Technical RollUp

November 2009 - Technical Rollup Mail - Unified Communications

conuktrm — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

News

Exchange

You Had Me At EHLO...

http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx

Microsoft UK UC Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/msukucc

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

Documents

Exchange

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

Quick Start Guide for Outlook Voice Access 2010

This download contains a quick reference sheet that can be used when navigating the menu system found in Outlook Voice Access.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=77f1f82e-5da1-4ab5-9969-d1eb72b2ee0f

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Microsoft Office Live Meeting Service Administrator's Guide

This guide provides the information administrators need to deploy Microsoft Office Live Meeting clients, configure their conference center, and manage the Microsoft Office Live Meeting service within their organizations.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=824a55c8-809a-4224-a8cd-f37b348b7481

Outlook

Fact Sheets

Quick overview of the accessibility features of major Microsoft products.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=9f347d12-1d8c-4336-a5b5-0e4a08ba1e67

Downloads

Antigen & Forefront

FCS 1.0 MS09-062

FCS 1.0 MS09-062

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=c0ce624c-8df3-4223-8a7a-5cba4ac334a8

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Microsoft Exchange Online Standard

Microsoft® Exchange Online is a hosted enterprise messaging solution based on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Exchange Online services include advanced e-mail features as well as calendaring, contact, and task management capabilities. This white paper describes the services and features that are included with the Standard offering of Exchange Online.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=6bef06c7-3ae6-40a7-a78e-eea670b4f605

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 972884

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

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 975611

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

Office Communications Server 2007 and 2007 R2 Visio stencils

The Office Communications Server 2007 and 2007 R2 Visio stencils contain icons for Office Communications Server 2007 and 2007 R2 server roles and components.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=543705f6-d02a-436e-8b34-5c796550022a

Outlook

Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB974771)

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=1b7acddc-b55c-4a64-a8bc-ee696b2d0eaa

Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB974810)

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=be9bc30f-8047-433f-bac1-cabc2ab7075b

Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook (On-Premise and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Service Provider Editions)

Install Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 for Outlook and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 for Outlook with Offline Access. For on-premise and Service Provider editions of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 only.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=60c4a6cc-59d7-416e-9f44-0ae8ff249768

Events/Webcasts

Antigen & Forefront

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Secure Messaging Solution (Level 200)

Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Join us for this webcast as we walk you through the best practices and technologies available to secure e-mail in your organization. After this webcast, you should know how to protect your Microsoft Exchange Server from malware and inappropriate content, how to protect your data from leaking into the wrong hands, and how to easily and securely publish your Exchange Server for access.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032425493&culture=en-US

Exchange

The U.S. Public Sector Virtual Launch: The New Efficiency (Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2008 R2, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

The U.S. Public Sector Virtual Launch: The New Efficiency

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032427820&culture=en-US

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Momentum Webcast: What's New with Office Communications Server 2007 R2? (Level 100)

Thursday, November 12, 2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 helps you deliver streamlined communications to users, so your organization can communicate with the right person, right now, from the applications they use most. Attend this webcast to learn about some of the new features introduced with the latest version of Office Communications Server. We discuss some of the new capabilities of software-powered voice over IP (VoIP), Web and audio/video conferencing, and enterprise instant messaging through Office Communications Server 2007 R2.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032428471&culture=en-US

Momentum Webcast: Reduce Your Training Expense and Increase Technology Adoption (Level 100)

Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Businesses are constantly looking for ways save money, improve efficiency, and innovate. As a result, businesses are turning to their IT departments to help save money by controlling costs, improving efficiency, and increasing revenue streams through innovation. Microsoft offers an integrated set of tools and resources that can help your organization adopt an intuitive and familiar solution that maximizes user productivity and reduces training costs.

Join us to learn how the familiar and intuitive interface associated with Microsoft products—such as Live Meeting, Office Communicator 2007, SharePoint Server, and Office 2010—let you deploy technology solutions more rapidly, reduce training time, and increase the technology adoption rate, allowing you to focus on the business at hand.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032428477&culture=en-US

Momentum Webcast: Save Money and Travel with Integrated and Interoperable Communications (Level 100)

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

In this webcast, you learn how to reduce telecommunication and travel costs by getting the right information to the right people at the right time. Discover how your organization can replace many in-person meetings and training sessions with an immersive Web and video conferencing solution from Microsoft. Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 now gives you in-house audio conferencing capabilities, so you can eliminate your outsourced audio conferencing costs. Long distance and cellular phone charges can also be slashed by using a more cost-effective voice over IP (VoIP) solution and by communicating more effectively with presence and instant messaging technologies.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032428474&culture=en-US

