Computerworld article outlining 8 important steps to plan for Windows Server 2008 in your organisation.'For data center managers, nothing spells "doom and disaster" quite like a server infrastructure change. Whether it's a new virtualization technique, an upgrade to network access-control software or new command line parameters -- enterprise server management is a daunting proposition.
But what if those changes occur all at once? That's the scenario with Windows Server 2008 (WS2008). Formerly known as Longhorn, WS2008 is set to be released later this year. Just this week, Microsoft made available the Community Technology Preview of the operating system, which includes installation and some other options in addition to what's available in the Beta 3 release.'Read the full article here
"MIT research team juices up a 60-watt light bulb using "WiTricity"The day may be coming when PCs, cell phones and many other devices will be run without a battery or electrical cord.
Last week, an MIT research team announced that it had juiced up a 60-watt light bulb using "WiTricity," the name it has given a wireless electricity source it is developing.
The team generated the WiTricity using two copper coils, one attached to a power source. The power coil emitted a field of magnetism to the unpowered coil, stimulating it to generate a current that powered the light bulb from seven feet away, said Andre Kurs, a graduate student in MIT's physics department who worked on the project." Read the full article hereSounds really interesting!
We have just released our new TechNet Vista Sidebar Gadget. For those running Windows Vista make sure you download this today. Big thanks to the Mabode Team and Niall Ginsbourg for developing this!The Microsoft TechNet Gadget for Australia and New Zealand delivers information from several of the common news feeds and security alerts.
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This is the number 1 download from TechNet. WSUS 3.0 delivers new features that enable administrators to more easily manage and deploy updates across the organization. This package installs both the WSUS 3.0 Server and WSUS 3.0 Administration Console components, for all Windows Server 2003 SP1 supported languages. Additionally, the WSUS 3.0 client is included in all supported client platform languages. You must install the server components on a computer running Windows Server 2003 SP1 and later. You may install the Administration Console on a remote computer running Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP1, or Windows Vista. Get it hereAdditional ResourcesRelease Notes for WSUS 3.0Installing WSUS 3.0 on SBS 2003WSUS TechCenter
A very funny parody of Microsoft Surface
We hope everyone had a great break over Queens birthday weekend. For those using Virtual Server 2005, you will be pleased to know that Service Pack 1 has been released. Download here
New Virtual Server siteWhat are the features?1. Support for hardware-assisted virtualization technology (AMD-V and Intel VT) 2. Support for greater than 64 virtual machines on x64-based hosts 3. VHD Mount command-line tool and APIs 4. Interoperability with Volume Shadow Copy Service 5. Support for additional guest and host operating systems 6. Service publication using Active Directory Service Connection Points 7. Host clustering white paper 8. Virtual SCSI fix for Linux guests 9. Larger default size for dynamically expanding virtual hard disks 10. VMRC ActiveX control and Internet Explorer security zones 11. New VMRC client option to enable video stretch in full screen mode 12. IVMGuestOS::Get_OSName property returns more operating system information
Windows Home Server Release Candidate 1 is available today. Windows Home Server helps families with multiple PCs easily centralize, share and protect their digital pictures, music, documents and videos. We have had a few guys in the office play around with Home Server in their homes and they are finding it really useful. We particularly like the idea of having one central area for all of our files at home.
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