Technical RollUp

July 2009 – Technical Rollup Mail – Security

 

News

 

Security

 

What's New in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Security http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078948&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

By Gina Narkunas, Director – IE8 Product Marketing, Microsoft Corporation Gain insight into the rapid evolution of Web-based threats and learn more about how the new security and privacy protections in Internet Explorer 8 can benefit your organization.

 

Evaluate Microsoft Codename “Geneva” Beta 2 http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078949&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Microsoft Codename “Geneva” Beta 2 is an open platform that provides simplified user access and single sign-on for on-premises and cloud-based applications in the enterprise, across organizations and on the Web. Download Beta 2 today and learn more about “Geneva” at www.microsoft.com/geneva http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078884&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

 

The Id Element - Your One-Stop Shop for All Things Identity on Channel9 http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078950&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Find out what you want to know about identity and access control. From weekly interviews with product team members and developer how-tos to news and key resources, this new site offers content for identity experts and those just getting started. Don’t forget to also download the Identity Developer Training Kit http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078885&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474   

 

Security Features in Microsoft Online Services http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078951&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Learn about the Business Productivity Online Suite—a set of subscription-based enterprise software services that operate within a complete ecosystem of features and capabilities designed to meet and in many cases to exceed the security and availability goals that you have for your business applications.

 

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for June, 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-jun.mspx 

 

Integrate and Extend Security Across the Enterprise with Microsoft “Geneva” (Evaluate Beta 2) http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12041163&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

With Geneva and Active Directory federation technologies, enterprises can more efficiently deploy and manage new applications, establish a consistent security model to consolidate access management, and facilitate easy collaboration between organizations.

Download the Forefront Client Security TCO Analysis http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12041164&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Find out how Microsoft Forefront Client Security can help you reduce vulnerabilities and lower total cost of ownership. Download the datasheet on Forefront Online Security for Exchange. http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12041090&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

 

Information Rights Management Application Patterns White Paper http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12114809&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

This white paper provides architecture and design guidance for building an information rights management (IRM)-aware application using Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services. The IRM Application Patterns Reference Implementation, available on MSDN, implements the patterns discussed within this article. http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12114726&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

 

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server

 

Forefront Edge Security TechCenter

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/edgesecurity/default.aspx

Please note that if you have feedback on documentation or wish to request new documents - email isadocs@microsoft.com

 

Forefront Edge Security Community

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/edgesecurity/bb687298.aspx

 

Forefront TMG (ISA Server) Product Team Blog

The ISA Server Product Team Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/) is updated on a regular basis. Latest entries include:

 

Intelligent Application Gateway 2007

 

Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 Technical Resources

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/edgesecurity/bb687299.aspx

 

Forefront Edge Security Community

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/edgesecurity/bb687298.aspx

 

Intelligent Application Gateway Product Team Blog

The IAG Product Team Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/edgeaccessblog) is updated on a regular basis. Latest entries include:

 

Documents

 

What's New in Client Security http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078952&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Get a quick overview of new security features in Windows 7, and changes to security features and technologies from Windows Vista.

 

BitLocker Drive Encryption Deployment Guide for Windows 7 http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078953&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Delve deep into the various aspects of deploying BitLocker Drive Encryption on computers running Windows 7 Enterprise or Windows 7 Ultimate from using certifications and smart cards to enabling BitLocker by using the command line.

 

BitLocker Drive Encryption Step-by-Step Guide for Windows 7 http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078954&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Designed to help you become familiar with BitLocker Drive Encryption in a Windows 7 test environment, this guide details basic information and procedures you need to start configuring and deploying BitLocker in your organization.

 

Implementing and Administering the ActiveX Installer Service in Windows 7 http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078955&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Learn how to use the ActiveX Installer Service to manage the deployment of ActiveX controls by using Group Policy on computers in an organization.

 

AppLocker Step-by-Step Guide http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078956&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

This step-by-step guide is designed to help administrators become familiar with AppLocker by providing the instructions needed to set up AppLocker in a test lab environment. Each scenario provides basic information and procedures that administrators can use to start configuring and deploying AppLocker in their network environments.

 

How to Turn Off Security Messages and Other System Notifications in Windows 7 http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078957&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Windows 7 gives you more control over the Security Messages and other Notifications you may or may not want to receive. Learn how, for starters, you can configure how notifications are handled on the Taskbar—choosing to hide certain types of notifications, such as Action Center messages, Network messages, Windows Update Automatic Updates messages, and so on.

 

Slipstreaming a Forefront Client Security Client Installation http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078958&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Learn how to slipstream a Forefront Client Security engine update into your System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) or script-based initial Client Security client deployment, so that you are deploying the most up to date engine.

 

Internet Explorer 8 Enhanced Security Configuration http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078959&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration places your server and Internet Explorer in a configuration that decreases the exposure of your server to potential attacks that can occur through Web content and application scripts. Learn more about this configuration and browser security best practices.

 

Downloads

 

Update for Root Certificates [May 2009] (KB931125)

This item updates the list of root certificates on your computer to the list that is accepted by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Root Certificate Program.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f814ec0e-ee7e-435e-99f8-20b44d4531b0

 

Security Features in Microsoft Online Services

This white paper describes how the Microsoft concern for security, as defined in the Trustworthy Computing initiative, has driven key features in the design, deployment, and operation of the Microsoft Online Services environment.

The Business Productivity Online Suite is a set of subscription-based enterprise software services hosted by Microsoft and sold with partners. The services operate within a complete ecosystem of features and capabilities designed to meet and in many cases to exceed the security and availability goals that you have for your business applications.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5736aaac-994c-4410-b7ce-bdea505a3413

 

Increasing Your Organization’s Security and Privacy with Internet Explorer 8

Guidance for Enhancing Internet Explorer Security for Desktop Users

Learn about the emerging threat types on the web today and how Internet Explorer 8’s new security features help protect against them.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=198d40a4-6896-49b3-b8f2-c151e9797634

 

Hotfixes and Security Updates in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4e478e21-3d31-4a10-b8ed-e1bb770e3212

 

Forefront Online Security for Exchange (FOSE) 9.1 Product Documents

Product documents for FOSE 9.1 include the following: New Features Guide, Administration Center User Guide, Directory Synchronization Tool Administration Guide, Customer Quick Cards and Forefront Online Security for Exchange Filtering Service Launch and Best Practices

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9c34eba6-059b-455a-a44f-96b1b06b4b21

 

Microsoft Directory Synchronization Tool 9.1

May 2009

The Microsoft Directory Synchronization Tool 9.1 enables you to securely synchronize selected data between an on-premise Active Directory and the Forefront Online Security for Exchange (FOSE) and Exchange Hosted Archive (EHA) services.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3cda6dcc-1124-4e0b-b991-de9d85ed12e1

 

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [June 2009] (KB905866)

Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files that are used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=aa029fde-f341-44fc-8b85-0c6f3d3c2d69

 

Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB970011)

This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=df364c4f-eb47-4df1-b51b-dbe2b539b379

 

Security Features in Microsoft Online Services

This white paper describes how the Microsoft concern for security, as defined in the Trustworthy Computing initiative, has driven key features in the design, deployment, and operation of the Microsoft Online Services environment.

The Business Productivity Online Suite is a set of subscription-based enterprise software services hosted by Microsoft and sold with partners. The services operate within a complete ecosystem of features and capabilities designed to meet and in many cases to exceed the security and availability goals that you have for your business applications.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5736aaac-994c-4410-b7ce-bdea505a3413

 

Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB970012)

This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c8d0f17b-bdcc-4378-b518-0023c03e4e70

 

June 2009 Security Release ISO Image

This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on June 9th, 2009.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d81a8c5e-ca61-473f-bdf7-5bb3b3169d16

 

Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830) x64

This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=585d2bde-367f-495e-94e7-6349f4effc74

 

Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)

This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ad724ae0-e72d-4f54-9ab3-75b8eb148356

 

System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 SCW Roles and Security Hardening Guide for Windows Server 2008

The Operations Manager 2007 R2 SCW Roles and Hardening guide help protect and harden your Operations Manager 2007 R2 environment

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c22c81eb-c6dc-4190-a4c9-2edbf5b528f1

 

SQL Server 2008 Security DataSheet

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=65c2a014-5cbc-424e-ad5d-8d1da0bf6f58

 

Extended Security Update Inventory Tool

The Extended Security Update Inventory Tool is used to detect security bulletins not covered by MBSA including MS04-028, February 2005 bulletins, and future security bulletins that are exceptions to MBSA.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=2c93da1d-48a0-4e5c-991f-87e08954f61b

 

Forefront Threat Management Gateway Beta 3

Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) is a comprehensive Secure Web Gateway solution that helps protect employees from Web-based threats. It also delivers simple, unified perimeter security with integrated firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, malware inspection and URL filtering. Forefront TMG Beta3 is available for download in both Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e05aecbc-d0eb-4e0f-a5db-8f236995bccd

 

IT Infrastructure Threat Modeling Guide

This Solution Accelerator provides you with a method to develop IT infrastructure threat modeling processes for your environment and prioritize your IT infrastructure security investments. The guide describes and considers the existing Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) threat modeling process and uses it to establish a threat modeling process for IT infrastructure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e1d53e3f-a512-4668-85b3-169a777fc58f

 

Microsoft Forefront Codename "Stirling" Beta Privacy Statement

This document describes the privacy policy for Microsoft® Forefront Client Security

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d34c6d9c-a555-4432-bb32-af21f5a6feab

 

Hotfix and Security Update List: Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2

Hotfixes and Security Updates in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d8b2cf4b-a2df-4664-8dd8-e840001e33f3

 

Events/WebCasts 

 

Security Webcast Calendar http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=37910 

Find security webcasts listed in an easy-to-use calendar format.

