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TechNet Flash readers are being offered a special deal on a TechNet Plus subscription . Get 12 months for just $297 (Reg. $349). Just use the promo code TNF10 to get the special price. Through TN Plus you can still get your hands on the Windows 7 Beta...
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 now available
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Microsoft has announced the general availability of Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2 , which delivers enriched audio and video conferencing, new developer tools, and enhanced voice capabilities. Office Communications Server 2007 R2 includes...
The Windows 7 Timetable: What We Know
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I guess it’s a testament to the hardy reception for the Windows 7 beta. Shortly after its release, the rumors were already flying about the Windows 7 RTM date. And some seem so enamored that they’re lobbying for Microsoft to just ship it, already. Here...
New Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide: Microsoft SQL Server 2008
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The Infrastructure Planning and Design team has released a new guide, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 . When used in conjunction with product documentation, this guide will help companies confidently plan the implementation of a SQL Server 2008 infrastructure...
Vista and Win Server 2008 SP2 RC now ready for TechNet Plus subscribers
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TechNet Plus subscribers can now get their hands on the Release Candidate bits for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2. According to the TechNet Pus Blog , SP2 contains changes focused on supporting new types of hardware...
Internet Explorer 8 tops NSS Labs’ Socially Engineered Malware test
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In its first comprehensive test of web browser protection against socially engineered malware , NSS Labs found that Internet Explorer 8 (RC1) was best among the six browsers tested. More than 154,000 individual tests were run during 12 days of 24x7 testing...
Enterprise coolness: DirectAccess and other Windows 7 benefits
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With so many talked about new features in Windows 7, I have to point out a feature for enterprises that is near and dear to my heart: Direct Access . Anyone who has spent much time accessing their corporate network via a VPN will appreciate this. Direct...
Microsoft Releases BizTalk Server 2009
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BizTalk Server 2009 delivers new capabilities to help customers more effectively integrate disparate systems, enhance end-to-end enterprise connectivity and more quickly exchange data across multiple platforms, resulting in increased efficiency and lower...
Tips too good to pass up
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Have I got a tip for you… This was previously announced in the newsletter, (and quite popular, I must say) but if you haven’t seen it yet for yourself, the TechNet Magazine site is now running a Tip of the Day feature, with a new tip offered every...
Getting in touch with Windows 7: a Windows Touch deep dive
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By now, you’re probably aware of key improvements to the user interface in Windows 7 which optimize for touch. And you realize that it will be an ongoing effort among hardware suppliers and application developers to build touch support into their technologies...
New Windows 7 Learning Snacks (short videos) now available
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Just a heads up about the recent posting of more new Learning Snacks for Windows 7. Learning Snacks are short, interactive presentations delivered via Silverlight. Here are the new Windows 7 “snacks” for IT professionals: · Implementing User Account...
New high-end enterprise search solution revealed
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Here’s an update on the great results from Microsoft’s acquisition of enterprise search developer FAST Search & Transfer last April. As you may recall, the plan was to bring together FAST’s deep search expertise with the widely used SharePoint Server...
New troubleshooting capabilities in Windows Server 2008 R2, plus other things to know about the beta
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Those who’ve played with the R2 beta release of Windows Server 2008 might have noticed a new tool, the Best Practices Analyzer , designed to help administrators reduce best practice violations by automatically scanning the roles in use and reporting the...
Test Drive System Center Service Manager
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Check out the hosted virtual machine environment built for you to test drive System Center Service Manager . The version of Service Manager hosted in this virtual environment is the "CTP2" version which has only been released to TAP customers/partners...
Download the Windows the 7 Upgrade Advisor beta
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Want a quick way to check if you PC can run Windows 7? In general, if your PC can run Windows Vista, it can run Windows 7. But if you're not running Windows Vista, or are just not sure if your system is ready to run Windows 7, download the Windows...
Mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7
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Download the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5 to help you identify which applications are compatible with the Windows 7 RC and Windows Vista operating system and which require further testing. ACT can help lower your costs for application...
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 Release Candidate
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Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 RC enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003, from a remote computer that...
Announcing the Microsoft Desktop Player
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Check out the Microsoft Desktop Player , now in beta, to find contextual content for IT professionals and developers based on your adoption lifecycle. The Desktop Player filters content by topic based on your role and where you are in your adoption lifecycle...
New Office 2010 certifications for IT pros
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Microsoft has begun offering new Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification for Office 2010 products. The certification exams validate proficiency in using Office 2010. Candidates who pass a certification exam show that they can meet globally recognized...
Download IIS Media Services 2.0 - 64-bit for IIS 7.0
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IIS Media Services is a set of media-related extensions for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 that provides an integrated HTTP-based media delivery platform. IIS Media Services 2.0 contains three extensions: Smooth Streaming – on-demand adaptive...
Run Windows XP Apps on Windows 7
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Check out the Windows Blog to learn about the new Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC. Windows XP Mode is a virtual Windows XP environment running under Windows Virtual PC which enables you to run many older productivity applications on a Windows 7...
Apply the critical Security Bulletin MS10-046 for the Windows Shell vulnerability
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Microsoft today released an Out of Band Security Update to address a .LNK vulnerability in Windows. MS10-046 addresses that vulnerability in Windows which has a maximum severity rating of Critical and an Exploitability Index rating of 1. The security...
New SQL Server Migration Tools ready to download
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Looking to cut the effort, cost and risk of migrating to SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2? Microsoft yesterday rolled out two free migration assistants: Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for MySQL v1.0 and Microsoft SQL Server...
Correction: TechNet Flash newsletter subject line
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TechNet Flash subscribers received an incorrect subject line for the current newsletter, dated October 6, 2010. The subject line should have read SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 released . More to come, Mitch Subscribe to the TechNet Flash...
Reminder: Office 2010 beta to expire on Halloween
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For those of you still running the beta version of Microsoft Office 2010, you have until Halloween, October 21, 2010 until the beta expires. If you want to install the released version of Office 2010, you will have to uninstall the beta software...
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