Hi Everyone,

Here are this weeks key announcements from Microsoft, week beginning 23rd January. Information comes courtesy of Aaron Hamilton. Thanks Aaron.

Recent Releases:

• NEW Microsoft Dynamics Surestep Online  - 09-Jan-2012
• Installing Dynamics Connector Video  - 09-Jan-2012
• Dynamics AX 2012: Data upgrade best practices  - 10-Jan-2012
• Windows Azure Libraries for Java Available, including support for Service Bus  - 09-Jan-2012
• By Popular Demand: Competency Exam Packs Offer Extended  - 12-Jan-2012
• New book: Software Change Management: Case Studies and Practical Advice  - 12-Jan-2012
• RTM’d Today: Microsoft Manual of Style, Fourth Edition  - 10-Jan-2012
• January 2012 Office Update Release  - 10-Jan-2012
• Updates: Autoruns v11.21, Coreinfo v3.03, PortMon v 3.03, Process Explorer v15.12, Mark’s Blog and Mark at RSA 2012  - 12-Jan-2012

Important Announcements:

• Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference Dates and Convergence Early Bird Reminder  - 12-Jan-2012
• That’s a Wrap: Microsoft 2012 CES Keynote Recap  - 09-Jan-2012
• Author news: Scott Helmers & others provide free videos on Visio 2010  - 13-Jan-2012
• Slideshow: New Windows Devices Take Center Stage at CES  - 10-Jan-2012
• Microsoft at 2012 CES: Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox Take Center Stage  - 10-Jan-2012
• Announcing the Bing Maps Windows Presentation Foundation Control v1  - 12-Jan-2012

 Windows 8:

 Betas:

• EF 4.3 Beta 1 Released  - 12-Jan-2012
• EF 4.3 Beta 1: Code-Based Migrations Walkthrough  - 12-Jan-2012
• EF 4.3 Beta 1: Automatic Migrations Walkthrough  - 12-Jan-2012

Rob York

Premier Field Engineer

Microsoft Premier Support