This week @ Microsoft - 14/10/2011

Hi Everyone

Here are some of the key announcements from Microsoft week ending 2nd October.  As ever thanks to Aaron Hamilton for this information.

Recent Releases:

• A Mango Harvest:Windows Phone SDK 7.1 Released  - 27-Sep-2011
• New book: DeployingCloud-Based Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Solutions  - 30-Sep-2011
• New book: EffectiveTime Management: Using Microsoft Outlook to Organize Your Work and PersonalLife  - 29-Sep-2011
• Microsoft WindowsSimulator Touch Emulation  - 30-Sep-2011
• First look at WindowsSimulator  - 29-Sep-2011
• Visual Studio 11Developer Preview: Quick Launch  - 27-Sep-2011
• Update: WindowsServer Operating System Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
  
  

Important Announcements:

• PC Specialist torelease Windows Home Server 2011  - 27-Sep-2011
• Windows Phone 7.5"Mango" update is shipping  - 28-Sep-2011
• Final Notice:Microsoft Advertising API Version 6 Sunsets Today, Upgrade to Version 7 or 8Now  - 30-Sep-2011
• Announcing theMicrosoft Research series from Microsoft Press  - 26-Sep-2011
• Allow me tointroduce…Ctrl+Alt+Compete!  -30-Sep-2011
• Release announcement:System Center Monitoring Pack for Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 (Converted)  - 30-Sep-2011

Windows 8:

• Extending"Windows 8" apps to the cloud with SkyDrive  - 28-Sep-2011
• Signing in to Windows8 with a Windows Live ID  -26-Sep-2011

Betas:

• Be a Beta Tester forthe Microsoft Advertising adCenter Mobile App!  - 28-Sep-2011