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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.technet.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>John Weston Stories, Information, and random thoughts. : TechNet</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: TechNet</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)</generator><item><title>Windows Server 2008 Launch Slides Module 3 Security</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2008/03/05/windows-server-2008-launch-slides-module-3-security.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2965744</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/2965744.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2965744</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Hello!&amp;nbsp; Thanks for checking out my blog.&amp;nbsp; We just started doing Launch Events for Windows Server 2008. I got to do one of the first events Yesterday in San Antonio, Texas. Thanks home state crowd. It was a blast to present to you.&amp;nbsp; As promised I have the slide decks I used available for you.&amp;nbsp; I haven't had a chance to put them on my own site yet, or on a corporate site yet. But I wanted to get them to you ASAP.&amp;nbsp; So my co worker Chris Avis (he did the other first day event Yesterday in NYC!)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;has them up on his site. Don't worry about getting redirected to this thing called stewedprunes, it's just his server at home....&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Don't worry, we are doing launches in 60 cities around the US. We will be coming to a city near you soon. My next one is March 20th, KEY CITY HOUSTON, TX.&amp;nbsp; Go sign up now before it fills up at: &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/hhh" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/hhh"&gt;www.microsoft.com/hhh&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://blogs.technet.com/chrisavis/archive/2008/03/05/slides-session-3-securing-your-infrastructure-with-windows-2008.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.technet.com/chrisavis/archive/2008/03/05/slides-session-3-securing-your-infrastructure-with-windows-2008.aspx"&gt;FOLLOW THIS LINK&lt;/A&gt; to slides from Launch&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2965744" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Vista/default.aspx">Vista</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Microsoft+Server/default.aspx">Microsoft Server</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows+Server+2008/default.aspx">Windows Server 2008</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Server/default.aspx">Server</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Visual+Studio+2008/default.aspx">Visual Studio 2008</category></item><item><title>Windows Server 2008 Launch Slides Module 2 Virtualization</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2008/03/05/windows-server-2008-launch-slides-module-2-virtualization.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2965735</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/2965735.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2965735</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Hello!&amp;nbsp; Thanks for checking out my blog.&amp;nbsp; We just started doing Launch Events for Windows Server 2008. I got to do one of the first events Yesterday in San Antonio, Texas. Thanks home state crowd. It was a blast to present to you.&amp;nbsp; As promised I have the slide decks I used available for you.&amp;nbsp; I haven't had a chance to put them on my own site yet, or on a corporate site yet. But I wanted to get them to you ASAP.&amp;nbsp; So my co worker Chris Avis (he did the other first day event Yesterday in NYC!)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;has them up on his site. Don't worry about getting redirected to this thing called stewedprunes, it's just his server at home....&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Don't worry, we are doing launches in 60 cities around the US. We will be coming to a city near you soon. My next one is March 20th, KEY CITY HOUSTON, TX.&amp;nbsp; Go sign up now before it fills up at: &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/hhh" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/hhh"&gt;www.microsoft.com/hhh&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://blogs.technet.com/chrisavis/archive/2008/03/05/slides-session-2-virtualization-and-your-infrastructure.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.technet.com/chrisavis/archive/2008/03/05/slides-session-2-virtualization-and-your-infrastructure.aspx"&gt;FOLLOW THIS LINK&lt;/A&gt; to slides from Launch&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2965735" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Vista/default.aspx">Vista</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Microsoft+Server/default.aspx">Microsoft Server</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows+Server+2008/default.aspx">Windows Server 2008</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Server/default.aspx">Server</category></item><item><title>Windows Server 2008 Launch Slide Module 1 What's New</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2008/03/05/windows-server-2008-launch-slide-module-1-what-s-new.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:48:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2965724</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/2965724.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2965724</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Hello!&amp;nbsp; Thanks for checking out my blog.&amp;nbsp; We just started doing Launch Events for Windows Server 2008. I got to do one of the first events Yesterday in San Antonio, Texas. Thanks home state crowd. It was a blast to present to you.&amp;nbsp; As promised I have the slide decks I used available for you.&amp;nbsp; I haven't had a chance to put them on my own site yet, or on a corporate site yet. But I wanted to get them to you ASAP.&amp;nbsp; So my co worker Chris Avis (he did the other first day event Yesterday in NYC!)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;has them up on his site. Don't worry about getting redirected to this thing called stewedprunes, it's just his server at home....&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Don't worry, we are doing launches in 60 cities around the US. We will be coming to a city near you soon. My next one is March 20th, KEY CITY HOUSTON, TX.&amp;nbsp; Go sign up now before it fills up at: &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/hhh" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/hhh"&gt;www.microsoft.com/hhh&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://blogs.technet.com/chrisavis/archive/2008/03/05/slides-session-1-what-s-new-in-windows-2008.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.technet.com/chrisavis/archive/2008/03/05/slides-session-1-what-s-new-in-windows-2008.aspx"&gt;FOLLOW THIS LINK&lt;/A&gt; to slides from Launch&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2965724" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Vista/default.aspx">Vista</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Microsoft+Server/default.aspx">Microsoft Server</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows+Server+2008/default.aspx">Windows Server 2008</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Server/default.aspx">Server</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Visual+Studio+2008/default.aspx">Visual Studio 2008</category></item><item><title>LAUNCH DAY. Windows Server 2008 VS 2008 SQL 2008 Q&amp;A</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2008/02/27/launch-day-windows-server-2008-vs-2008-sql-2008-q-a.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2936363</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/2936363.