This technical briefing focuses on Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 – a member of the Microsoft System Centre family of management products. If you are an IT Administrator that works with Microsoft Technologies or simply looking to understand...

The Internet Information Services Team has released the beta for the Dynamic IP Restrictions Extension for IIS, which provides IT Professionals and Hosters a configurable module that helps block Denial of Service attacks or cracking of passwords. It does...

This week we had the Online Virtual Launch of the new Office Communications Server R2 release. The virtual launch experience is at www.OCSR2Launch.com with a Keynote hosted by Stephen Elop, President Microsoft Business Division. More info on what’s new...

Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 was launched last Tuesday. IE8 is focused on how people really use the web. Consumers want a browser that makes the tasks they do every day faster and easier. The activities people spend their time on define real...

Nicholas King the Worldwide Technical Product Manager for SBS and EBS will be running some technical deep dive sessions on SBS and EBS. This will be a great opportunity for you to meet and chat with someone involved in the development of these solutions...

Microsoft has now made Windows 7 Beta available for evaluation and testing to IT professionals! For TechNet subscribers, you can download Windows 7 Beta today . On January 10th (New Zealand), the beta will open to all IT professionals. Visit the Springboard...

Microsoft has just released an urgent security update for Windows Internet Explorer. Because the flaw may expose computers to remote code execution, the severity rating for this security update is critical. Computers with Automatic Updates will install...

The Customer Preview Programme (CPP) for Windows Vista® Service Pack 2 (SP2) was launched last week. More details on Vista SP2 on the Springboard Series Blog .

Take a first look and learn how Windows 7 makes everyday IT tasks easier in the areas of manageability, security, deployment and end user productivity.

Want to optimise performance for your Windows Vista machines? Check out these tips and tricks from your IT pro peers.

Looking for an easy to use design tool to create modern, standards-based websites? Expression Web 2 may be the answer. Expression Web 2 is available for an upgrade price of just NZ$186+GST (Upgrade from MS Office, Adobe products, etc). Check out the Expression...

Girl Geek Dinners are organised all over the world and are great fun. One in Auckland and one in Tauranga this Thursday. Register now!

If you missed the November UNPLUGGED sessions,we have another event in late November and early December. setup.exe events are technical events for partners, resellers and IT pros. These are Level 200 events. Click here for more information.

We're making the last TechNet UNPLUGGED Update in November bigger and better! There are still places left, so please register ! Two sessions on Windows Vista Deployment and Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and System Centre Virtual Machine Manager. Begins...

We urgently need industry mentors from the IT communities in all major NZ centres to help guide student teams in the software design competition. If your team succeeds and wins the regional finals, you will accompany them to the world wide finals in Cairo...

Microsoft released security bulletin MS08-067 on October 23, 2008. Vulnerability in Server Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (958644), to address a vulnerability in all currently supported versions of Windows. Please click here for more information...

Looking for an easy to use design tool to create modern, standards-based websites? Expression Web 2 may be the answer. Expression Web 2 is available for an upgrade price of just NZ$186 (digital download). Check out the Expression site for more information...

Win both ways! Sit for a Microsoft Certification Exam from Oct 15 - Dec 31 2008 and you will get a free retake if you fail the exam or be rewarded with a 25% discount on the next exam if you pass. Find out more about the offer here!

Join us in November for TechNet UNPLUGGED Update - Double Sessions. Come to two morning sessions on Windows Vista Deployment and Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and System Centre Virtual Machine Manager. Click here for more information.

If you missed Tech.Ed NZ 2008 or just want to revisit the most popular sessions and keynote from the event - check out www.techedlive.co.nz ! Plus, we have interviews with top speakers including Steve Riley, Rob Bagby and Jeremy Boyd. Download technical...

Enjoy the Tech.Ed experience in the comfort of your own desktop. Catch all the action, watch interviews with top speakers, popular technical sessions, behind the scenes footage, download technical powerpoints and much more. Experience the largest IT conference...

With NZ Tech.Ed selling out so quickly, we know there are many disappointed customers who missed out on securing tickets. An option for some may be to attend Tech.Ed 2008 Australia which will be held in Sydney on 2-5 Sep 2008. Tech.Ed Australia features...

The New Zealand team performed well at the world wide finals in Paris this year - however it was our neighbour Team Australia who took out the title of Software Design Winner Title for 2008. The theme and location for Imagine Cup 2009 has been annouced...

This week, our winning NZ Imagine Cup team will be joining 400 students from all around the world in Paris for the World Wide Finals of Imagine Cup ! Stay tuned online and track our progress as our NZ teams competes for the title for Software Design winner...

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