We’re happy to announce that "Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009" (ISBN: 9780735626454; 720 pages), by The Microsoft Dynamics AX Team, is now available....

At Microsoft Learning’s Training Portal for Office Communications Server (OCS) you can find pointers to Microsoft Learning’s OCS-related training offerings, including free preview chapters (plus the full TOC and Index) from Microsoft Press’s recently published "Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Resource Kit."...

On Channel 9 you can watch a new video in which Microsoft Press author Laurence Moroney, author of "Introducing Microsoft Silverlight 3," interviews Scott about the new features in Silverlight and Expression, the audiences for these tools, adoption of these tools, SketchFlow, how to get started, and other topics. ...

Check out Ed Bott’s column on ZDNet and his blog (some good Q&A in the comments) regarding some great discounts and deals available for Windows 7. Ed Bott is popular author of the many books on Windows, including the upcoming "Windows 7 Inside Out." More information to come on this upcoming title as we get closer to publication. ...

A quick post pointing you to Mark’s blog, where he posted earlier this week about "Windows Internals, Fifth Edition" and discussed plans for the book’s sixth edition....

“It's the end of the fiscal year. Most engineers associate this time with performance review season, but for principal-level engineers and higher it's also executive review season. Time to waste weeks of your life writing slides for executive presentations that will be rewritten five times before they are never presented."...

Server virtualization is one of the hottest technologies today, despite a very tough economy. According to a recent IDC study, spending on virtualization is expected to approach $15 billion worldwide this year. The study estimates that over three-quarters of all companies with more than 500 employees are deploying virtual servers. ...

The interesting thing about his story is that Glenn Miller was not a particularly talented musician; he was merely adequate. But he made up for his lack of ability with drive, determination, and refusal to settle for mediocrity. ...

I believe we can all learn from Nero Wolfe when it comes to troubleshooting....

"Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.0: Learn Programming Now!," by the witty and urbane Rob Miles, is now available. In this post we share the book’s Table on Contents, Introduction, and an excerpt from Chapter 2. As Rob says, “If you have always fancied writing software but have no idea how to start, then this book is for you.” ...

We post a stretch from Chapter 5, “Processes, Threads, and Jobs.” This excerpt shows a couple examples of one of the book’s best features: its Experiments. ...

On her blog, Sara Ford is now posting a series of tips related to www.codeplex.com, Microsoft’s project hosting site for open source software. ...

Mrs. Anne and Mr. Ian Mclean have been invited by the Lord Chamberlain's office to attend a Royal Garden Party held by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace on July 21st 2009. ...

Another stellar review for Sayed & William's book, from a senior SDE at Microsoft....

Ed describes the multistep process he uses when writing a script....

We’ve added two more free chapters to the Microsoft Learning Windows 7 portal, where you’ll find links to numerous training resources related to Windows 7. Seven chapters from upcoming Microsoft Press books are now available....

Check this out: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/buy/offers/pre-order.aspx . “The offer begins on June 26, 2009 and will continue while supplies last, or until July 11, 2009, whichever comes first.”