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2936363</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Today is the start of Launch Day. BillG will do the start in LA.&amp;nbsp; Then our team will carry that out to 62 other cities around the US.&amp;nbsp; I thought about what to blog about today.&amp;nbsp; If you want to watch it live go to &lt;A href="http://www.heroeshappenhere.com/" mce_href="http://www.heroeshappenhere.com"&gt;www.heroeshappenhere.com&lt;/A&gt; There you can also register for your local event or try this new VLE(Virtual Launch Event) I will be helping with that tomorrow.&amp;nbsp; VLE has a great Q&amp;amp;A info so I thought that would be good to post here.&amp;nbsp; My first IN-PERSON event will be next Tuesday March 4th in San Antonio, TX. Go vote, and then come see me present on Windows Server 2008.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Heroes Happen Here Virtual Launch Experience (VLE) &lt;BR&gt;Frequently Asked Questions&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In this document:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://blogs.technet.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx?SelectedNavItem=Posts&amp;amp;sectionid=4090&amp;amp;postid=2936363#general" mce_href="http://blogs.technet.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx?SelectedNavItem=Posts&amp;amp;sectionid=4090&amp;amp;postid=2936363#general"&gt;General Launch Questions&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://blogs.technet.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx?SelectedNavItem=Posts&amp;amp;sectionid=4090&amp;amp;postid=2936363#general" mce_href="http://blogs.technet.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx?SelectedNavItem=Posts&amp;amp;sectionid=4090&amp;amp;postid=2936363#general"&gt;General Microsoft Questions&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://blogs.technet.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx?SelectedNavItem=Posts&amp;amp;sectionid=4090&amp;amp;postid=2936363#ws08" mce_href="http://blogs.technet.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx?SelectedNavItem=Posts&amp;amp;sectionid=4090&amp;amp;postid=2936363#ws08"&gt;Windows Server 2008&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://blogs.technet.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx?SelectedNavItem=Posts&amp;amp;sectionid=4090&amp;amp;postid=2936363#vs08" mce_href="http://blogs.technet.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx?SelectedNavItem=Posts&amp;amp;sectionid=4090&amp;amp;postid=2936363#vs08"&gt;Visual Studio 2008&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://blogs.technet.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx?SelectedNavItem=Posts&amp;amp;sectionid=4090&amp;amp;postid=2936363#sql08" mce_href="http://blogs.technet.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx?SelectedNavItem=Posts&amp;amp;sectionid=4090&amp;amp;postid=2936363#sql08"&gt;SQL Server 2008&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A class="" title=launch name=launch&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;B&gt;GENERAL LAUNCH QUESTIONS&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. Where can I get press information for the Heroes Happen Here launch?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/HHHlaunch/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/HHHlaunch/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/HHHlaunch/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. Tell me more about the Heroes Happen Here launch activities&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Find out more about the Heroes Happen Here launch, the launch products, worldwide activities, training &amp;amp; how you can get involved at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I attended the LA launch event and have questions about the Launch Events kit&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Or – how do I redeem the vouchers I got at a launch event?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/faq.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/faq.mspx"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/faq.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/faq.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/faq.mspx&lt;/A&gt; &lt;B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How can I get the software?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. One way to get the software is to attend a participating launch event since all event attendees at participating locations are eligible to receive an event kit (subject to availability). See &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt; for a list of events near you.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Product specific: Windows Server 2008&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;I installed Windows Server 2008 RC1, how do I obtain the final release version?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/trial-software.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/trial-software.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/trial-software.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;I installed Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Beta, how do I obtain the final release version of Hyper-V?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Microsoft plans on making the final release version available through Windows Update www.windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Customers who have editions of Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V Beta, will be able to download the final release version of Hyper-V to update their copy(ies) of Windows Server 2008 at no additional cost.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Product specific: Visual Studio 2008&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;How can I get Visual Studio 2008?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Try Visual Studio 2008 free for 90 days at &lt;A href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc268305.aspx" mce_href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc268305.aspx"&gt;http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc268305.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Product specific: SQL Server 2008&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;I installed SQL Server 2008 CTP 5.0, how do I obtain the final release version?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Get the latest CTP of SQL Server 2008 CTP 6.0 at: &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/trial-software.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/trial-software.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/trial-software.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The final release version will be available at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/default.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/default.aspx"&gt;www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/default.aspx&lt;/A&gt; once released.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How can I get trained on these products? &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. For training and certification on the 2008 Launch Wave products, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/MSLearning/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/MSLearning/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/MSLearning/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How can I find someone to help me with these products? &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. To find a partner who can help you build, develop or implement a solution using the 2008 Launch Wave products, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/find-a-partner.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/find-a-partner.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/find-a-partner.