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July 2006 - Posts

TechNet Subscription announcements
I was in a meeting this morning with Scott Stout, PM for the TechNet Subscriptions and he gave us the OK to talk about these new features that are coming out August 1st about TechNet Subscriptions. First the standard subscription is going away. Don't Read More...

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Boston, Dallas, Ft. Worth, and Hartford CT?
What do these cities have in common? Yep they are cities you can come see me live in during August!! We will be doing 4 hour presentations on Vista and Exchange 2007. I will be in Boston 8/8, Ft Worth 8/15, Dallas 8/17 and Hartford, CT on 8/31 Goto www.technetevents.com/jweston Read More...

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Microsoft Hosting Solutions for Service Providers
We announced a new product yesterday. Windows Based Hosting 4.0 This is for Service Providers that want to offer hosting solutions. It includes SQL 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 Read more here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/cits/hosting/default.mspx Read More...

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Microsoft aquires Sysinternals/Winternals
yes it's true. We bought this company. Great technology. It will be interesting to see how we use it. Read the news here: http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20060718\ACQPRN200607181100PR_NEWS_B_NWT_SF_SFTU040.htm Read More...

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Virtual PC is now Free
Go check it out at www.microsoft.com/virtualpc or go check out my friend's blog at: http://blogs.technet.com/kevinremde/ Read More...

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Do you want to start a IT Pro User Group?
I have been working with Culminis. They are a group of user Groups for IT Pro types for the whole world. They have great resources on their website www.culminis.com if you are interested in starting a user group. Joining Culminis for your group would Read More...

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End of and Era 98 and ME
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=6513 Yes it's true. Support is ending for 98 and ME. Should we celebrate? Is anyone mad? If you are still running ME or before, why? Read More...

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80 % chance Vista in January
Great acticle today on MSNBC. Gates is in South Africa. Balmer is talking about it at the WWPC in Boston. Read more here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13812973/ Read More...

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I liked this article
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/08/business/08values.html?ex=1153195200&en=6d129b4b81816466&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVERNEWS is a great article. MS as a blue chip, not as a "failing" growth stock. Read More...

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Slide Decks
I keep getting emails requesting the slide decks that I do at our presentations. Usually they are on the DVD's we give out. I understand that one of the files is corrupt this quarter. You can always go get our slides from our resource page: www.technetevents.com/resources Read More...

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SQL Reporting Services Webcast Q&A
Yesterday I did a Webcast on SQL 2005 Reporting Services, here is the log of questions and answers. Question: Where can I find the installer for RS 2005? Is it on all the MSSQL installer disks? Answer: Yes - Check out http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144290.aspx Read More...

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