 

Upcoming Security Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/upcoming.mspx 

 

Register for the following Webcasts on the link above

 

TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft July Security Bulletins (Level 200)

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

 

TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Enhanced Security and Control (Level 300)

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

 

TechNet Webcast: Protecting Your Data with Windows 7 BitLocker and BitLocker To Go (Level 300)

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

 

On-Demand Security Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/ondemand.mspx  

 

Security Awareness Materials http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11524381&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Guidance, samples, and templates for creating a security-awareness program in your organization.

 

Learn Security On the Job http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11524382&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

 

Learning Paths for Security - Microsoft Training References and Resources http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11524383&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

 

Visit TechNet Spotlight: www.microsoft.com/technetspotlight   

Video on Demand, Video Downloads, PowerPoint Presentations, Audio and more

 

A.O.B

 

MVP Article of the Month: Securing the Client Infrastructure http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12078962&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Learn about some of the keys to keeping clients safe in this article by Microsoft Enterprise Security MVP Deb Shinder—proper configuration settings, secure application development, and the deployment of the appropriate security mechanisms based on how and where the client computer is used.

 

 

 

July 2009 – Technical Rollup Mail – Internet

 

News

 

BizTalk Server

Case Studies

Vail Resorts - Resort Streamlines Skier Check-In, Improves Data Collection with RF Technology

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000004666

 

Tallard Technologies - International Distributor Sees ROI, Customer Satisfaction Soar with SOA-Based Solution

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000004448

 

Superbuild - Building Estimator Speeds Time-to-Market, Gains Flexibility, from Software + Services

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000004388

 

Microsoft Internet Information Server

 

FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 – RC

Today IIS team has released the FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 – Release Candidate. This version is based on FastCGI Extension 1.0 and it adds several important improvements and features. The release is believed to have a quality...

http://blogs.iis.net/ruslany/archive/2009/06/24/fastcgi-extension-1-5-for-iis-6-0-and-iis-5-1-rc.aspx

 

Patch for Dynamic IP Restrictions for IIS 7 - Beta

Dynamic IP Restrictions (DIPR) was created to give users a tool to help mitigate the effects of DOS attacks and certain brute-force password breaking attempts. The Out-Of-Band (OOB) feature description is (perhaps more elegantly) outlined on this page...

http://blogs.iis.net/krolson/archive/2009/06/08/patch-for-dynamic-ip-restrictions-for-iis-7-beta.aspx

 

Announcing: IIS Search Engine Optimization Toolkit Beta 1

Today we are releasing the IIS Search Engine Optimization Toolkit . The IIS SEO Toolkit is a set of features that aim to help you keep your Web site and its content in good shape for both Users and Search Engines. The features that are included in this...

http://blogs.iis.net/carlosag/archive/2009/06/03/announcing-iis-search-engine-optimization-toolkit-beta-1.aspx

 

Download the New IIS SEO Toolkit Beta

Jun 03, 2009

Download the New IIS SEO Toolkit Beta Do you ever wonder what it would be like to tirelessly explore the Internet as a search engine crawler? What would you find? Would the sites you meet help you or are you on your own? Would the sites tell you where...

http://blogs.iis.net/windowsserver/archive/2009/06/03/download-the-new-iis-seo-toolkit-beta.aspx

 

SharePoint Technologies

 

Service Pack 2 Update

The public update for SharePoint Service Pack 2 expiration issue is now available for download.

June 26, 2009: Microsoft

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/06/25/service-pack-2-update.aspx

 

Enterprise 2.0: Spotlighting SharePoint's Wide Reach

Social networking applications in the enterprise span industries as diverse as education, the military, and software development.

June 24, 2009: Information Week

http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218101161&subSection=News

 

Explore the mini-site that spotlights SharePoint Social Computing

June 22, 2009: Microsoft

http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/social/Pages/Default.aspx

 

Social Computing Meets Product Development

Social computing gives information workers new ways to create value together. Blogs, podcasts, and other social media help them capture and share knowledge, enhancing innovation and teamwork.

June 12, 2009: Product Design & Development

http://www.pddnet.com/news-maa-computing-meets-product-development-061209

 

The Votes are in: SharePoint a clear winner for Web Content Management for ASP.NET Pro Readers

More than 8,000 aspnetpro.com visitors voted on approximately 300 products in 25 product categories.

June 1, 2009: ASP.NET Pro

http://www.aspnetpro.com/articles/2009/05/asp200905rca_f/asp200905rca_f.asp

 

SharePoint 2010: Preliminary System Requirements Announced

May 10, 2009: Microsoft

We've heard loud and clear that you want system requirements information as early as possible to assist in your budgeting and planning, so we're happy to announce (and confirm) some preliminary system requirements for SharePoint Server 2010.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/05/07/announcing-sharepoint-server-2010-preliminary-system-requirements.aspx

 

SP2 for Office SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint Services Now Available
April 28, 2009: Microsoft
Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint Services is now available for download.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb735839.aspx#SP2

 

SharePoint Steers Companies Through Economic Downturn
April 23, 2009: Fresh Business Thinking
Leading IT experts have claimed that companies across the UK will be making a 'smart investment' by adopting Microsoft SharePoint during the credit crunch.

http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=2375&Title=SharePoint+Steers+Companies+Through+Economic+Downturn

 

SP2 for Office 2007 and MOSS Arrives April 28
April 16, 2009: Redmond Developer News
On April 28, Microsoft plans to release Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Microsoft Office 2007, along with SP2 releases for some of its server products. Two of the servers that will get SP2 updates are Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx%3Feditorialsid%3D10777&cid=1333065667&ei=O-LnSbL7BYOSggP5semDBw&usg=AFQjCNHeHuoXy3mr1gAHTLhIfSjQjw4r4w

 

Announcing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
April 15, 2009: Microsoft
PressPass spoke with Chris Capossela, Senior Vice President of Microsoft's Information Worker Product Management Group to find out more about how the next version of Office related product will deliver a synchronized experience across devices and provide greater choice and flexibility for customers.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/Apr09/04-15Office2010.mspx

Microsoft Offering SharePoint Designer for Free
April 2, 2009: ChannelWeb
Microsoft has decided to give away Office SharePoint Designer 2007 for free in order to get more organizations thinking creatively and building customized applications on the SharePoint platform.

http://www.crn.com/software/216402552

 

Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer is now a free download!
April 2, 2009: Microsoft
SharePoint Designer 2007 now available as a free download.

http://www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/details/b259df52-9b96-4f3a-9e70-78429c129858

 

Downloads

Microsoft Internet Information Server

Bing API Web Page Error Toolkit

Re-architected to maximize deployment ease and minimize impact on your server

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=deca3e03-4f93-46d1-affc-493c0e02eb63

 

IIS DownloadCENTER

This is your single source for finding Microsoft Internet Information Services tools, samples, extensions, filters and modules created by Microsoft and the IIS community.  Read more about the Microsoft Extensions.

http://www.iis.net/downloads

 

SharePoint Technologies

Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation

The Office protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in the Microsoft Office system.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e7a23d42-0835-440f-9400-badfe9672b21  

 

Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation

The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in SharePoint Products and Technologies.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5e94ad07-902c-422f-aadd-ff2bba9e540a  

 

Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation

The Office protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in the Microsoft Office system.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e7a23d42-0835-440f-9400-badfe9672b21  

 

Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation

The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in SharePoint Products and Technologies.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5e94ad07-902c-422f-aadd-ff2bba9e540a  

 

Security Update for Excel Services for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB969737), 64-bit Edition

A security vulnerability exists in Excel Services in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, 64-bit Edition, that could allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened on the server. This update resolves that vulnerability.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=b7b6e611-2c5d-4639-add9-972055789ecd  

 

Security Update for Excel Services for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB969737), 32-bit Edition

A security vulnerability exists in Excel Services in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that could allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened on the server. This update resolves that vulnerability.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=862e6ad1-8124-4060-93b1-2b882ef5ce3d  

 

SharePoint IT Pro and Developer Training

A printable sheet of Training Resources for Developers and IT Pros for Learning SharePoint

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=d41140ab-0ea3-47c7-be56-f42424166608  

 

Office SharePoint Server IT Pro content CHM

Downloadable CHM version of SharePoint Server content on TechNet.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=ba006584-711d-4ce7-9e1f-181aedf6434a  

 

Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation

The Office protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in the Microsoft Office system.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e7a23d42-0835-440f-9400-badfe9672b21  

 

Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation

The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in SharePoint Products and Technologies.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5e94ad07-902c-422f-aadd-ff2bba9e540a  

 

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 IT Pro content CHM

Downloadable CHM version of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 content on TechNet.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=c9d6c8c5-8a62-4961-8c1b-df08b667b1c4  

 

Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation

The Office protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in the Microsoft Office system.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e7a23d42-0835-440f-9400-badfe9672b21  

 

Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation

The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in SharePoint Products and Technologies.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5e94ad07-902c-422f-aadd-ff2bba9e540a

 

UrlScan 3.1

UrlScan 3.1 screens all incoming requests to the server by filtering the requests based on rules that are set by the administrator. Filtering requests helps secure the server by ensuring that only valid requests are processed.

http://www.iis.net/extensions/UrlScan  Example use: http://blogs.msdn.com/rakkimk/archive/2009/06/12/urlscan-rejecting-the-request-depending-on-the-user-agent-string.aspx

 

 

Migration Manager for SharePoint

Migration Manager 2.0 provides a solid migration project management framework on top of Microsoft Content Migration API and the stsadm utility that automates and streamlines content migration for SharePoint 2007 (both MOSS and WSS 3.0) deployments.

http://sharepointforall.com/blogs/team/archive/2009/06/11/sneak-preview-of-migration-manager-for-sharepoint-2-0-part-i.aspx

 

SharePoint Diagnostics (SPDiag) Tool v1.0 for SharePoint Products and TechnologiesWhat does this tool do?

The SharePoint Diagnostics (SPDiag) tool v1.0 greatly simplifies the process of gathering and analyzing troubleshooting data, and can significantly reduce the time needed to diagnose issues. SPDiag v1.0 provides administrators with a unified interface for troubleshooting SharePoint performance issues, and saves collected data and reports to a SQL Server database.

Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit v3.0 x86: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=141504 

Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit v3.0 x64: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=142035 

SharePoint Diagnostics Tool (SPDiag) User Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/DownLoads/details.aspx?familyid=1C222804-51C7-4BB5-AE3D-89C68AD27A78&displaylang=en

 

SQLDiag and PSSDiag

PSSDIAG is also a diagnostics utility used to collect profiler trace, perfmon data for SQL Server. PSSDAIG was created to troubleshoot SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 issues. It evolved into SQL Server 2005 sqldiag.

http://sqlnexus.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?title=PSSDiag

 

Pre-upgrade scanning and reporting for future releases (Windows SharePoint Services)

The Upgrade Checker will scan your SharePoint Server 2007 deployment for many issues that could affect a future upgrade to SharePoint 2010, ships with SP2.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd793607.aspx

 

Best Practices Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007

To avoid common pitfalls and keep your Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment available and performing well, follow these best practices based on real-world experience from Microsoft Consulting Services and the product team.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb736746.aspx

 

SharePoint Disaster Recovery Advisor Tool Now Available as Freeware!

What does this tool do?

Reads your farm configuration from the database backup or from the live config database, Lists all the servers, databases and services in the farm. Verifies availability of all these components in real time, Verifies and re-creates appropriate SQL Server logins to enable SharePoint services access to the databases, In a DR situation, advises on the psconfig.exe commands needed to provision SharePoint front end, Central Administration, and application servers

http://sharepointforall.com/blogs/team/archive/2009/03/06/sharepoint-disaster-recovery-advisor-tool-now-available-as-freeware.aspx#143

 

Site Administrator Repository Query Tool

This tool allows you to run simple and quick queries from the Site Administrator repository, which includes information gathered about systems, as well as configuration information on Recovery Manager for SharePoint and Migration tools.

http://sharepointforall.com/media/p/8.aspx

 

SharePoint PowerShell PowerPack v1 Feb 2009

This download includes 4 PowerPacks.

SharePoint PowerPack - List the SharePoint Webs, folders, and List, and monitor the SharePoint usage.

SharePoint Farm PowerPack - Monitor your SharePoint farm servers, services, web services and web applications

SharePoint Remove Access PowerPack - PowerPack which connects to SharePoint over its webservices

SharePoint Navigator PowerPack - allows you to display the properties of the local farm, get a list of servers running in your farm, list SharePoint services and monitor the status and which services needs upgrade, and list the web services and web applications.

http://sharepointforall.com/media/p/38.aspx

 

SmartTools for SharePoint

The SmartTools for SharePoint project is a collection of SharePoint extensions to make your life as a SharePoint user, developer or administrator a little bit easier!

http://smarttools.codeplex.com/

 

Dive in with our latest free training

Download our new training right to your desktop or have your team download it to your SharePoint Server.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA102488011033.aspx

 

Events/Webcasts

 

SharePoint Technologies

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Designs and Creates Enterprise Publishing Portals Using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Join this session to learn valuable lessons and strategies from the implementation of MOSS 2007 publishing portals at Microsoft.  Learn planning and development approaches for rich publishing portals. See customizations and lessons learned in the process of building these flexible, extensible platforms across the Microsoft enterprise. Walk away knowing how to more deeply leverage, customize, and extend native MOSS 2007 functionality.             

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032417603&culture=en-US  

 

MSDN Webcast: Knee-Jerk Reactions to Proactive Solutions: Improved SharePoint Performance (Level 300)

Friday, July 10, 2009 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Attend this webcast to learn one dozen easy-to-implement performance tips for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We discuss a wide range of topics from adjusting out-of-the-box settings to identifying memory leaks in custom code. We also describe several ways to proactively improve the user experience and squeeze more performance out of a SharePoint Server farm. Anyone currently designing a SharePoint Server implementation can benefit from this webcast.

Presenter: Dennis Bottjer, Solution Architect/MVP, SpringPoint Technologies

Dennis Bottjer is a solution architect at SpringPoint Technologies (www.myspringpoint.com), a Microsoft Gold Partner. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for ASP and ASP.NET and an International .NET Association (INETA) membership mentor. Before joining SpringPoint, Dennis worked for the Bank of America and was the president of the Jacksonville, Florida, Developers User Group (www.jaxdug.com). He is the current president of the Tulsa SharePoint Interest Group and vice president of the Developer Round Table (www.developerroundtable.com). Dennis routinely presents at user groups, community events, and technical conferences, and he regularly blogs at www.dennisbottjer.com and actively tweats (www.Twitter.com/dbottjer).

View other sessions from: SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information

If you have questions or feedback, contact us.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032417629&culture=en-US  

 

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Scaled Enterprise Services by Standardizing Business Processes and Integrating a Global Tools Platform (Level 300)

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

When the Enterprise Services group committed to more than doubling its business, it realized that its existing processes and tools could not support the projected growth. Join this session to see how Microsoft IT (MSIT) provided a standard set of robust business processes and an integrated global tools platform, using Microsoft Office applications as the interface.  The solution reduced core transaction costs and incorporated compliant policies, such as SOX, directly into processes. Tools and processes are integrated, reporting integrity is high, and engagement management is streamlined.             

