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Article Alert: Policy-Driven Network Access with Windows Server 2008
15 March 08 06:41 PM

While it has been nearly three months since I moved from the role as product manager for Windows Server networking to the Exchange Server team , I still get the occasional opportunity to strut my old networking stuff. One such example is a recent article Read More...

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Filed under: IPsec, Server and Domain Isolation, Windows Firewall, Network Access Protection, Secure Wireless, Windows Networking, Windows Server 2008

Test Drive Server and Domain Isolation!
03 December 07 11:26 AM

Yes. I agree that it took us long enough to get this thing posted since I first mentioned it back in February . Nevertheless, you can now download the kick ass Server and Domain Isolation demo/lab that Microsoft MVP and Virtualization and Security Guru Read More...

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Broadcom Takes IPsec to Task (Offload That Is)!
07 November 07 06:49 PM

Our friends over at Broadcom announced on Tuesday (November 6th) a new super cool, 65nm Gigabit Ethernet controller that will incorporate support for Window Vista's IPsec Task Offload functionality! As my boss' boss said in the press release: "Thanks Read More...

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Greetings from the Future (Or, At Least GMT+8)
14 September 07 08:41 PM

It's the Saturday following my week here in Kuala Lumpur (aka KL) and TechEd 2007 SEA (aka South East Asia). The week was a good time, and it was great to connect with the local 'softies, MVPs, partners, and of course, the regional customers. I delivered Read More...

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Brand Spanking New Server and Domain Isolation Case Study
18 June 07 02:03 PM

Hot off the presses, we've just published a brand spanking new customer case study about how the City of Sapporo (Japan) implemented a Server and Domain Isolation solution. Here's a link to the case study (which you can also find with several case studies Read More...

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Tech·Ed 2007 - Day 5: IPsecapalooza 2007 (recap)
08 June 07 12:53 PM

Day 5 (which was yesterday) was rough one. I'd been fighting a cold for most of my visit here in FLA, and it came back to haunt me during my last session Thursday afternoon. I did a spiel about how you can simplify your Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Read More...

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Tech·Ed 2007 - Day 4: TLC Fun! (Recap)
07 June 07 07:42 AM

Once more, I'm plagued by horrifically poor bandwidth on the hotel network. After having dinner with Sean (aka Sean v6 ) at the Bahama Breeze , and dodging some hardcore downpours with lots of loud thunder and nearby lightening to boot, I returned to Read More...

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Tech·Ed 2007 - Day 2: Opening Day
04 June 07 09:23 AM

So. I started my day out battling a non-late night out based headache ("yeah, right Hameroff" -- no, seriously, I hit the hay around 10:30p) and then confused by the TechEd 2007 shuttle buses. I'll explain the latter more. At 9:30a-ish, I stood in front Read More...

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TechEd 2007 Security Track Goes On-line
29 May 07 04:20 PM

Guess what? TechEd 2007 is next week! Yup. And, to help make your TechEd experience even better, my pals over in the Trustworthy Computing Group have launched a brand new " TechEd Security Track 2007 " site off of Microsoft.com. Check it out at: http://www.microsoft.com/security/teched/default.mspx Read More...

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Filed under: Server and Domain Isolation, Network Access Protection, Miscellaneous, Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Network Security Webcast
25 May 07 03:07 PM

The next few days in the US is Memorial Day weekend, also known as the unofficial start to summer. The means there will be plenty of barbeques, parties, and a Monday off. Well, if you find yourself without something to done during this extended weekend, Read More...

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Filed under: IPsec, Server and Domain Isolation, Windows Firewall, IPv6, Network Access Protection, Secure Wireless, Windows Networking, Windows Server 2008

Get Your NAP (Step-by-Step) On!
27 April 07 10:11 AM

A great thing about reaching the B3 milestone for Windows Server "Longhorn" is all the new (and improved) documentation that we get to publish. One such example is a set of new Network Access Protection (aka NAP) "step-by-step" guides to help you setup Read More...

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WinServer "Longhorn" B3: This time it's "Ready, Set, (Download), and Evaluate!"
25 April 07 06:01 PM

That's right Windows Server "Longhorn" fans, Beta 3 is ready for your evaluation! Simply visit http://www.microsoft.com/getbeta3 , and you're halfway there to trying out the first major public preview of our next generation of Windows Server. As our press Read More...

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WinServer 2003 SP2 Comes Alive!
13 March 07 04:35 PM

So. Yes. Okay. I'm a Peter Frampton fan. And, when I learned that our planned release of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) had, well, released today , it made me think of Frampton's " Frampton Comes Alive! " album from 1976. Why? I don't know. Read More...

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Keep Unsecured Machines Off Your Network (A WinIT Pro Podcast)
26 February 07 12:26 PM

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with Karen Forster of Windows IT Pro magazine to record a podcast about a whole slew of things related to our network security solutions (aka policy-driven network access solutions): Keep Unsecured Read More...

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Using ISA Server to Extend Server and Domain Isolation to non-Windows Platforms
19 January 07 05:31 PM

One of the biggest pieces of feedback I hear when pitching Server and Domain Isolation to customers (which...btw...is a great first step towards an eventual NAP deployment) is "how will this work with my non-Windows clients?" I don't like to think about Read More...

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