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Exchange 2007 SP1 is out
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) has been designed specifically to help meet the challenges of any business and the needs of all the different groups with a stake in the messaging system. Exchange Server 2007 SP1 is a mission-critical...
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Group Policy preferences
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Last week at IT Forum in Barcelona, Microsoft announced the upcoming releases of Group Policy preferences (formerly PolicyMaker Standard Edition and PolicyMaker Share Manager by DesktopStandard). Microsoft acquired DesktopStandard last year and...
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Microsoft Hyper-V Server around NZ$50
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Overnight at IT Forum in Barcelona we made some announcements about Windows Server 2008 family of Server products. "Viridian" aka Windows Server virtualisation will be known as Hyper-V . What is also interesting is that we...
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TechNet Unplugged November
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Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Windows Server 2008 Group Policy Wellington Tues 20 Nov 930am Christchurch Weds 21 Nov 130pm Auckland Thursday 22 November 930am Please register below Back in CHC, AKL and WLG later this month doing...
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SBS Best Practice Analyser is now available
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ISA and Exchange admin's have Best Practice Analyser's (BPA) available previously, now it is also available for SBS 2003 as well. The SBS BPA will check all major components of Windows Small Business Server 2003, including: • Exchange Server 2003...
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IT Pro Momentum in NZ
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Need some help to test/pilot the latest Microsoft infrastructure technologies in New Zealand? Momentum is a Microsoft program focused on supporting “early adopters” – IT professionals who bet on the newest technologies to drive business...
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Microsoft NZ Partner Directionz Roadshow
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I'm on the road again this month, presenting to Microsoft Partners around the country. I will be presenting a mix of content and demos for both technical and business focused partners. I'm presenting on Core Infrastructure, but there are also...
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TechNet Unplugged October
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Network Access Protection System Centre Essentials 2007 Christchurch Weds 24th October Auckland Thurs 25th October Wellington Fri 26th October Back in CHC, AKL and WLG later this month doing another Microsoft UNPLUGGED event - October's TechNet...
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Get a second chance to pass your Microsoft Certification exam-free!
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For a limited time, the "Second Shot" program is offering test-takers an extra chance to pass any Microsoft IT Professional, Developer or Microsoft Dynamics certification exam for free. If you want to take advantage of this phenomenal opportunity, just...
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Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate
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Early this morning (NZ Time) we declared Release Candidate (RC0) of Windows Server 2008. As announced here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2007/sep07/09-24windowserverrc0.mspx it is now available for download! Go grab the ISOs...
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All Blacks Rugby Gadget released
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Just released by the New Zealand Rugby Union - grab the All Blacks Rugby Gadget from http://www.allblacks.com/gadget/default.htm The gadget regularly updates including fixtures, results, streaming video, news and also information on our team...
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September TechNet Update event Christchurch: Windows Server 2008 Overview
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Later this month, on Thursday 27 September, we will be in Christchurch hosting a (free) TechNet Update event - an overview of Windows Server 2008, and also will be demoing our newest addition to the Windows family, Windows Home Server as well. The session...
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Update on future Windows releases: Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 update
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Overnight Microsoft announced availability dates for several key product updates including Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, Service Pack 3 for Windows XP and the release to manufacturing of Windows Server 2008. Together these releases are a good example...
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NZ Daylight Savings briefing sessions
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over 6 years ago
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A law change earlier this year extended Daylight Savings which will now start one week earlier (2:00 A.M. on the 30th September 2007) and will end two weeks later than in the past (3:00 A.M. on 6th April 2008). This change will have a significant impact...
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My TechEd NZ talks on Windows infrastructure
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TechEd is on New Zealand next week, and this year I'm doing 2 talks on Windows Server infrastructure topics that I specialise in System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) You can look at the entire...
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Wellington New Zealand panorama Gigapixel image Microsoft Research HDView
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Like "wide and deep images"? This is cool, check this out - a panorama view of Wellington, New Zealand shot from the top of Mount Victoria in February 07 (during the week of summer!) and created using Microsoft Research HDView Thanks to my Microsoft...
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June Wellington SharePoint User Group
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Chandima just blogged about the June Wellington SharePoint UG which is on this Wednesday. I can't be there as I'll be in Auckland talking about Windows Server 2008 , and this months SharePoint UserGroup sounds really interesting: WSS Version 3 – Pushing...
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TechNet session repeat of Windows Server 2008 Overview
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Registration links are now live for the 2nd running of the Windows Server 2008 Overview TechNet Update event this week: Auckland session 2 Wednesday 27th June: 220PM for a 230PM start Level 5, 22 Viaduct Harbour Avenue Auckland See a map on Live Local...
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NZ Daylight Savings Time Zone Changes
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As was announced recently by the Government , daylight savings will be three weeks longer than it has been previously. Specifically clocks will go forward one hour a week earlier than usual on the last Sunday in September, and back one hour on the first...
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June TechNet NZ Update event: Windows Server 2008 Overview
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TechNet NZ Update – June 2008: Windows Server 2008 Overview UPDATE: The link to register for the 2nd running of this session is now up. 230PM in Auckland 27/6, and 430PM in Wellington 28/6. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the next generation of the Windows...
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Wellington Office User Group - Wednesday evening
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Reminder: Office User Group, tomorrow evening... It should be of interest to all Office users. Provided: - Pizza and drinks - Great information - Spot prizes When: Wednesday 20 June 2007, 6:00-7:30pm Where: Note: new venue this month... New Zealand Post...
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New Zealand free Hands-on-Labs: Microsoft Forefront and System Centre
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In conjunction with Auldhouse New Zealand , Microsoft is offering the following FREE * one day Hands-On-Labs featuring Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Systems Centre management tools. There are a handful of places available in the following Hands-On...
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Latest TechNet Flash Newsletter out
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This fortnight's TechNet Flash newsletter has just been emailed out, focusing on Windows Server 2008. If you're a NZ IT Professional you'd be mad not to subscribe to the TechNet Flash newsletter, so subscribe here or send this link to your friends www...
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Presentation decks from 2007 Tech Briefing online
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Now that the Microsoft New Zealand 2007 Technical Briefing's are over, the slide decks are available for download Check them out here from the MSNZ Events site My Vista Deployment deck is still jumping through hoops getting uploaded onto the site...
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Announcement Rumour
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Steffen is a fellow IT Pro Technology Advisor from Germany, he is very well connected to some influential people up at Corp. in Redmond and has just got back from a week there, talking with the product groups. It looks like he’s posted some information...
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