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  • Take Control Management Roadshow

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by deepfresh}

    UPDATE: Due to a huge demand we have filled spots for the road show, registration is now closed

    The Take Control seminars are an opportunity to learn about the potential for major efficiencies in your desktop and server management operations.

    This briefing is an opportunity to learn about the potential for major efficiencies in desktop and server IT Management. The first part of the seminar will focus specifically on Desktop Management with an introduction to the recently released Desktop Optimization Pack.

    This new offering includes 4 new Microsoft products:
    1.       Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization
    2.       Microsoft Asset Inventory Services
    3.       Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management
    4.       Microsoft Disaster Recovery Toolset

    We will cover topics such as Application Compatibility, Software Asset Management, Policy Based Management, Desktop Deployment and Monitoring as well as Diagnostics and Recovery.

    The second half will focus specifically on Server Management, with a comprehensive overview of System Center Operations Manager 2007.

    We will cover topics such as Operations Management, Application Monitoring, End to End services monitoring, Security Audit Collection and Operations Reporting.

  • Register to get notified when "Longhorn" Server Beta will be ready

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by deepfresh}
    Windows Server "Longhorn" Server beta is coming soon. To receive an e-mail notifying you about the beta version availability, pre-register now. 

    For more information about Longhorn click here

  • Application Compatibility Toolkit now available

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by deepfresh}
    The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) enables software developers, independent software vendors (ISVs), and IT professionals who work in a corporate environment to determine, before rolling out within the organization, whether their applications are compatible with a new version of the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. ACT also enables such individuals to determine how an update to the new version will impact their applications.

    You can use the ACT features to:
    • Verify an application's compatibility with a new version of the Windows operating system, or a Windows Update, including determining your risk assessment.
    • Become involved in the ACT Community, including sharing your risk assessment with other ACT users.
    • Test your Web applications and Web sites for compatibility with new releases and security updates to the Windows® Internet Explorer® Internet browser.

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=24DA89E9-B581-47B0-B45E-492DD6DA2971&displaylang=en%20

     

  • Take part in the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Beta Program

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by deepfresh}

    The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment is an assessment and inventory tool designed to help customers and partners quickly assess their PCs’ readiness for Windows Vista upgrades network-wide with a single networked PC. It is designed to remotely connect to PCs on a network, assess their hardware and device compatibility with Windows Vista, and automatically create a comprehensive report with assessment results and upgrade recommendations for each PC. The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment does not require the installation of any software agents on PCs to perform the assessment.

    The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment will provide the following information in two output documents in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel:

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    Deployment Blockers: Devices and BIOS versions that are not compatible with Windows Vista.

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    Windows Vista Experience: Windows Vista experience based on currently available system resources.

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    Upgrade Recommendations: Specific recommendations for upgrading PC hardware to improve the Windows Vista experience.

    We invite you to join our Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Beta Program where you can review and test the beta releases and provide detailed feedback to our development team. More information on this process will be made available to you after you sign up for the beta release.

    To participate in the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Beta Program:

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    You will need to sign in using a valid Windows Live ID.

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    If you have not previously registered with Microsoft Connect, you are required to register.

    Join the beta program today at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=75215

    View an on-demand TechNet webcast on this topic at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=80447&clcid=0x409