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. Who’s using these products already? &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. To see real-world examples of customers who are using the 2008 Launch Wave products, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How else can I join in with launch? &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;OR – what is the HHH comic?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;OR – what is the Heroes Portrait Gallery? &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. We’ve got a lot of new cool interactive ways to get involved with launch – go to &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt; to see more.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;To get the HeroesHappenHere comic (&amp;amp; RSS feed), go to &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/cool-stuff/comic/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/cool-stuff/comic/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/cool-stuff/comic/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Or add yourself to the Heroes Portait Gallery at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/portraitgallery/start.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/portraitgallery/start.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/portraitgallery/start.aspx&lt;/A&gt; (Silverlight required).&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A class="" title=general name=general&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;B&gt;GENERAL MICROSOFT QUESTIONS&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I’m having a problem with xxx – where can I get help?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please use the Microsoft support center at &lt;A href="http://support.microsoft.com/" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/"&gt;http://support.microsoft.com/&lt;/A&gt; for non-launch related questions.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;You may also want to try the TechNet technical forums for IT Professionals at &lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/technet/default.aspx?siteid=17" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/technet/default.aspx?siteid=17"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/technet/default.aspx?siteid=17&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Or the MSDN technical forums for Developers at &lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?siteid=1" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?siteid=1"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?siteid=1&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. Tell me more about Silverlight&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Find out more about Microsoft Silverlight at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I have questions about Silverlight, where can I go for more help?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please see Silverlight FAQ at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/#4_4" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/#4_4"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/#4_4&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How can I find a Microsoft office near me?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please look up your local website or Microsoft office at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. Who can help me...build, develop, implement...a business solution? &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please search the partner solutions database at &lt;A href="http://wwwbeta.microsoft.com/solutionfinder/marketplace/home.aspx" mce_href="http://wwwbeta.microsoft.com/solutionfinder/marketplace/home.aspx"&gt;http://wwwbeta.microsoft.com/solutionfinder/marketplace/home.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A class="" title=ws08 name=ws08&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;B&gt;WINDOWS SERVER 2008&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How can I get more information about Windows Server 2008?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. For general product information, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For WS08 community events, please see &lt;A href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com/" mce_href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com"&gt;www.heroescommunitylaunch.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For more Windows Server 2008 resources, including blogs, newgroups, forums, chats, user groups and community websites, please search the database at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For WS08 Learning events, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/windowsserver2008/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/windowsserver2008/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/learning/windowsserver2008/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. Is anyone using Windows Server 2008 yet? &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. To see real-world examples of customers who are using the 2008 Launch Wave products, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For Windows Server 2008 customer case studies, see &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/case-studies.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/case-studies.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/case-studies.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I want to try Windows Server 2008, how do I do that?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. We’ve got a wide variety of ways to try WS08, including trial software, virtual labs, online test drives, videos &amp;amp; demos. Please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/try-it.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/try-it.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/try-it.aspx&lt;/A&gt; for more details.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How much does Windows Server 2008 cost?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/pricing.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/pricing.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/pricing.aspx&lt;/A&gt; for Windows Server 2008 pricing and licensing details.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How can I get training for Windows Server 2008?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/windowsserver2008/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/windowsserver2008/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/learning/windowsserver2008/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I need someone to help me implement Windows Server 2008, how do I find one?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/find-partner.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/find-partner.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/find-partner.aspx&lt;/A&gt; for partners who can help you develop, build &amp;amp; implement WS08 solutions.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How do I find a Windows Server Event near me?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. To find a Heroes Happen Here launch event near you, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For WS08 community events, please see &lt;A href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com/" mce_href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com"&gt;www.heroescommunitylaunch.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For worldwide Windows Server 2008 events, including in-person, live &amp;amp; on-demand webcasts, podcasts and virtual labs, please search the database at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I have a technical question about Windows Server 2008&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. For general WS08 technical support for ITPros and business users, please see the Windows Server 2008 TechCenter on TechNet at &lt;A href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2008/default.aspx" mce_href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2008/default.aspx"&gt;http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2008/default.