• What it means when Windows 7 reaches RTM

    The Windows 7 Team blog has posted a great update which describes what happens once Windows 7 hits that all-important milestone, Release to Manufacturing (RTM). See the blog post to read about the nuances of RTM, but here’s the gist of what to expect...
  • Get the Microsoft Security Update Guide and Microsoft Office Visualization Tool

    Want to better understand and use Microsoft security release information, processes, communications, and tools? Download the new Microsoft Security Update Guide for IT professionals, designed to help you manage organizational risk and develop a repeatable...
  • When can you get your hands on Windows 7 RTM?

    The answer to that question is “sooner than you might think.” The Windows Team Blog has posted details on when customers will be able to download the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) bits, and the availability depends on who you are. For instance...
  • Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Beta 2 has launched

    For those who didn’t sign up in advance last week for notification on the availability of the MDT 2010 Beta 2, just click here to get the toolkit . If you are already a member, click here . MDT 2010 is the next version of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit...
  • Microsoft contributes open source Linux drivers for Hyper-V

    Microsoft announced today that it has contributed 20,000 lines of code to the Linux kernel community. The code contribution, a Linux device driver, will be published on CodePlex , and will be immediately available to the Linux Community and customers...