50% discount offer for Dev Connections Europe event (675 Euro instead of 1350 Euro), held in Nice, France from 24th-27th April 2006 -- remember that TechED Europe has moved back to November 2006 so this is the next possible event to get deep insights and training on SQL, ASP.NET, VS, Exchange in Europe...

Get ready for Internet Explorer 7 TODAY with our new Internet Explorer 7 Readiness Toolkit: Internet Explorer 7 is highly compatible with the sites, extensions, and applications out there today but we have made significant improvements in security, rendering, and usability. Some of these improvements and new features may cause some sites to not render properly or change how the user interacts with your site, extension or application. We continue to identify compatibility issues and work with external companies on resolutions to ensure their products work great with Internet Explorer but we encourage you to test out your sites, extensions and applications as well....

On April 4, 2006 we launched Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 at Storage Networking World in San Diego. Windows Storage Server R2 will be available through NAS appliances built by our OEMs such as HP, DELL and others. The new version of Storage server delivers...

Today we announced that Virtual Server 2005 R2 is now available as a free download . This policy applies to all users of Virtual Server 2005 R2, and will apply to the forthcoming service pack 1 of Virtual Server 2005 R2. Resource management has always...

Starting today, you can consolidate your Linux-based applications on Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 and receive 24-hour support from Microsoft. To improve the interoperability of Linux guest operating systems and Virtual Server 2005 R2, Microsoft is...

A TechNet Plus subscription is the must-have resource for IT professionals planning, implementing and supporting Microsoft solutions. Whether you are interested in trying out the latest Microsoft operating system, helping an end-user get their email up...

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Whitepaper discribing an adapterless communication thru IDocs between SAP NetWeaver Application Server and Microsoft BizTalk Server as alternative in using the Microsoft BizTalk Adapter 2.0 for mySAP Business Suite SP1 (on the base of SAPs .NET connector 1.0)...

8 new/updated Report Packs for SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services are available: - SQL Server 2005 Integration Services - SharePoint Portal Server 2003 - Internet Information Services (IIS) Logs - Microsoft Axapta 3.0 - Microsoft Great Plains 8.0 - Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains 9.0 - Microsoft Dynamics Navision 4.0 - Financial Reporting...

On March 20 we have released a new IE 7 Beta 2 Preview. This build is for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and shows the current state of IE7. Download and evaluate the newest, layout-complete build of the Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview and explore the improvements...

How to install MOBSM on SQL 2000 or SQL 2005. --> Caveat with SQL 2005: you currently cannot use BSM Alerts (needs SQL Server 2000 notification services)....

free eLearning on SQL Server Integration Services, Analysis Services, Reporting Services...

It seems that I have missed this one when it popped up. However it is still not too late to start testing Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Beta and to evaluate this new upcoming version. Download and try the latest Beta version...

Announcing Microsoft’s next generation in change and configuration management solution. Available today, SMS v4 Beta 1, is the lowest cost solution for managing changes to your Windows-based assets, including new advances in complete security management...

Now we have officially announced the product lineup for Windows Vista and confirm that the operating system – scheduled for release in the second half of 2006 - will be available in five versions. There will be 2 versions for businesses - Windows Vista...

This month’s issue includes feature articles on desktop deployment , systems management , and virtualization . There are also a number of exciting columns, including Blog Tales (on how Microsoft “does” blogging), Hey, Scripting Guy , Security Watch from...

This resource kit has been updated to support MOM 2005 SP1 and new tools have been added: Alert to RSS Utility – Enable subscriptions to alert information via RSS. DAS Role Update Utility – Tighten the security of MOM servers by removing the...

The Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool is designed for administrators who want to determine the overall health of their ISA Server computers and to diagnose current problems. The tool scans the configuration...

Friday, March 3, 2006 / 09:00 - 10:30 (GMT+1) Registration We are pleased to announce an additional webcast about Internet Explorer 7. On short notice we were able to get hold of David Aronchick, who will present you IE 7 in this webcast. David...

Join the Commerce Server beta team by registering for and downloading Commerce Server 2006 Beta 1. Learn first hand how you can achieve more on your Commerce Server infrastructure with the new functionality in Commerce Server 2006. Get more information

Evaluate SMS 2003 R2 today to provide your organization a comprehensive solution for change and configuration management for the Microsoft platform. Find out what's new with SMS 2003 R2 Download Beta Version This posting is provided "AS IS" with...

New suites, servers, and services in the 2007 Microsoft Office release will deliver additional functionality and new solutions. With updated packaging options, you will have more flexibility than ever before to adopt the specific technologies and solutions...

This document describes storage topologies, storage features in Windows Server 2003 and clustering, hardware-based storage features, storage tools and services, backup and restore, and storage management. Download

Learn about how Microsoft IT integrates Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 into its business performance management system, making IT performance information easy to find and deliver, clearly associated with supporting contextual data, and...

The Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack monitors SQL Server 2000 and 2005 for critical conditions indicating potential operational problems. Download