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For general WS08 technical support for Developers, please see the Windows Server 2008 DevCenter on MSDN at &lt;A href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx" mce_href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx"&gt;http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/default.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For additional technical questions, please consult the TechNet or MSDN forums.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Forums are available to the general public as a means for posting questions, comments and responses around a particular product or subject matter.&amp;nbsp; The Windows Server Group has a &lt;B&gt;Windows Server code name “Longhorn”&lt;/B&gt; &lt;B&gt;forum&lt;/B&gt; available where people interested in this product can post questions on the following scenarios:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Directory Services&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Failover Clustering&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ File Services and Storage&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ General&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Management&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Migration&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Network Access Protection&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Platform Networking&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Print/Fax&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Security&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Server Core&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Server Virtualization&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Setup and Deployment&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ Terminal Services&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Access the Windows Server “Longhorn” Forum&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ &lt;B&gt;Directly&lt;/B&gt;, through this link: &lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=161&amp;amp;SiteID=17" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=161&amp;amp;SiteID=17"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=161&amp;amp;SiteID=17&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;§ &lt;B&gt;Via TechNet’s General List of Forums&lt;/B&gt;, through this link: &lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/technet/default.aspx?siteid=17" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/technet/default.aspx?siteid=17"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/technet/default.aspx?siteid=17&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A class="" title=vs08 name=vs08&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;B&gt;VISUAL STUDIO 2008&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How can I get more information about Visual Studio 2008?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. For general product information, please see &lt;A href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/products/default.aspx" mce_href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/products/default.aspx"&gt;http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/products/default.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For VS08 community events, please see &lt;A href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com/" mce_href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com"&gt;www.heroescommunitylaunch.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For more Visual Studio 2008 resources, including blogs, newgroups, forums, chats, user groups and community websites, please search the database at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For VS08 Learning events, please see &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/vstudio/2008/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/vstudio/2008/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/learning/vstudio/2008/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I want to learn more about other Visual Studio products&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. For more information, or to try Visual Studio Team System, please see &lt;A href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts2008/products/default.aspx" mce_href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts2008/products/default.aspx"&gt;http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts2008/products/default.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For more information, or to get a free copy of Visual Studio Express, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/express/" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/express/"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/express/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. Is anyone using Visual studio 2008 yet? &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. To see real-world examples of customers who are using the 2008 Launch Wave products, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For Visual Studio 2008 customer case studies, see &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/search.aspx?ProTaxID=3197" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/search.aspx?ProTaxID=3197"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/search.aspx?ProTaxID=3197&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I want to try Visual Studio 2008, how do I do that?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. We’ve got a wide variety of ways to try VS08. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For trial software, demos &amp;amp; virtual labs, please see &lt;A href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc263902.aspx" mce_href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc263902.aspx"&gt;http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc263902.aspx&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For the Visual Studio 2008 online test drive, see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/testdrive/visual-studio-2008/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/testdrive/visual-studio-2008/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/testdrive/visual-studio-2008/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How much does Visual Studio 2008 cost?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please see &lt;A href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc263904.aspx" mce_href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc263904.aspx"&gt;http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc263904.aspx&lt;/A&gt; for Windows Server 2008 pricing and licensing details.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How can I get training for Visual Studio 2008?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/vstudio/2008/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/vstudio/2008/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/learning/vstudio/2008/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I need someone to help me implement Visual Studio 2008, how do I find one?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please see &lt;A href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/bb964534.aspx" mce_href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/bb964534.aspx"&gt;http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/bb964534.aspx&lt;/A&gt; for partners who can help you develop, build &amp;amp; implement VS08 solutions.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How do I find a Visual Studio Event near me?