West Region News for Education

We've Moved

Larry.Short — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:09:00 GMT

Check out our new location at http://blogs.technet.com/education/...(read more)

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Availability & KMS Updates

Larry.Short — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:31:00 GMT

I wanted to give you an update on the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 release timelines. The following dates are 99% firm, but please remember the Windows product teams always reserve the right to make last minute changes. Finally, the prescriptive...(read more)

Bing Content Filtering

Larry.Short — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:35:21 GMT

Hopefully, by now you have checked out Microsoft’s new web search/decision engine, Bing.com . In short, Bing is a decision engine that goes beyond what people have come to think of as search — it will help people use the Web to accomplish more complicated...(read more)

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Arrive October 22, 2009

Larry.Short — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:18:29 GMT

Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM (Release to Manufacture) code is on track to be available to Microsoft partners sometime in the 2 nd half of July. Windows Server 2008 R2 will also be broadly available about the same time as the Windows 7 “General Availability...(read more)

Check Out Bing!

Larry.Short — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:07:57 GMT

Microsoft has just released a great new search service called Bing. Here’s some cool things you can try : BETTER RESULTS Get hard to find information, like customer service numbers, with authoritative results. Save time with a 5 day weather forecast for...(read more)

Free eBook “Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008”

Larry.Short — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:13:26 GMT

Right now is the perfect time to begin to enhance your skills on business intelligence with Microsoft Business Intelligence technology by checking out the new training resources, including an offer for a free licensed copy of SQL Server 2008 with training...(read more)

Microsoft Partner Resources

Larry.Short — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:36:48 GMT

There is significant momentum behind IT infrastructure and application platform Optimization that Microsoft partners often evangelize to help institutions be successful in their administration and deployment challenges. To support this effort Microsoft...(read more)

Windows Server 2008 R2 RC Releases!

Larry.Short — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:28:16 GMT

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the next version of the Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Building on the features and capabilities of the current Windows Server 2008 release version, Windows Server 2008 R2 allows you to create...(read more)

2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 Released

Larry.Short — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:20:48 GMT

The 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2) provides customers with the latest updates to the 2007 Office suite. Today’s download includes two types of fixes: Previously unreleased fixes that were made specifically for this service pack. All...(read more)

Forefront Security for Office Communications Server RTM Available

Larry.Short — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:12:21 GMT

I just received this update from the Forefront Security Blog . Forefront Security for Office Communication Server ( FSOCS ) provides fast and effective protection against IM-based malware for OCS 2007 and OCS 2007 R2 environments by including multiple...(read more)