New KB's

Antigen & Forefront

Antigen 8.0 for IM EN: Description of Service Pack 1 for Antigen 8.0 for IM and Service Pack 1 for Antigen version 8.0 for SharePoint

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975850/EN-US

Antigen 9.0 for Exchange AL: Description of the upgrade licensing process for Antigen 9.0 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939417/EN-US

Exchange

Exchange Svr 2000 EN: How To Use MKCOL in WebDAV to Create a New Folder (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289871/EN-US

Exchange Svr 2000 EN: How To Use MOVE in WebDAV to Move a Mail Item to Another Folder (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290197/EN-US

Exchange Svr 2000 EN: How To Use COPY in WebDAV to Copy a Mail Item to Another Folder (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290407/EN-US

Exchange Svr 2000 EN: How To List Public Folders by Using WebDAV (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291171/EN-US

Exchange Svr 2000 EN: How To Get and Set a Property on a Public Folder Item Using WebDAV (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300185/EN-US

Exchange Svr 2007 SP1 AL: The transport rule "when the Subject field or the body of the message contains text patterns" does not work accurately on an Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1-based computer (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947662/EN-US

Exchange Svr Ent 2003 EN: The Inetinfo.exe process crashes in the MSExchange.UceContentFilter.dll module on a computer that is running an Exchange Server 2003 server and that has Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) enabled (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958625/EN-US

Exchange Svr Ent 2003 EN: Exchange Server 2003 users cannot reply to an e-mail message that was sent from Lotus Notes when the Lotus Notes user's e-mail address contains 8-bit ASCII characters (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961892/EN-US

Exchange Svr Ent 2007 AL: Security warning when you start Outlook 2007 and then connect to a mailbox that is hosted on a server that is running Exchange Server 2007 or Exchange Server 2010: "The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site" (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940726/EN-US

Exchange Svr Ent 2007 AL: Proceeding calls may not work when Audio/Video (A/V) Edge Server is specified in the Mediation Server properties for Audio/Video Edge Authentication purposes in an Exchange server 2007 and Office Communication Server 2007 integration environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970891/EN-US

Exchange Svr Ent 2007 AL: A new Exchange 2007 database cannot be mounted, and you receive a "MapiExceptionNoAccess: Unable to mount database, (hr=0x80070005, ec=-2147024891)" error

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976066/EN-US

Exchange Svr Standard 2010 AL: Event ID 9519 "Error 0x80004005" is logged in the Application log when you try to mount a database in Exchange Server 2010 or in Exchange Server 2007 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925825/EN-US

Exchange Svr Standard 2010 AL: Users who use Outlook 2003 cannot publish their free/busy data in Exchange Server 2010 or in Exchange Server 2007 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945602/EN-US

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Office Comm Svr Ent 2007 R2 AL: Error message and Create Pool wizard does not complete if you use a default instance of SQL Server that listens on a nonstandard port: "Database installation path must be valid"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975030/EN-US

Office Comm Svr Std 2007 EN: Description of the update package for Office Communications Server 2007: April 2009 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961569/EN-US

Office Live Meeting 2007 AL: The "Meet Now Options" dialog box for the Windows-based Live Meeting 2007 client does not appear correctly or contain scroll bars

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961604/EN-US

Office Live Meeting 2007 AL: Error message when you play back a recording of a session of the Windows-based Office Live Meeting 2007 client: "(0xc00d11b1): An error occurred in the media player while attempting to play the file"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974416/EN-US

Office Live Meeting 2007 AL: On a computer that is running Windows Vista, you cannot install the Windows-based Live Meeting 2007 client when the "Do not save encrypted pages to disk" setting is enabled for Internet Explorer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974853/EN-US

Office Live Meeting 2007 AL: The sharing of a desktop or a program stops in the Windows-based Live Meeting 2007 client when you start the Application Virtualization client

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974859/EN-US

Office Live Meeting 2007 AL: After you install update 974251, basic authentication for HTTP Proxy is enabled by default in Office Live Meeting 2007

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974860/EN-US

Office Live Meeting 2007 AL: The dialog box that prompts you to delete or to save a recording does not appear when you exit a meeting in the Windows-based Live Meeting 2007 client

