News Announcing an updated version of PowerPivot for Excel http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/10/28/announcing-an-updated-version-of-powerpivot-for-excel.aspx HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SQL SERVER!!! http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/10...

News Announcing Configuration Manager v.Next official name Hey everyone, hello from Berlin. This week, Configuration Manager v.Next has moved to its official product name, System Center Configuration Manager 2012 . http://blogs.technet.com/b/systemcenter/archive/2010/11/09/announcing-configuration...

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News Biztalk Server Sahara India Life Insurance Insurance Company Deploys Integration Solution and Eliminates Paper Movement and Delays in Ad-hoc Document Requests The Sahara Pariwar’s latest foray in the field of Life Insurance is under Sahara India Life Insurance Company Ltd. (Sahara...

News Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Now available! (KB976932) Includes previous updates delivered over windows update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads...

News Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Version 9 Now Available http://www.microsoft.com/security/sir/default.aspx Covering the first half of 2010 (January 1 - June 30), Volume 9 of the Security Intelligence Report includes intelligence on botnets and how to combat this threat, details on botnet...

News Biztalk Server Investec Investec Uses Customised System to Double Revenue Without Increasing Support Staff 4-page Case Study posted: 10/14/2010 Investec Bank (Channel Islands)—a specialist provider of offshore private banking services—wanted to improve its core banking technology and manage its...

News System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cumulative Update 3 Cumulative Update 3 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 R2 is now available. This update also includes Cumulative Update 3 for Cross-Platform Components (KB2222955). http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid...

News Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Now available! (KB976932) Includes previous updates delivered over windows update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx...

News Announcing an updated version of PowerPivot for Excel http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/10/28/announcing-an-updated-version-of-powerpivot-for-excel.aspx HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SQL SERVER!!! http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/10/27/help-shape-the...

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News A Fun Way to Get Started Threat Modeling: The Elevation of Privilege (EoP) Card Game Threat modeling is a core component of the design phase in the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) . The EoP card game helps clarify the details of threat modeling and examines possible threats to software...

News Biztalk Server Sysmex America, Inc. Life Sciences Firm Enhances Performance Management, Saves Millions with Microsoft BI http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-Office-2010-Suites/Sysmex-America-Inc/Life-Sciences-Firm-Enhances-Performance-Management-Saves-Millions-with-Microsoft-BI/4000008275...

News Configuration Manager & SMS Steve Rachui’s Manageability blog – ConfigMgr/OpsMgr http://blogs.msdn.com/steverac/ System Center WebLog by Russ Slaten http://blogs.msdn.com/rslaten/ The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog http://blogs.technet.com/configurationmgr/ The Deployment Guys http...

News SQL Azure New Features in SQL Azure http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/09/23/new-features-in-sql-azure-august-update.aspx Other SQL Server for the Oracle DBA - Free DVDs at OpenWorld http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/09/20/sql-server-for-the-oracle...

News Childrens Hospital of Aurora Hospital Virtualizes Servers to cut IT costs by $1.8 million The Children’s Hospital of Aurora, Colorado, wants to direct as much of its nonprofit budget as possible to helping families rather than buying new servers. After using server virtualization to stem server...

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News Biztalk Server Egyptian Ministry of Health Manages Hospital Performance to Improve Healthcare http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-Office-Infopath-2007/Egyptian-Ministry-of-Health/Egyptian-Ministry-of-Health-Manages-Hospital-Performance-to-Improve-Healthcare/4000008118 Netherlands-Based...

News Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Connectors Cumulative Update 2 now Available! This updated release includes all features that were in the previous update release ( KB975774 ) plus the following updates/fixes: · Added Support for Remedy 7.5 · Added Support for HP Operations Manager for...

News Remote Desktop Services Component Architecture Poster Provides a visual reference for understanding key Remote Desktop Services technologies in Windows Server 2008R2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9bc943b7-07c5-4335-9df9-20e77ed5032e An update rollup...

News Microsoft Security Response Center Progress Report http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9954af26-046b-48e9-bb40-b3612665fb51&displaylang=en Get the latest information from the Microsoft Security Response Centre on the progress of three initiatives that share information to...

News Microsoft announces SQL Server Migration Assistant for MySQL http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/08/12/microsoft-announces-sql-server-migration-assistant-for-mysql.aspx Migrate from MySQL to SQL Azure or SQL Server with ease! Microsoft Services Launches New Offerings for...

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News Download Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta IT professionals can now download Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Beta through the TechNet Evaluation Center. This combined service pack includes changes to both Windows platforms. The beta release is not available...

News Introducing Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9739347 Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP) 2010 Beta is now available for download. FEP, the next generation release of Forefront Client Security, will simplify and improve endpoint protection while greatly reducing...