Worldwide PC shipments grew by 12.5% in the second quarter of 2007 (2Q07), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) returned as the fastest growing region with volume increasing more than 20% from the same quarter...

We have set up a online poll to see what you would like hear at our next Microsoft Australia Security Roadshow. Let us know, the top rated sessions will be delivered at the next Roadshow.

I got an email from our IT department informing me that Im on the Office Communications Server Unified Communications telephony platform (try saying that 5 times in a row). I picked up my device and noticed two things, no RJ11 and no keypad! After plugging...

At our company kickoff today the Unified Communications team had some devices on display which integrate with our Unified Communications Technology . The most exciting device was the Microsoft Office Roundtable . The Office Roundtable device Office Roundtable...

On Saturday, 7/07/07, MSN is sponsoring Live Earth, The Concert for a Climate in Crisis. This 24-hour global event will feature more than 150 of the world’s top bands performing on all seven continents, with concerts in Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Istanbul...

We have just released the a new Forefront Client Security TechCenter on TechNet Online. There are some really good resources including: Virtual Labs Webcasts Technical Library Community Resources Forefront Client Security Forums Forefront...

This month's edition covers two areas - Communications and Windows Administration. Communications IT is all about communicating information, and protecting that information as it is stored and transmitted is paramount. There are many ways data can be...

A must have tool for Virtual Server 2005 fans out there... VMRCplus is a tool for both configuration management of Virtual Server and remote control of virtual machines. It allows for local and remote management of Virtual Server and supports simultaneous...

A very funny parody of Microsoft Surface

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...

Good report at Jeff Jones blog http://blogs.csoonline.com/windows_vista_6_month_vulnerability_report For those that only want the executive summary, here is a key chart that shows the publicly disclosed High severity vulnerabilities during the first 90...

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...

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...

The Operations Manager team has made available this long awaited design guide which provides guidance on server sizing, performance and high availability configurations. The Design Guide covers the design process from start to finish, and is intended...

"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...

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...

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 site What are the features? 1. Support for hardware...

View the video to see how we came up with the name Windows Server 2008. So innovative. Video: What's In a Name?

As we have reached capacity at our upcoming TechNet Updates we are offering some additional sessions at some of cities (thanks to our branch support to make this happen). Click on below to register: Brisbane 12th June 6pm – 8pm Melbourne 13th June 2.30pm...

The title says it all. Amazing. "Picture a surface that can recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. Today at the Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital...

You may have seen Johann at some of our recent Microsoft events. He is a keen advocate around our Unified Communications Technology. He is a National Technology Specialist in the Unified Communications Group at Microsoft Australia. Johann's areas of speciality...

It's security month again. Learn how User Account Control in Windows Vista protects the machines you manage by limiting the administrator privileges users normally run with. BitLocker Drive Encryption, another Vista feature, adds security as well by providing...

With more and more interest in our Virtualisation Technologies I thought I would provide you with some information around our own local Virtualisation Expert Peter Fitzsimon. After nearly 10 years as a PTS/ATS in Brisbane, Peter now works for the Windows...

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