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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 11:49 PM

Swiss Packages for IT Forum available

The Microsoft IT Forum will take place for the 4th time this year. The IT Forum is our flagship conference for IT Professionals on planning, deploying and managing the secure connected enterprise. It will bring you three days of learning and a year's
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 11:09 PM

Commerce Server 2006

Did you ever wonder what is happening with Commerce Server in the light of all the all other product updates such as SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006. Well, according to Richard Seroter's blog there seems to be a new version in the pipeline as
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 10:53 PM

Swiss IT Pro User Group - Bringing IT Professionals closer together

On August 1, 2005 a new Swiss user group was founded. It is called Swiss IT Pro User Group . The user group is completly independent and was founded by 5 Microsoft Certified Trainers. The goals of the user group are : Bringing together IT Pros and peers
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 1:18 PM

Microsoft acquires Teleo Inc.

Today we announced the acquisition of Teleo Inc., a provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) software and services that enable people to place phone calls from PCs to traditional phones while delivering this technology in unique ways through a
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 10:12 AM

Windows Server 2003 RS RC0 released to Web

Yesterday the Windows Server product team signed off on Windows Server 2003 R2 RC0 and it has released to the web. You can download it from following location: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/R2/trial/default.mspx .
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:56 AM

WinFS Beta 1 Released to MSDN Subscribers

So the rumors raised by Microsoft Watch were true. And it did not even take a month to make the Beta 1 of WinFS ready to be released. Last night we announced the availability of the WinFS Beta for MSDN Subscribers. According to the website the beta and
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Monday, August 29, 2005 4:38 PM

Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0 Beta for Microsoft .NET

WSE 3.0 simplifies the development and deployment of secure Web services. It enables developers and administrators to apply security policies to Web services running on the .NET Framework 2.0. Using WSE, Web services communication can be signed and encrypted
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Monday, August 29, 2005 4:12 PM

Rumors saying WinFS Is Back on the Redmond Radar Screen

According to Microsoft Watch the first beta code for WinFS - our next generation Windows File System - should be ready within a month. Read more on Microsoft Watch
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Friday, August 26, 2005 9:48 AM

Microsoft details virtualization plans

Microsoft on Wednesday detailed changes to its Virtual Server plans, announcing it will shift its next update of the software from a maintenance release to an enriched upgrade. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker, which had earlier announced plans
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Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:56 AM

Microsoft Cleans Up Visual Studio CTPs

With a number of builds of its upcoming development tools suite out and available for developers to test, Microsoft has developed an uninstall tool to simplify the process of removing old builds from user machines. Microsoft Corp. has created a Visual
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Monday, August 22, 2005 5:02 PM

Microsoft demos RSS features in IE 7

Whether the content streams are eventually called RSS, Web feeds, or some other name, a key design goal of the forthcoming Internet Explorer 7 is to let users easily subscribe to blogs and Web sites via RSS (Really Simple Syndication). The new version
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Monday, August 22, 2005 1:04 PM

Microsoft offers tool to combine .Net assemblies

Microsoft is offering an upgraded version of its ILMerge utility, which merges multiple .Net assemblies into a single assembly. Functioning with both executables and DLLs, ILMerge provides a capability for .Net assemblies that is analogous to combining
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Thursday, August 18, 2005 8:13 AM

TechNet DeepDives: Save the Date

I'm pleased to announce that we will offer you two TechNet DeepDives in October 2005. Best of MMS (Microsoft Management Summit) - October 26, 2005 The "Best of MMS" presents the highlights of Microsoft's Management Summit 2005. The presentations will
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Thursday, August 18, 2005 8:04 AM

Update of Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool has been updated with added detection and cleaning capabilities for the following Malicious Software: Zotob.A Zotob.B Zotob.C Zotob.D Zotob.E Bobax.O Esbot.A Rbot.MA Rbot.MB Rbot.MC The updated version
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:59 AM

Acrylic - August 2005 CTP Preview

"Acrylic" (code name) is the professional design program that brings together the richness of pixel-based painting and the performance of editable vector graphics for a more fluid and flexible creative workflow. Create sophisticated designs and graphic
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:23 AM

