Both the Service Pack and Feature Pack updates are now ready for download on the Microsoft Download Center. Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008 includes new compatibility features with SQL Server 2008 R2, product improvements based on requests from the SQL Server community, and hotfix solutions provided in SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 1 to 8.
To download the SQL Server 2008 SP2 release, select from the links below:
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This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of ASP.NET except Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 3. This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in ASP.NET. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could read data, such as the view state, which was encrypted by the server. Microsoft .NET Framework versions prior to Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 are not affected by the file content disclosure portion of this vulnerability. The security update is fully tested and ready for release, but will be made available initially only on the Microsoft Download Center.
Get the update.
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Microsoft is investigating a new public report of a vulnerability in ASP.NET. An attacker who exploited this vulnerability could view data, such as the View State, which was encrypted by the target server, or read data from files on the target server, such as web.config. This would allow the attacker to tamper with the contents of the data. By sending back the altered contents to an affected server, the attacker could observe the error codes returned by the server. Microsoft is aware of limited, active attacks at this time.
Read Microsoft Security Advisory (2416728)
The new TechNet ON is now live featuring Virtualization Best Practices. Find guidance and best practices to realize the full value of virtualized environments with special articles, downloads, and training (including a fee lesson: Installing, Configuring, and Managing Windows XP Mode). There’s also a free eBook: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions -- From the Desktop to the Datacenter. Content is organized into server virtualization and application virtualization tracks.
The Windows Small Business Server 7 (SBS7) Public Preview is now available for download. Built on Windows Server 2008 R2, the new edition of the all-in-one solution server for small businesses will include Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010, and Windows Software Update Services. Small business customers will find significant security and management enhancements over previous versions, as well as much richer features for providing file-and-print, email and Internet services to employees.
Download the Windows Small Business Server 7 preview.
To learn more about Windows SBS7, visit the SBS site.
The following is provided by Forefront TMG Update 1:• SafeSearch Enforcement--Forefront TMG can enforce blocking adult text, images and videos from search results by popular search engines. SafeSearch can be enforced on specific groups or to the entire organization. • Including non-primary URL filtering categorizations--Forefront TMG uses an algorithm to select a URL’s “primary” category from among up to four categorizations provided by Microsoft Reputation Services (MRS). In Update 1 you can control access to sites that match any of the non-primary categorizations provided by MRS. For example, a URL with a primary categorization of News can now match a rule by any of its non-primary categorizations (such as Web Mail). • Support for Exchange 2010 SP1 • Bug fixes and various other improvements. For details, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=201151.For more information, see What's new in Forefront TMG 2010 Update 1.Note: This update can only be installed on servers that have Forefront TMG 2010 SP1 installed.
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Internet Explorer 9 Beta is here, and it’s fast. Web sites and applications look and perform as if they were native to your PC, and you’ll notice a clean look and increased viewing area that makes Web sites shine. Taking full advantage of your PC’s hardware through Windows, Internet Explorer 9 Beta delivers graphically rich and immersive experiences.
Download Internet Explorer 9 Beta
See the Internet Explorer TechCenter for Reviewer's Guide and more.
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Join Ryan and Steve as they cover the Windows Azure platform in their Channel 9 video series, Cloud Cover, discussing the latest news and announcements, and sharing tips and tricks.
Current episode: Deploying and Upgrading. Ryan and Steve talk about how you can deploy and manage the services you have running in Windows Azure. Discover the various options, and the caveats, for upgrading your services and learn some tips and tricks on how to run your apps with zero downtime.
The Microsoft Desktop Player delivers contextual content aggregated across Microsoft properties. Get the relevant information you need in an organized way by selecting the right filters.
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The beta experience for the Lightweight Library view is now available for TechNet. Give it a try and let us know what you think by completing a short, 7-question user survey. The survey will be live through September 16.
If you have a question about Lightweight or want to report a bug during the Beta period, leave a message on the MSDN, TechNet and Expression Library Feedback forum.
P2V Migration for Software Assurance uses the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and Sysinternals Disk2VHD to convert a user's existing Windows XP or newer client environment to a virtual hard disk then automates the delivery of an updated and personalized Windows 7 operating system containing a virtual machine with the user's previous Windows environment, applications and Web browser.
This helps reduce Windows 7 deployment times. Performing a P2V conversion of Windows XP or newer 32-bit systems as part of Windows 7 and/or 64-bit deployment means that IT organizations can deliver the new Windows 7 operating system builds while preserving the old environments of a limited set of users that would otherwise delay production deployment. Users can have access to their previous set of applications, just in case something was not provisioned as part of the Windows 7 deployment.
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Find Key scenarios for putting Silverlight to work in the enterprise and how to realize the benefits of rich Internet applications corporate environments.
In this edition of TechNet ON, we have an exclusive offer of free eBook chapters from two new books on Silverlight 4. From Gaston C. Hillar’s Microsoft Silverlight 4 and SharePoint 2010 you can download the introductory chapter Integrating Silverlight 4 with SharePoint 2010 (PDF download). And from Gill Cleeren’s and Kevin Dockx’s Microsoft Silverlight 4 Data and Services Cookbook we are offering
Learning the Nuts and Bolts of Silverlight 4 (PDF Download). Keith Combs also provides an Inteview with co-author Kevin Dockx on Silverlight 4 as a business tool.
Cleeren and Dockx also team up for a TechNet Magazine article Build Your Business Apps on Silverlight.
On the Training & Tools page, find Guidance, downloads and learning resources to get you up to speed on the latest Silverlight capabilities.
“What is Cloud Computing?” “How do I get started on the Azure platform?” “How can organizations benefit by using Dynamics CRM Online?” These are some of the questions answered by Microsoft’s new series of Cloud/Azure Learning Snacks. Time-strapped? You can learn something new in less than five minutes. Try a “snack” today.