Hi All, watch this space for new and exciting information about the South African goings within the Microsoft IT Pro community!

The October update on tracking small businesses through the recession is up on the BBC website today. "A solid month" seems to be the overall feeling, with all the retail firms reporting a rise in sales. Here are a few snippets from the report - there are some very positive indicators. David Groocock from the St Maur Hotel on the Isle of Wight has high confidence for 2010, reporting an 80% rise in bookings year on year. Harry Murray, HMS Joinery in Newcastle-under-Lyme says, "I have been snowed under

With the number of new products that have come out recently it’s a good time to re-visit your Microsoft certification status and get up to date. To help with this the folks over at Microsoft Learning are running a program until December 31st 2009 where you can get up to 25% certification exams .  We also have what we call Learning Plans which help you become certified in the most notable and correct Microsoft products.  If you follow the Career Map you can get a clear picture of where you

Microsoft ISA Server 2006 의 차기 버전, Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 이 11월 18일(수) 새벽에 RTM이 되었습니다. Microsoft 통합 보안 전략의 가장 자리(Edge)에서 가장 중요한 역할을 담당하는 보안 제품입니다. Forefront TMG는 다수의 웹 보안 기술을 단일 제품으로 통합시킨 기본적인 요소뿐만 아니라, 신뢰성, 확장성, 성능, 그리고 강력한 보안을 제공합니다. Windows 7과 더불어, TMG 개발 기간내내 꽤 많은 보안 커뮤니티의 의견을 받아들인 것으로 알고 있습니다. ISA에 비해, 개선되거나, 새롭게 추가된 TMG의 보안 기술은 아래와 같습니다. SWG(Secure Web Gateway) : TMG는 URL 필터링, 안티 멀웨어, 그리고 침입 방지 기술과 같은 다수의 탐지 기술을 연동한 SWG입니다. 여러 웹 보안 기술을 하나의, 그리고 관리하기 편한 형태로 제공하고 있죠. URL 필터링

The Mac Sign-In application has been released and is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Center . The Sign-In Application provides a convenient way for users with computers using the Apple Macintosh operating system to access their e-mail and data on the Microsoft Online Services platform. The Mac Sign-In application was announced with the October Service Update as part of the expanded Mac support for the Business Productivity Online Suite, and the application was made available

  Over the lest few weeks I’ve been travelling around the place talking about Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.  I always get asked to supply the slides for each session I do so i thought it was time to upload a bunch of these decks because it’s been awhile and as you all know I’ve done quite a lot of sessions over the last little while. So with please see below for the downloads.  And thanks to my 25GB of storage on Windows Live SkyDrive it’s easy  to share these.  Windows

This month it’s the lucky number 6 in regards to security updates.  Yes we have 6 updates this month to consider for your environments.  Details are below. New Security Bulletins Bulletin ID Bulletin Title Max Severity Vulnerability Impact Restart Requirement Affected Software MS09-063 Vulnerability in Web Services on Devices API Could Allow Remote Code Execution Critical Remote Code Execution Requires Restart Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 MS09-064 Vulnerability in License

In the recent deployment sessions on Windows 7 you might remember me discussing the importance of planning when deploying a new operating system.  Well the Solution Accelerator team would like to announce that the MAP Toolkit 5.0 CTP is now available for download. The MAP 5.0 CTP includes the following new features: Heterogeneous Server Environment Inventory for technologies including Windows Server, Linux, UNIX and VM Ware. Ability to determine usage of deployed System Center Configuration

What a great day in Berlin. This morning, Ryan O’Hara kicked off the Management Track for TechED EMEA. As part of this Ryan announced the Compliance and Risk Process Management Pack for Service Manager . The compliance and Risk Process Management Pack will be fully integrated with System Center Service Manager 2010 and will ship following the release of Service Manager in the first half of calendar year 2010. The goal of this solution is to help customers reduce the cost and complexity of managing

In case you haven’t come across these there are more Windows 7 Australian ads online now. Parental Controls Homegroup I like them because they are appealing to the average user.  Good to see so many local ads being done. Technorati Tags: Windows 7 , Local Ads Jeffa