Today, at 7:00 am PST, we made the Exchange 2010 RTM bits available to our TechNet subscribers.
Microsoft Exchange is the cornerstone of Microsoft’s unified communications solution, is the choice of organizations for rich and productive collaboration. The latest release of Exchange can help IT Professionals improve business outcomes while controlling the costs of deployment, administration, and compliance.
Exchange 2010 benefits at a glance:
Flexible and Reliable: Exchange 2010 gives IT Pros the flexibility to tailor their deployments based on their company’s unique and simplified way to keep email continuously available for their users
Anywhere Access: Exchange 2010 helps IT Pro’s get more done by giving them the freedom to securely access all of their communications-email:voicemail;instant messaging and more-virtually any platform.web browser or device.
Protection and Compliance: Exchange 2-010 delivers integrated information across loss prevention and compliance tools aimed at helping IT Pros simplify the process of protecting their company’s communications and meeting regulatory requirements.
Exchange 2010 Product SKU details
· Combined build including Enterprise and Standard
· X64 only
· Languages
o Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Basque, Finnish, Filipino, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian
o Indonesia, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Malay, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese-Portugal
o Romania, Russia, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Traditional Chinese Hong Kong SAR
o and Symbols – in all available languages
Regards,
Nitin Saxena
Senior Product Manager
nitinsa@microsoft.com
Following are the new E-Learning courses in TechNet Plus Subscriptions. These will expire on 12/31/09.
Course 6866: Introducing Identity and Access Management Solutions - This two-hour course describes how you can use Active Directory server roles and ILM 2007 to create and manage IDA management solutions.
Course 6324: Managing a Virtual Environment by using SCVMM - This two-hour online course provides IT professionals with knowledge about the functionalities of SCVMM in managing the virtual environment from a central point. This course helps you gain proficiency in administering a virtual environment and provisioning virtual machines in the environment.
Course 10157: Monitoring and Controlling Resources in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - This two-hour course provides you with the skills and knowledge required to monitor and control resources in SQL Server 2008. You will learn about various tools, such as Activity monitor, System monitor and Profiler, which can be used to monitor SQL Server 2008. You will also learn how to control resources by using Policy-Based Management and Resource Governor.
Happy Learning!
If you have any feedback on the type of e-learning courses you would like to see included in our offering, please email me on the below mentioned alias.
Regards,
Nitin Saxena (nitinsa@microsoft.com)
Senior Product Manager, TechNet Plus Subscriptions
Microsoft Corporation.
If you plan to attend Microsoft TechEd in Berlin, join us for a special celebration!
On Tuesday, 10 November, at 21:00, get ready to rub shoulders with some of the world’s most powerful IT Professionals and community influencers.
Exclusively for Springboard Series Technical Expert Panelists (STEP), Microsoft MVPs, TechNet Plus Subscribers, and Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs), the Springboard Series Community Partei held the week of TechEd Europe in Berlin, Germany, is your opportunity to network with industry peers and key Microsoft executives, learn about other communities and special offerings, and enjoy an evening full of music (DJ’d by our very own Joey Snow and David Lowe), food, drinks, and fun—all compliments of Microsoft.
Party attendance is limited, so be sure to register today to reserve your spot at TechEd Europe’s only community party!
Brought to you by Springboard Series, TechNet+ Subscriptions and Microsoft Server
Registration Site: https://microsoft.crgevents.com/CommunityPartei/
Registration Code: TE-TN
The November 2009 issue of TechNet Magazine will be its last in printed form. However, we are very excited about what the future holds. Be assured the magazine will continue to thrive on the Web.
As a TechNet Plus Subscriber, you have received a printed copy of TechNet Magazine and moving forward you will still have access to all of its great content, as the magazine will retain its place as a key part of the TechNet online community. Many of the features and columns you have enjoyed over the years will continue to be published online. We’ll be enriching the online magazine in many ways, including more frequent posting of articles, more videos in an enhanced video player, and more direct communication with our readers, enabling you to make comments on articles and to submit your own tips and best practices. Check www.technetmagazine.com in the coming months as these features become available.
Although TechNet Magazine will no longer appear in print after the November 2009 issue, our mission will remain laser-focused on helping IT professionals use Microsoft technology to do their jobs better. Our hope is that you will find this new direction satisfying, and will like our coverage even better as we explore new ways to bring you the content you’ve come to rely on.