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032417612&culture=en-US  

 

TSG presents TSG Microsoft SharePoint Express Workshop
Free of charge
Date: 7&8 July 2009, 09:30
Location: Multiple UK Locations
Event Category: Kettering\Solihull
Audience: IT Professional
Products: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

http://www.tsg.com/page.aspx?id=81

 

System Center Technologies with Exchange Server 2007 & SharePoint Server 2007
Free of charge
Date: 9 July 2009, 16:00
Location:
Event Category: Live Meeting
Audience: Partners
Products: Other

https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032419014

 

BSG Ltd presents Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Masterclass - an introduction to SharePoint 2007
Free of charge
Date: 23 July 2009, 09:15
Location: London
Event Category: Onsite Event
Audience: Architect, Business Decision Maker, Business Professional, Partners, Technology Decision Maker
Products: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032408109

 

All upcoming Events\Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/learning/events.mspx

 

 

BizTalk Server

BizTalk Server 2009 Virtual Labs

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/msdnbpi.aspx?tab=virtuallabs

 

New KB's

BizTalk Server

BizTalk Server Ent 2006 R2 EN: FIX: The number of concurrently running orchestrations in BizTalk Server reaches 250, and you experience poor performance after you install the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 or a later version of the .Net Framework

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961810/EN-US  

 

BizTalk Server Ent 2006 R2 EN: FIX: Error message when you try to deploy BAM update when partitioning is enabled for an existing activity: “All queries combined using a UNION, INTERSECT or EXCEPT operator must have an equal number of expressions in their target lists”

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=969558

 

BizTalk Server Ent 2006 R2 EN: FIX: A Message Disposition Notification (MDN) is not received when the compression feature is enabled for the AS2 adapter in Microsoft BizTalk Server

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=970075

 

BizTalk Server Ent 2006 R2 EN: FIX: Event ID 14014 is logged in the BizTalk Server Application log and BAM Alerts are not sent as expected

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=969217

 

BizTalk Server Ent 2006 R2 EN: FIX: Arithmetic overflow exception after you run a BAM activity for a long time in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2: "Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data type int"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963690/EN-US  

 

BizTalk Server LOB Adapters 2006: FIX: Slow performance when you use the BizTalk Adapter for Oracle Database as a receive adapter in Microsoft BizTalk Server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971274/EN-US  

 

BizTalk Server Std 2006 R2 EN: FIX: Binding configurations for some binding types are not saved in the WCF-Custom adapter or in the WCF-CustomIsolated adapter in BizTalk Server Administration Console

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967036/EN-US  

 

BizTalk Server Std 2006 R2 EN: FIX: You receive a NullReferenceException error message after you rehydrate an XLANG orchestration that was running for a long time in BizTalk Server 2006 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967939/EN-US  

 

BizTalk Server Std 2006 R2 EN: FIX: The BizTalk Server 2006 R2 FTP adapter randomly stops retrieving files from an FTP server until you restart the BizTalk host instance

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968016/EN-US  

 

BizTalk Server Std 2006 R2 EN: FIX: Messages of the System.Xml.Xmldocument type that are sent from orchestrations are suspended with a routing failure report when you specify the Direct Binding type for the ports in the orchestrations in BizTalk Server 2006 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968654/EN-US  

 

BizTalk Server Std 2006 R2 EN: FIX: Error message when you view the EDI Batching Report in BizTalk Server 2006 R2: "This operation failed while accessing at least one of the Message Box databases"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970292/EN-US  

 

BizTalk Server Std 2006 R2 EN: Error message when you use the HTTP.NET SDK Sample Adapter to send messages in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2: "The adapter failed to transmit message going to send port "httpnet" with URL "http://<URL>""

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972175/EN-US  

 

Microsoft Internet Information Server

Internet Info Services 7.0 EN: FIX: The FastCGI module does not process requests after you enable the CPU Limit feature for an application pool in Internet Information Service (IIS) 7.0

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970208/EN-US  

 

Internet Info Services 7.0 EN: FIX: IIS Manager does not display the user interface in the language of the remote server when you connect to a remote Internet Information Service (IIS) 7.0 server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970772/EN-US  

 

Internet Info Services 7.0 EN: A server certificate renewal request that is created in Internet Information Services 7.0 is invalid

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971832/EN-US  

 

SharePoint Technologies

Office SharePoint Server 2007 ML: No item exists at http://SERVER/SITE/mypage.aspx?ID=1. It may have been deleted or renamed by another user

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972225/EN-US  

 

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Sts.msp): May 22, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971262/EN-US  

 

 

July 2009 – Technical Rollup Mail – SQL Server

 

News

 

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 with enhancements meant to ease deployment but no brand new features.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/Microsoft-Releases-SQL-Server-2008-Service-Pack-1-687774/

 

SQL Server to Get Real-Time Boost

The next release of Microsoft's SQL Server database, code-named "Kilimanjaro," will offer master data management (MDM) and support real-time data feeds for business intelligence (BI), reporting and analytics, the company revealed today.

http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10836%20

 

Microsoft Announces SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse

New reference architectures from Bull, Dell and HP make it faster, easier, and more affordable for companies to deploy enterprise-class data warehousing projects.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/feb09/02-23SQLFastTrackPR.mspx

 

Dave Campbell on SQL Server 2008, Cloud Services, and More

What he thinks about the latest SQL Server release, Kilimanjaro, Madison, and Azure.

http://www.sqlmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/101093/101093.html?Ad=1

 

Reduce IT Spending While Still Upgrading to SQL Server 2008

The latest features and functionality included out-of-the-box with SQL Server 2008 will allow IT managers to save a tremendous amount of money and at the same time reduce management costs, hence it is worth the investment and you should upgrade to SQL Server 2008. 

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/37293

 

Other

Technical RollUp

http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx  

 

 

Downloads

SQL 2005

Partial Database Availability

SQL Server 2005 features that enable appropriately designed solutions to achieve partial availability and remain online even after a disk subsystem hardware failure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=11a7ae65-c792-47ea-8b4e-fb87d0ece9b6  

 

SQL 2008

Partial Database Availability

SQL Server 2005 features that enable appropriately designed solutions to achieve partial availability and remain online even after a disk subsystem hardware failure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=11a7ae65-c792-47ea-8b4e-fb87d0ece9b6  

 

 

Events/Webcasts

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Manages Vendor Development Projects (Level 300)

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

When managing vendor development projects, lack of metrics, or the dependence on a single metric, can lead to surprises by the project’s end.  Learn about the tracking system that Microsoft IT uses to manage software development projects from a client perspective. Agile Cross IT Engineering (AXE) generates telling project metrics from a small amount of provided data. The system provides immediate project feedback, and supports overall project and vendor analysis.             

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032417615&culture=en-US  

 

 

New KB's

Other

SQL Svr Compact Edtn 3.5 AL: FIX: Access violations occur when you run an application under heavy load conditions after you install the 64-bit version SQL Server Compact 3.5 Service Pack 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970269/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Compact Edtn 3.5 AL: FIX: Initial synchronization of a replication to SQL Server Compact 3.5 subscribers takes significant time to finish

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970414/EN-US  

 

SQL 2000

SQL Svr 64-bit 2000 EN: FIX: An access violation occurs when you run a DELETE statement or an UPDATE statement in the Itanium-based versions of SQL Server 2000 after you install security update MS09-004

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971524/EN-US  

 

SQL 2005

SQL Svr 2005 Analysis Svcs EN: FIX: Measures, measure groups, and dimensions that are not part of a perspective are exposed incorrectly when you create a grouping on the perspective in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services or in SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968900/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr 2005 Analysis Svcs EN: FIX: Error message when you run an MDX query that requests a dimension property on a parent-child hierarchy in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970551/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr 2005 Analysis Svcs EN: FIX: An MDX query that uses the NON EMPTY clause and the DrillDownLevel function returns null values in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970966/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr 2005 Reporting Svcs EN: How to install a 32-bit version of SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934162/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr 2005 Reporting Svcs EN: How to install and how to configure SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938245/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr 2005 Reporting Svcs EN: FIX: Error message when you open a report by specifying multiple values for a multivalued parameter in a URL in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services: "Default value or value provided for the report parameter '<Parameter>' is not a valid value" (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970058/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr 2005 Reporting Svcs EN: Error message when you view a report from Report Manager, ReportViewer, or a SharePoint site: "Execution '<SessionID>' cannot be found (rsExecutionNotFound)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972328/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: The SQL Server 2005 builds that were released after SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 was released (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937137/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: When you run a query against a table that contains Traditional Chinese characters, the incorrect result is returned in SQL Server 2005 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948567/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Data results are inconsistent when you run a search query that uses the NEAR operator against an XML type data that contains the xml:lang attribute (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956574/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: The SQL Server 2005 builds that were released after SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 was released (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960598/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: When you run a query that has a parallel execution plan in parallel under the READ COMMITTED isolation level on a database that is set the READ COMMITTED SNAPSHOT option in SQL Server 2005, the query that you may obtain may return uncommitted data (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961050/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: The SQL Server service stops responding, and you receive error 1450 when you create database snapshot or run a DBCC CHECK statement on a database in SQL Server 2005 and in SQL Server 2008 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967164/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967909/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Error message when you send an e-mail by using Database Mail in SQL Server 2005 or in SQL Server 2008: "The operation has timed out" (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968834/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: An assertion failure occurs when you switch the schedule of a report subscription between a shared schedule and a custom schedule in SQL Server 2005 Report Services

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969528/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: You receive inconsistent results when you run index-related DMVs to return statistical information about missing indexes in SQL Server 2005 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969844/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Error message when you run a SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008 Integration Services package (SSIS) after you install the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 or the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1: "ADO NET Source [1424]"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969845/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: Cumulative update package 14 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970278/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: The SQL Server service consumes lots of memory when you run a query that uses the sys.dm_exec_sql_text dynamic management function in the APPLY operator in SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970648/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Error message in the Errorlog file when you run a query in SQL Server 2005: "A time-out occurred while waiting for buffer latch" (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970672/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: CPU usage increases when you run a query that uses a string comparison function on a computer that has many processors after you upgrade to SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970823/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Error message when you run a report in SQL Server 2005 SP2 Reporting Services by using a URL from a subscription: "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971114/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Error message when you send an e-mail by using a private Database Mail profile in SQL Server 2005: "profile name is not valid"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971402/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Error message when you run a query that contains duplicate join conditions in SQL Server 2005: "Internal Query Processor Error: The query processor could not produce a query plan"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971409/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: An UPDATE or a DELETE statement that uses a join on a remote table in a linked server runs very slowly  in Microsoft SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971529/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: The synchronization operation fails when you run the Merge Agent to synchronize a merge publication that uses Web synchronization in SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971607/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Std Edtn 2005 64Bit EN: The "SQL Server:SSIS Pipeline" performance object does not appear in the "Performance object" list after you install Integration Services from a 64-bit version of SQL Server 2005 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941154/EN-US  

 

SQL 2008

SQL Svr Enterprise 2008 EN: How to update or slipstream an installation of SQL Server 2008 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955392/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Enterprise 2008 EN: List of known issues when you install SQL Server on Windows 7 RC or on Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955725/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Enterprise 2008 EN: Error message when you try to batch insert data on a publisher of a merge replication in SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2005: "Msg 548, Level 16, State 2, Line 1. The insert failed"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972006/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Enterprise 2008 EN: SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance is taken offline when you change the password for the service account on the non-owner node

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972387/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard 2008 EN: The ActiveX Script task in an Integration Services package does not run after you uninstall SQL Server 2005 from a computer that has SQL Server 2008 installed (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955713/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard 2008 EN: FIX: A time-out occurs when you use SQL Server Management Studio to try to restore a large database from a backup on a tape in SQL Server 2008 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967205/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard 2008 EN: FIX: Error message when you perform an update or a delete operation on a table that does not have a clustered index created in SQL Server 2005 and in SQL Server 2008: "The operating system returned error 1450" (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967470/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard 2008 EN: FIX: Error message when you run a job whose owner is a Windows user account after SQL Server 2005 Agent or SQL Server 2008 Agent is restarted: "The job failed.  The owner () of job <Job Name> does not have server access" (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969611/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard 2008 EN: Stop error message when you install SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 or SQL Server 2008 on a Windows XP-based computer that is earlier than Windows XP SP3: "CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION" (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969936/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard 2008 EN: FIX: You receive an incorrect result when you query data from a linked server that is created by using an index OLE DB provider in SQL Server 2005 or in SQL Server 2008 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969997/EN-US  

 

SQL Svr Standard 2008 EN: FIX: Queries from a query notification that has a lot of subscriptions run slowly when you change the  Auto Close option to False in SQL Server 2005 or in SQL Server 2008 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970349/EN-US  

 

 

July 2009 – Technical Rollup Mail – Unified Communications

 

News

 

Antigen & Forefront

 

Exchange

You Had Me At EHLO...

http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx  

 

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

 

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Office Communications Server Team Blog

http://communicationsserverteam.com  

 

Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook Team Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx  

 

 

Downloads

Antigen & Forefront

Privacy statement for Forefront Codename "Stirling"

This document describes the privacy policy for Microsoft® Forefront Client Security.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=d34c6d9c-a555-4432-bb32-af21f5a6feab  

 

Exchange

Microsoft Directory Synchronization Tool 9.1

The Microsoft Directory Synchronization Tool 9.1 enables you to securely synchronize selected data between an on-premise Active Directory and the Forefront Online Security for Exchange (FOSE) and Exchange Hosted Archive (EHA) services.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=3cda6dcc-1124-4e0b-b991-de9d85ed12e1  

 

MFCMapi

Download the Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Editor (MFCMAPI) from CodePlex.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=55fdffd7-1878-4637-9808-1e21abb3ae37  

 

Infrastructure Planning and Design

The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c  

 

Microsoft Exchange Server User Monitor

Enables system administrators to view and evaluate individual users' usage and experience with Microsoft Exchange Server.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9a49c22e-e0c7-4b7c-acef-729d48af7bc9  

 

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation

The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in SharePoint Products and Technologies.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5e94ad07-902c-422f-aadd-ff2bba9e540a  

 

Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation

The Office protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in the Microsoft Office system.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e7a23d42-0835-440f-9400-badfe9672b21  

 

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 972041

This download contains an update for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=b3b02475-150c-41fa-844a-c10a517040f4  

 

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 972042

This download contains an update for Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=515d6dba-4c6a-48bb-a06a-d99c5742676d  

 

Outlook

Security Update for Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (KB969681)

A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 that could allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened. This update resolves the vulnerability so that Microsoft Office Excel 2003 documents are handled appropriately.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=10156044-a5a4-4312-98a7-1b1ced625ddb  

 

Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (KB969907)

Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. This update provides the latest fixes to Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. Additionally, this update contains stability and performance improvements.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=f50ea92b-571a-4d61-8d06-c0e3b9370bcf  

 

Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB970011)

This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=df364c4f-eb47-4df1-b51b-dbe2b539b379  

 

Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB970012)

This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=c8d0f17b-bdcc-4378-b518-0023c03e4e70  

 

 

Events/Webcasts

ForeFront

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway - Hands on with Beta 2! (Level 300)

Friday, July 17^th, 2009

Spend an hour walking through the Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) Beta 2. We’ll discuss the core scenarios and changes in this release and walk through the configuration for the common environments.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032414066

 

Exchange

TechNet Webcast: Exchange 2010 Transition and Deployment (Level 300)

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

In this session we will cover the migration planning and deployment path to move an organization from Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010.       

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416708&culture=en-US  

 

TechNet Webcast: Storage in Exchange 2010 (Level 300)

Monday, July 13, 2009

Exchange 2010 carries on the tradition that began in Exchange Server 2007 of dramatically reducing mailbox storage costs.  Attend this webcast and learn how we’ve enabled new levels of storage flexibility in Exchange 2010 and find out the technical details that will help you select the right storage for your Exchange 2010 environment.              

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418920&culture=en-US  

 

Other

TechNet Webcast: Configuration and Management of the Response Group Service in Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 (Level 300)

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 extends the power of software and presence driven communications to departmental call teams with the new Response Group Service.  The Response Group Service enables cost effective deployment of call treatment, intelligent call queuing and presence-enabled routing in departments across an organization while simultaneously lowering the setup and support burden for administrators.  This webcast covers the features, configuration, and management of Response Groups, including overall setup, workflow templates, built-in speech technology, and options for business owner management.             

