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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

7 Deployment Tools for Windows 7

Today, Windows 7 is released to cities around the world. Are you thinking about migrating your PCs to Windows 7 for your organizations? To help you with deploying Windows 7 successfully and quickly, Microsoft has been developing lots of great tools and Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 6:37 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, security, Microsoft, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, IPD, MED-V, App-V, Baldwin Ng, Windows Deployment Services, Windows Optimized Desktop Toolkit, Security Compliance Management Toolkit, Windows 7 Solution Accelerators

[NEWS!] Launch of the New Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides Portal

The Infrastructrure Planning and Design Team is pleased to announce the new web portal that will help Microsoft customers and partners more easily find the IT guidance for different product and technology scenarios. The Infrastructure Planning and Design Read More...

Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 5:52 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Terminal Services, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Presentation Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, security, SQL, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2008, News, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, Online Services, Windows, SCVMM 2008, Exchange Online, Network Access Protection, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers, IT Management, Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, IPD, System Center Operations Manager, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, App-V, WODS, SQL Server Solution Accelerators, DirectAccess

[Beta News!] Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide (Beta) for DirectAccess Now Available!

Are you looking to deploy DirectAccess available from the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems? And, are you planning to allow users to access corporate resources (such as e-mail servers, shared folders, or intranet Web sites) securely Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:59 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, video, security, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, IT Managers, IT Management, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, IPD, DirectAccess

[NEWS!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 (version 4.0.2925.0) Now Available!

If you are experiencing remote computer connectivity issues with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit (version 4.0.2921), you should try the latest release (version 4.0.2925) available from the Microsoft Download Center. MAP Toolkit offers Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:00 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, security, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, MAP Toolkit, Windows, virtualisation, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Windows 7 Deployment Tools

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

Want a Zune? Test Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Now!

Have you tested the latest Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta yet? To express our thanks for your beta program participation, we will offer a Zune 120GB music player to one beta participant. The criteria are simple. At the end of the Beta Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:45 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Hyper-V, IT Professionals, Windows Vista, MAP, security, Microsoft, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Windows, virtualisation, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IT Managers

IT Infrastructure Threat Modeling Guide - Now Available!

Hello, Microsoft Solution Accelerators team has recently released the IT Infrastructure Threat Modeling Guide . You may want to check it out! Organizations today face an increasing number of threats to their computing environments. You need a proactive Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:05 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, security, IT Managers, IT Management

[WPC 2009] Microsoft Security Focus Group at Worldwide Partner Conference 2009

Are your customers planning on deploying remote access solutions like DirectAccess? Join this Microsoft Partners Focus Group at the Worldwide Partner Conference and tell us what you need to help you design the security and remote access infrastructure Read More...

Posted Tuesday, June 23, 2009 1:41 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Solution Accelerators, security, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, IPD, WPC 2009, WPC

Introduction to Security in Windows 7

Windows Vista introduced a variety of new security technologies that had a significant impact on the Windows ecosystem. User Account Control made it clear that Microsoft wanted to make easy for users to run Windows without being in the Administrators Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 23, 2009 4:13 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Deployment, security, Microsoft, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, TechNet Magazine, TechNet Magazine articles, MAP Toolkit, Windows, Windows 7, IT Management, Desktop Deployment Tools, Deployment Tools, Windows 7 Deployment Tools, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

[NEWS!] Hyper-V Security Guide Now Available!

Today, I'm happy to announce that the Solution Accelerators Team has just released the new Hyper-V Security Guide . This is a new member of a family of Virtualization Solution Accelerators - free tools and guidance from Microsoft to help you accelerate Read More...

Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:02 PM by mapblog | 2 Comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V, Server Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, security, Microsoft, IPD Guides, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, MAP Toolkit, virtualisation, Hyper-V Security Guide

[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

[Partners Webcast Series] Increase Sales Opportunities with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

Hello - The MAP Toolkit team will be presenting a webcast on January 22, 2009 about the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit. Microsoft Partners are welcome to attend. Please register early! Baldwin Ng -------------------- Event Name: Increase Sales Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 6:33 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Deployment, Desktop Deployment, security, SQL, SQL 2008, SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, webcast, MAP Toolkit, Events, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

[RTM News!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 for Forefront Client Security and Network Access Protection (NAP) Readiness Now Available!

Today, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the RTM release of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 that sports news features such as readiness assessment for Forefront Client Security and Network Access Protection Read More...

Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 4:17 PM by mapblog | 2 Comments

Filed under: IT Professionals, Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, WVHA, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, demo, security, PC Security, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, virus, Microsoft, News, MAP Toolkit, RTM, RTM Announcements, Forefront Client Security, NAP, Network Access Protection