• Apply the critical Security Bulletin MS10-046 for the Windows Shell vulnerability

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    As announced earlier this month, LightSwitch Beta 1 was released yesterday, offering a simple, fast way to build applications for the desktop, web, and the cloud. This early look at the upcoming addition to the Visual Studio family allows you to build...
  • New SQL Server Migration Tools ready to download

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  • Get the updated preview release of Windows Home Server code name “Vail”

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  • Adapting your IT Skills for Cloud Computing

    The new TechNet ON feature package focuses on the role of IT in the Cloud and adapting your skills for success in the new platform. It starts out at the strategic level with an interview with Microsoft CIO Tony Scott . Then check out TechNet Magazine...