May, 2009

We posted on the debut of the new "MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—Database Development" book last Thursday. And a week later it already tops the list of Amazon’s bestselling SQL Server titles. Congratulations to authors Tobias Thernstrom, Ann Weber, and Mike Hotek!...

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The last time we checked in on Amazon reviews of Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build, Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi and William Bartholomew were 4 for 4: all the reviews were 5 stars. Yep, their streak has continued....

Some excerpts from the recently published "Programming for Unified Communications with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2" (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626232; 416 pages), which comes directly from the Microsoft Office Communications Server product team....

Are you interested in EBS? Here’s the book you’ve been waiting for: Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Administrator’s Companion by JC Mackin and Charlie Russel (ISBN: 978-0-7356-25259)....

Laurence Moroney , a Senior Technology Evangelist at Microsoft focusing on Silverlight and the user experience, has completed the third edition of his Silverlight book, now titled Introducing Microsoft Silverlight 3 (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735625730)! Laurence’s first edition ( Introducing Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 ) was 256 pages, and his second ( Introducing Microsoft Silverlight 2 ) was 352 pages. The new edition has grown to 384 pages, it will available after June 17, and you can pre-order it here and here . We’ll post lengthy book excerpts in June. Congratulations again, Laurence!

To coincide with our offering of "The Practical Guide to Defect Prevention" as a free e-book this month, author Ross Smith sent us some thoughts on the increasing importance of defect prevention. ...

This is our first official MSL News post and it’s for those of you seeking training for Microsoft’s Small Business Server 2008 or Essential Business Server 2008....

Shop Barnes & Noble Booksellers or shop online at bn.com through June 2, 2009 to save 30% off select Microsoft Press books.

Following in the tradition of covering poets, novelists, and now songwriters (if you missed it, check Ken Jones’s great post last Friday covering some lyrics by Loudon Wainwright III), this week we revisit an old Emily Dickinson favorite....

If you’re planning to get certified as a SQL Server 2008 database developer, the arrival of the new "MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—Database Development" book is welcome news. ...

Bam bam bam! The third book we’ve shipped in the last two days is "Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009" (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626454; 720 pages). ...

Our celebration of 25 years of publishing by Microsoft Press continues this month with two more free e-books available for the next week! These offers expire on May 27, 2009, so download the e-books today....

"MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-652): Configuring Windows Server Virtualization," by Nelson Ruest, Danielle Ruest, and Grandmasters (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626799; 656 pages), shipped to the printer today!...

“I heard a remark the other day that seemed stupid on the surface, but when I really thought about it I realized it was completely idiotic and irresponsible. The remark was that it's better to crash and let Watson report the error than it is to catch the exception and try to correct it."...

And another one shipped today! Rob Miles has completed his new book, "Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.0: Learn Programming Now!" (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626584; 400 pages). ...

We provide some excerpts from Dino Esposito's new book, "Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications."...