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. To find a Heroes Happen Here launch event near you, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For VS08 community events, please see &lt;A href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com/" mce_href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com"&gt;www.heroescommunitylaunch.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For worldwide Visual Studio 2008 events, including in-person, live &amp;amp; on-demand webcasts, podcasts and virtual labs, please search the database at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I have a technical question about Visual Studio 2008&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. For general VS08 technical support for Developers, please see the Visual Studio 2008 DevCenter on MSDN at &lt;A href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/default.aspx" mce_href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/default.aspx"&gt;http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/default.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For additional technical questions, please consult the MSDN forums.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Forums are available to the general public as a means for posting questions, comments and responses around a particular product or subject matter.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;All MSDN forums: &lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?SiteID=1" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?SiteID=1"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?SiteID=1&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Visual Studio has the following forums for specific topics:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Visual Studio Setup and Installation&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=26&amp;amp;SiteID=1" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=26&amp;amp;SiteID=1"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=26&amp;amp;SiteID=1&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Windows Presentation Foundation&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=119&amp;amp;SiteID=1" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=119&amp;amp;SiteID=1"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=119&amp;amp;SiteID=1&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Visual Studio Extensibility&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=57&amp;amp;SiteID=1" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=57&amp;amp;SiteID=1"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=57&amp;amp;SiteID=1&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Visual Studio Tools for Office&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=16&amp;amp;SiteID=1" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=16&amp;amp;SiteID=1"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=16&amp;amp;SiteID=1&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A class="" title=sql08 name=sql08&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;B&gt;SQL SERVER 2008&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How can I get more information about Windows Server 2008?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. For general product information, please see &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/default.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/default.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/default.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For SQL08 community events, please see &lt;A href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com/" mce_href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com"&gt;www.heroescommunitylaunch.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For more SQL Server 2008 resources, including blogs, newgroups, forums, chats, user groups and community websites, please search the database at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For SQL08 Learning events, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/sql/2008/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/sql/2008/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/learning/sql/2008/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. Is anyone using SQL Server 2008 yet? &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. To see real-world examples of customers who are using the 2008 Launch Wave products, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/learn-more/case-studies/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For SQL Server 2008 customer case studies, see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/case-studies.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/case-studies.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/case-studies.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I want to try SQL Server 2008, how do I do that?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. We’ve got a wide variety of ways to try SQL08, including trial software, virtual labs, online test drives, videos &amp;amp; demos. Please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/try-it.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/try-it.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/try-it.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How much does SQL Server 2008 cost?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. SQL Server pricing has not been announced yet. For more information, please see &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/default.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/default.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/default.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How can I get training for SQL Server 2008?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/sql/2008/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/sql/2008/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/learning/sql/2008/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I need someone to help me implement SQL Server 2008, how do I find one?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. Please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/find-partner.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/find-partner.aspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/find-partner.aspx&lt;/A&gt; for partners who can help you develop, build &amp;amp; implement SQL08 solutions.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. How do I find a SQL Server Event near me?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. To find a Heroes Happen Here launch event near you, please see &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For SQL08 community events, please see &lt;A href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com/" mce_href="http://www.heroescommunitylaunch.com"&gt;www.heroescommunitylaunch.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For worldwide SQL Server 2008 events, including in-person, live &amp;amp; on-demand webcasts, podcasts and virtual labs, please search the database at &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Q. I have a technical question about SQL Server 2008&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A. For general SQL08 technical support for ITPros and business users, please see the SQL Server 2008 TechCenter on Technet at &lt;A href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/default.aspx" mce_href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/default.aspx"&gt;http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/default.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For general SQL08 technical support for Developers, please see the SQL Server 2008 DevCenter on MSDN at &lt;A href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/default.aspx" mce_href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/default.aspx"&gt;http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/default.