The latest version of Silverlight is available for creating rich media applications with attractive user interfaces. See how Silverlight is being used in the real world and check out the Silverlight Deployment Guide v2, which helps you plan for a corporate deployment of Silverlight.
Download Silverlight 4 here.
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You can now evaluate Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010, the new backup & recovery solution for unified data protection for Windows servers and clients. Register for the trial download and get access to technical resources—such as forums, solution accelerators, white papers and webcasts to aid in your evaluation.
Likewise, the System Center Essentials 2010 trial download is available along with resources from the experts to aid with your evaluation. System Center Essentials 2010 provides IT professionals in midsized organizations a unified physical and virtual IT management experience, enabling you to better secure, update, monitor, and troubleshoot from a single console.
Read more about the RTMs in Jason Buffington’s “All Backed Up” blog
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For all you developers, Visual Studio 2010 launches today. Watch the launch event, learn about VS 2010 from the experts compare 2010 editions and download the release candidate.
Check out the MSDN site and find How Do I? videos for Visual Studio 2010, a free e-book on Migrating to Visual Studio 2010, several MSDN Magazine articles on the new development environment, and more resources.
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April 29, 2010, 9:00 AM Pacific Time
The virtual roundtable “The Last Mile: Pilot and Deploy Windows 7” will cover the process of planning, testing, assessing and rolling out Windows 7 in an enterprise organization. Mark Russinovich will be joined by a panel of IT professionals who are currently in the piloting and deployment process, along with Microsoft subject matter experts who can speak in depth about the technologies.
The event will be broadcast live over the Web, and will be available for on-demand viewing following the broadcast. The discussion will be open and candid, with the panel sharing insights, dispelling myths and getting down to the real story around technical adoption of Windows technologies. Specific topics will include the role of the pilot and the critical information it provides, best practices and tips & tricks for ensuring a successful effort, tools and technologies that will help automate the pilot and deployment processes, and conducting a frank post-pilot assessment.
During the event, Mark will field questions coming in via the web from viewers across the globe. Questions can also be submitted in advance to vrtable@microsoft.com.
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The beta of the TechNet Wiki is now available for your contribution. This is TechNet’s new home for community-generated content about Microsoft technologies, and you’re invited to jump in and edit or create your own page. For more on this community platform service, check out Keith Combs’ blog post.
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