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[RTM News] Security Baselines for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8!

The Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is very pleased to announce the release of new security baselines for Windows® 7 and Windows® Internet Explorer® 8. These new baselines are now included with the Security Compliance Management Toolkit Series. Over Read More...

Posted Saturday, October 31, 2009 1:13 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Solution Accelerators, security, News, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Security Compliance Management Toolkit, Windows 7 Solution Accelerators

RTM News - Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for DirectAccess Now Available!

With the new DirectAccess feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 you’ll now have the ability to allow remote users to seamlessly access enterprise shares, websites, and applications without the need to connect to virtual private network (VPN) Read More...

Posted Monday, October 26, 2009 5:41 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Solution Accelerators, security, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, IPD, DirectAccess, Windows 7 Solution Accelerators

[RTM News] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit for IBM

Today, the Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the release of the initial version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit for IBM . This release, based on the MAP Toolkit platform, was developed by IBM at the IBM Center for Read More...

Posted Monday, September 21, 2009 11:48 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hyper-V, Hardware Assessment, Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IPD, Baldwin Ng, OEM, IBM

[NEWS!] Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Released to Web!

The Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the new version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 . This toolkit is an integrated set of tools to help you with imaging and deployment of desktops and servers Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 09, 2009 1:52 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, WODS

New Microsoft Tools Released to Simplify Planning and Deployment of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Good news! Last week, Microsoft announced the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 products have been released to manufacturing (RTM). What it means is that you will be able to get these products on the shelves very soon. Windows 7 Sneak-Peek from MGX Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:49 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, Desktop Deployment, Microsoft, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, virtualisation, Events, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, IPD, App-V, OD, WODS, Steve Ballmer, Steven Sinofsky

Release Announcement - Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Windows Server 2008 R2 Now Available!

In support of the upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 launch, Microsoft announced at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 this week the public release of Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides Series for Windows Server 2008 R2 - free best practice and Read More...

Posted Thursday, July 16, 2009 4:11 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, RTM, RTM Announcements, virtualisation, Events, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, IPD, WPC

RTM/RTWeb NEWS - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Now Available!

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 releases are just around the corner. Are you thinking about deploying these new operating systems? Get a head start with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 to help you determine readiness of your machines Read More...

Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 3:25 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Server Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, security, PC Security, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, SQL, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, News, case studies, case study, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, virtualisation, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, WPC 2009, App-V

NEWS! Windows Server 2008 R2 Solution Accelerators Releasing at Worldwide Partner Conference 2009

In support of the Windows Server 2008 R2 launch, Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is announcing the release of several Windows Server Solution Accelerators at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 in New Orleans. What are Windows Server Solution Accelerators? Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 7:34 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Server Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, Microsoft, News, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Executive Interviews, RTM, Windows, virtualisation, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, IPD, VMware, WPC 2009, WPC

[NEWS!] RTM and General Availability Dates Announced for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

According to the Windows Server Division Blog and Windows 7 Team Blog , the RTM and general availability (GA) dates of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are as follows: Windows 7 RTM: On track for July 2009 (2nd half) Windows 7 GA: October 22, 2009 Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:33 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, IPD

[NEWS!] RTM Announcement: MED-V and Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for MED-V Now Available!

Today, Microsoft announced the release of Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization 1.0 (MED-V) and the companion guide for MED-V - Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for MED-V . What is MED-V? MED-V released today is part of the Microsoft Desktop Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 5:57 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, IT Professionals, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, virtualisation, IT Managers, IT Management, IPD, MED-V, MDOP, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization

[NEWS!] New Solution Accelerator for Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios

Hello, The Microsoft Virtualization Solution Accelerators Team has recently released the latest Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios to help you with choosing the right desktop scenario for your IT organizations. Read More...

Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2009 8:38 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, IT Professionals, Desktop Deployment, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, IT Managers, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios

[NEWS!] New Version of Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit - now compatible with Windows 7 Beta

Hello IT Users! Back by popular demand of the Windows 7 Beta Program , our team has just released a new version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 (Build 2315) that now gives you the newly-added capability of running this MAP Toolkit Read More...

Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 6:50 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, SoftGrid, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, Desktop Deployment, Green IT, Sustainability, video, demo, video demo, security, PC Security, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, News, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, RTM, RTM Announcements, Windows, virtualisation, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Forefront Client Security, NAP, Network Access Protection, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, IT Managers, IT Management

[RTM News!] Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0 Now Available

Virtualization can be manageable and here's the latest Virtualization Solution Accelerator that helps you service the frequently-offline virtual machines more easily! Introducing Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0 ... This tool offers an easy Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:49 PM by mapblog | 2 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Server Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Microsoft Partners, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, OVMST, Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool, Microsoft, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, virtualisation, SCVMM 2008

[NEWS!] Simple To Save Cost Calculator from Alinean

Do you want to lower IT operation costs for your business? Take advantage of this new tool from Alinean, "Simple to Save" cost calculator and you can be a cost-cutting hero! How It Works? This tool is very simple to use. First you need to go through a Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:27 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, IT Professionals, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, RTM

[NEWS!] Microsoft Online Services Now Available!

Today, at a launch event in San Francisco, Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division at Microsoft Corp., announced the availability of Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft SharePoint Online for businesses of all sizes in the United Read More...

Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 8:55 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: IT Professionals, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Exchange, Microsoft, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Online Services, Microsoft Online Services, RTM, RTM Announcements, Microsoft PressPass, Events, Exchange Online