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Please contact me oryour respective Account Technology Specialist if you are attendingTechEd IT Pro week. We are hosting our 5th annual higher educationcustomer networking event (code for a party). TechEd is the premier annual customerconference from...

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)has been released! Today we released the Remote Server Administration Tools(RSAT) to the web. RSAT is the collection of Windows Server 2008management tools which enable IT professionals to manage their Windows...

KMS version 1.1 for Windows Server 2003 provides thefollowing key features: · A single KMS host which supports volume licenseeditions of both Windows Vista RTM/SP1 and Windows Server 2008 · Running KMS version 1.1 in a Windows Server 2003virtual...

I’m excited to announce that we have officially launched Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008. This launch represents a major milestone on the road to Dynamic IT,Microsoft’s initiative to help customers optimize their people,processes...

SystemCenter Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 is now available: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ede38d83-32d1-46fb-8b6d-78fa1dcb3e85&DisplayLang=en Operations Manager 2007 SP1 addresses critical customer-initiatedissues...

On Monday February 4 th , Microsoft Windows Server 2008 was Released to Manufacturing (RTM). You will find a document attached with numerous links to resources related to Windows Server 2008 that you may find useful. Press Release: As Windows Server...

On February 12, 2008 Microsoftwill release the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availabilityupdate to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) marked as an Update Rolluppackage. Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update...

With hundreds of security and privacy settings, the 2007 Microsoft® Office release is the most secure version of Microsoft Office ever. To help you quickly and easily deploy security configurations for Office across your organization, the Solution Accelerators...

Some exciting news in the develoipment of SQL Server 2008! Microsoft hit an important milestone for SQL Server 2008 with the announcement of the upcoming November Community Technology Preview (CTP). And this CTP is packed with new features, including...

Download it today! We are pleased to announce the official release of the Microsoft Deployment Solution Accelerator! Microsoft Deployment, the next version of Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007. Microsoft Deployment, the fourth generation deployment...

Thursday November 15th, 2007 at 2:30 PM EST For institutions that want to extend their existing investments in Microsoft infrastructure and enhance collaborative capabilities. What you will learn: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and...

Microsoft OfficeSharePoint Conference 2008 March 3 - 6 Microsoftwill host its largest ever Microsoft Office SharePoint Conference at the WashingtonState Trade and Convention Center in Seattle, WA. The four-day conferencewill be attended by an audience...

I ran across this info and thought it would be of interest - For those of you who are interested in a free training resource, Robert Shelton just published: SharePoint Document Workflow for Developers and it's available for free download from his blog...

I wanted to be sure you are aware that Microsoft has recently addressed anissue in Excel 2007 and Excel Services in Office SharePoint Server 2007 throughthe following hotfixes: 1. Excel 2007 hotfix package: October 3,2007 ( KB 943075 ) 2. Excel Services...

General Information: Windows Server 2008 - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx The starting point to obtain information on Windows Server 2008 and related technologies. Windows Server 2008 RC Evaluation - http://www.microsoft...

I wanted to make sure you were aware that two moreupdates were recently released that improve the compatibility, reliability, andstability of Windows Vista. Cumulative update rollup for USB core components inWindows Vista http://support.microsoft.com...

The launch for Windows Server 2008 will be here before you know it. You may download the RCO version at the locations below. I've also provided some information on readiness resources that should be of interest. Windows Server 2008 Download Locations...

SharePointLearning Kit The first production release of theSharePoint Learning Kit, is now available for download. http://www.codeplex.com/SLK/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx The SharePoint Learning Kit is a SCORM 2004-conformant e-learning delivery andtracking...

Enter the world of Virtualization Virtualization is the most talked about technology today and can impact almost every aspect of your infrastructure, driving greater efficiencies and flexibility. This webcast series dives into the technology and looks...

For those of you interested in SharePoint Web ContentManagement : How to create a SharePoint Server 2007 custom master pageand page layout for a WCM Site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727372.aspx How to optimize a MOSS 2007 Web Content Management...

In observance of the various Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes Microsoft has been working closely with customers, partners and others in the industry to help ensure a smooth and seamless transition. Earlier in the year, many customers across the world...

Take a look at the attached file, which contains a wealth of resources for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 ! The premise behind the attached SharePoint Resource Guide is that almost everything in the booklet is the result of an education customer...

We are very proud to announce a major update to the MOSS and WSS Software Development Kit (SDK) downloads. You can install them from the following locations: · MOSS 2007 SDK 1.2. Includes Conceptual and Class Library Reference documentation, Web Services...

We are very happy to announce that Forefront Security for SharePoint with Service Pack 1 shipped on July 31 st and is available in the 11 supported languages (English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional...