May 2008 - Posts

• New Social Bookmarking Features For MSDN and TechNet

  Today Microsoft announced a preview of new social bookmarking capabilities for MSDN , TechNet and Expression as part of an expanded effort to open these sites up to the technical community. Social Bookmarks allow members of the community to bookmark any Read More... Posted Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:47 AM by grantkd | 0 Comments

• SBS 2008 Public Preview Now Available

  On Wednesday Microsoft announced Public Preview availability of Windows Small Business Server 2008 , part of the new Windows Essential Server Solutions product family . Customers and partners can now download and evaluate SBS 2008 Release Candidate 0. Read More... Posted Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:00 PM by katek | 0 Comments Filed under: SBS, Windows Essential Business Server 2008, Windows Essential Server Solutions

• Microsoft PDC 2008 Registration is Open

  The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference is set for October 27-30, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, and registration is now open. The PDC is the definitive Microsoft event for software developers and strategic architects focused on the Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:39 PM by grantkd | 0 Comments Filed under: Events

• Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 Available for Download

  If Windows Server 2008 is the brisket, as previously described by group product manager Alex Hinrichs, Hyper-V is the special sauce. And today, the brisket gets even tastier with Hyper-V release candidate 1 (RC 1), which is available for download. Windows Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 9:37 AM by Brittany M. | 1 Comments Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Windows Virtualization, Virtualization

• HPC Server 2008 Beta

  On Friday, Microsoft announced the release of Windows HPC Server 2008 Beta 2. This beta is a production ready release and includes the following features/functionality: Windows HPC Server 2008 combines the power of the Windows Server platform with rich, Read More... Posted Monday, May 19, 2008 1:00 PM by Brittany M. | 0 Comments Filed under: HPC

• Customers Share Experiences with Windows Server 2008

  Since the Heroes Happen Here launch in February, Windows Server 2008 customers are seeing strong results. Over the course of the next few months, product managers from the Windows Server Division will be showcasing, on the Windows Server Blog, multiple Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:30 AM by Brittany M. | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server News

• Microsoft Announces Public Preview and Pricing for Windows Essential Server Solutions

  Today the Microsoft Windows Essential Server Solutions team announced the public preview and pricing for both Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008. With this public preview, any interested customers or partners Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:00 AM by Brittany M. | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Server News

• Microsoft positioned in Leaders Quadrant of Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Servers 2008

  Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Servers, 2Q08 (Gartner, April 24, 2008) Foundational EAS technology is evolving to meet the challenges of constant innovation in business software. Gartner positions Microsoft in Leaders Quadrant in the 2008 Magic Read More... Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 4:50 PM by Brittany M. | 0 Comments Filed under: Application Platform

• Connected Systems Division Acquires Covast's Technology

  Today, the Connected Systems Division signed an agreement to acquire the IP for Covast’s advanced B2B capabilities. This will be incorporated into a new "BizTalk Advanced B2B Pack" which will be available as part of Software Assurance benefits to customers Read More... Posted Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:00 AM by Brittany M. | 0 Comments Filed under: BizTalk Server