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418327&culture=en-US  

 

TechNet Webcast: Dial-in Audio Conferencing in OCS 2007 R2 (Level 300)

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Are you excited about the ROI of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 dial-in conferencing, but don't feel confident with the technical details behind it? Register for this webcast and learn about deployment considerations, server configuration, call flows and end user options.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418750&culture=en-US  

 

 

New KB's

Antigen & Forefront

Forefront Sec Off Comm Svr EN: You cannot send an instant message that contains a clickable hyperlink when the Office Communications Server 2007 server is running Forefront Security for Office Communications Server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971480/EN-US  

 

Exchange

Exchange Svr Ent 2003 EN: After you migrate from Lotus Notes to Exchange Server 2003, junk characters are displayed for the e-mail address in Outlook (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951292/EN-US  

 

Exchange Svr Ent 2007 AL: How to obtain the latest service pack or update rollup for Exchange 2007 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937052/EN-US  

 

Exchange Svr Ent 2007 AL: Error message when you run the "clean-mailboxdatabase" cmdlet on an Exchange Server 2007 computer by using an account that is lacking Exchange Organization Administrator permissions: "Exchange is unable to clean the database that you specified"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960147/EN-US  

 

Exchange Svr Std 2003 EN: HTML messages that contain many font tags or span tags are not forwarded by Exchange Server 2003 after you configure an e-mail forwarding rule in Outlook (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917683/EN-US  

 

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Office Comm Svr Ent 2007 EN: You cannot schedule an anonymous Live Meeting session by using the Live Meeting Add-in for Outlook on Communications Server 2007 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938292/EN-US  

 

Office Comm Svr Ent 2007 R2 AL: Description of the Update for the Evaluation versions of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and Office Communicator 2007 R2: June 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972405/EN-US  

 

Office Comm Svr Std 2007 R2 AL: Description of the update package for Communications Server 2007 R2, Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 Core Redist 64-bit: April 2009 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967674/EN-US  

 

Office Comm Svr Std 2007 R2 AL: List of available updates for Communications Server 2007 R2: April 2, 2009 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968802/EN-US  

 

Office Comm Svr Std 2007 R2 AL: Description of the update package for Office Communications Server 2007 R2: June, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972041/EN-US  

 

Office Comm Svr Std 2007 R2 AL: Description of the Communicator 2007 R2 hotfix rollup package: June 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972042/EN-US  

 

Office Communicator 2007 EN: The "Share Information Using Live Meeting" option is unavailable in Office Communicator 2007 and in Office Communicator 2007 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971719/EN-US  

 

Outlook

Outlook 2003 Win32 AL: An e-mail message may not be delivered at the scheduled time when you enable the "Do not deliver before" option in an Outlook message (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918824/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2003 Win32 AL: Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: June 09, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970011/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2003 Win32 EN: An e-mail message does not appear in a user's mailbox if the e-mail message was sent on behalf of the user by a delegate in Outlook 2003 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953804/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2003 Win32 EN: Error message when you try to use a keyboard shortcut in an Outlook 2003 custom form that has an embedded Web Browser control: "The operation failed" (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958700/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2003 Win32 EN: Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package (Engmui.msp, Olkintl.msp): April 28, 2009 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968688/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2003 Win32 EN: Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package (Outlook.msp): April 28, 2009 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968689/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2003 Win32 EN: Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package (Outlook.msp, Winword.msp): April 30, 2009 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969300/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: How to obtain the latest Outlook Junk E-mail Filter update (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/872976/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: If you change the Appointments font setting for the calendar in Outlook 2007, the new font setting is not used when you print the calendar (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956648/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: When you use Outlook 2007 to send an e-mail message, the recipient of the message sees an attachment that is called Winmail.dat (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958012/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Description of updates for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Help: June 9, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963677/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Error message when you click the "Edit this Task" button on an e-mail message in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007:  "An error occurred while retrieving the workflow task details" (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968469/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Description of the Outlook 2007 hotfix package (Outlook.msp): April 30, 2009 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968858/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Description of the update for Outlook 2007: June 9, 2009 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969907/EN-US  

 

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: How to hide columns in the Address Book in Outlook 2007 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970144/EN-US  

 

 

 

July 2009 – Technical Rollup Mail – Manageability

 

News

HP releases Insight Control suite for Microsoft System Center

HP Insight Control suite for Microsoft System Center enables Microsoft System Center customers to deploy, monitor, control, and optimize their HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem platforms directly from Microsoft System Center products.  This enhanced visibility into the health of HP servers and server blades enables faster response to server failures, reducing the risk of downtime for both physical and virtual environments.  It also reduces deployment and update times and delivers greater control of server power to help IT organizations increase staff productivity and optimize use of power and cooling capacity.

http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter/archive/2009/06/02/guest-blog-post-hp-delivers-industry-first-management-capabilities-for-microsoft-system-center.aspx

 

Steve Rachui's Manageability blog - ConfigMgr/OpsMgr

http://blogs.msdn.com/steverac/  

 

System Center WebLog by Russ Slaten

http://blogs.msdn.com/rslaten/  

 

Configuration Manager & SMS

Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for June 2009

The Configuration Manager documentation library has been updated.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680651.aspx

 

Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 public beta now available

Yesterday the Configuration Manager product team announced the release of the public beta for Configuration Manager Service Pack 2 and it’s available for download for all customers.  Service Pack 2 for Configuration Manager 2007 delivers new platform support for Windows 7 client, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2.  In addition, Service Pack 2 delivers continued innovation with Intel vPro technology, support for Branch Cache enabled environments, and continued development for 64 bit architectures. 

http://blogs.technet.com/configmgrteam/archive/2009/06/17/announcement-configuration-manager-2007-service-pack-2-public-beta.aspx

 

Updates to Supported Platforms for SMS 2003 and ConfigMgr 2007

SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 is now supported on Configuration Manager 2007 (SP1 and/or R2)

    System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and/or R2 now supports the use of SQL Server 2008 SP1.

    No hotfixes are required.

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 are now supported on Systems Management Server 2003 SP3

    Systems Management Server 2003 SP3 now supports Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 as clients.  Administrator consoles or site server roles will not be supported on these platforms.

    No hotfixes are required.

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 are now supported on Configuration Manager 2007 RTM

    System Center Configuration 2007 SP1 now supports Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 as clients.  Administrator consoles or site server roles will not be supported on these platforms.

    The following hotfixes are required:

        KB969991- When you use System Center Configuration Manager 2007 RTM to capture an image of Windows Vista SP2 or of Windows Server 2008 SP2, the image capture process fails during the "Prepare Windows for Capture" stage

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 are now supported on Configuration Manager 2007 SP1

    System Center Configuration 2007 SP1 now supports Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 as clients, for administrator console installations, and Windows Server 2008 SP2 for site-server roles.

    The following hotfixes are required:

        KB970093- When you use System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 to capture an image of Windows Vista SP2 or of Windows Server 2008 SP2, the image capture process fails during the "Prepare Windows for Capture" stage

 

The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/configurationmgr/  

 

The Deployment Guys

http://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys  

 

System Center Configuration Manager Solutions

http://blogs.technet.com/mwiles/  

 

Carlos Santiago's Manageability Blog - SCCM/Softgrid

http://blogs.technet.com/carlossantiago/  

 

Michael Niehaus' Windows and Office deployment ramblings

http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/  

 

Paul Thomsen at myITforum.com

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/pthomsen/default.aspx  

 

Jeff Gilbert's Web blog at myITforum.com

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jgilbert/default.aspx  

 

Operations Manager & MOM

Windows Server Hyper-V Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 now available

This management pack supports monitoring of Windows Server Hyper-V systems. This includes monitoring coverage of Hyper-V host servers, including critical services and disks, and Hyper-V virtual machines, including virtual components and virtual hardware.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c22c81eb-c6dc-4190-a4c9-2edbf5b528f1

 

OpsMgr 2007 R2 intros two new complex deployment scenarios not previously supported

The System Center Operations Manager 2007 product team just announced the introduction of two new complex deployment scenarios we did not support in OpsMgr 2007 SP1: 

    Clustering the RMS:

    Upgrading to SQL 2008:

http://blogs.technet.com/momteam/archive/2009/06/09/new-r2-deployment-complex-scenarios-adding-clustered-rms-and-upgrading-to-sql-2008.aspx

 

What’s new in OpsMgr 2007 R2 Deployment and Upgrade

The Operations Manager product team blog just posted some great information on what you need to know about upgrading and deploying System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.

http://blogs.technet.com/operationsmgr/archive/2009/06/01/what-s-new-in-opsmgr-2007-r2-deployment-and-upgrade.aspx

 

The Operations Manager Support Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/operationsmgr/  

 

Other

SCVMM 2008 R2 RC Public Release Available Now!