The TechNet Magazine Team would like to thank you, our valued reader, for the loyalty and trust you have placed in TechNet Magazine. It is distinct pleasure to deliver content that we consistently hear makes your jobs easier and has helped you grow in your IT careers.
-- The TechNet Magazine Team
Today we are excited to announce the availability of the first community technology preview (CTP) of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for our subscribers.
This CTP provides the first opportunity to explore some of the features of SQL Server 2008 R2 and see how it all comes together to enhance performance and scalability, enable self-service BI and improve IT and developer efficiency. The CTP process is also a great way for you to give us feedback on the new technologies
This public preview offers the opportunity to experience early, pre-release feature capabilities including:
- Application and Multi-server Management
- SMP scale up with support for up to 256 logical processors
- Report Builder 3.0 with support for geospatial visualization
Regards,
Nitin Saxena (nitinsa@microsoft.com)
Senior Product Manager, TechNet Plus
Microsoft Corporation.
Today, at 10:00 Hrs PST, the first public release of Windows Server 2008 R2 bits will be made available to TechNet Plus Subscribers
Windows Server 2008 R2 is the latest version of the Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Building on the features and capabilities of the Windows Server 2008 release version, Windows Server 2008 R2 allows you to create solution organizations that are easier to plan, deploy, and manage than previous versions of Windows Server.
Building upon the increased security, reliability, and performance provided by Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 extends connectivity and control to local and remote resources. This means organizations can benefit from reduced costs and increased efficiencies gained through enhanced management and control over resources across the enterprise
Go ahead and start downloading the bits now!
Regards,
Nitin Saxena
Senior Product Manager, techNet Plus
Microsoft Corporation.
Today at 10 AM PST, the first public release of Windows 7 was made available to TechNet Plus Subscribers. To support the variety of languages and builds, 893 different images are being released to TechNet Plus Subscriber Downloads in three waves through August 21st
Following is the schedule of Win 7 on TechNet Plus
Release Waves
893 different images are being released to TechNet Plus Subscriber Downloads in 3 waves:
· Wave 1 (August 6th):
o All Windows 7 Client (x86 and x64) Retail and VL Editions – English only
o Language packs, WAIKs, WDKs, SDKs, and Symbols – in all available languages
· Wave 2 (August 14th):
o Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, Itanium (x64 and ia64) – English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese
o All Windows 7 Client (x86 and x64) Retail and VL Editions – French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese
o Checked builds – English
· Wave 3 (August 21st):
o Remaining Windows 7 Client and Windows Server 2008 R2 Editions in the following languages, released as they become available (likely order) – Dutch, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian, Polish, Korean, Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong – SAR), Turkish, Czech, Portuguese, Hungarian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Arabic, Hebrew, Greek, Ukrainian, Thai, Romanian, Lithuanian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Estonian, Croatian, Serbian Latin, Latvian, Slovenian
o Windows 7 Starter Edition – All languages
· Windows 7 Release Candidate Time Bomb Information
· For customers who continue to use the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) release, license expiration messages will begin on Feb 14, 2010 and it will time-bomb (shutdown every 2 hours) starting March 1, 2010
Regards,
Nitin Saxena
Senior Product Manager, TechNet Plus
Microsoft Corporation
Hello,
I wanted to send out a reminder on the launch of our new e-learning courses for the quarter of July-Sep 2009. Here is a snapshot of the course content:
1)Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability and Recovery
This course describes Windows Server 2008 enhancements to storage provisioning, failover clustering, network load balancing (NLB), and backup and restore. This knowledge helps you plan a high availability and recovery solution.
The course covers the following:
Data storage and redundancy
- Failover clustering enhancements
- NLB enhancements
- Data backup and restore in Windows Server 2008
Course 2) Introduction to Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Roles
This line course provides you with an overview of Active Directory roles available in Windows Server 2008.
Topics covered in the course include:
Features and functionalities of AD DS, AD LDS, AD CS, AD RMS, and AD FS
Course 3) Configuring Server and Server Roles in Windows Server 2008
This course provides you with the knowledge and skills to configure servers and server roles in Windows Server 2008.
Topics covered in the course include:
- Installation of Windows Server 2008
- Management of server roles and features
- Installation of Server Core
We look forward to your feedback on the courses for the year, Please feel free to write to me on nitinsa@microsoft.com with your feedback
Happy Learning!
Regards,
Nitin Saxena
Senior Product Manager, TechNet Plus Subscriptions
Microsoft Corporation.
Hi Everyone,
We are in the process of updating the look and feel of the TechNet Plus subscription offering and we’re looking for feedback on initial concepts from those of you in the real IT world.
