News Introducing Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9739347 Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP) 2010 Beta is now available for download. FEP, the next generation release of Forefront Client Security, will simplify and improve endpoint protection while greatly reducing infrastructure costs. It builds on System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, enabling you to use the existing client management…
Year: 2010
August 2010 – Technology Rollup Mail – Manageability
News Management Pack Authoring Guide Complete! The final section of the Operations Manager Management Pack Authoring Guide just went live! http://blogs.technet.com/b/mpauthor/archive/2010/07/14/management-pack-authoring-guide-complete.aspx Configuration Manager & SMS Steve Rachui’s Manageability blog – ConfigMgr/OpsMgr http://blogs.msdn.com/steverac/ System Center WebLog by Russ Slaten http://blogs.msdn.com/rslaten/ The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog http://blogs.technet.com/configurationmgr/ The Deployment Guys http://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys System Center Configuration Manager Solutions…
August 2010 – Technology Rollup Mail – Unified Communications
News Antigen & Forefront http://blogs.technet.com/forefront http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds Exchange http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/msukucc Hosted Messaging Collaboration Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting http://communicationsserverteam.com/ http://communicationsserverteam.com Office Communicator Team Blog http://communicatorteam.com Outlook http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx Other Next Hop Technical Resources – Office Communications Server | TechNet http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ocs/ee465814.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/themasterblog Documents Antigen & Forefront Microsoft Antigen SP2 Documentation Microsoft Antigen SP2 Documentation http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=7d00160e-4d15-4459-98a3-89f393ac008e Exchange Infrastructure…
August 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – SQL Server
News SQL 2008 R2 Leading Research Firm Gartner, Inc. Publishes Two Important Notes on Microsoft PowerPivot http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/07/27/leading-research-firm-gartner-inc-publishes-two-important-notes-on-microsoft-powerpivot.aspx If you haven’t already tried out PowerPivot, or if you need a little help educating your IT department on SQL Server 2008 R2, Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010, check out these two reports from leading research firm, Gartner,…
August 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Internet
News Biztalk Server HCL Technologies – IT Company Speeds Time-to-Market, Designs Applications up to 40 Percent Faster http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-.NET-Framework-3.5/HCL-Technologies/IT-Company-Speeds-Time-to-Market-Designs-Applications-up-to-40-Percent-Faster/4000007768 GCommerce – Service Provider Transforms Special-Order Process with Cloud-Based Inventory Solution http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Windows-Azure/GCommerce/Service-Provider-Transforms-Special-Order-Process-with-Cloud-Based-Inventory-Solution/4000007733 Peet’s Coffee & Tea – Premium Specialty Coffee Roaster and Distributor Manages Growth with Outstanding Quality http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-Dynamics-AX/Peet-s-Coffee-Tea/Premium-Specialty-Coffee-Roaster-and-Distributor-Manages-Growth-with-Outstanding-Quality/4000007910 spectrum|K – IT Firm Helps Health Insurers Adapt…
July 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Manageability
News Opalis Integration Server 6.2.2 SP1 Now Available Following a successful MMS event a few weeks ago, where we demonstrated the process automation and integration capabilities of Opalis, we are pleased to announce the availability of Opalis Integration server 6.2.2 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This latest service pack demonstrates our commitment to maintaining and delivering…
July 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – SQL Server
News SQL 2008 R2 SYSPREP in SQL Server 2008 R2 http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/06/15/sysprep-in-sql-server-2008-r2.aspx SQL Server 2008 R2 Offers Enhancements, New Management Capabilities http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/SQL-Server-2008-R2-Offers-Enhancements-New-Management-Capabilities-518969/ With the late April release of its SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft has extended its popular database server product with core platform enhancements, new management capabilities and a raft of features focused on enabling…
July 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Unified Communications
News Antigen & Forefront http://blogs.technet.com/forefront http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds Exchange You Had Me At EHLO… http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/msukucc Hosted Messaging Collaboration Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting http://communicationsserverteam.com/ http://communicationsserverteam.com Office Communicator Team Blog http://communicatorteam.com Outlook http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx Other Next Hop Technical Resources – Office Communications Server | TechNet http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ocs/ee465814.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/themasterblog Documents Antigen & Forefront Exchange Infrastructure Planning and Design The Infrastructure…
July 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms
News Windows 7 XP Mode now supports PCs without virtualisation-enabled processors Windows XP Mode helps ease operating system migrations by allowing you to run many Windows XP productivity applications on Windows 7. The virtualisation-enabled processor requirement for Windows XP Mode on Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate has now been removed meaning you no longer require…
July 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Security
News Security Intelligence Report (SIR) v8 Now Available! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9731018 Volume 8 of the SIR provides a comprehensive and unique perspective on malware and potentially unwanted software activity around the world. The report analysis is based on data from over 500 million computers and from some of the Internet’s busiest online services in the second half…