Hi Everyone,

Here are some of the important Microsoft announements from the week ending 11th December 2011.

Thanks to Aaron Hamilton for this information.

Recent Releases

• BizTalkServer 2010 R2  - 08-Dec-2011
• RTM’dToday: MCPD 70-518 Exam Ref: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4  - 09-Dec-2011
• RTM’dToday: Software Change Management: Case Studies and Practical Advice  -08-Dec-2011
• RTM’dToday: Microsoft Excel 2010 Formulas & Functions Inside Out  -06-Dec-2011
• Visio2010 Add-in for Microsoft Project WBS Modeler  - 09-Dec-2011
• MicrosoftAssessment and Planning Toolkit 6.5 – Now available for download!  -06-Dec-2011
• Updates:Autoruns v11.2, Disk Usage (DU) v1.4, Process Explorer v15.1, Strings v2.42 and Mark’s Blog: Case of the Installer Service Error  - 05-Dec-2011
• Bing on Xbox: The Future of Entertainment Search   - 05-Dec-2011

Important Announcements

• NewProduct Family and Product Categories for Microsoft Online Services  -09-Dec-2011
• Microsoftand GE Healthcare to Create New Joint Venture to Enable Better PopulationHealth Management  - 08-Dec-2011
• HPand Microsoft Deliver Global Communications and Collaboration Solutions Via theCloud  - 08-Dec-2011
• SkyDriveAPIs for Docs and Photos—now ready to cloud enable apps on Windows 8, WindowsPhone and more  - 07-Dec-2011
• Announcement:Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for November 2011  -06-Dec-2011
• JimGray eScience Award Winners Announced  - 05-Dec-2011

Windows 8

• WindowsStore event and blog  - 06-Dec-2011

Betas

• AnnouncingRobotics Developer Studio 4 Beta 2  - 07-Dec-2011

Thanks and Happy Holidays.

Rachael Humphreys

Microsoft Premier Support