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974861/EN-US

Office Live Meeting 2007 AL: Some text is not displayed in PowerPoint when you play back high fidelity presentation format recordings in the Windows-based Live Meeting 2007 client

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974863/EN-US

Office Live Meeting 2007 AL: When the Windows-based Live Meeting 2007 client converts PowerPoint slides to .png files, text from the slides overlays other text or is distorted in the .png files

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974864/EN-US

Office Live Meeting 2007 AL: When you upload a PowerPoint presentation in the Windows-based Live Meeting 2007 client, the file size of the presentation differs from the file size of the presentation in the client log files

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974865/EN-US

Office Live Meeting 2007 AL: You can select or clear the "Enable Meeting Lobby for this meeting" check box in the Windows-based Live Meeting 2007 client

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974900/EN-US

Outlook

Outlook 2002 Win32 EN: MS09-060: Description of the security update for Microsoft Outlook 2002: October 13, 2009 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973702/EN-US

Outlook 2003 Win32 AL: MS08-015: Description of the security update for Outlook 2003: March 11, 2008 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945432/EN-US

Outlook 2003 Win32 AL: MS09-060: Description of the security update for Outlook 2003: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973705/EN-US

Outlook 2003 Win32 AL: Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974771/EN-US

Outlook 2003 Win32 AL: Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package (Outlooknminus1.msp): September 23, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975123/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: When you use delegates in Outlook 2007, it is recommended that the manager and all the delegates use Outlook 2007 Service Pack 2 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924470/EN-US

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Error message when you start Outlook 2007 to configure an Exchange 2003 mailbox if the AutoDiscover\'ZeroConfigExchange' policy is set: "The connection to Microsoft Exchange is unavailable" (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927481/EN-US

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: The importance and the sensitivity of e-mail messages can be changed after you set a policy in Outlook 2007 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954228/EN-US

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: MS09-060: Description of the security update for Outlook 2007: October 13, 2009 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972363/EN-US

Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter update: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974810/EN-US

November 2009 - Technical Rollup Mail - SQL Server

conuktrm — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

News

Forrester Research

SQL Server 2008 Ups Pressure On Competitors; Microsoft Boosts Manageability, BI, Performance, Productivity, and Security
For the majority of mission-critical applications today, SQL Server 2008 already has the strongest combination of price/performance, manageability, security, and DBA productivity. The latest version of SQL Server from Microsoft SQL Server 2008 offers hundreds of new DBMS features that boost the productivity of database administrators (DBAs) and developers, improve support for larger databases, and enhance security.

Forrester Research

The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Database Management Systems, Q2 2009
This Forrester Wave assesses more than a dozen firms based primarily on their enterprise open source and closed source database management systems. Forrester named Microsoft a ‘leader’ in the DBMS Wave and states that Microsoft is “The most aggressive DBMS vendor with a strong road map.” In this Wave, Forrester categorizes Leaders as offering “broad set of functionality to support any critical transactional application.”

Gartner, Inc.

Gartner 2006 worldwide RDBMS market share reports highest growth rate in market share for Microsoft SQL Server. With 28% growth in market share, growth is almost twice the nearest competitor at 14.8% growth.

Gartner, Inc.

This Magic Quadrant depicts Gartner's analysis of how data warehouse DBMS software-only vendors measure against specific criteria within the marketplace.

Gartner, Inc.

Microsoft is positioned in Leaders Quadrant for Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, 2009.

IDC

SQL Server is the fastest growing Database and Business Intelligence vendor.

IDC

SQL Server ships more units than Oracle and IBM combined.

The OLAP Report

SQL Server is the #1 OLAP Server on the market

Dark Reading

Study: SQL Server Is Safest DB

NGS Software Insight Security Research

Which database is more secure? Oracle vs. Microsoft. Since July 2003 more than 100 critical Oracle database security vulnerabilities have been identified, compared to zero for SQL Server for that period.

Transaction Processing Performance Council

Microsoft SQL Server and Unisys are the first to publish TPC-E benchmark results.

Winter Corporation

SQL Server Manages the World's Largest Databases.

ChannelWeb: CRN Staff

Microsoft SQL Server recognized as Best Seller and Top Growth Best Seller by CRN Magazine.

