October 2009 – Technology Rollup Mail – Platforms

News 9 to 13 November 2009, Berlin: Tech.Ed Europe The sooner you sign up, the more you save. http://www.microsoft.com/europe/teched/ Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 delivers updates to corporate environments from Microsoft Update. Some of the features and improvements include integration with Windows Server 2008…

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October 2009 – Technology Rollup Mail – Security

News Introducing the Microsoft Security Update Guide http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=12486253&s1=68628015-2ccc-cbc7-31b9-0e76c3415474 Better understand how to use Microsoft security release information, processes, tools, and communications to help manage organizational risk and develop a repeatable, effective deployment mechanism for security updates. In this guide, you will find a convenient glossary of terms, an overview of the Microsoft Security Bulletin process,…

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October 2009 – Technology Rollup Mail – SQL Server

News The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Database Management Systems, Q2 2009. This Forrester Wave assesses more than a dozen firms based primarily on their enterprise open source and closed source database management systems. Forrester named Microsoft a ‘leader’ in the DBMS Wave and states that Microsoft is “The most aggressive DBMS vendor with a strong road…

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October 2008 – Technology Rollup Mail – Security

News End-to-End Trust: What We’ve Learned So Far http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9480785 At the RSA Conference 2008 in April, Microsoft proposed a vision for End-to-End Trust and began an internal effort to identify scenarios that would realize this vision in a concrete form. This communication shares some of the feedback we have received to date from governments, industry…

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October 2008 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms

News Windows Virtualization Team Blog http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/ The World Simplified is a Virtual World http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld/ Ask the Directory Services Team http://blogs.technet.com/askds/ Ask the Performance Team http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/ Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team http://blogs.technet.com/networking/ Ask the Core Team http://blogs.technet.com/askcore/ Microsoft Advanced Windows Debugging and Troubleshooting http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging/ Terminal Services Team Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/ The Hot Blog http://blogs.technet.com/hot/ Downloads Microsoft Network Monitor…

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October 2008 – Technical Rollup Mail – Internet

News Microsoft Internet information Server Web Playlists Release Candidate (RC) Released The Web Playlists Release Candidate (RC) release is ready for you to download and deploy. This release supports upgrade from the previous Go Live release. http://blogs.iis.net/vsood/archive/2008/09/12/web-playlists-release-candidate-rc-released.aspx URL Rewrite Module – Go Live release The IIS team has made the Go Live release of URL…

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October 2008 – Technical Rollup Mail – Manageability

News SMS&MOM http://blogs.technet.com/smsandmom/default.aspx The Deployment Guys http://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys/ Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 IPD Guide – Now Available for Download https://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=10&ct=1221678237&rver=4.0.1534.0&wp=MBI_SSL&wreply=https:%2F%2Fconnect.microsoft.com%2FInvitationUse.aspx%3FProgramID%3D1587%26InvitationID%3DIPDM-QX6H-7TTV%26SiteID%3D14&lc=1033&id=64416 Now released to Connect, this guide leads the administrator through the process of planning a Configuration Manager infrastructure. The guide addresses the following fundamental decisions and tasks: identifying which Configuration Manager features will be…

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October 2007 – Technical Rollup Mail – Manageability

News System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Now Available The next release of Systems Management Server (SMS), entitled System Center Configuration Manager 2007, is now available for download. With major investments in simplicity, configuration, deployment and security, Configuration Manager 2007 dramatically simplifies system deployment, task automation, compliance management, and policy based security management allowing for increased…

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October 2007 – Technical Rollup Mail – Unified Communications

News Microsoft Unveils Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 in Technology Preview New software builds on Exchange Server 2007’s anywhere access* to information, operational efficiency and built-in protection. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/aug07/08-13Exchange2007NewPR.mspx Exchange Team Blog http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx Outlook Team Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx Unified Communications Team Blog http://blogs.technet.com/uc/default.aspx   Downloads Intermass Fischer Asia Pte Ltd case study Case study featuring how…

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October 2007 – Technical Rollup Mail – SQL

News SQL Server 2008 Solutions – Your Data, Any Place, Any Time Microsoft SQL Server 2008 provides a trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform that enables you to run your most demanding mission critical applications, reduce time and cost of development and management of applications, and deliver actionable insight to your entire organization. http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/default.mspx SQL…

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