Hi Everyone,

Here are this weeks key announcements from Microsoft, week beginning 23rd January. Thanks to Aaron Hamilton.

Recent Releases:

• CRM 2011 Chart Enhancements  - 24-Jan-2012
• Office 365 Beta Exam - Part 2 - Administering Office 365 - 70-323  - 27-Jan-2012
• Help Design the Next Exam UI - New Survey Now Open!  - 26-Jan-2012
• New book: Microsoft Manual of Style, Fourth Edition  - 26-Jan-2012
• Four New Bing Maps V7 Modules  - 27-Jan-2012
• Quick Start Guide Released: Learn DAX Basics in 30 Minutes  - 26-Jan-2012
• Released: Update Rollup 6 for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3  - 26-Jan-2012

Important Announcements:

• New Microsoft Survey: Less than Half of People Think About the Impact to Online Reputations  - 24-Jan-2012
• Cool new devices for schools at CES  - 23-Jan-2012
• Microsoft Announces Upcoming Events for the Financial Community  - 27-Jan-2012
• 800 Days Until Windows XP End of Support  - 28-Jan-2012
• Announcing SQL Azure Data Sync Preview Refresh  - 26-Jan-2012
• Announcing Native Windows Azure Libraries and Special Free Pricing Using SendGrid for Windows Azure Customers  - 25-Jan-2012
• Announcing SQL Azure Import/Export Service Now in Production  - 24-Jan-2012

Windows 8:

• Supporting sensors in Windows 8  - 24-Jan-2012

Betas:

• Security Compliance Manager 2.5 now available for beta download  - 24-Jan-2012

• High Performance Computing Beta Program  - 25-Jan-2012