Other

Technical RollUp

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

Downloads

Other

SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 Beta 2 for Windows Desktop

SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 Beta 2 is an embedded database that allows developers to build robust applications for Windows desktops and mobile devices. The download contains the files for installing SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 Beta 2 on Windows desktop.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=411ba1c5-ba57-45b6-9148-91bed6e7a9f1

SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 Beta 2 for Windows Desktop

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=411ba1c5-ba57-45b6-9148-91bed6e7a9f1

SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 Beta 2 for Windows Desktop

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=411ba1c5-ba57-45b6-9148-91bed6e7a9f1

Security Update for SQL Server Reporting Services 2000 Service Pack 2 (KB970899)

A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server Reporting Services 2000 Service Pack 2 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=33554f96-5af7-4683-a537-9db293b67b8d

SQL 2000

Security Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (KB970895)

A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=d971a262-1dfb-498c-a4f3-59fdc1b85d23

Security Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (KB970892)

A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=0d878f4b-71e8-4170-9a14-1bce684811ce

Security Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (KB970896)

A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=76d3d653-e9a0-48bc-afae-d3553f7b9235

Security Update for SQL Server Reporting Services 2000 Service Pack 2 (KB970899)

A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server Reporting Services 2000 Service Pack 2 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=33554f96-5af7-4683-a537-9db293b67b8d

Security Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (KB970894)

A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e6f307c1-8b21-406e-9c6f-b1a3a1e9a98f

SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 Beta 2 for Windows Desktop

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=411ba1c5-ba57-45b6-9148-91bed6e7a9f1

SQL 2005

How to protect SAP with DPM 2007 sp1

This whitepaper discusses why and how to protect SAP environments running on Microsoft SQL Server with Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 sp1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=aa704f3e-aee5-418d-a63b-0e467b25b58f

Security Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (KB970895)

A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=d971a262-1dfb-498c-a4f3-59fdc1b85d23

Security Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (KB970892)

A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=0d878f4b-71e8-4170-9a14-1bce684811ce

Security Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (KB970896)

A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=76d3d653-e9a0-48bc-afae-d3553f7b9235

Security Update for SQL Server Reporting Services 2000 Service Pack 2 (KB970899)

A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server Reporting Services 2000 Service Pack 2 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=33554f96-5af7-4683-a537-9db293b67b8d

Security Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (KB970894)

A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=e6f307c1-8b21-406e-9c6f-b1a3a1e9a98f

SQL Server Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies

The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies is a Web download that provides features for running a report server within a larger deployment of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=f4d4d0ae-e5d4-4ed1-8d78-7137578161ce

SQL Server Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=648766ac-2a35-4238-a3f4-c26d7077f2a9

SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 Beta 2 for Windows Desktop

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=411ba1c5-ba57-45b6-9148-91bed6e7a9f1

SQL 2008

How to protect SAP with DPM 2007 sp1

This whitepaper discusses why and how to protect SAP environments running on Microsoft SQL Server with Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 sp1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=aa704f3e-aee5-418d-a63b-0e467b25b58f

Communications Server 2007 R2 Site Resiliency White Paper

This white paper provides guidelines and best practices for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 site resiliency.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=c930febb-3a44-4bf3-969d-1c52675a7063

Events/Webcasts

Momentum Webcast: Emerge Stronger with Microsoft Business Intelligence (Level 100)

Monday, November 09, 2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Discover how a Microsoft total business intelligence solution can help your organization emerge stronger from the economic downturn. In this presentation, we discuss how to use your existing technologies to identify cost-cutting opportunities, streamline operations, and strengthen and grow your customer base in today's marketplace.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032429506&culture=en-US

Momentum Webcast: Emerge Stronger with Microsoft BI: Operational Improvement (Level 100)

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Join us for part three of our four-part Emerge Stronger series on how the total Microsoft Business Intelligence solution can enable you to maximize your technology during the economic downturn. This presentation builds on the overview in the first webcast by providing a detailed look into how you can free cash from operations while keeping and growing your operational strength.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032428087&culture=en-US

New KB's

SQL 2000

SQL Svr 2000 Reporting Svcs EN: MS09-062: Description of the security update for GDI+ for SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Service Pack 2: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970899/EN-US

SQL 2005

Report Viewer Redistrib 2005 SP1: MS09-062: Description of the security update for Microsoft Report Viewer 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971117/EN-US

SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2: MS09-062: Description of the security update for GDI+ for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 GDR: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970895/EN-US

SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2: MS09-062: Description of the security update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 QFE: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970896/EN-US

SQL Svr 2005 Analysis Svcs EN: FIX: You cannot process an object when you change or delete another unrelated object at the same time in the same database in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975748/EN-US

