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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:15 AM

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) now released

Today we released the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) to the web.  RSAT is the collection of Windows Server 2008 management tools which enable management of your Windows Server infrastructure from a PC running Windows Vista with SP1.  
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 4:56 PM

Download details: Windows Vista Product Guide

A comprehensive feature-by-feature guide to Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 is now available at the link below. This is essential reading for anyone deploying or using Vista in corporate environments. Download details: Windows Vista Product Guide
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1:06 AM

Free support for Vista SP1 installs

SP1 support options are detailed at https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11274&gprid=500921 Source article: Microsoft offers free support for Vista SP1 installs
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:03 AM

Understanding the Value Proposition of the IT Lifecycle

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Understanding the Value Proposition of the IT Lifecycle , which describes how the IT Lifecycle drives consistency and simplicity with a single set of standardized processes, provides a structured
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Friday, March 21, 2008 6:52 PM

The Developer Highway Code

Hi All, DO YOU CARE ABOUT HELPING YOUR CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS WRITE MORE SECURE CODE? PLEASE READ ON... The Developer Highway Code , written by Paul Maher of DPE, is a concise handbook that captures and summarises the key security engineering activities
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Monday, March 17, 2008 1:29 PM

Network Access Protection - Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit - Beta Now Available!

Help your customers defend against malware with the Microsoft ® Forefront ™ Integration Kit for Network Access Protection Your customers have deployed anti-malware software, but hackers might still find new ways to attack and penetrate their
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Monday, March 17, 2008 1:25 PM

InfoWorld: Top 10 Improvements in Windows Server 2008

This morning Tom Yager & Sean McCown posted a blog on InfoWorld outlining the “ Top 10 improvements in Windows Server 2008 .” Hyper-V made the top spot, followed by NAP and Terminal Services. Great to see these sorts of positive momentum
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Monday, March 17, 2008 1:22 PM

Deploying Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 from Microsoft IT Showcase

New customer/partner-ready content from Microsoft IT Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the republication of Deploying Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, which discusses all phases of the deployment.  Deploying Microsoft Office
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Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:50 AM

FREE Windows Server 2008 training delivered by Certified Training Partners

As part of the Windows 2008 Launch Experience program, Microsoft Ireland is running a series of free day-long training sessions with our training partners. This training session will take you on an in-depth, hands-on tour of Windows Server 2008. As part
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:45 PM

Irish Microsoft Technology Conference April 3rd/4th

We are happy to recommend two excellent community events coming up in April and May where you can hear expert speakers on the three launch products and many more Microsoft technologies: The Irish Microsoft Technology Conference 2008 (April 3rd,4th - Dublin)
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:41 PM

External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint – Final Release Now Available!

Do your customers need tools to more easily and securely collaborate with others across the Internet? Every day, your customers collaborate on key projects with partners, suppliers, and others across the Internet.  To be successful, project teams
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Sunday, March 09, 2008 8:04 PM

Missed the Windows Vista Virtual Roundtable with Mark Russinovich? - Watch the on demand replay!

As I posted earlier at http://blogs.technet.com/mcs-ireland-infrastructure/archive/2008/02/21/vista-webcast-learn-from-experts-and-customers-who-have-finished-their-rollouts.aspx , Microsoft Technical Fellow and desktop guru Mark Russinovich recently
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Friday, March 07, 2008 12:13 AM

Vista UAC - should I turn it off?

Well, the short answer is no. The long answer is detailed below. Firstly, let me try to dispel the ITPro myth that UAC is too heavy handed. I got a new laptop recently, and built it by PXE boot off the corporate network - standard Vista SP1/Office 2007
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:15 PM

First Windows Server 2008 User Group (Ireland) event

When: 12 March 2008 at 19:30 Where: The Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street The Windows Server 2008 User Group (Ireland) is having its first event. The speaker is David Lowe, the keynote speaker at the official Microsoft launch of Windows Server 2008. It'll
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:46 AM

Help users get up to speed with Office 2007 menus

If you're rolling out Office 2007, a useful component to include are the free add-ins for new users. These help users get up to speed with the new UI by adding extra menu items to provide interactive guides, video demos, and fast-start assisted help.
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:12 PM

External Collaboration Toolkit for Sharepoint now released

The External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint provides authoritative guidance and tools to deploy a customisable solution built on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 that teams can use to collaborate with partners outside the firewall.  Once it
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008 5:58 PM

Office Live Workspace - now available in Ireland

If you have a Windows Live ID with an Irish address, you can now register at www.officelive.com/workspace and start using the service. You can use the service to store, edit and share Office documents and other information “in the cloud” and
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Monday, March 03, 2008 12:03 AM

New and Improved Group Policy features in Windows Server 2008

As is now the standard for any Windows Server release, a bunch of new GPO features have been included. The "Group policy settings Reference for Windows Server 2008" is a publicly available spreadsheet which lists the policy settings for computer
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Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:03 PM

Free Windows PowerShell workshops

Just in case someone is interested in learning Windows PowerShell or in server administration examples (AD, SQL, .NET…) with PowerShell, the second workshop from me is now at MS Downloads. Grab your copy and spread the word, it’s free and
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