News SQL 2008 R2 SYSPREP in SQL Server 2008 R2 http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/06/15/sysprep-in-sql-server-2008-r2.aspx SQL Server 2008 R2 Offers Enhancements, New Management Capabilities http://www.eweek...

News Opalis Integration Server 6.2.2 SP1 Now Available Following a successful MMS event a few weeks ago, where we demonstrated the process automation and integration capabilities of Opalis, we are pleased to announce the availability of Opalis Integration...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

News Technical RollUp http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx   Documents Database Encryption in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc278098.aspx Protecting SQL Server with System Center Data Protection Manager...

News Microsoft Internet information Server Improvements to FastCGI in IIS 7.5 Following improvements have been made to FastCGI module in Win7 (and Win2K8 R2). 1. Monitor changes to a file We have added ability to monitor changes to a file for each FastCGI...

News Technical RollUp http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx SQL Release Services Cumulative Update #3 for SQL Server 2008 RTM Documents Best Practices for Semantic Data Modeling for Performance and Scalability http://download.microsoft.com/download...

News Dell Announces Release of Dell Deployment Pack (DDP) for Configuration Manager http://blogs.technet.com/configurationmgr/archive/2009/02/26/the-dell-deployment-pack-for-configmgr-2007-is-now-available.aspx The Dell Deployment Pack (DDP) is an easy...

News Security Windows 7 Security Enhancements http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11524436&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474 By Paul Cooke, Director, Windows Client Enterprise Security...