SQL Svr 2005 Analysis Svcs EN: FIX: You receive an incorrect result when you run an MDX query against a dimension that has a parent/child relationship, and uses the unary operator after you install Cumulative Update 3 for SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services SP3 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975783/EN-US

SQL Svr 2005 Analysis Svcs EN: FIX: Error message after you perform a Process Update on a dimension used on a cube that contains a writeback partition: "Errors in the high-level relational engine. The data source view does not contain a definition for the <tablename> table or view"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976030/EN-US

SQL Svr 2005 SP3 AL: MS09-062: Description of the security update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 GDR: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970892/EN-US

SQL Svr 2005 SP3 AL: MS09-062: Description of the security update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 QFE: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970894/EN-US

SQL Svr Enterprise Edtn 2005 EN: How to shrink the tempdb database in SQL Server (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307487/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: How to monitor blocking in SQL Server 2005 and in SQL Server 2000 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/271509/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: SQL Server Agent jobs may fail after you change the SQL Server Agent service startup account by using the Windows Service Control Manager (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911305/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: Tuning options for SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 when running in high performance workloads (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920093/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Error message in the database mail log when you try to use the sp_send_dbmail stored procedure to send an e-mail in SQL Server 2005: "Invalid XML message format received on the ExternalMailQueue" (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928789/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: On a computer that has a multicore processor, if the ratio of logical processors to physical sockets is not a power of 2, you cannot install SQL Server 2005 (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954835/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: The connection to a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services catalog database encounters an error, and the connection is not reset

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972926/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: You use the COUNT function on a column that is returned by a subquery that returns no rows in SQL Server 2005, and an incorrect result is returned

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974067/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: A memory leak may occur if you use a linked server query to retrieve a sql_variant column from a remote server in SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974130/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Error message in the SQL Server 2005 Errorlog file after the SQL Server service stops responding: “Timeout occurred while waiting for latch”

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974205/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: A deadlock occurs when you perform an operation that cleans up the security cache in SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974296/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Error message when you use database mirroring in SQL Server 2005, and an assertion failure occurs intermittently: "SQL Server Assertion: File: <loglock.cpp>, line=823 Failed Assertion = 'result == LCK_OK'."

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974319/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Database restore operation may fail during the recovery phase when the database uses query notification in SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974777/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: An API cursor plan that is created by a plan guide is not reused when the cursor is active

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974785/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: A "DBCC CHECKDB" statement or a "DBCC CHECKTABLE" statement reports errors after you rebuild an XML index in SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974985/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: The restore operation takes a long time when you restore a database that has query notification enabled in SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975089/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Deadlocks may occur when multiple concurrent query notification subscriptions are fired on same objects in SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975090/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: Capitalization and accent changes on a column of user-defined data type are not propagated in SQL Server 2005 merge replication

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975134/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: For SQL Server Compact Edition (CE) Subscribers, only schema without data is replicated for newly added articles to an existing Merge Publication using “ExchangeType.Upload” (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975159/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: You receive an incorrect result when you run a query that uses a ranking function on a partitioned table in SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975230/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: A SELECT statement returns an incorrect result set if a linked server is being used in SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975417/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: The database mirroring session is suspended when you add more than one log transaction file to a folder on the principle server that does not exist on the mirror server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975681/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard Edtn 2005 EN: FIX: You receive an incorrect result when you run a query that uses a parallel execution plan in SQL Server 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976041/EN-US

SQL 2008

Report Viewer Redistrib 2008: MS09-062: Description of the security update for Microsoft Report Viewer 2008 Redistributable Package: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971118/EN-US

Report Viewer Redistrib 2008: MS09-062: Description of the security update for Microsoft Report Viewer 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package: October 13, 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971119/EN-US

SQL Svr Enterprise 2008 EN: Error messages may be logged in the SQL Server error log after you run a DBCC command in SQL Server (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926070/EN-US

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

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

SQL Svr Standard 2008 EN: Updates to Microsoft SQL server 2008 will fail after an edition upgrade (Updated)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970608/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard 2008 EN: FIX: The performance decreases when you open the Report Builder (RB) ClickOnce application after you install SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974371/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard 2008 EN: FIX: The row count is incorrect after you run a "BULK INSERT" statement by using SQL Server JDBC driver 2.0 to insert data into a table

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975565/EN-US

SQL Svr Standard 2008 EN: The SQL Server 2008 Books Online shortcuts and the SQL Server 2008 Books Online folder disappear from Start menu after you install the May 2009 version of SQL Server 2008 Books Online

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976115/EN-US

November 2009 - Technical Rollup Mail - Security

conuktrm — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

News

Securing the Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679063&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

By building on the same security principles used to manage risks to Microsoft software development and operating environments, the Online Services Security and Compliance (OSSC) team at Microsoft has created an online Information Security Program—one that results in continuous improvements to security for the Microsoft cloud computing environment. Find out what cloud computing at Microsoft means today.

