May 2009 - Posts

Tech Ed 09 – Registrations Now Open
18 May 09 12:07 PM | Hilary Davy-Brown | 0 Comments   

Registrations for Microsoft Tech Ed 09 are now open at www.microsoft.co.nz/teched This year’s event is shaping up to be the best one yet and will feature a great line-up of speakers from New Zealand and around the world. Tech Ed 09 will be held from Monday Read More...

Filed under: Announcements, Conference, Tech Ed 09, Tech Ed

SharePoint Server 2010 Preliminary System Requirements
12 May 09 01:04 PM | Hilary Davy-Brown | 0 Comments   

The guys over on the Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog have announced the preliminary system requirements for SharePoint Server 2010. Read their full post here , but in summary: “We’ve heard loud and clear that you want system requirements information as Read More...

Filed under: Announcements, SharePoint Server, SharePoint, System Requirements, SharePoint Server 2010

Office 2010 The Movie – Sign Up for the Technical Preview
12 May 09 12:50 PM | Hilary Davy-Brown | 0 Comments   

Check out www.office2010themovie.com From there, you can sign up for the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview  - a limited, invitation only program which will provide you with the opportunity to experience early, pre-release versions of Office Read More...

Filed under: Announcements, Technical Preview, Office 2010

Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM Timeframes
12 May 09 12:43 PM | Hilary Davy-Brown | 1 Comments   

At TechEd 2009 in the US today, we announced that we expect Windows 7 to RTM in time for the holiday shopping season.  (RTM = Release To Manufacturing) According to the Windows Team Blog - “If the telemetry we receive from the Windows 7 RC meets Read More...

Filed under: Announcements, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, RC, Release Candidate

Windows 7 Release Candidate Customer Preview – Available Now
05 May 09 05:55 PM | Hilary Davy-Brown | 2 Comments   

If you didn’t have access to TechNet or MSDN and couldn’t download the Windows 7 RC, you can now.  The Windows 7 RC Customer Preview Program is now open. You can access it here . This is the really fun part of the testing process: you help by simply Read More...

Filed under: Announcements, Windows 7, Update, Release Candidate

Windows 7 RC – Available Now & Packed Full of Features
01 May 09 11:35 AM | Hilary Davy-Brown | 5 Comments   

The Release Candidate (RC) of the highly anticipated Windows 7 operating system is now available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers here . As per my last post , broader public availability will begin May 6 (NZ time) on the Microsoft Download Read More...

Filed under: Announcements, Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8, RC, Release Candidate, Windows XP Mode, System Requirements