News Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Now available! (KB976932) Includes previous updates delivered over windows update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c3202ce6-4056-4059-8a1b-3a9b77cdfdda http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2010/10/26/service-pack-1-release-candidate-now-available.aspx US EPA Publishes paper on Energy Savings from Energy Star-Qualified Enterprise Servers running Windows…
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October 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms
News Childrens Hospital of Aurora Hospital Virtualizes Servers to cut IT costs by $1.8 million The Children’s Hospital of Aurora, Colorado, wants to direct as much of its nonprofit budget as possible to helping families rather than buying new servers. After using server virtualization to stem server proliferation, the hospital wanted to further lower data…
September 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms
News Remote Desktop Services Component Architecture Poster Provides a visual reference for understanding key Remote Desktop Services technologies in Windows Server 2008R2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9bc943b7-07c5-4335-9df9-20e77ed5032e An update rollup package for the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2264080 Windows Virtualization Team Blog http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization The World Simplified is a Virtual World http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld The App-V Product Team Blog…
August 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms
News Download Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta IT professionals can now download Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Beta through the TechNet Evaluation Center. This combined service pack includes changes to both Windows platforms. The beta release is not available to home users. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ff183870.aspx Download System…
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…
June 2010 – Technology Rollup Mail – Platforms
News Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.5 Service Pack 2 provides the latest updates to App-V 4.5. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c8ef481e-ddbd-472b-8ce8-ffa2fdba314f PoC Jumpstart The PoC Jumpstart provides resources to deploy a desktop PoC with Windows 7, Office 2010, Internet Explorer 8, and Application Virtualization with Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack technology. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=26301cd1-cc72-4dd8-819e-12ef48322743 Tech·Ed…
May 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms
News Microsoft Office 2010 RTM With the launch of Office 2010, we are producing another wave of great help and training content. The new Office 2010 website (office2010.microsoft.com) delivers articles and demos that will quickly get you up to speed on the new features and functionality in Office http://blogs.technet.com/office2010/ Microsoft Security Essentials Free download: Protect…
April 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms
News Explaining Microsoft RemoteFX Microsoft announced during its Desktop Virtualization Hour that Microsoft RemoteFX, a platform feature being developed for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 will bring a rich, connected user experience to the virtual desktop market. http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2010/03/17/explaining-microsoft-remotefx.aspx Dynamic Memory Coming To Hyper-V What is Dynamic Memory? At a high level, Hyper-V Dynamic Memory is…
March 2010 – Technology Rollup Mail – Platforms
News Microsoft MIX10: The Next Web Now March 15-17th, 2010 Las Vegas, NV At MIX10, learn about developing applications and games for the next generation of Windows phone. You really don’t want to miss learning about the future of development. Register now! http://www.microsoft.com/events/mix/ Tech·Ed 2010 – June 7-10, 2010 New Orleans, LA Attend Tech·Ed…
February 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms
News Tech•Ed 2010 is coming Get ready for the go-to event for gaining IT knowledge and networking with peers. Register by February 28th and save $200 http://www.microsoft.com/events/techednorthamerica/?CR_CC=100276539&mtag=MSCOM Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals The Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet listing software applications and…