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...

News Biztalk Server HCL Technologies - IT Company Speeds Time-to-Market, Designs Applications up to 40 Percent Faster http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-.NET-Framework-3.5/HCL-Technologies/IT-Company-Speeds-Time-to-Market-Designs-Applications-up-to-40-Percent-Faster/4000007768 GCommerce ...

News SQL 2008 R2 Leading Research Firm Gartner, Inc. Publishes Two Important Notes on Microsoft PowerPivot http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/07/27/leading-research-firm-gartner-inc-publishes-two-important-notes-on-microsoft-powerpivot.aspx If you haven’t already tried out PowerPivot...

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News Management Pack Authoring Guide Complete! The final section of the Operations Manager Management Pack Authoring Guide just went live! http://blogs.technet.com/b/mpauthor/archive/2010/07/14/management-pack-authoring-guide-complete.aspx Configuration Manager & SMS Steve Rachui’s Manageability...

News Introducing the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit for PC Security http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12228993&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474 The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment...

News Biztalk Server Case Studies Gol Airlines - Brazilian Airline Automates Web Content Management, Drives Agility, and Reduces Costs http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000004966 City of Zoetermeer - Municipality Uses CRM Technology to Improve Service to Citizens...

News Configuration Manager & SMS Microsoft Extends Support for SMS 2003 Support for Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 and Systems Management Server 2003 R2 will transition from Mainstream Support to Extended Support on January 12, 2010. This update follows the Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy...

News Windows Server Windows Server 2008 R2 Reaches the RTM Milestone! The acronym stands for Release to Manufacturing, and it means this latest release of Windows Server 2008 R2 is now blessed by engineering as ready for the manufacturing process. We're talking final code. Sun shining, birds singing...

News Microsoft hires noted database researcher to help scale SQL Server DeWitt to head research lab at UW-Madison, hopes to see results make their way into products. Test Center review: Deep dive into SQL Server 2008 Microsoft unveils a road map for SQL Server "Kilimanjaro," which will contain...

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News Windows Virtualization Team Blog http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/ The World Simplified is a Virtual World http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld Microsoft Environment At Microsoft, we believe in the potential of software and technology to help people and businesses...

News Inside the Windows Vista Kernel http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9239060 By Mark Russinovich, Technical Fellow, Microsoft Platform and Services Division In this article, Mark discusses Windows Vista kernel features and enhancements in the areas of reliability, recovery, and security including...

News Technical RollUp http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx SQL Server 2008 RC0 Available for Everyone http://blogs.technet.com/dataplatforminsider/archive/2008/06/10/sql-server-2008-rc0-available-for-everyone.aspx Downloads SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP Download the...

News You Had Me At EHLO... http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx Microsoft Office Outlook Team Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx Office Communications Server Team Blog http://communicationsserverteam.com/ Downloads Release Notes for the Transporter Suite...

News SMS&MOM http://blogs.technet.com/smsandmom/default.aspx The Deployment Guys http://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys/ Announcing Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Release Candidate (build 6335) This is the official RC build for the R2 release. Step-by-step guided scenarios...

News Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server ISA Server 2006 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Now Available! See Downloads section for details. Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server TechCenter http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/edgesecurity/default.aspx ...

News System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Release Candidate Now Available Release Candidate (RC) 1 of the next release of Systems Management Server (SMS), entitled System Center Configuration Manager 2007, is now available for download. With major investments in simplicity, configuration, deployment...

News Microsoft Delivers on Its Unified Communications Vision Q&A: Gurdeep Singh Pall, vice president of the Unified Communications Group, highlights Microsoft’s progress on Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 as the company readies for its unified...

News SQL Server 2005 is the Data Platform Leader: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a comprehensive, integrated data management and analysis software that enables organizations to reliably manage mission-critical information and confidently run today’s increasingly complex business applications. SQL...

News BizTalk Server BizTalk Server Roadmap (updated) http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/evaluation/roadmap/default.mspx 11 new case studies published in July http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/search.aspx?ProTaxID=1265&NoDays=30 Internet Information Server Anatomy of an IIS7...

News Tech•Ed 2007 Showcases Growing Adoption of Windows Server 2008 As in, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, the new server platform formerly code-named “Longhorn” that is due out later this year. With the public beta version of Windows Server 2008 less than two months old, already more than 150,000...

News Microsoft Launches Malware Protection Center http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/ Get the latest information about malware and potentially unwanted software on the Microsoft Malware Protection Center Portal. Browse the MMPC’s malware encyclopedia, download the latest virus/spyware...