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Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:40 PM

Windows Server 2008 Service pack 2 has reached rtm!

On Wednesday April 29 th , the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) was achieved! Windows Server 2008 has seen great success and SP2 will make it that much better! SP2 includes all updates delivered since the release
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Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:26 PM

WebSphere + Windows = Love?

You probably remember Greg Leake first version of the .NET StockTrader sample application that he released nearly two years ago. The goal was to help customers tune performance of .NET applications. Greg recently updated his evidence to compare cost performance
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Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:33 PM

New Windows Server Video Love from TechNet Edge

In the midst of RC madness, the folks over at TechNet Edge , managed to find time to create a slew of cool videos. The mug you see next to the text is my boss, Ward Ralston, doing what he loves: talking enthusiastically about Windows Server 2008 R2. Ward’s
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Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:17 AM

R2: How Would You Manage Without It?

As many of you know, Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate (RC) is made available today to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, with broader availability from Microsoft.com on May 5th. As our final broad test milestone before RTM, this really is the best
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Friday, April 24, 2009 11:37 AM

IIS RECEIVES TWO PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

IIS Application Request Routing is Selected Winner in the Load Balancing Solution Category IIS URL Scan 3.1 is Selected Winner in the Web Filtering Solution Category Even though I stopped receiving sports trophies long ago, it still feels nice to win
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:33 PM

IIS SMOOTH STREAMING: NOW PLAYING ON AN INTERNET NEAR YOU

  Whether you’re a fan of Team USA swimming or not, you have to admit it was pretty exciting when the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay somehow came from behind to win gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Thanks to some exciting new media serving technologies
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:09 AM

Secure Anywhere Access: Realizing the Potential with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7

It was in 2007 at RSA that Bill Gates first spoke about his vision to enable secure and easy anywhere access to people and organizations. I remember people asking me then if this was just another grand vision that would take a decade to see light of day.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:47 AM

Video: Branch Infrastructure Optimization

In the video below Microsoft introduces three best practices that can help organizations cut branch and remote infrastructure costs. 1. Use virtualization technology to more efficiently use hardware and save money on energy 2. Centralize branch infrastructure
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Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:44 AM

Secure, cross-company collaboration

Below is a new Microsoft video about a company called Exostar . Using Windows Server Active Directory Federation Services, Certificate Server, and Forefront Security, Exostar enables global aerospace companies, such as BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin,
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:00 AM

Register for 'Is There a Cloud in Your Future?' Webcast

On Tuesday, April 28 at 11:00am PDT, Microsoft will continue its webcast series on 'How to Invest in the IT Infrastructure You Have While Preparing for Tomorrow' with Part 2 : "Is There a Cloud in Your Future?" Register here Join Zane Adam, Microsoft
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Friday, April 10, 2009 9:43 AM

The World Premiere of Ask Iain!

Welcome to the World Premiere of Ask Iain. I’m Iain McDonald, GM of Windows Server at Microsoft. I’ve been getting lots of questions from those dedicated Windows Server blog readers, so decided to launch, Ask Iain. I’ll use this forum to talk about a
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 2:32 PM

Register for ‘One Server Does Not Fit All’ Webcast

On April 14, at 9 a.m. PST , Microsoft will kick-off a webcast series on 'How to Invest in the IT Infrastructure You Have While Preparing for Tomorrow.’ Part 1 is titled "One Server Does Not Fit All." Bill Laing, Microsoft CVP Windows Server Division,
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:09 PM

IDC's Al Gillen gives his perspective on Windows Server 2008 Foundation

Well-known industry analyst Al Gillen, Vice President , from IDC takes a moment to tell us his perspective of Windows Server 2008 Foundation for customers and partners.
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009 6:28 AM

Welcome to the Family Windows Server 2008 Foundation!

It’s a big day for all of us on the Windows Server team as we welcome a new member to the family, Windows Server 2008 Foundation . Available through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partners as a pre-installed solution, Windows Server 2008 Foundation
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