Daylight Saving Time changes in Morocco and Pakistan (revised May 23, 2008) Microsoft has learned of a change to the observance of Daylight Saving Time (DST, aka regionally as Summer Time) in Morocco and Pakistan that could impact customers using local...

Hi All, This article describes the Windows Server 2008 read-only domain controller (RODC) compatibility pack for Windows Server 2003 clients and for Windows XP clients. This update addresses compatibility issues that occur with down-level clients that...

Hi All, Learn how to develop effective solutions for Microsoft SharePoint products and technologies. Tune in Tuesdays and Wednesdays through June 18 for this 10-part developer series. Topics covered include how to build simple Web parts and connect them...

The purpose of World Wide Security Operations is to protect Microsoft's assets in a manner consistent with corporate culture. Through the strategic deployment of security systems, Corporate Security is improving the way that they protect Microsoft assets...

Hi All, The exchange team has put together the following flowcharts that show the likely processes and decision making flow that might be involved in certain disaster recovery situations based on a CCR Exchange 2007 design. These decision matrices do...

Hi All, As people begin to evaluate XPSP3, some people are striking this issue - After you upgrade a computer that uses a processor other than an Intel processor to Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), you may...

Hi All, Below is a listing of resources to help you prepare for Windows Server 2008.  Whitepapers Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides These step-by-step guides help IT Professionals learn about and evaluate Windows Server 2008. System Requirements...

Hi All, Ensuring your website is ready for Internet Explorer 8 Consistent with our efforts to promote further interoperability across the Web, Microsoft will be releasing Internet Explorer 8 to render content in its most standards-compliant way...

REDMOND, Wash. — May 21, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. is offering customers greater choice and more flexibility among document formats, as well as creating additional opportunities for developer and competitors, by expanding the range of document...

Hi All, IT professionals face increasing pressure from rapidly changing technology, increasing costs and security concerns, and expanding business needs. Windows Server 2008 helps alleviate these pressures by automating daily management tasks, tightening...

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 16th May 2008.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development & Operations • IT Showcase: Infrastructure Optimization at Microsoft • Microsoft...

Hi All, One of the new products recently announced at the Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas was System Centre Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM). If you are managing a large and distributed IT infrastructure and looking to consolidate physical...

Microsoft provides a comprehensive set of virtualisation products, tools, and services that span from the datacentre to the desktop. Our offerings cover server virtualisation with Hyper-V, presentation virtualisation with Terminal Services, application...

Microsoft introduced Volume Activation 2.0 with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. This paper describes how Microsoft IT manages the Volume Activation 2.0 process. Technical Case Study

Hi All, The patterns & practices Enterprise Library is a collection of reusable application blocks designed to assist software developers with common enterprise development challenges. This following application blocks are included: Caching Application...

Microsoft IT discusses the next generation of networking features in Windows Server 2008 and the network security solution scenarios these features enable. IT Pro Webcast | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

Hi All, Here’s a collection of blogs from product teams and individuals who work for Microsoft. These are updated frequently, written from the point of view of an individual, written in an informal tone, and usually expose an RSS feed for syndication...

The final frontier got a bit closer today as Microsoft Corp. officially launched the public beta of its WorldWide Telescope, which is now available at http://www.worldwidetelescope.org . WorldWide Telescope is a rich Web application that brings together...

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 9th May 2008.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development & Operations • Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2007 Model for Microsoft System...

SEATTLE, Wash., and WATERLOO, Ontario — May 12, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced an agreement to provide Microsoft Windows Live services on BlackBerry ® smartphones. As a result of this collaboration, BlackBerry smartphone...

The System Center Capacity Planner 2007 Model for Operations Manager 2007 provides best-practice guidance and hardware-specific knowledge to help information technology professionals make solid architecture decisions when planning a new deployment or...

Hi All, Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP1 customers. For...

Hi All, Today Microsoft released Windows XP SP3 to the web. It is available right now for download via: · Microsoft Download Center: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&DisplayLang=en...

Hi All, Windows PowerShell V2 CTP2 introduces several significant features to Windows PowerShell 1.0 and Windows PowerShell V2 CTP that extends its use, improves its usability, and allows you to control and manage the Windows environment more easily and...

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 2nd May 2008. Key ones include: Infrastructure Development & Operations SharePoint Administration Toolkit Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Source...