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For additional technical questions, please consult the Technet or MSDN forums.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Forums are available to the general public as a means for posting questions, comments and responses around a particular product or subject matter.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;SQL Server Forums on TechNet (for IT Pros): &lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=440&amp;amp;SiteID=17" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=440&amp;amp;SiteID=17"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=440&amp;amp;SiteID=17&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;SQL Server Forums on MSDN (for Developers): &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=428&amp;amp;SiteID=1" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=428&amp;amp;SiteID=1"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=428&amp;amp;SiteID=1&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;SQL Server has the following forums for specific topics:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;SQL Server 2008 Spatial Support&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2622600&amp;amp;SiteID=1" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2622600&amp;amp;SiteID=1"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2622600&amp;amp;SiteID=1&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) Manageability &amp;amp; Tools&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1630&amp;amp;SiteID=17" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1630&amp;amp;SiteID=17"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1630&amp;amp;SiteID=17&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) Integration Services&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1622&amp;amp;SiteID=17" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1622&amp;amp;SiteID=17"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1622&amp;amp;SiteID=17&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) Setup and Upgrade&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=1627&amp;amp;SiteID=17" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=1627&amp;amp;SiteID=17"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=1627&amp;amp;SiteID=17&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) Reporting Services&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=1624&amp;amp;SiteID=17" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=1624&amp;amp;SiteID=17"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=1624&amp;amp;SiteID=17&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) Database Engine&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=1618&amp;amp;SiteID=17" mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=1618&amp;amp;SiteID=17"&gt;http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=1618&amp;amp;SiteID=17&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2936363" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Vista/default.aspx">Vista</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Microsoft+Server/default.aspx">Microsoft Server</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows+Server+2008/default.aspx">Windows Server 2008</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Server/default.aspx">Server</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/SQL+Server+2008/default.aspx">SQL Server 2008</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Visual+Studio+2008/default.aspx">Visual Studio 2008</category></item><item><title>More Vista websites!</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2007/01/26/more-vista-websites.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:611019</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/611019.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=611019</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am just amazed at all of this viral marketing. Here are some more.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://vistatestdrive.com/"&gt;http://vistatestdrive.com&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; allows you to test drive vista in a virtual machine.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.vistaparty.net/"&gt;www.vistaparty.net&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; if you are in the San Fransisco area, a user group is giving a party in honor of Vista!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.windowsultimate.com/"&gt;www.windowsultimate.com&lt;/A&gt; great information on Ultimate Extras that are coming soon!!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;ENJOY!!&amp;nbsp; Can't wait until launch on Tuesday January 30th!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=611019" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Vista/default.aspx">Vista</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category></item><item><title>Go search yourself</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2007/01/25/go-search-yourself.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:608772</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/608772.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=608772</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;About once every 6 months or so I go MSN search or Google my name.&amp;nbsp; Everyone does it right?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Well I put in "John Weston Microsoft" it was amazing how many hits came back.&amp;nbsp; My two blogs, events I have done, webcasts, Radio shows, user groups all kinds of things.&amp;nbsp; I even found many sites that refer to my online stuff.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Here is one for example:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.techtalknetwork.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;new_topic=18"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Calibri size=3&gt;http://www.techtalknetwork.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;new_topic=18&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" mce_keep="true"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;I had never even heard of them.&amp;nbsp; They had all my TN Radio entries.&amp;nbsp; They were re-linking to them. What fun.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;Have you MSN Searched or Googled your name in a while? Did you find something interesting?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" mce_keep="true"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=608772" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Vista/default.aspx">Vista</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category></item><item><title>Office 2007 that you get at Launch events</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2007/01/24/office-2007-that-you-get-at-launch-events.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:607879</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/607879.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=607879</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Apparently the directions to Download/install the Office 2007 that we are giving away at our events isn't very clear.&amp;nbsp; When you download it, you are prompted for a trial key, don't use that one use the key give out in your kit from the event.&amp;nbsp; Also be careful of the printing on the keys. The Ink will smear.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Below are specific instructions from my teammate Mr. Keith Combs. you can check out his blog here:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs"&gt;http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;From Keith's blahg:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;As many of you are aware, I actually test our stuff to make sure it's working.&amp;nbsp; I signup for my webcasts and test that process.&amp;nbsp; I signup for our live events and test that.&amp;nbsp; I have a TechNet subscription.&amp;nbsp; I do this so I can see what you see and hopefully head off any issues.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;So I grabbed one of the Launch 2007 Resource Kits at my show on Thursday and just got around to testing the Office 2007 download.&amp;nbsp; I encountered the following instructions:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#008040&gt;Office 2007 Product Download Procedure&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#008040&gt;To install your copy of Office Professional 2007 and Office Groove 2007, please follow these steps:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt; 
