This Thursday, April 26th 2007, Microsoft released the Beta 3 bits of the Windows Server codenamed "Longhorn' for public evaluation.  The following links provides a few resources for our partner and developer communities.  We are especially happy to announce also the resources for E-Learning.

Please download these bits, install them, Eval them and provide us your feedback.

Beta 3 Executive Chats and Webcasts

Please join us and help promote the upcoming Webcast and Executive Chat series on “What’s New in Windows Server “Longhorn”” in May.

In the Webcast series, we will cover:

TechNet Webcast: What Is New in Windows Server "Longhorn" (Level 300)

TechNet Webcast: Overview of Server Manager  and PowerShell in Windows Server "Longhorn" (Level 300)

TechNet Webcast: Cluster Validation in Windows Server "Longhorn" (Level 300)  

TechNet Webcast: Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server "Longhorn" (Level 300) 

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server "Longhorn": Advancing Network Security (Level 300) 

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server "Longhorn": Server Virtualization Solution Scenario (Level 300)

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server "Longhorn": Branch Office Solution Scenario (Level 300) 

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server "Longhorn": Centralizing Application Access with Terminal Services (Level 300)

For more details about these events, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/longhorn/webcasts.mspx or contact Katherine Casey for more information.

Beta 3 – Free E-Learning

Microsoft Learning will be releasing four e-learning clinics on April 25 to coincide with the release of Beta 3. Each of these clinics provides two hours of self-paced, interactive, multimedia-based training that gives customers an introduction to the new and enhanced features of Windows Server “Longhorn”. And best of all, they’re free!

The following four clinics will be available at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/longhorn/:

·          Introducing Security and Policy Management in Microsoft® Windows Server® Codename "Longhorn" (Beta 3)

·          Introducing Branch Office Management in Microsoft® Windows Server® Codename "Longhorn" (Beta 3)

·          Introducing Centralized Application Access in Microsoft® Windows Server® Codename "Longhorn" (Beta 3)

·          Introducing Server Management in Microsoft® Windows Server® Codename "Longhorn" (Beta 3)

New Developer, Meet Server Webcast available – Transactional NTFS and WCF

In this Webcast, we will dive back into Transactional NTFS and look at how you can use it with WCF to build powerful transactional capabilities into a service-based system..

The Webcast can be found in one of the main tubes on the Intarw3b known as the ever-lovely Channel 9: http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=296861.  

So sit back and enjoy this Webcast. For questions on Windows Server “Longhorn” Touchdown please contact your local ISV DE in DPE or Steve DiMarco.

ciao

Nagi