March 2008 - Posts

• News in High Performance Computing

  Today Microsoft made several announcements and updates on progress in their High Performance Computing work. To learn more about these announcements, visit: http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/default.aspx Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:30 AM by Brittany M. | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Server News

• Essential Business Server Team Launches New TechNet Blog

  The Microsoft Essential Business Server Team Blog launched recently as a source for the latest news and insight regarding Windows Essential Business Server, an all-in-one integrated solution designed and priced specifically for midsize businesses. The Read More... Posted Thursday, March 20, 2008 5:41 PM by grantkd | 0 Comments

• Acquisition Strengthens Anti-Malware Solutions

  Today Microsoft Corp. announced it has acquired Maryland-based Komoku Inc., a provider of advanced rootkit security detection solutions. This acquisition is another example of Microsoft’s commitment to build a rich set of security expertise to create Read More... Posted Thursday, March 20, 2008 6:00 AM by Brittany M. | 0 Comments Filed under: Forefront Client Security, Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Forefront Security for SharePoint

• Hyper-V RC Released

  Today Microsoft delivered the Hyper-V release candidate (RC) code broadly to customers and partners. This is a key milestone signaling that Microsoft is on track to deliver Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization by August 2008. Hyper-V RC is a feature-complete Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 6:00 AM by Brittany M. | 7 Comments Filed under: Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server News

• System Center Essentials SP1 Released

  Today, Microsoft announced the availability of service pack (SP) 1 for System Center Essentials 2007. Today’s SP1 addresses critical customer-initiated issues, including improved setup, performance, and feature enhancements, including: · Support for Windows Read More... Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 10:00 AM by Brittany M. | 0 Comments Filed under: SP1

• Microsoft Announces Acquisition of U-Prove Technology from Credentica

  Today, Microsoft is announcing that it has acquired the U-Prove technology from Credentica. This technology will help Internet users get more control of their personal information by allowing them to disclose the minimal amount of information required Read More... Posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 8:00 AM by grantkd | 0 Comments

• Microsoft Unlocks the Power of the Web for Connected Customer Experiences

  Today at MIX08, Microsoft’s Web designer and developer conference, Microsoft demonstrated the power of its platform to enable delivery of richer, more interactive customer experiences on the Web. Backed by major customers and partners including AOL LLC, Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:00 AM by grantkd | 0 Comments Filed under: Events, Silverlight

• Nokia to Bring Microsoft Silverlight Powered Experiences to Millions of Mobile Users

  Nokia today announced plans to make Microsoft Silverlight available for S60 on Symbian OS, the world’s leading smartphone software, as well as for Series 40 devices and Nokia Internet tablets. Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 04, 2008 2:00 AM by grantkd | 0 Comments Filed under: Silverlight

• More customers choose Forefront Security for SharePoint to secure SharePoint installations

  Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint (FSSP) continued to gain enterprise momentum at the SharePoint Conference in Seattle this week, as Microsoft announced that FSSP is the overwhelming leader in securing SharePoint, with a market share of over Read More... Posted Monday, March 03, 2008 9:00 AM by Brittany M. | 0 Comments Filed under: Forefront Security for SharePoint