&lt;OL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#008040&gt;Click on the link below for the product you'd like to download and install - a new window will open. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#008040&gt;On the product page, click "Try now for FREE!". &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#008040&gt;Log-in to Passport (Windows Live ID). &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#008040&gt;Please provide Registration information and click "Continue". &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#008040&gt;On the download page, click "Download Now". &lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Please use the Product Key provided in the kit you received at the launch event to unlock your product. &lt;U&gt;Disregard the trial&lt;/U&gt; Product Key presented on this page&lt;/STRONG&gt;*.&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#008040&gt;Product download times will vary. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#008040&gt;Once the download completes, click "Continue". &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#008040&gt;You will receive an email during the download process – &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;please DISREGARD the Product Key in that email and ONLY use the Product Key provided in the kit you received at launch.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/OL&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The net net is that the key you&amp;nbsp;received with your kit, is the &lt;STRONG&gt;non time bombed key&lt;/STRONG&gt; to use.&amp;nbsp; Sorry for any confusion on this.&amp;nbsp; I guess we decided to leverage the download area which is very very fast.&amp;nbsp; I received the download at 1.8meg per second.&amp;nbsp; Smokin.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=607879" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Vista/default.aspx">Vista</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category></item><item><title>24 Hours of Exchange Webcast</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2007/01/22/24-hours-of-exchange-webcast.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:605318</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/605318.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=605318</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"&gt;Go check this out:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"&gt;The first one was last Friday, I helped with questions, man you guys have a bunch of questions about Exchange 2007. Go find out more!!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;A href="http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6079608" mce_href="http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6079608"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;TechNet Webcast Series: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"&gt;Get a comprehensive look at Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 with the new "24 hours of Exchange" series. Our Exchange experts cover in-depth topics such as deployment and migration, the new Exchange Management Console and Shell, Unified Messaging, high availability, and security, providing you with the tools and knowledge that help optimize your Exchange Server environment. Whether you are currently administering Exchange Server or looking to migrate to Exchange, you do not want to miss these webcasts. This series runs through April 14&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt;, 2007. This month’s webcasts: Integration of Exchange Server 2007 and the Active Directory (January 19), Exchange 2007 Transport and Routing Architecture (January 24), Planning Exchange Server Installation (January 26), Installing Exchange Server 2007 (January 31).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=605318" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Exchange+2007/default.aspx">Exchange 2007</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category></item><item><title>Novell Religion</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2007/01/22/novell-religion.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:29:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:605123</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/605123.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=605123</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Calibri size=3&gt;Novell Religion&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Calibri size=3&gt;I have met several people here that are religious about Novell. They love Everything RED!&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;I am not going to try to change their minds.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;It is not worth the time.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Calibri size=3&gt;I am in the keynote here at GWAVACON and a Novell VP of marketing is talking.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;He is discussing the November 2 partnership with Microsoft.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Most of Novell’s customers, partners, and developers like the partnership. The only people that don’t like it is Novell’s open source community. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Calibri size=3&gt;Marketing budget came up.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Man do they have envy.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Especially envy of Microsoft and Apple.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;He then said Novell has 1.6 Billion in the bank.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Maybe they should spend some of that on marketing.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Maybe they should use the new MS partnership on marketing.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Then they talked about viral marketing like this blogging. &lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;The Novell VP had a blog but stopped posting.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Here I am blogging about it and I know 1000’s of people will read this….&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Here I am giving positive coverage for them for free..&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;FONT face=Calibri size=3&gt;&amp;nbsp;By the way, both presenters were using Powerpoint and Windows XP to do their presentations....&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Calibri size=3&gt;More later.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=605123" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category></item><item><title>New BDD (business Desktop Deployment)</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2007/01/22/new-bdd-business-desktop-deployment.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:604991</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/604991.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=604991</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;You might not have noticed that last week we released a new version of BDD 2007, free to download.