Microsoft Technical Fellow and IT guru Mark Russinovich hosted a panel of top independent industry experts to drive an open discussion around Windows Vista adoption and deployment, and demystify known issues. The panel featured leading third-party...

Q) How many editions of Windows Server 2008 are there? A) There are 5 editions of Windows Server 2008: · Windows Server® 2008 Datacenter with or without Hyper-V · Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise with or without Hyper-V · Windows Server® 2008...

The green issue is something that is becoming increasingly debated In the past, the cost of physical space was a primary consideration in data center design. More recently, the cost of power and cooling has risen to prominence. Data center managers...

Here is a recently released document on what will be available on SP3 The main areas are: - Simplifying deployment - Security (SP3 will include NAP) - Networking

Yesterday was an awesome day for me. It was an incredible sight to see about 3000 IT professionals and developers in the ICC at Birmingham. This was the most ambitious launch we have ever tried to pull off, including: 4 tracks, hands-on-labs, sponsor...

This is one crazy week!! The main event on Wednesday which will be catering for over 3000 IT pros and devs has been keeping a lot of people very busy, but I have something else which is related and goes live on the same day...the Virtual Launch Experience...

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The Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for Network Access Protection helps defend against malware threats by integrating two key Microsoft security technologies: Forefront Client Security and the new Network Access Protection feature in Windows Server...

The judging panel have whittled it down to 3 finalists so now voting is open for two weeks. Take a look at the three entries here and vote for your favourite. We’ll announce the winner on the website on 26 March 2008.

Here are the latest free downloads and download-related services from Microsoft. Register now if you are not already receiving the weekly email informing you of these. To find more downloads, visit the Microsoft Download Center. For support with downloads...

Key announcements: First public beta of Internet Explorer 8. To download Internet Explorer 8 beta 1, developers can visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/default.mspx . Silverlight 2 beta available for download; support...

Microsoft is implementing four new interoperability principles and corresponding actions across its high-volume business products: (1) ensuring open connections (2) promoting data portability (3) enhancing support for industry standards (4) fostering...

We have just launched the worldwide availability of Microsoft Office Live Workspace beta. You can sign up now at http://workspace.officelive.com with immediate access and no waitlist Microsoft Office Live Workspace beta is a free Web-based extension...

Still undecided about Vista? Microsoft Technical Fellow and desktop guru Mark Russinovich will be hosting an interactive virtual roundtable—broadcast LIVE over the Internet on Wednesday, March 5 th . The subject? Windows Vista adoption and deployment...

The External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint provides authoritative guidance and tools to deploy a customisable solution built on Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0 that teams can use to collaborate with partners outside the firewall. Once...