Starting on June 1, teams of Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) will race to TechEd in the IT Grand Prix. This is a chance for MCPs to truly impact local non-profits in cities along the way by solving technical challenges they currently face. But...

Today we are excited to announce the availability of Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 for business customers. Take part in the Virtual Launch event. There are live and on-demand sessions scheduled all day from the launch venue...

If you are looking to deploy Office 2010 client apps with Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), you will first need to install the Office 2010 Deployment Kit for App-V on the App-V sequencing station prior to monitoring the Office 2010 client...

Microsoft has just released Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint, which provides essential building blocks for secure collaboration by helping to prevent users from uploading or downloading documents containing malware, out-of-policy content, or sensitive...

The future of business productivity is here with the Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 global launch on May 12 at 11 a.m. EDT. Watch the keynote by Stephen Elop, President of the Microsoft Business Division. Then, join the virtual launch conversation and...

Microsoft Broadcaster is a great resource for IT Pro and Developer community bloggers who benefit by downloading and display technical content ( Webcasts, podcasts, white papers) aggregated across Microsoft assets. These content peices are relevant to...

It’s the best deal going – more than 70 full-version Microsoft software titles like Windows 7 and Office 2010 without feature limits . And it pays for itself in the complementary technical support alone. Just sign up and enter offer code TNITQ413...

The Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit V2 contains 11 downloadable tools to help you manage and troubleshoot Configuration Manager 2007, including: · Client Spy · Delete Group Class Tool · Desired Configuration Management Migration Tool ·...

We are giving away 50 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate to the first 50 Get On the Bus event attendees through the door at every stop, plus some chances at some other great SWAG. What is the Get On The Bus Tour? Well, it’s where Microsoft comes to you...

The TechNet Wiki is a great way to find content authored by the community and Microsoft, and the Azure Survival Guide —one of many survival guides on the TechNet Wiki—has a wealth of technical resources on using the Windows Azure platform and deploying...

You can now evaluate Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010, the new backup & recovery solution for unified data protection for Windows servers and clients. Register for the trial download and get access to technical resources...

Microsoft today announced the release of SQL Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing. You can expect availability in early May through Microsoft's distribution channels. To get jump on all the SQL Server 2008 R2 enhancements, check out the SQL Server 2008 R2...

April 29, 2010, 9:00 AM Pacific Time The virtual roundtable “ The Last Mile: Pilot and Deploy Windows 7 ” will cover the process of planning, testing, assessing and rolling out Windows 7 in an enterprise organization. Mark Russinovich will be joined...

April 29, 2010, 7:00 AM Pacific Time Join us for the simulcast of a full day of training from Microsoft engineers, evangelists, and partners and learn about what the integrated platform means for the productivity of you and your users—across PC, phone...

The beta of the TechNet Wiki is now available for your contribution. This is TechNet’s new home for community-generated content about Microsoft technologies, and you’re invited to jump in and edit or create your own page. For more on this community platform...

The latest version of Silverlight is available for creating rich media applications with attractive user interfaces. See how Silverlight is being used in the real world and check out the Silverlight Deployment Guide v2 , which helps you plan for a corporate...

Ever wonder what you missed from Tech·Ed 2009? You can now view 43 of the most popular sessions on TechNet’s new Tech·Ed 2009 Videos page. The sessions are conveniently grouped by topics, including: · Office and SharePoint · Windows Client ...

With the release of the S ecurity Bulletins for April 2010 , this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued April 8, 2010. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security...

For all you developers, Visual Studio 2010 launches today . Watch the launch event, learn about VS 2010 from the experts compare 2010 editions and download the release candidate. Check out the MSDN site and find How Do I? videos for Visual Studio...

Security Update MS10-018 resolves nine privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The more severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using...

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...

Microsoft is intending to release an out-of-band security bulletin on March 30, 2010. The bulletin is being released to address attacks against customers of Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7. Users of Internet Explorer 8 and Windows 7 are not...

This video demonstration will show you how deploying Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) packages can be streamlined by creating an installation package that includes all of the prerequisite technologies (Virtual PC, VM Additions update...

On Microsoft’s career portal, you can chart your career . Select your IT Pro job role and get started with the training you need to land top jobs and advance your career. Earning Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) status opens the doors to great IT...

For the next nine weeks, we’ll be issuing a new question per week on Twitter , ( or if you prefer Facebook and YouTube .) Answer a question correctly and you’ll be placed into a drawing to win a brand new netbook . (If you get stuck on any of the questions...