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Monday, June 30, 2008 2:14 PM

Virtualisation - A few notes

The last week we had some interesting notes related with the Virtualisation topic that I thought it would be worth sharing. First Microsoft IT Showcase has published its Guide to select loads candidates for virtualisation Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased
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Friday, June 20, 2008 9:41 AM

ILM "2" Beta 3 is now available for download

ILM "2" Beta 3 has recently been posted for download on the connect website. This beta release is a major milestone in the release roadmap for the product and contains most of the features of the product that a lot of people have been waiting
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:33 PM

Configuration Manager 2007 - 32-bit or 64-bit OS?

As I'm sure most of you are already aware, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 is a 32-bit application. Installing SCCM SP1 on 64-bit Windows 2003 and 64-bit Windows Server 2008, is of course fully supported. However, given that SCCM is still
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:19 PM

PXE Boot Problems with Configuration Manager 2007

One of the most impressive features of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 is Operating System Deployment (OSD) which began life as a feature pack for SMS 2003. An integral component of OSD is a new site role in SCCM called the PXE service
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 5:36 PM

OCS 2007 Enterprise Edition - Certificate & DNS Requirements

Having just deployed Office Communication Server (OCS) 2007 into a customer site, I thought I would share some of my experiences, specifically around DNS and Certificate requirements. OCS Features Installed Audio & video conferencing Web conferencing
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 2:59 PM

Today’s the day for the second Springboard Live! virtual roundtable: The topic? Windows Vista Security

Let’s talk Windows Vista security begins 17:00 GMT. Microsoft Technical Fellow and desktop guru Mark Russinovich will again be hosting a live, interactive Springboard Series virtual roundtable—this time on the topic of Windows Vista security.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:29 PM

Windows Vista Deployment - Part 4 - End User Experience

One of the most important things of a Windows Vista deployment is managing change. The end users will at the end of the day have a new operating system with a massive amount of new features they will have to discover in order to take full advantage of
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:27 PM

Using Key Management Services (KMS) Across Domains

In some environments it may be necessary to implement Key Management Services (KMS) activation across domains. An example of this can be illustrated by the requirements of a recent project that I was working on. The customer in question is in the process
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:11 PM

Using Key Management Services (KMS) for Vista Activation

I have been working recently on a large Vista deployment project for an Enterprise customer. An integral component of the project required the installation and configuration of Key Management Services (KMS) to activate all newly deployed Vista computers.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:46 PM

Microsoft's Identity Life Cycle Management Strategy And Roadmap Part 3: ILM "2"

Identity Lifecycle Manager “2” builds on Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 to provide solutions for management of users, credentials, access, and policies that automate identity lifecycle tasks and balance the load between IT professionals,
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:01 PM

Microsoft's Identity Life Cycle Management Strategy And Roadmap Part 2: ILM 2007

This is the second post in this series. In the first one I talked about Microsoft's philosophy and vision for Identity Management. In this post I'll look at our current offering, Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 brings together
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Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:48 PM

Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.5 has been released !

HMC 4.5 brings together powerful Microsoft enterprise products such as Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, and now gives you Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, which manages all real-time communications such as
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Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:51 PM

Assess Your Infrastructure for OS Migration and Virtualization Readiness with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Beta!

No IT project can be successful unless the specific network environment is well understood.  To help IT professionals and Microsoft Partners solve common migration issues and assist them in planning their virtualization efforts, the Microsoft Solution
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Friday, June 06, 2008 11:10 AM

June 18th Virtual Roundtable on Windows Vista Security

Let’s talk Windows Vista security! On Wednesday June 18 th at 9:00AM Pacific Time, Microsoft Technical Fellow and desktop guru Mark Russinovich will again be hosting a live, interactive Springboard Series virtual roundtable—this time on the
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Friday, June 06, 2008 11:09 AM

New Windows Client TechCenter launched

Microsoft has  launched the new Windows Client TechCenter, merging the Windows XP and Windows Vista TechCenters with the Springboard Series lifecycle approach to ease the adoption path and give desktop IT pros a one-stop source for all of the Windows
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