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TechEd NZ 2011 Session Levels
Most of this post has been shamelessly stolen from Mike Zeff’s blog…….most of which was shamelessly...
Author: HilaryD Date: 05/18/2011
Windows 7 and Office 2010 Deployments
As a lot of my customers are deploying Windows 7 and Office 2010 I thought it timely to summarise...
Author: HilaryD Date: 04/04/2011
Cool Stuff I Found This Week – That You Have to See to Believe
In the course of preparing a presentation on the weekend that had a component of Microsoft Futures,...
Author: HilaryD Date: 03/11/2010
Windows 7 RTM Availability - Dates
As posted at Windows Team Blog, the dates Windows 7 RTM will be available for download have been...
Author: HilaryD Date: 07/22/2009
Windows Server 2008 R2 Goodness for IT Pros
One of the changes to Active Directory in Windows Server 2008 R2 is the Active Directory Web...
Author: HilaryD Date: 07/16/2009
Tech Ed 2009 – Register & Win!
Sign up for Tech Ed before 31 July and be in to win! Don’t miss out on the IT Industry’s best...
Author: HilaryD Date: 06/28/2009
Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program
Today marks the official start of the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program. You can get ready for...
Author: HilaryD Date: 06/26/2009
More Bing for your Buck
Why do you search? To find information. What do you do with the information you find? Make...
Author: HilaryD Date: 06/01/2009
Tech Ed 09 – Registrations Now Open
Registrations for Microsoft Tech Ed 09 are now open at www.microsoft.co.nz/teched This year’s event...
Author: HilaryD Date: 05/17/2009
SharePoint Server 2010 Preliminary System Requirements
The guys over on the Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog have announced the preliminary system...
Author: HilaryD Date: 05/11/2009
Office 2010 The Movie – Sign Up for the Technical Preview
Check out www.office2010themovie.com From there, you can sign up for the Microsoft Office 2010...
Author: HilaryD Date: 05/11/2009
Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM Timeframes
At TechEd 2009 in the US today, we announced that we expect Windows 7 to RTM in time for the holiday...
Author: HilaryD Date: 05/11/2009
Windows 7 Release Candidate Customer Preview – Available Now
If you didn’t have access to TechNet or MSDN and couldn’t download the Windows 7 RC, you can...
Author: HilaryD Date: 05/05/2009
Windows 7 RC – Available Now & Packed Full of Features
The Release Candidate (RC) of the highly anticipated Windows 7 operating system is now available for...
Author: HilaryD Date: 04/30/2009
Windows 7 Release Candidate Update
As per the Windows Team Blog, the RC is on track for April 30th for download by MSDN and...
Author: HilaryD Date: 04/29/2009
Office 2007 SP2 – Download Now
The 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2) is available now and provides customers with...
Author: HilaryD Date: 04/29/2009
Virtualisation - Never Been Easier
Earlier this week I talked about System Center (One Tool to Rule Them All), and how you can manage...
Author: HilaryD Date: 04/21/2009
Exchange 2010 Public Beta
Exchange 2010 is part of the next wave of Microsoft Office-related products and is the first server...
Author: HilaryD Date: 04/20/2009
Your Imagine Cup 2009 National Finals Invitation
You are invited to see the top teams compete in the Imagine Cup Finals in Auckland! Imagine Cup is a...
Author: HilaryD Date: 04/19/2009
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Now Available
Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 is now available for download here and is primarily a roll-up of...
Author: HilaryD Date: 04/19/2009
One Tool to Rule Them All
When it comes to your environment odds are you have a mix of physical and virtual machines. ...
Author: HilaryD Date: 04/19/2009
NZ Community SharePoint Conference 2009
The first ever SharePoint Conference to be held in New Zealand is open for registrations. This will...
Author: HilaryD Date: 03/23/2009
Internet Explorer 8 – Out Now
Internet Explorer 8 was made available for download on March 18. There are two key reasons why you...
Author: HilaryD Date: 03/23/2009
Outlook 2007 – February Cumulative Update Now Available
The February Cumulative Update for Outlook 2007 has been released – it contains a significant number...
Author: HilaryD Date: 02/25/2009
MOSS + PerformancePoint = BI to the masses
The latest news around SharePoint and PerformancePoint is great news for anyone who owns, or is...
Author: HilaryD Date: 02/01/2009
Windows 7 Beta Out Now.....
Ready to see for yourself what Windows 7 has to offer? The wait is over.......on Jan 9 the Beta was...
Author: HilaryD Date: 01/11/2009
NXE: New Xbox Experience
The NXE for Xbox 360 is here! It will automatically download like any other system update...
Author: HilaryD Date: 11/19/2008
Virtualization Support for SQL
As of today SQL Server 2005 and 2008 are supported on Hyper-V and for SVVP certified vendor...
Author: HilaryD Date: 10/07/2008
Microsoft Hyper-V Server RTM's.......But isn't it out already??
Microsoft Hyper-V Server has RTM'd and is available at the link below. That link also provides...
Author: HilaryD Date: 10/03/2008
Zune Goodness
When the clock strikes midnight on Sept 15 in the US, and Sept 16 begins hopefully so do the updates...
Author: HilaryD Date: 09/16/2008
App-V 4.5 RTM
Microsoft SoftGrid® Application Virtualization Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)...
Author: HilaryD Date: 09/16/2008
First Up
As the "About" bit says: I'm an Account Technology Strategist with Microsoft in the...
Author: HilaryD Date: 09/15/2008