Since releasing VMM R2 Beta, we’ve been working on an update to R2 and we’re readying a RC version that will ship in early June (VMM TAP customers will get an early preview later this month). In this context, I just wanted to give a heads-up on some new features that we’ve added since Beta that’ll show up in the RC release. Most of these features are a result of feedback we got from customers and partners, we do listen to your feedback, so please keep it coming.

http://blogs.technet.com/scvmm/archive/2009/06/06/scvmm-2008-r2-rc-public-release-available-now.aspx

 

System Center Virtual Machine Manager

http://blogs.technet.com/scvmm/  

 

The App-V Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/Softgrid/  

 

 

Documents

Operations Manager & MOM

System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 SDK Documentation

The System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 SDK documentation includes information that explains how to programmatically automate and extend Operations Manager 2007 R2 features.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=a16bd9c0-55a4-4a65-ba7f-f876158be0c3  

 

Other

Microsoft Operations Framework

MOF 4.0 is practical guidance for IT organizations. With the release of version 4.0, MOF now reflects a single, comprehensive IT service lifecycle—it helps IT professionals connect service management principles to everyday IT tasks and activities and ensures alignment between IT and the business.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=457ed61d-27b8-49d1-baca-b175e8f54c0c  

 

 

Downloads

Operations Manager & MOM

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

This Management Pack includes an extensive set of monitoring including synthetic transactions to effectively monitor Exchange 2007 and report on performance, availability, and reliability of its server roles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e9f3cd3f-9bc0-45cd-b10f-120e937ee4c4&amp;displaylang=en&displaylang=en

 

 

Events/Webcasts

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42364#42364

 

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42363

 

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42365

 

Other

TechNet Webcast: Cheaper, Better Backups with Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 (Level 300)

Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

In today’s economy, more than ever, IT Pro’s are looking for ways to reduce costs while still improving existing processes or fixing things that aren’t meeting expectations – including backup.  In this session, we’ll discuss legacy protection solutions for backup, disk-to-disk replication, and long-distance disaster recovery  -- and how you can cut costs while gaining better backups and more reliable recoveries with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032412440&culture=en-US  

 

 

New KB's

Configuration Manager & SMS

Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: When you create a configuration baseline rule that includes more than 300 software updates in System Center Configuration Manager 2007, the configuration baseline is not evaluated correctly (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937532/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: You experience issues in the original release of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 after you upgrade some site databases to SQL Server 2008 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955229/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: The SMS_EXECUTIVE service process (Smsexec.exe) crashes on a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 site server that allows SQL server authentication

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969620/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: When you use System Center Configuration Manager 2007 RTM to capture an image of Windows Vista SP2 or of Windows Server 2008 SP2, the image capture process fails during the "Prepare Windows for Capture" stage (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969991/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: When you use System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 to capture an image of Windows Vista SP2 or of Windows Server 2008 SP2, the image capture process fails during the "Prepare Windows for Capture" stage (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970093/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: You encounter problems after you apply hotfix 955229 on System Center Configuration Manager 2007 site servers (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970170/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: The System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 Administration console crashes when you repeatedly click the “Find Now” button to filter the view on a collection

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970739/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 are not listed as supported platforms in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971223/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 are not listed as supported platforms in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 RTM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971224/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: A package that is several gigabytes is not updated on a branch distribution point (BDP) in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971506/EN-US  

 

Operations Manager & MOM

Sys Center Operation Mgr 2007 EN: Operations Manager 2007 Support Tools requirements (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938997/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Operation Mgr 2007 EN: The DBCreateWizard tool of System Center Operations Manager 2007 fails on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the Windows Internal Database feature installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972051/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Operation Mgr 2007 EN: Installation of an agent fails if you have System Center Operations Manager 2007 management server installed on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, and you try to push the installation of an agent to a computer that is running IPv6 only

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972052/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Ops Mgr 2007 SP1: Description of the hotfix rollup package for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 and for System Center Essentials 2007 Service Pack 1: July 25, 2008 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954049/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Ops Mgr 2007 SP1: Issues that are resolved by the Operations Manager Module rollup update for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1: June 10, 2009 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959865/EN-US  

 

Sys Center Ops Mgr 2007 SP1: The Product Knowledge tab is displayed as the Company Knowledge tab after you import a Language Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970533/EN-US  

 

Other

Sys Center DataProtect Mgr 07 EN: Recommended hotfixes for Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2007 systems (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961659/EN-US  

 

Sys Center DataProtect Mgr 07 EN: Error 0x800700D8 occurs when you use Data Protection Manager 2007 to protect Exchange storage groups (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970640/EN-US  

 

 

 

July 2009 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms

 

News

Accelerate Your Migration to the Latest Microsoft Products and Infrastructure

Download the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 4.0 Beta and get an integrated tool for conducting network-wide readiness assessments for migration to Microsoft technologies. The MAP toolkit provides adaptable guidance and proposals to help simplify the planning and deployment of your IT projects for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V and more.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/solutionaccelerators/dd537566.aspx?SA_CE=NOT-MAPBETA-NWSLR-TNETUK-20090624 

 

Windows Optimised Desktop Scenarios

Plan the right desktop infrastructure technology for your business needs. Windows Optimised Desktop Scenarios simplify requirements-gathering tasks and automate desktop technology selection so you get the IT manageability you require and users enjoy the various levels of power and flexibility they need. This new version (v1.1) includes Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 features such as BranchCache, DirectAccess, BitLockerToGo, and AppBlocker

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/dd334417.aspx?SA_CE=NOT-WODS-NWSLR-TNETFLASHUK-2009-06-25 

 

VirtualboyTV: Hyper-V R2 on NetApp Storage

In this four-part series, Partner Technology Specialist Matt McSpirit and NetApp's Steve Winfield and Pete Mason give a detailed overview of the NetApp storage for Hyper-V 'value add', and the importance of storage efficiency in a virtual environment. The first video in the series is an overview; the remaining three demonstrate configuring and implementing a small-scale infrastructure using the technologies.

http://virtualboytv.com/servers.aspx  

 

Other

Windows Virtualization Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization  

 

The World Simplified is a Virtual World

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld  

 

The App-V Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid  

 

The Official MDOP Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/mdop  

 

Ask the Directory Services Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askds  

 

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf  

 

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team

http://blogs.technet.com/networking  

 

Ask the Core Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askcore  

 

Ntdebugging Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging  

 

Terminal Server Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts  

 

The Hot Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/hot  

 

 

 

Downloads

Windows Client

Works with Microsoft HealthVault Device Logo Program v1.20

This kit contains the requirements, test instructions, and tools used to verify a device is compatible with HealthVault and eligible for the Works with Microsoft HealthVault logo.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=c5ae6daf-a071-4c8e-8cb5-fa6eb75cf4dd  

 

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 Release Candidate for x64-based Systems (KB947821) [May 2009]

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=3302a865-b32e-42cb-b198-238a9939823a  

 

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate for Itanium-based Systems (KB947821) [May 2009]

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=493a10e0-f9b7-49cb-bb50-bf94c44c848d  

 

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 Release Candidate (KB947821) [May 2009]

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=eee94693-9aa6-4278-ace6-f2f9b7732bf1  

 

Update for Root Certificates [May 2009] (KB931125)

This item updates the list of root certificates on your computer to the list that is accepted by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Root Certificate Program.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=f814ec0e-ee7e-435e-99f8-20b44d4531b0  

 

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate for x64 Edition (KB947821) [May 2009]

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5801adea-e6a1-4f66-badb-63a030062a9e  

 

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone for ia64-based Systems (KB948465)

Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e890b3cf-972b-483f-a2ff-03f6aefac6f8  

 

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone (KB948465)

Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=a4dd31d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3  

 

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone for x64-based systems (KB948465)

Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=656c9d4a-55ec-4972-a0d7-b1a6fedf51a7  

 

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone DVD ISO (KB948465)

Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9f073285-b6ef-4297-85ce-f4463d06d6cb  

 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Internet Facing Deployment Scenarios

This document covers how to set up the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Web site to make it available from the Internet.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=3861e56d-b5ed-4f7f-b2fd-5a53bc71dafc  

 

Step-by-Step Guide: Deploy VPN Reconnect

Step-by-step instructions for setting up VPN Reconnect in a test lab with three computers.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=7e973087-3d2d-4cac-abdf-cc7bde298847  

 

Publishing PerformancePoint Server in Extranet Scenarios

PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring and Analytics for extranet scenarios

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=4ecf351d-1827-4aee-b28a-a491e8e52cf3  

 

