There is a fix for this worm, the details are on our security site at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx

Please read the above bulletin for the full details, the patches to prevent this worm are on that page.

Written by industry expert Mitch Tulloch with the Microsoft Virtualization Teams, Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions will teach you about the benefits of the latest virtualization technologies and how to plan, implement, and manage virtual infrastructure solutions.  The technologies covered include:   Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2009, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, and Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. Register to download the e-book, and sign up for the Microsoft Press Book Connection newsletter which provides news about upcoming releases and other special offers.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/books/virtualization.mspx

A team of IT Pro Evangelists from the US including:  Kevin Remde, Matt Hester, Chris Avis, Chris Henley, and Yung Chou is delivering a 20-part webcast series on Microsoft Virtualization Solutions starting January 14, 2009. The objectives of this series is not only to help you develop technical depth on various virtualization solutions with level 300 sessions, but to explain the essentials of a typical virtualization project in a real world implementation.

The following is a list of the sessions with links to the event registration pages. This is great opportunity to get informed on the trends, the technologies, the solutions, and how to get your IT environment strategically aligned and integrated with virtualization all in one place.

At same time, if you need to develop a business case for proposing your virtualization project, reference the virtualization ROI tool to realize the business values. And to help you accelerating your deployment of Microsoft virtualization technologies, there are developed methodology and readily available tools in Microsoft Virtualization Solution Accelerators.

Session List

1. 01/14/2009, TechNet Webcast: Virtualization in a Nutshell
2. 01/16/2009, TechNet Webcast: Selecting the Right Candidates for Virtualization
3. 01/21/2009, TechNet Webcast: Virtualizing Test and Development Environments for a Quick Return on Investment
4. 01/23/2009, TechNet Webcast: Managing the Virtualized Test and Development Environment
5. 01/28/2009, TechNet Webcast: If I Virtualize It, How Do I Manage It?
6. 01/29/2009, TechNet Webcast: Consolidation and Rapid Provisioning
7. 02/04/2009, TechNet Webcast: Building on Your Existing Virtual Environment
8. 02/06/2009, TechNet Webcast: Virtualization Solutions for High Availability
9. 02/11/2009, TechNet Webcast: Client-Side Virtualization
10. 02/13/2009, TechNet Webcast: Using Presentation Virtualization
11. 02/18/2009, TechNet Webcast: Scaling Terminal Services Out (1/2)
12. 02/20/2009, TechNet Webcast: Scaling Terminal Services Out (2/2)
13. 02/25/2009, TechNet Webcast: Running Legacy Applications with Virtualization (1/2)
14. 02/27/2009, TechNet Webcast: Running Legacy Applications with Virtualization (2/2)
15. 03/04/2009, TechNet Webcast: Creating a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
16. 03/06/2009, TechNet Webcast: Securing the Virtual Environments
17. 03/11/2009, TechNet Webcast: Virtualization with Centralized, Policy-Based Management
18. 03/13/2009, TechNet Webcast: Virtualization Solutions in Branch Offices
19. 03/20/2009, TechNet Webcast: Road Map for the Future of Virtualization
20. 03/24/2009, TechNet Webcast: Managing Virtual Solutions

Sign Up for the 20-part webcast series on Microsoft Virtualization Solutions

The Beta for Windows 7 is officially launched this week.

For TechNet subscribers, you can download Windows 7 Beta now here. On January 9th, the beta will open to all IT professionals on the Springboard Series for Windows 7 here.

Full details are available on the Springboard blog.