VMM 2008 R2 with SP1 trial software evaluation--now featuring support for Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX--is now available for download in 64-bit editions for Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. VMM) 2008 R2 SP1 provides a comprehensive, cross-platform management solution for the virtualized data center that helps enable:

• centralized management of virtual IT infrastructure
• increased server utilization
• dynamic resource optimization of virtual IT infrastructure

Download the trial and see the product details page for more information.

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Windows Intune, Microsoft’s new cloud-based PC management and security solution, launched yesterday at the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) in Las Vegas. Intune is for organizations of all sizes, allowing IT to manage PCs over the Internet at a low monthly cost. You can try it before you buy it with the free 30-day trial. And the best news is that Intune subscribers will also receive upgrade rights to Windows 7 Enterprise and future versions of Windows, helping you lower support costs by standardizing on a single version of Windows while giving your users the best Windows experience.

You’ll also have the option of adding Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) tools, which will include two new updates announced today: Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring, and Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset.

Try it or buy it.

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System Center Configuration Manager 2012 helps IT empower people to use the devices and applications they need to be productive, while maintaining corporate compliance and control.

Using System Center Configuration Manager 2012, organizations can:

• Empower people to be productive from anywhere on whatever device they choose. This includes the wide range of devices that connect to Exchange ActiveSync, including Windows Phone, Symbian, iOS, and Android-based devices. Through the new application model, the best application experience can be delivered to the user based on their identity, their device, and their connection.
• Streamline operations with a unified infrastructure that integrates client management and protection across mobile, physical, and virtual environments. Improved capabilities such as Forefront Endpoint Protection integration, role based administration, and virtualization scenario support will simplify both infrastructure and processes for IT.
• Drive organizational efficiency for IT with improved visibility and enforcement options for maintaining system compliance. This means fewer mouse clicks to accomplish tasks and higher degrees of automation in activities such as patch management and settings enforcement.

Download System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2

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The beta release of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 is now ready for download. VMM 2012 is a management solution for the virtualized datacenter, enabling you to configure and manage your virtualization host, networking, and storage resources in order to create and deploy virtual machines and services to private clouds that you have created.

As a core component of the System Center suite, Virtual Machine Manager 2012 offers you the following benefits:

• Provision a flexible, agile, and cost-effective private cloud
• Manage heterogeneous virtual environments using a single tool
• Optimize your existing applications for private cloud deployment
• Simplify application provisioning and servicing

See the product details page for more information.

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Keep up with the pace of change in the cloud. This newly-launched Microsoft Cloud Hub offers the latest cloud news, videos and community content, plus and in-depth look at Microsoft's cloud solutions. Check out the new videos featuring Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Management and Security Brad Anderson discussing the choices IT pros can make in building their own clouds with Microsoft technology:

• Microsoft’s Comprehensive Cloud
• The Public Cloud is On
• Choosing the Private Cloud
• Using the Private Cloud Today

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