The Official MDOP Blog

Where To Get Your MDOP News

As you might have noticed we have been posting mostly product announcements to this blog and less...

Author: AJ Smith Date: 06/12/2012

Microsoft User Experience Virtualization and Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Betas Now Available

We are pleased to announce that the beta versions of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)...

Author: AJ Smith Date: 04/04/2012

Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) 8 Beta Released!

Today, we are happy to announce that the DaRT 8 beta has been released for public download. For more...

Author: Craig Ashley Date: 03/28/2012

New Features Added to the Microsoft Asset Inventory Service

If you have been following this blog you know that about five months ago we announced version 2.0 of...

Author: AJ Smith Date: 10/17/2011

MDOP 2011 R2 Generally Available, Get MBAM and DaRT 7.0 Today!

I am happy to announce that the MDOP 2011 R2 is generally available today and can be downloaded from...

Author: AJ Smith Date: 08/01/2011

New Version of Asset Inventory Service (AIS) Released

If you have been following the MDOP blog for a while now, you have noticed that we have had a few...

Author: AJ Smith Date: 05/17/2011

Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) 7 Beta Released!

Just over a week ago we announced the new version of the Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT),...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 04/04/2011

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring Beta Now Available

I just returned from Las Vegas, where, this morning I attended Brad Anderson’s keynote address...

Author: AJ Smith Date: 03/23/2011

Announcing DaRT 7 - Sign up for the BETA today!

Today at MMS, we annouced that we will release a new version of the Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 03/23/2011

App-V 4.6 SP1 and MED-V 2.0 are available as part of MDOP 2011!

Hello, I’m Dave Trupkin, Senior Product Manager for App-V and MED-V, the two Desktop...

Author: Dave Trupkin [MSFT] Date: 03/09/2011

Coming to MDOP: Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring

This morning on the Windows for your Business blog, we announced a new product that will come to...

Author: AJ Smith Date: 02/09/2011

Download MED-V 2.0 Beta Today!

Hi, I’m Dave Trupkin, Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization...

Author: karrial Date: 10/11/2010

New AGPM and DaRT Videos

You can find a series of new step by step videos for both Advance Group Policy Management (AGPM) and...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 08/23/2010

Next Round of the Asset Inventory Service (AIS) 2.0 Beta

Three months ago we posted about the open beta for the Asset Inventory Service (AIS) 2.0. To all of...

Author: karrial Date: 07/14/2010

Great MDOP Resources

In my last several blog posts, I’ve used a lot of words to tell you why I think the Microsoft...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 06/23/2010

Easing the Move to Windows 7 with MDOP

This blog post wraps up my series of entries on how the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP)...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 06/23/2010

Accelerate Windows 7 using MDOP's Desktop Virtualization: App-V and MED-V

Recently we announced MDOP 2010 including App-V 4.6 and MED-V v1 SP1 and the feedback has been...

Author: karrial Date: 06/06/2010

App-V 4.5 SP2 now available

Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) with Windows 7, Windows Server, and Office 2010...

Author: karrial Date: 05/25/2010

Windows Management with MDOP

Previously in this blog, I’ve described how Microsoft® Application Virtualization (App-V) and...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 05/13/2010

The Windows 7 Migration Continues....

Whew! The Microsoft® Management Summit is behind me and I can start looking forward to our 10-city...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 05/03/2010

Continuing our Move to Windows 7

After recently spending a week in Nashville and Dallas, talking to folks about desktop...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 05/03/2010

The Get On The Bus tour is coming and we’re bringing some free SWAG!

The Get On The Bus tour is coming and we’re bringing some free SWAG! We are giving away 50 copies of...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 04/27/2010

Asset Inventory Service (AIS) 2.0 Open Beta

In November 2009 we ran a small scale beta of the 2.0 version of the Asset Inventory Service (AIS)...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 04/15/2010

MDOP 2010, Windows 7, and Office 2010 - Coming to a City Near You!

“Get On the Bus” is back in North America! Montreal, May 21 | Boston, May 24 | New York, May 25 |...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 04/12/2010

Moving to a New Windows 7 House

One of my friends has a cozy home near campus but recently decided to upgrade to a nicer place. Her...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 04/07/2010

MED-V 1.0 SP1 RTM and localized versions of App-V 4.6 are now available!

Today we announced the availability of MDOP 2010 Refresh. As planned, the update for MDOP 2010...

Author: Ran Oelgiesser Date: 04/01/2010

App-V 4.6 RTM and MED-V 1.0 SP1 RC are here!!

As announced on the Windows for your Business blog, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6,...

Author: karrial Date: 02/18/2010

AGPM 4.0 and DaRT Technical Documentation Now Live

Following last week’s announcement about the release of MDOP 2009 R2 many of you have asked for more...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 09/25/2009

Asset Inventory Services (AIS) BETA sign up open!

Today, I am happy to announce that sign up for the Asset Inventory Services (AIS) 2.0 BETA sign up...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 09/23/2009

MDOP 2009 R2: What's New in MDOP for Windows 7

Today I am excited to announce that Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2009 R2 will be...

Author: Ran Oelgiesser Date: 09/14/2009

Why do I need another Anti-Malware tool?

Many people know that DaRT 6.0 added a new feature called System Sweeper, which is in an offline...

Author: Brad_McCabe Date: 08/31/2009

App-V 4.6 Public Beta now available for download!

Today, I am happy to announce immediate availability of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)...

Author: karrial Date: 07/29/2009

App-V partners bring solutions to customers at MMS 2009!

Hello from the Las Vegas where another Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) is underway after two great...

Author: karrial Date: 04/30/2009

How MED-V v2 helps you manage Windows XP Mode

I wanted to let people know we just posted the details on MED-V v2 (the next version of MED-V which...

Author: scottwoo Date: 04/29/2009

Announcing MDOP 2009 to include MED-V 1.0, App-V 4.5 CU1 and AIS 1.5 Updates

As part of our promise to maximize productivity, manageability and TCO for enterprise desktops, we...

Author: Ran Oelgiesser Date: 04/01/2009

Get your applications virtualized on Windows 7 Beta with Microsoft App-V

Today I’d like to share with you the immediate availability of Microsoft Application Virtualization...

Author: karrial Date: 02/26/2009

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) Beta is publicly available

A message from my colleague, Ran Oelgiesser, Senior Product Manager for MED-V: In May 2008,...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/15/2009

Windows Vista's BitLocker and MDOP solutions kick off the New Year!

We understand IT is critical to your business. We hear you, our customers - both end user and IT Pro...

Author: karrial Date: 01/06/2009

MDOP Comes to Convergence 2008 Copenhagen

For those of you attending the Convergence conference in Copenhagen this week, join in on the MDOP...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/18/2008

AIS 1.5 is Live!

As we blogged last time, AIS 1.5 was to be made available to customers in November. The Microsoft...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/02/2008

Acresso streamines virtual application packaging and integrates with the App-V....

It just keeps getting better and better. I saw Steve Schmidt, VP Product Management, Acresso...

Author: karrial Date: 10/31/2008

Next Up... Riverbed accelerates delivery of App-V virtual applications across the network

Phew! Day 2 was a whirlwind of activity here at Tech EMEA in Barcelona. And day 3 promises to be...

Author: karrial Date: 10/31/2008

Sitting down with FullArmor to get the inside scoop on their App-V integration with PolicyPortal....

Well, it certainly has been an exciting start to the TechEd EMEA show this year. The sessions are...

Author: karrial Date: 10/31/2008

MDOP Makes Some Noise in Spain

I mentioned last week that we would have some announcements posted to the blog. Well, as you heard...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 10/31/2008

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