Nick MacKechnie

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 20 th June 2008.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development & Operations • Virtual Machine Remote Control Client Plus (VMRCplus) • Office...

Hi All, Following the launch of Windows Server 2008, Microsoft reached another milestone today with the release of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the hypervisor-based virtualization technology that is a feature of select versions of Windows Server 2008...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Identifying Server Candidates for Virtualization , which discusses how Microsoft IT identified virtualization as one of the prime strategies to address the issues of server underutilization...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Deploying Forefront Client Security at Microsoft , which discusses how Microsoft IT migrated from a third party solution to FCS on 40,000 PCs. Deploying Microsoft Forefront Client Security...

Hi All, The Beta refresh release of the Silverlight Streaming publishing plug-in for Expression Encoder 2 is now available for download right here . This plug-in makes it very easy to manage your encoded Silverlight video experiences and publish them...

Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 13th June 2008.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development & Operations • Windows Server 2008 Power Savings • Optimize and Secure Your Core Infrastructure...

Hi All, A new release candidate for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) is now available!! Along with building new features, the team has been working hard to bring the product into compliance with Microsoft shipping standards. TAP customers...

Hi All, We are pleased to announce that the Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Beta has been updated! We have added the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 , System Center Operations Manager 2007 , and Microsoft Internet Information Services...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Using Configuration Manager 2007 to Extend Software Update Compliance Across Networks , which discusses how Microsoft IT uses Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and...

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (or MAP ) is the next-generation version of the agent-less assessment platform from Microsoft. In this new version, MAP has expanded its capabilities into assessment areas of Hyper-V server virtualization...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Innovative Management Reporting: The Microsoft COREFinance Initiative , which discusses how reporting problems inspired the creation of the COREFinance initiative. The COREFinance initiative...

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 6 th June 2008.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development & Operations • EPS English - Windows Server 2008 w/ SQL Server 2005 • Windows...

“This whitepaper is based on a lot of hard work, dedication and collaboration from a lot of exceptional individuals; it documents the architectural design considerations and performance characteristics of a real-world, large-scale SharePoint lab...

Hi All, Come along to this month’s TechNet UNPLUGGED event to get up to speed with the latest enhancements to the Exchange Server platform. Find out how Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 gives you more control, enables anywhere access to your e-mail...

Hi All, On June 10, 2008, Microsoft announced the public beta 3 availability of Identity Lifecycle Manager “2” (ILM “2”) at Teched USA. ILM “2” provides organizations with software for policy-based management of identities, credentials, and resources...

MapCruncher™ beta for Microsoft® Virtual Earth™ is a newly-released, innovative tool that allows anyone to import maps, layer them, and share them on a website using the Microsoft Virtual Earth platform. Quickly combine your drawn-to-scale map with the...

Hi All, Windows Installer provides a standard foundation for installing and uninstalling software. Software manufacturers can create the setup of their products to use Windows Installer to help make software installation, maintenance, and uninstallation...

Hi All, The Windows Home Server team, in conjunction with all of our partners, MVPs, and "Dogfooders" is extremely happy to announce that a Release Candidate of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 (Build 1771) is now available for public download...

Hi All, Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Using Visual Studio 2008 to Improve Software Development , which discusses how Microsoft IT realized significant operational, support and security efficiencies by standardizing...

Hi All, We recently launched the new Windows Client TechCenter, merging the Windows XP and Windows Vista TechCenters with the Springboard Series lifecycle approach to give IT pros a one-stop source for all of the Windows Client guidance, downloads...

Hi All, The Security Compliance Management toolkit is designed to help your organization accomplish the following steps for this process: · Plan how to effectively meet your regulatory compliance requirements · Deploy a security baseline using...

The Patterns & Practices team has released the first version of the Improving Web Services Security: Scenarios and Implementation Guidance for WCF . It is contains comprehensive guidance on how to design and deploy Web Services using WCF, and should...

Hi All, Silverlight 2 Beta 2 was released today. You can download both Silverlight 2 Beta2 and the Visual Studio and Expression Blend tools support to target it here . Beta 2 adds a lot of new features but is still a 4.6 MB download that takes less...

Microsoft invites you to breakfast to hear how Revera – one of New Zealand’s up and coming technology leaders – is taking Virtualisation to greener pastures. Following the successful launch of Windows Server 2008, Microsoft invites you to breakfast...

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 public beta now open The recently announced Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (WEBS) public beta is now open. Click here for details. Available later this year and with support for up to 300 PCs, WEBS will be...