Government Requirements for a Secure Cloud http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679064&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Learn about the U.S. Government’s vision for cloud computing, beginning with Apps.gov, an online marketplace where federal agencies can find and purchase cloud-based IT services.

Updated Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance Planning Guide Now Available http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679065&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Learn how to meet Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements using standard Microsoft products and technologies.

Filtering (Obfuscating) Sensitive Text in SQL Server http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12594584&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Download Data Protection Manager 2010 Beta http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12667775&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

A key enhancement in the Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 beta is that it protects virtual machines deployed on Windows Server 2008 R2 using Cluster Shared Volumes clusters as well as stand-alone Hyper-V servers and Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V clusters. Plus, the DPM 2010 laptop feature is completely rebuilt and offers an optimised experience for DPM administrators as well as the laptop user.

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October, 2009

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

Microsoft Product Lifecycle Information

Find information about your particular products on the Microsoft Product Lifecycle http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12355452&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474 Web site.

See a list of supported service packs http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12355453&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474: Microsoft provides free software updates for security and non-security issues for all supported service packs

Security Bulletin Overview for October 2009

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Blog Post http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679074&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Windows Media Video (WMV) http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679075&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Windows Media Audio (WMA) http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679076&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

iPod Video (MP4) http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679077&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

MP3 Audio http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679078&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

High Quality WMV (2.5 Mbps) http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679079&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Zune Video (WMV) http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679080&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Forefront Edge Security

Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Release Candidate Now Available

Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (TMG) allows employees to safely and productively use the Internet for business without worrying about malware and other threats. It provides multiple layers of continuously updated protections – including URL filtering, antimalware inspection, intrusion prevention, application- and network-layer firewall, and HTTP/HTTPS inspection - that are integrated into a unified, easy to manage gateway, reducing the cost and complexity of Web security.

http://technet.microsoft.com/evalcenter/ee423778.aspx

Forefront TMG and ISA 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:

Network Load Balancing (NLB) configuration settings in Forefront TMG: to clear or not to clear?

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/09/29/network-load-balancing-nlb-configuration-settings-in-forefront-tmg-to-clear-or-not-to-clear.aspx

Forefront TMG introduces the Preparation Tool to make setup easier

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/09/30/forefront-tmg-introduces-the-preparation-tool-to-make-setup-easier.aspx

Forefront TMG - Dynamic GAPA Engine Updates

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/01/forefront-tmg-dynamic-gapa-engine-updates.aspx

Introducing the Forefront Experts Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/05/introducing-the-forefront-experts-blog.aspx

Mainstream Support Ending for ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition SP3

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/05/mainstream-support-ending-for-isa-server-2004-standard-edition-sp3.aspx

MRS Feedback and Error Reporting Portal (beta) is live

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/07/mrs-feedback-and-error-reporting-portal-beta-is-live.aspx

Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Release Candidate Now Available

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/11/forefront-threat-management-gateway-2010-release-candidate-now-available.aspx

Problems with user sets in cross forest scenarios

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/14/problems-with-user-sets-in-cross-forest-scenarios.aspx

The ISP Redundancy Feature of Forefront TMG

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/14/the-isp-redundancy-feature-of-forefront-tmg.aspx

Understanding HTTP logging in Microsoft Forefront TMG

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/15/understanding-http-logging-in-microsoft-forefront-tmg.aspx

Network Inspection System (NIS) in Forefront TMG Release Candidate

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/18/network-inspection-system-nis-in-forefront-tmg-release-candidate.aspx

Common Problems while Implementing HTTPS Inspection on Forefront TMG 2010 RC

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/19/common-problems-while-implementing-https-inspection-on-forefront-tmg-2010-rc.aspx

Forefront TMG is SIP-aware

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/21/forefront-tmg-is-sip-aware.aspx

TMG Client introduces automatic detection using Active Directory

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/23/tmg-client-introduces-automatic-detection-using-active-directory.aspx