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Here you can get more information about it:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bdd/2007/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bdd/2007/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;If you are planning to roll out Vista to a large number of PC's this is a must tool!&amp;nbsp; This is the software we are demoing as part of the IT Pro track in the Vista Product Launch seminars going on NOW!!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=604991" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Vista/default.aspx">Vista</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category></item><item><title>Novell an interesting Competitor perspective</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2007/01/22/novell-an-interesting-competitor-perspective.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:604983</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/604983.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=604983</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;This week I have been attending a Novell conference hosted by a company called GWAVA.&amp;nbsp; GWAVA is a company that makes sofware to work with Novell servers, Groupwise, and monitoring software.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Here at Microsoft we are tasked with going out a couple of times a year to understand the competition.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; As you know, a couple of months ago Microsoft and Novell signed an agreement about support, licensing and Linux.&amp;nbsp; I have had several customers ask me about Novell. I haven't worked on a Novell Server in 14 years so I thought I would attend this conference.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I am not wearing my standard MS logoed clothes. But they know I work for Microsoft. It's Giant on my Attendee badge.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I have many observations. I will break them down to a couple of blog entries.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;General observations:&amp;nbsp; Most the people here work for school districts, or some type of educational institution.&amp;nbsp; All the presenters are running Window XP, PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer.&amp;nbsp; Where is the Linux?&amp;nbsp; Open office?&amp;nbsp;I haven't seen any yet.&amp;nbsp;They even have OLD Xboxes in the vendor area for us to play with.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;One session late Sunday was done by a consultant.&amp;nbsp; She was great. Her 2 hr presentation was about how to move Groupwise to a pure Microsoft environment.&amp;nbsp; So basically keeping Novell's email, but getting rid of Netware, Linux Edirectory.&amp;nbsp; She went on page after page of how to upgrade,patch, etc to prepare for the conversion.&amp;nbsp; Then we got to the moment of moving the files to Windows Server.&amp;nbsp; She pulled up a slide that said, to copy the files to the server use RichCOPY(go find the latest version on TECHNET Magazine) or get a friend that works at Microsoft to give you version 3.5 of ROBO copy that is MS internal.&amp;nbsp; No mention of NWCopy.&amp;nbsp; This guy on the front row (in a RED Novell Jacket) said "But what about NWCOPY?"&amp;nbsp; The presenter went on to explain that tool was OK, it wasn't multi threaded like the MS tools.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Too funny.&amp;nbsp; Here I am at a Novell conference and the discussion is all about Microsoft Tools.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; More in my next Post.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=604983" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category></item><item><title>Vista Launch Event Slides....</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2007/01/18/vista-launch-event-slides.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:601301</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/601301.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=601301</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;UPDATE BELOW&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I have been getting request for the slides that we show at our events.&amp;nbsp; This is only for people that attend our events!!&amp;nbsp; Just kidding.&amp;nbsp; Really, go to the hidden share off our main &lt;A href="http://www.technetevents.com/" mce_href="http://www.technetevents.com/"&gt;www.technetevents.com&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.technetevents.com/resources/2007-January-March.aspx" mce_href="http://www.technetevents.com/resources/2007-January-March.aspx"&gt;http://www.technetevents.com/resources/2007-January-March.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;and you will find the slides.&amp;nbsp; Yes this resources page can't be found off the main page.&amp;nbsp; But since I have been emailed a bunch since my first launch event this week I thought I would put&amp;nbsp; the link up here.&amp;nbsp; Enjoy.&amp;nbsp; I look forward to seeing you at our next event!!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Update:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I just was told about a new site: &lt;A href="http://www.launchtour2007.com/resourcecenter"&gt;www.launchtour2007.com/resourcecenter&lt;/A&gt; that really has all of the slide decks!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=601301" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Vista/default.aspx">Vista</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category></item><item><title>TechNet Radio</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2007/01/12/technet-radio.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:593258</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/593258.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=593258</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I have now done two TechNet radio recordings.&amp;nbsp; The first one had over 2,000 hits Since it came out last month. Amazing!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;My second one will go live on the web this coming Tuesday.&amp;nbsp; Go to: &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/tnradio/default.mspx"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/tnradio/default.mspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;to check it out.&amp;nbsp; You can download them as MP3 or WMV files and play on your favorite player.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I plan to do these monthly for now we are interviewing user Group leaders around the monthly topic on RADIO!!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Let me know what you think of this format.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=593258" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet/default.aspx">TechNet</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/tags/TechNet+Radio/default.aspx">TechNet Radio</category></item><item><title>Exchange 2007 Recipients Webcast</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2007/01/12/exchange-2007-recipients-webcast.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:593256</guid><dc:creator>jweston</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/comments/593256.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/commentrss.aspx?PostID=593256</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;I am getting ready to do a webcast this morning on Exchange 2007 Recipient Management, Policies, and permissions.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Come join the fun.&amp;nbsp; If you can't join live the same link should get you to the recording of the session.&amp;nbsp; If I get a bunch of questions, I will post the questions and answers here on my blog!!&lt;/P&gt;
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