I realize that most IT folks completely disregard most of what us marketing-types do J, but if you could bear with us for an hour and participate in this feedback session, you have a chance to give us real-time input on concepts our fancy brand teams have developed in this very early design phase. You don’t need a marketing or design background to participate—Just be an IT pro! We’re looking for candid, honest, constructive feedback on a few of the design concepts along with input on how you would like to see information presented to you.
To participate, email me at Karen Fassio (karfas@microsoft.com) by June 30, 2009 and we’ll provide additional details in email. Ideally, we’d like to have 10 participants. I expect this feedback session to last no more than an hour with the first feedback session scheduled sometime before July 10th 2009.
Thanks!
Karen Fassio
TechNet Plus Product Marketing
Microsoft Redmond WW HQ
Heads up! The Windows 7 Beta will expire on August 1, 2009 so be prepared and plan to rebuild your PC with either the Release Candidate (RC) or another valid version of Windows before July 1, 2009. You will receive a warning two weeks prior to July 1; after this date, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours.
TechNet Plus Product Team
We are experiencing very high demand for the Windows 7 Release Candidate and have taken steps to improve the download experience. As capacity increases, subscribers should now be able to more easily download the software from the subscription portal. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience
Thank You
TechNet Plus Subscriptions team
Due to very high demand, we are temporarily experiencing distribution issues on the download of Windows 7 RC. We are working hard to resolve this issue, and will keep you updated. This issue applies to TechNet Plus and MSDN subscribers. Our goal is to restore full download capacity as soon as possible.
TechNet Plus subscription team.
Exclusively for TechNet Plus Subscribers and other IT community supporters, we invite you to join us for an invitation-only party at The Standard in Los Angeles. This is your opportunity to network with industry peers and key Microsoft executives while enjoying an evening of music, food, drinks, and fun—all compliments of TechNet Plus and Springboard Series. Space is limited and registration is required. Be sure to register today to reserve your spot at TechEd’s only true community party!
The Standard http://standardhotels.com/los-angeles
Monday, May 11, at 9:00 p.m.
Attendee Site: http://microsoft.crgevents.com/SpringboardCommunityParty
Registration Code: TEUS-TN
We are pleased to announce the availability of the Exchange Server 2010 beta to our subscribers. The Exchange Server 2010 offers features that will help businesses share server data, and administrators and end users can now seamlessly go between internal and hosted e-mail servers. Some of the new features include:
MailTips: A feature designed to give users a warning “before they commit an e-mail faux pas such as sending mail to large distribution groups, to recipients who are out of the office or to recipients outside the organization”
Voice Mail preview: Functionality allowing users to see text previews of voice mail directly in outlook
Ignore Conversation: An email “mute button” that allows people to remove themselves from an irrelevant e-mail string, reducing unwanted e-mail and runaway reply all threads.
Conversation View: A feature allowing users to combine related e-mail messages in a single conversation to reduce inbox clutter
Call Answering Rules: Customizable call routing menus with Exchange voice mail
Go ahead and experience Exchange Server 2010 beta!
We are happy to announce the following new E-Learning courses for April-June 2009 .
1) Course 4330: Working with Subqueries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008:In this 2 hour course students are introduced to subqueries.. Using common table expressions in queries to generate hierarchical result sets is also explored. Topics covered in the courses within the course include:
- How to write basic sub queries.
- How to write correlated sub queries.
- Compare subqueries with joins and temporary tables.
- Describe common table expressions:
2) Course 7250: Managing Applications in a Windows Server 2008 Environment : This 2-hour course describes enhancements to the Application Server, Web Server, and Terminal Services roles in Windows Server 2008. It also provides guidelines for deploying applications on your servers. This knowledge helps you use the server roles to manage an organization’s application infrastructure.
The course covers the following:
- Application platform services roles
- Application deployment - Web Server enhancements in Windows Server 2008 - Terminal Services.
3) Course 6321: Configuring a Virtual Environment : This two-hour online course provides IT professionals with knowledge about the tools used for configuring a virtual environment. These tools include virtual network, virtual hard disks, and virtual machines. This knowledge helps you gain the skills necessary for setting up a virtual environment.
Topics covered in the course include:
- Steps to create a virtual network
- Steps to create a virtual hard disk
- Steps to create a virtual machine
Happy learning!
Nitin Saxena.
Senior Product Manager TechNet Plus Subscriptions
