA Server 2006 is the integrated edge security gateway that helps protect your IT environment from Internet-based threats while providing your users with fast and secure remote access to applications and data. Learn how to deploy and use ISA Server 2006 with these resources.

Update to Exchange Server 2003/2000 Permissions May Affect Mobile Communications

2006-06-30T18:02:00Z

New Exchange fixes may disrupt Blackberry, Goodlink and other services.

A change made to the “Send As” permission in Exchange Server 2003 and 2000 could affect mobile communications and other add-on applications for Exchange Server. Find out how to quickly identify affected accounts and to correct permissions, if necessary.

Internet Explorer 7 - Beta 3 now available for download

2006-06-30T15:39:00Z

Beta 3 of Internet Explorer is now available for download. You can get it from:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx

You also find a host of information on the IE7 webpage:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/technology/default.mspx

BizTalk Server 2006 Documentation Update

2006-06-30T11:20:00Z

check out the latest and greatest documentation material for BizTalk Server 2006 including an updated .chm file, updated config/install guides, new code samples and links to the BizTalk Dev/Tech Center and to other interesting related content.

Core Documentation | Download

For this release, we are publishing a .chm file for download. Among the many things you will find:

Complete documentation for all BizTalk Server Line of Business Adapters, including new tutorials, one for each adapter. See the section "Using Adapters."
Troubleshooting guidance for each of the native BizTalk adapters. See the section "Troubleshooting Adapters."
Troubleshooting Instructions for how to capture a memory dump. See the section "How to Capture a Memory Dump of a BizTalk Process."
Disaster recovery instructions for backing up and restoring your BizTalk Server and databases. See the section "Backing Up and Restoring BizTalk Server"
Updated Tutorials. See the section, "BizTalk Server 2006 Tutorials"
Information for improving fault tolerance. See the section "Planning and Architecture"
Updated Developer's Reference that now includes the BAM namespaces that were not included in the RTM documentation. See the section "Developer's Reference"

Updated Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade Guides | Download

The installation instructions explain how to install BizTalk Server 2006 on Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows Server 2003 in a single server or multiserver environment.

New BizTalk Server 2006 Code Samples | Download

We have posted 31 new code samples to the BizTalk Server Developer Center since RTM.

Publishing and Consuming Web Services with SOAP Headers
BAM and HAT Correlation
Consuming Web Services with Array Parameters
Extending the BizTalk Server Administration Console
Viewing Failed Tracking Data
Inserting XML Nodes from Business Rules
Using the Mass Copy Functoid
Using Role Links
Split File Pipeline
Using Enterprise Library 2.0 with BizTalk Server
Consuming Web Services
Console Adapter
Delivery Notification
Using Long-Running Transactions in Orchestrations
Using the Looping Functoid
Mapping to a Repeating Structure
Parallel Convoy
Policy Chaining
Recoverable Interchange Processing Using Pipelines
Using the Table Looping Functoid
Using the Value Mapping and Value Mapping (Flattening) Functoids
Direct Binding to an Orchestration
Direct Binding to the MessageBox Database in Orchestrations
Using a Custom .NET Type for a Message in Orchestrations
Writing Orchestration Information as XML Using the ExplorerOM API
Correlating Messages with Orchestration Instances
SSO as Configuration Store
Atomic Transactions with COM+ Serviced Components in Orchestrations
Exception Handling in Orchestrations
Implementing Scatter and Gather Pattern
Using the SQL Adapter with Atomic Transactions in Orchestrations

BizTalk Server 2006 Developer Center and TechCenter

On, May 1st, we launched the BizTalk Server 2006 Developer Center. This project constituted a complete rebuild of the previous BizTalk Server 2004 Developer Center. For May and June we featured orchestrations. This included new code samples, an FAQ paper on orchestrations, and in-depth content surfaced from the core documentation. With the re-design of the site it’s easier than ever to learn to develop, deploy, administer, and use BizTalk Server 2006. For July we will be focusing on Adapters!

In addition to the Developer Center, we also launched the BizTalk Server 2006 TechCenter. The TechCenter provides easy access to BizTalk Server 2006 technical documentation, downloads, and community, as well as to IT Pro favorites such as the Events & Errors Message Center. Each navigation page within the technical library includes quick access to search BizTalk Server newsgroups and knowledge-base articles as seen, for example, on the Getting Started page. Among many things, the site contains:

Virtual labs
The end-to-end tutorial as downloadable Word docs
New content on Clustering BizTalk Server
Links to the Installation Instructions
Links to the Production Documentation published on MSDN

Other Content

In addition to the fixes introduced, we have also been busy over the past few months producing, updating, and publishing other valuable content. This includes:

Group Policy Script Center

2006-06-29T16:29:00Z

If your are interested in scripts for group policies than this is the resource for you. Browse for Group Policy scripts or find detailed articles about how to script Group Policy for yourself.