WSRProfile

The Windows Speech Recognition Profile Tool allows Windows Vista speech users to backup and restore their speech profiles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1d60a5a6-85d4-4db2-a581-a41f66561a7d  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2008 (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=232a6412-88b7-4ff4-847e-d9c49a0c4dfe  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate R2 Release Candidate x64 Edition (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=441ea07c-0542-455c-a06e-cafafa1a7a13  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=0f9b1df9-69ab-4d63-b9ff-b6671e20348e  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows XP (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=32087459-6381-4ffd-b663-169437fc4299  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=2fefec4b-f50b-4de8-83e6-0355644bf842  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate for Itanium-based Systems (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=04ae89a1-7a63-4219-9da2-e9b4bb437ce6  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows 7 Release Candidate (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=473aa3d7-aedc-4560-b9dd-51e9a7aa0a9c  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Vista x64 Edition (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e45cf867-9b22-450f-a0ae-0fcdf1495984  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=cb6def39-c5ba-41ff-a458-dcbcb9e88b10  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2003 (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9aa56aea-d757-406f-ad13-47e5319d0459  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows 7 Release Candidate for x64-based Systems (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=19ffafe4-10a3-4512-a269-3adf182c71fa  

 

Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Vista (KB971180)

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=45eaff77-595d-44b8-be84-681749ff9742  

 

Microsoft "Oslo" - May 2009 CTP

"Oslo" is the code name for Microsoft’s next generation modeling platform. It consists of a modeling language, codename "M", a modeling tool, codename "Quadrant", a repository and a set of models that target specific domains.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=827122a5-3ca0-4389-a79e-87af37cbf60d  

 

DMI_Sign_StepByStep_6.0

This guide describes how to digitally sign driver packages and stage them on a computer in a manner that allows a user to install the package without administrative privileges.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=d4a5e2df-3efd-405a-a528-9d5b54d6743f  

 

DMI_SxS_SignStage_6.1

This guide describes how to digitally sign driver packages and stage them on a computer running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 in a manner that allows a user to install the package without administrative privileges.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e9927142-9873-4cb9-a051-acb287e8caa3  

 

Windows Ribbon: Samples

Downloadable code sample(s) that demonstrate the Windows Ribbon API, markup, and features.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=141e13e8-b10b-4356-aaa5-609b2981574a  

 

Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 Manager

Manage your IIS 7.0 and IIS 7.5 servers remotely.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=32c54c37-7530-4fc0-bd20-177a3e5330b7  

 

Game Downloads

Download trailers and more from Xbox.com.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=b7698db2-28e6-43e6-b0ee-4965d3a1af18  

 

ProClarity Desktop Professional 6.3 SP2

ProClarity is the foundation for the analytic capabilities in Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=a03b97df-6dee-489c-82b9-ee44dfe2dfdf  

 

PlayReady PC Runtime v1.3 (x64)

Download the latest version of the PlayReady PC Runtime.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=8198be69-7109-4308-8ad6-369897b923d1  

 

PlayReady PC Runtime v1.3 (x86)

Download the latest version of the PlayReady PC Runtime.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=bf43a3e0-b54b-4c73-9b11-dc1003a3b369  

 

Microsoft Office SharePoint Online

Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Online is a collection of Web-based tools and technologies built on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that help you store, share, and manage digital information within your company. This white paper describes the services and features that are included with the Standard offering of SharePoint Online.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1bef6a35-9785-4a0b-b227-387c0ee85a36  

 

DirectAccess Technical Overview

Covers the functional and architectural aspects of DirectAccess, a technology introduced in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to enable mobile workers to seamlessly connect to enterprise network resources when connected to the Internet.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=64966e88-1377-4d1a-be86-ab77014495f4  

 

Windows Vista Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals

The Window Vista Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet containing software applications which have support statements from the application manufacturer or which have earned the status of “Certified for Windows Vista” or “Works with Windows Vista”.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9df23606-7276-4ce2-8993-143e101ddbcd  

 

Case Study on how MINDS reaps benefits from better Collaboration and Virtualisation

Case Study on how MINDS reaps benefits from better Collaboration and Virtualisation

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=08b59403-3e6d-48a0-bebb-31a1ab8a0428  

 

Windows Azure SDK

The Windows® Azure™ SDK provides developers with the APIs, tools, documentation, and samples needed to develop Internet-scale applications that run on Windows Azure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=22703881-1197-49e5-8231-f49095cfd0bb  

 

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Release Notes

These documents contain important information that you should know before you deploy and use Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and clients.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=60a6d84a-29c5-472b-bb3e-6caa39b745ed  

 

BizTalk Server Clustering

Describes how to implement high availability for BizTalk Server components and dependencies using Windows Server Clustering technology

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=eb437722-2828-4cbb-84c3-17556b4df26b  

 

Installing UDDI Services 3.0

Guidance for installing and configuring UDDI Services 3.0

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9d1831cc-8146-486b-b489-a06a1aa2fb5b  

 

White Paper: Customer and Partner Experience

The Microsoft Customer and Partner Experience (CPE) strategy is a unified framework designed to help improve the satisfaction and overall experience of Microsoft customers and partners.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=569f3ac4-653a-4af6-af37-f9d5a40f6527  

 

Increasing Your Organization’s Security and Privacy with Internet Explorer 8

Learn about the emerging threat types on the web today and how Internet Explorer 8’s new security features help protect against them.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=198d40a4-6896-49b3-b8f2-c151e9797634  

 

SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Evaluation VHD

This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate the SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Evaluation Edition VHD for 60 days.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=5cf93946-02ef-4783-b173-c59407ed5ccb  

 

EMEA case study

 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=3bdb0e93-b786-4e19-ab1a-d578ee1d3295  

 

 

 

 

Events/Webcasts

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server

2008 R2 Technical Overview (Level 300) 

Discover the Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory features that enhance identity management and simplified management capabilities that provide more control of management resources. In this webcast, we examine the improved management capabilities that automate Active Directory tasks using Windows PowerShell and improved administrative tasks using Administrative Center for Active Directory. We discuss the Best Practice Analyzers to help manage Active Directory deployments and an Active Directory Recycle Bin to help you recover deleted objects. We also explore the improved management of user accounts and offline domain join, which enables computers to join a domain without being connected to the domain during the deployment process, and we explore the new feature known as authentication assurance.            

Presenter: Matthew Hester, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation According to Matt Hester, being an IT professional means working with computers right where the magic begins. Matt loves reaching out to users and customers in the local community, and he gets a thrill from installing a server that can send e-mail or provide other valuable services. Matt is a seasoned TechNet presenter, a Microsoft Exchange Server insider, and he worked as a Microsoft Certified Trainer for more than eight years before joining Microsoft. A movie buff with a massive DVD collection, Matt also runs marathons and dreams of being a professional football player or joining the PGA tour. Matt cites his father as his role model: "The older I get, the smarter he gets." It is funny how that works.    View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us.    ...

7/2/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/2/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language:   English

Primary Target Audience:   IT Professional

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416406&culture=en-US

 

Hosted Services Overview 

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft?  Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services .Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. For Audio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode:  9889742  ...

7/7/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/7/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language:   English

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418460&culture=en-US

 

Orientation for New Service Providers in SPLA  

Please join us for a 60 minute Live Meeting session for new service providers who have recently enrolled in the Services Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA).   Agenda: Microsoft Partner Program (MSPP) benefits Microsoft’s Hosting Community Support Options Media Request Process Private Label Providers Licensing & Reporting Best Practices Q&A Audio Information:Dial:  1.888.264.2845Pass code:  4902  ...

7/8/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/8/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418459&culture=en-US 

 

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Technical Overview (Level 300) 

In this session, we will examine Remote Desktop Services for Windows Server 2008 R2.We will begin by discussing user experience improvements in RemoteApp and Remote Desktop. Then we will discuss remote application improvements by integrating Applications in start menu. Next, we will explore Remote Desktop Services manageability improvements. The topics will include TS Powershell support, improved application installs, single management console for both RemoteApp & Desktop connections and RemoteApp and Desktop Web Access, Single sign-on experience within a workspace, and connection broker install & profile management. Finally, we will explore how Remote Desktop Services improves presentation services by providing a single broker to connect users to virtual machines. The topics will include enhanced solution for VDI scenarios with Hyper-V.             Presenter: Yung Chou, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation Yung Chou is an IT Evangelist in the Microsoft Across America TechNet team. His previous roles and responsibilities within Microsoft include support account management, service deliveries, and as a Technology Specialist. His professional interests include Microsoft secure and dynamic collaboration solutions, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), Groove networks and security, and Windows Server 2008 virtualization solutions.  View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business WorkloadsIf you have questions or feedback, contact us   ...

7/9/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/9/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes

Primary Language:   English

Primary Target Audience:   IT Professional

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032416489&culture=en-US

 

Hosted Services Overview 

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft?  Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services. Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. For Audio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode:  9889742  ...

7/14/2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 7/14/2009 12:00 PM | Duration:60 Minutes