Error 500 “Not Supported” while browsing Internet through ISA Server 2006

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/25/error-500-not-supported-while-browsing-internet-through-isa-server-2006.aspx

Forefront TMG and BranchCache: Which should I deploy in my organization?

http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2009/10/26/forefront-tmg-and-branchcache-which-should-i-deploy-in-my-organization.aspx

Forefront Unified Access Gateway & 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

Forefront Unified Access Gateway Product Team Blog

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

Beta 2 Configuration Migration to RC0 - It’s Pretty Simple

http://blogs.technet.com/edgeaccessblog/archive/2009/10/06/beta-2-configuration-migration-to-rc0-it-s-pretty-simple.aspx

Authenticating Exchange Mail Applications using UAG RC0

http://blogs.technet.com/edgeaccessblog/archive/2009/10/12/authenticating-exchange-mail-applications-using-uag-rc0.aspx

Deep dive into UAG DirectAccess (IPv6 and DirectAccess)

http://blogs.technet.com/edgeaccessblog/archive/2009/10/13/deep-dive-into-uag-directaccess-ipv6-and-directaccess.aspx

Insufficient Disk Space Error on e-Gap 3.6 version installation

http://blogs.technet.com/edgeaccessblog/archive/2009/10/15/insufficient-disk-space-error-on-e-gap-3-6-version-installation.aspx

Deep dive into UAG DirectAccess (Certificates)

http://blogs.technet.com/edgeaccessblog/archive/2009/10/27/deep-dive-into-uag-directaccess-certificates.aspx

Documents

BinScope Binary Analyzer http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679066&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

This Microsoft verification tool analyzes binaries on a project-wide level to ensure that they have been built in compliance with Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) requirements and recommendations.

MiniFuzz File Fuzzer http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679067&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

MiniFuzz is a simple fuzzer designed to ease adoption of fuzz testing by nonsecurity people who are unfamiliar with file fuzzing tools or have never used them in their current software development processes.

Security Tip of the Month: Using BinScope Binary Analyzer to Improve Code Security http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679068&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

As software becomes more vulnerable to attacks, it is important that your team is equipped with tools that effectively help them write more secure code. Learn how to use BinScope to quickly and easily verify that your code complies with the requirements of the Microsoft SDL.

Channel 9 Video: Developing and Deploying Your First Windows Azure Service http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679069&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Take a tour of the capabilities of the Microsoft cloud platform by building and running a simple service using the platform SDK. This demo-heavy video highlights some of the features of the platform including service management, storage, and an integrated developer experience.

Windows Azure Blob: Programming Blob Storage http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679070&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Windows Azure Storage provides durable, scalable, available, secure, and performance-efficient storage services for the cloud, and it does this through familiar and easy-to-use programming interfaces. Windows Azure Blob provides a simple interface for storing named files along with metadata for a file. Learn about the Windows Azure Blob programming interface and the advanced blob concepts.

How Do I: Use Smart Encryption Techniques for Cloud Apps? http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679071&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Get familiar with the encryption algorithms and practices used to create cryptographic schemes for your cloud applications. Learn more about symmetric and asymmetric encryption algorithms, the SHA256 hash encryption algorithms, and how to implement these in a simple application.

Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - October Update http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679072&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

This comprehensive set of technical content includes hands-on labs, presentations, and demos designed to help you learn how to use and develop for the Windows Azure platform including Windows Azure, SQL Azure, and .NET Services.

Design Considerations for Cloud Computing: Securing the .NET Service Bus http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12679073&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Explore ways to secure the .NET Services Bus and learn about helper classes and utilities to automate many of the details.

Downloads

2007 Office system (SP2) Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool

This download includes updated Group Policy Administrative Template and Office Customization Tool OPA files; an updated Office Customization Tool; and ADMX and ADML versions of the Administrative Template files. This update assumes that you have updated your 2007 Office System applications with the 2007 Office System Service Pack 2 (SP2).

