"I come from the world of software, and we need to talk," said Herb Sutter, a software architect with Microsoft, in his opening remarks to a hardware-heavy audience today at In-Stat/MDR's Fall Processor Forum here. The software development community...

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Microsoft has started a new service to record our highest rated IT Pro conferences and provide the content on-demand on line in high resolution video. This service, called www.microsoft.com/itsshowtime , is live today and already contains many of...

On October 19th, 2005, Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2003. This service pack is available immediately and is free to download in nine server languages here: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/sp2/download.mspx ...

Every week, Office Space presents tips and tricks for scripting Microsoft Office applications, and provides sample code that shows you how to carry out that task. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/officetips/default.mspx

It may be hard to believe now, but when Windows first launched it was an underdog in the industry. Twenty years later it is the default OS on nearly every PC shipped nationwide. Earlier this month Microsoft Chairman and CEO Bill Gates spoke with PC Magazine...

System Center Reporting Manager 2005 (Beta) delivers a rich platform for enterprise analysis of management data so that IT administrators, managers, and executives can query, report, and forecast IT operations for higher service quality at a lower price...

This month's Bulletins include security updates affecting Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Exchange. Review the latest Security Bulletins .

In order to ease the interaction with you in regards to security we introduce two new interactive communication channels. The first new offering is our Security Patch Chat which we will host the Friday after the release of our security updates on the...

On Oct. 10 we announced a broad reaching plan to enable ‘self-managing dynamic systems’. This announcement specifically focuses on virtualization technologies, changes in Windows licensing, and our long-term Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI) strategy....

Today in Munich, Germany, Steve Ballmer, our chief executive officer, and Mike Nash, corporate vice president of the Security Technology Unit, outlined Microsoft’s companywide strategy and product road map for helping secure the breadth of our customers...

DPM, the newest member of the Microsoft Windows Server System, focuses on disk-based data protection and recovery. DPM works with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Windows Storage Server 2003 to deliver best-in-class data...

Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2 contains significant security enhancements, in addition to stability and performance improvements. Some of the fixes included with SP2 have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them...

27.10.2005, 08:30 – 17:00 Zurich-Airport, Eventdock This seminar provides a detailed technical drilldown on the internals of the Active Directory. It will show you how to optimally retrieve data from the directory and troubleshoot data storage and...

26.10.2005, 09:30 – 17:30 Zurich-Airport, Eventdock The “Best of MMS” offers highlights of Microsoft’s Management Summit 2005. With top-rated presentations delivered directly by the Windows and Enterprise Management Division, you will not want to...

Last evenening I was looking for a solution to share photos free of charge with my friends. In the results list of the search engine I came across an interesting result called "Microsoft offers free photo-sharing tool". Curious as I am I clicked on the...

Palm officially announced the newest Treo on September 26. The new device is based on Windows Mobile and is Palm's first 3G device. Now users can get a Windows Mobile end-to-end experience also on the Treo handhelds. More information and a product introduction...

In our continued commitment to interoperability, we will release and support a new Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for SQL Server 2005. The SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver beta download is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge...

Proof your knowledge with the SQL Server 2005 QuickQuiz and answer the question at the end of each webpage. There are 5 questions to answer - a blob for you. Take the test until the end of October 2005 and get a free gift. (Gift will be shipped within...

September 21, 2005 Orange launched the new SPV M5000 3G Smart Phone featuring Windows Mobile 5.0. According to The Register the phone will be offered in the UK, France and Switzerland from October 2005. The M5000 is Orange first 3G-enabled PDA and...

The TechNet Roadshow for It Professionals is approaching fast and will start in a couple of days. We are preparing ourselves to travel around Switzerland and bring to you the latest technology news. Take the chance to be part of it. I'm looking forward...

SyncToy is a free PowerToy for Microsoft Windows XP. The beta program was launched in August 2005 and was also mentioned on this blog ( http://blogs.technet.com/chitpro/archive/2005/08/06/408757.aspx ). Now version 1.0 download is available for free...

Tuesday, September 20, 2005 we released version 1.0 of the Shared Computer Toolkit (SCT) for Windows XP, a new set of security and management tools for people who manage shared computers in school computer labs, libraries, internet cafes, or community...

The Service Pack 2 provides numerous performance and security updates to Office Mac 2004, along with significant enhancements to Exchange Server support in Entourage 2004. It also contains previously released updates to all Office 2004 programs. Details...

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