The SQL Server 2008 R2 Digital Tour has started. Find a host of resources on SQL Server 2008 R2, including videos, whitepapers, e-books, events, test drives and downloads . Also check out these related resources:

·       SQL Server 2008 R2 Books Online

·       SQL server 2008 R2 Lessons on Channel 9

·       Tuning the Performance of Change Data Capture in SQL Server 2008

To go hands-on with the product, Download the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Trial.

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Starting on June 1, teams of Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) will race to TechEd in the IT Grand Prix. This is a chance for MCPs to truly impact local non-profits in cities along the way by solving technical challenges they currently face. But the race isn’t just for those lucky teams of MCPs – they need their virtual Pit Crews as well to help accrue online points to send them to victory. Register now for your favorite virtual pit crew.

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Today we are excited to announce the availability of Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 for business customers. Take part in the Virtual Launch event. There are live and on-demand sessions scheduled all day from the launch venue in New York.

See first hand why Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 can empower your people to do their best work from more places with the Office Professional Plus 2010 Trial. Likewise, download the SharePoint Server 2010 Trial to test out the new business collaboration platform for the enterprise and web.

On TechNet, the planning and deployment resources have been updated on the Office 2010 TechCenter and SharePoint Server 2010 TechCenter. You can also discuss Office 2010 on TechNet Forums.

To dive deeper into SharePoint Server 2010, check out the Get Started with SharePoint Server 2010 video series and the SharePoint Server 2010 Advanced IT Pro Training.

For a full day of learning on both Office 2010 and SharePoint server 2010, the Launch 2010 Technical Readiness Series offers exploration, in-depth demos, and helps you tackle the infrastructure decisions.  

Finally, you can download the Virtual Machine to evaluate and demonstrate Office 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010.

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If you are looking to deploy Office 2010 client apps with Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), you will first need to install the Office 2010 Deployment Kit for App-V on the App-V sequencing station prior to monitoring the Office 2010 client installation. Then it must also be installed on the client machines to which the virtualized Office 2010 applications will be deployed.

It can be configured to enable certain system components to interact with virtualized Office 2010, including:

• Fast search in virtualized Outlook 2010 using Windows Desktop Search
• Ability for virtualized Office 2010 applications to open, edit, and save Office files hosted with Windows SharePoint
• Search indexing support for Office file types
• URL protocol redirection to virtualized Outlook 2010
• Print to virtualized OneNote 2010
• Mail control panel applet for virtualized Outlook 2010

Download the kit here

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Microsoft has just released Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint, which provides essential building blocks for secure collaboration by helping to prevent users from uploading or downloading documents containing malware, out-of-policy content, or sensitive information to SharePoint libraries. 

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