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=73d955c0-da87-4bc2-bbf6-260e700519a8

Update for Root Certificates [September 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=c14f8940-71b7-41e3-8749-a00e01e22f17

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

MAR PC Enforcement Messaging QA

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ebae76f2-deb9-4277-9427-3b73201c706c

MAR PC Products Settlement

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f3a26af7-6ad0-4b1b-9cc6-ee0214f19ada

Antigen 8.1 Privacy Statement

This document describes the privacy policy for the 8.1 release of Antigen

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c5b708ec-68c5-468b-9877-f3919c831078

Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) RC0

Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) is a secure application gateway, to manage, control, and optimize remote access for managed and non-managed endpoints, to corporate applications and resources. Forefront UAG RC0 provides a number of new features, including support for migration from Forefront UAG Beta 2.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a3f5729a-3989-4f60-980f-1b87dd198988

Forefront™ Identity Manager 2010 Release Candidate 1

This download contains the Release Candidate 1 (RC1) version of Microsoft® Forefront™ Identity Manager (FIM) 2010.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4bb3f16b-27f8-4c1d-922f-2c7b522d9ad6

Forefront™ Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 Datasheet

Two-page overview of FIM 2010

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1c4214cb-07ab-4fd0-b29e-f226f41244b3

Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5

The Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5 installs the Windows Live ID online provider for Windows 7. This provider enables linking a Windows Live ID to a Windows 7 user account.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5e193cfe-f45a-4e29-b6b7-984e7802c639

How to Protect Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 sp1

This whitepaper discusses why and how to protect Microsoft Dynamics AX with Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 sp1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8df9233b-5278-4a3d-837e-780113c6ccc6

How to Protect Essential Business Server (EBS) 2008 and Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 sp1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e2768b94-418e-44e8-a6b5-26dfa83ae157

How to protect SAP running on SQL Server with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 sp1

This whitepaper discusses why and how to protect SAP environments running on Microsoft SQL Server with Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 sp1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=aa704f3e-aee5-418d-a63b-0e467b25b58f

Getting Started with DPM 2010 Client Computer Protection

Overview of DPM 2010 client computer protection - including UI and features

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b880c90b-60cc-4087-b5e5-308e4ac8c78f

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

Internet Safety Education - Model Legislation

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ab7581a3-7744-4d62-b093-f7e92c101d58

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance Planning Guide

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance Planning Guide is designed to help organizations meet Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d8320df1-d0d0-469f-a6fc-b53987bd74c2

Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint Beta 2

Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint prevents users from uploading or downloading documents containing malware, out-policy content, or sensitive information to SharePoint libraries.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=01bfa7c6-84be-478f-8b78-6875ad71a98b

Windows 2000 Threat Mitigation Guide

The Windows 2000 Threat Mitigation Guide is designed to provide you with the best information available to assess and counter security risks specific to computers running Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 (SP4) or later in your environment.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3452628c-e559-43cc-89b6-7bd122caf143

Microsoft Threat Management Gateway Privacy Statement

This document describes the privacy policy for Microsoft® Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=625d16c4-2def-4c73-9fdb-9858eef015d6

Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Release Candidate

Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 allows employees to safely and productively use the Internet without worrying about malware and other threats. Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 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

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [October 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 Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter for x64-based Systems [October 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=749e10cd-f40c-4f94-8e38-d4221ded7652

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

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

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

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

Exchange Hosted Archive Service Description

Microsoft Exchange Hosted Archive (EHA) provides a centralized, easily accessible e-mail and IM repository to assist organizations manage retention, compliance, e-discovery, and regulatory requirements. This whitepaper describes the services and features that are included in Exchange Hosted Archive.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f67bf2f7-4dc4-4f2d-bb4f-8a447ab89051

Forefront Security for Office Communications Server Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007

Forefront Security for Office Communications Server Management Pack provides real-time insight into the health and performance of key Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (Version 10) components and services.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f0618e3e-fee2-4415-85d2-5d6c1bba0832

Events/WebCasts

Microsoft SDL – Developer Starter Kit http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12486214&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

Security Awareness Materials http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12486215&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=12486216&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=12486217&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474

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: Microsoft Information Protection Solution (Level 200)

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Secure Messaging Solution (Level 200)

Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Secure Endpoint Solution (Level 200)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M. Pacific Time

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

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

MSDN Webcast: Real-World Solutions: Project Server Security in SQL Server Reporting Services (Level 300)Tuesday, November 24, 2009 1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M. Pacific Time

Momentum Webcast: Business-Ready Security (Level 100)

Monday, November 30, 2009 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Pacific Time

On-Demand Security Webcasts

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

Visit TechNet Spotlight: www.microsoft.com/technetspotlight

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

New or updated KB’s

Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition & Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard

Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition does not translate URL-encoded links

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973827

Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition crashes with event ID 14057 when a request is sent to the Web content that is expired in the Threat Management Gateway cache

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973516

Intelligent Application Gateway 2007

Description of Update 2 for Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 Service Pack 2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975491