Review the Assumptions: "The Business Value of Migrating from Oracle to SQL Server 2005"

"Business Value of Migrating from Oracle to SQL Server 2005" from CIOView is a business white paper that shows that it makes economic sense to migrate from Oracle to SQL Server. CIOView’s whitepaper is unique because it is based on a detailed financial
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:03 AM

SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver Beta 1 Now Available

The SQL Server 2005 Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Driver beta download provides access to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 from any Java application, application server, or Java-enabled applet. Download
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:53 AM

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Readiness Kit auf DVD

You can now order the SQL Server 2005 Readiness Kit on DVD in Switzerland on the Microsoft Website: German Order Form on the Business Portal
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Monday, August 15, 2005 1:18 PM

Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) for Windows Vista

We have completely redesigned the installation technologies for Windows Vista to meet corporate deployment and OEM requirements. The Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) is designed to help Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), system builders,
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Friday, August 12, 2005 11:29 AM

Swiss Launch Date for SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006

The Swiss launch dates for SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 have been set. The three products will all be launched together at one event in the German speaking part of Switzerland and one event in the French Speaking part of
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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:46 PM

New Version of Messenger for Mac

This week we released a new version of Messenger for Mac. More information can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/
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Tuesday, August 09, 2005 10:33 PM

Patch Tuesday

Today is another patch Tuesday, and we are releasing six new patches. We are also re-releasing two bulletins. You can read all about it at the following URLs: English: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-aug.mspx German: http://www.microsoft.com/germany/technet/sicherheit/bulletins/ms05-aug.mspx
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Tuesday, August 09, 2005 10:12 PM

TechNet Roadshow: Save the Date

September 30, 2005 we will once again pack our suitcases and travel around Switzerland with our TechNet Roadshow. Following topics will be covered: Microsoft Roadmap SQL Server 2005 Windows Server 2003 R2 and 64-bit Exchange Server SP2 and Windows Mobile
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Tuesday, August 09, 2005 10:07 PM

MOM 2005 Sizer Configuration Utility Released

The Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Sizer Tool provides recommendations for MOM server configurations based on modeled workloads. Recommendations include the CPU, memory, disk, and network bandwidth resources required to manage your environment. The
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Tuesday, August 09, 2005 10:04 PM

The SMS 2003 SP2 (Beta) Program Is Open For Enrollment

Evaluate Systems Management Server 2003 SP 2 (Beta) which is a rollup of hotfixes and new functionality to increase system manageability, security, reliability, and performance. SP2 provides a more complete integration with Microsoft Update, simplifies
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Monday, August 08, 2005 9:22 AM

TechNet TechTalk: Save the Date

TechNet TechTalk: Optimizing IT Efficiency through Virtualization, Federation and Identity Management Our next TechNet TechTalk will cover the topics of virtualization, federation and identity management. The event will take place as follows: September
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Saturday, August 06, 2005 6:06 PM

Longhorn Team RSS Blog

The Longhorn Team started a blog to advise developers on creating Web pages and RSS feeds that work correctly with IE 7 and Windows Vista. Over the development of the RSS features in Windows Vista, they will post regular features on what RSS feed publishers
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Saturday, August 06, 2005 5:58 PM

SyncToy v1 Beta for Windows XP

SyncToy is a free PowerToy for Microsoft Windows XP that provides an easy to use, highly customizable program that helps users to do the heavy lifting involved with the copying, moving, and synchronization of different directories. Most common operations
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Saturday, August 06, 2005 5:47 PM

Escape from Yesterworld

Set course for the future! "Escape from Yesterworld" at www.escapeyesterworld.com includes hilarious but true video clips and digital paraphernalia that chronicle the struggles of developers, IT pros, and business decision makers who toil with yesterday's
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Friday, August 05, 2005 4:18 PM

Introduction

Hello and welcome to my Weblog. Interested in news for IT Professionals and information about the TechNet Program in Switzerland? If this is the case my weblog should appeal to you. My name is Marcel Dorner and I'm the Manager for the TechNet Program
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