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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:23 PM

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending 4-25-2008

Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 25th April 2008.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development & Operations • Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) 4.0 • Office Communications Server
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:38 PM

Hardware Certified for Windows Server 2008 (x64)

Hi All, For those of you looking for a list certified hardware for Windows Server 2008 (x64), here's the current and growing list: All Hardware Items: http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/results.aspx?&bCatID=1283&cpID=0&avc=11&ava=23&avq=0&OR=1&PGS=25&ready=0
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:37 AM

Office Labs Community Clips: Help Videos from the Office User Community

I’d like to make you aware of a new Microsoft service called Community Clips from Microsoft Office Labs. This site contains helpful Videos created and uploaded by the community of Microsoft Users. http://communityclips.officelabs.com/Default.asp
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:19 AM

CRM 3.0 Update Rollup 3 re-released.

Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 has now been re-released.  The details and download links are available on the following KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935364 Nick.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:18 AM

ITIL Managers Certificate - There's a huge amount of value!

Hi All, Last week I sat my exams for my ITIL Managers Certificate, and dare I say it, things are looking less cloudy these days. If I look at my interactions with customers, their requirements to acquire tools to automate processes/activities and become
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Friday, April 25, 2008 8:17 AM

Controller Workspace: Connecting With Excel Services in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

This article describes how Microsoft IT created a centralized user interface platform, called Controller Workspace, that enables users to view reports, key performance indicators (KPIs), and other finance data. Out-of-box features of Microsoft Office
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Friday, April 25, 2008 6:48 AM

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) is now available for download for subscribers on MSDN and Technet

We are happy to announce that Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) is now available for download for subscribers on MSDN and Technet. You will find the Service Pack download listed under New Subscriber Downloads in MSDN and New Content in Subscriber Downloads
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Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:58 PM

Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 Provides an Improved Web and Application Platform

Published: 10/18/07 Technical White Paper added: 04/10/08 Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 provides management, security, performance and extensibility improvements when Windows Server 2008 is deployed to host and manage applications
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:56 PM

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending 4-18-2008

Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 18th April 2008.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development & Operations • Managing a Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Cluster with System Center Operations
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Friday, April 18, 2008 9:46 AM

Cumulative update package 7 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 hotfixes are created for specific SQL Server service packs. You must apply a SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 hotfix to an installation of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2. By default, any hotfix that is provided in a SQL Server
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Thursday, April 17, 2008 10:12 AM

Robocopy!

Try to think of a time when, either as an IT professional or even as just the user of a home computer, you didn't need to copy files. Whether you're building a master image for desktop deployment, publishing new pages to a Web server, or just backing
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:31 PM

CRM 3.0 Update Rollup 3 has been withdrawn

Hi All, CRM 3.0 Update Rollup 3 (UR3) has been withdrawn due to a regression discovered in one of the included fixes.  Please do not install the current version of UR3 on your systems. The issue: After applying UR3 or one of the specific hotfixes
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:38 AM

Windows Server 2008 - High Availability - Failover Clustering

Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) uses failover clustering in the Windows Server® 2008 operating system to support users worldwide. Microsoft IT found the solution easy to plan and deploy, especially because of built-in migration tools.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:35 AM

New Storage Designs for Exchange Server 2007 in Microsoft IT

Exchange Server 2007 enables large accounts to replace SAN with DAS solutions and still maintain high availability standards. With 64 bit and lower IOPS, customers have the ability to go for lower cost storage technology. CCR enables high-availability
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:17 PM

Updates to Office 2003 include changes made in Office 2003 Service Pack 3

Hi All, As you may know, Office 2003 Service Pack 3 contains some changes to the behaviour of Office . For example, certain file types cannot be opened or saved by default, although you can re-enable this functionality by setting registry keys as described
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:19 PM

Forefront / File corruption issue

We came across an interesting issue with one of our customers which we have provided a work around for, and I thought there may well be others affected. The customer runs Windows XP, Windows Vista running Microsoft Office 2003 and Office 2007 and have
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Monday, April 14, 2008 5:51 PM

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending 4-11-2008

Infrastructure Development & Operations • WhitePaper: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Search Backup for DPM 2007 • Microsoft and Cisco Vision for Optimizing IT Services in the Branch • Microsoft System Center Mobile Device
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Monday, April 14, 2008 10:53 AM

Microsoft Visio Toolbox

Hi All, For those of that use Visio and have had the opportunity to move to Visio 2007 Professional, I wanted to bring this site to your attention and point you to a collection of sweet Visio Connectors that can help improve your view and assist you in
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Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:49 AM

Product Team Blog Directory

Hi All, Here’s a collection of blogs and web pages which are updated frequently by product teams and individuals which maybe of interest to you. You can access the blog websites when needed, or get notified instantly when information published changes
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008 11:25 AM

Microsoft Releases Beta of Integrated Security System Forefront “Stirling”

Hi All, Today at RSA Conference 2008, Microsoft announced the availability of the public beta release of its next-generation Microsoft Forefront security solution, currently code-named “Stirling.” Microsoft Forefront “Stirling”
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:41 AM

Using the Microsoft Automated Service Agent System to Deliver Low-Cost, High-Value Service

Using the Microsoft Automated Service Agent System to Deliver Low-Cost, High-Value Service To deflect service requests from service calls, the Global Help team deployed the Ask FastHelp application for internal Microsoft users, resulting in annual cost
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008 2:46 PM

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending 4-4-2008

Infrastructure Development & Operations • IT Showcase: Windows Terminal Services 2008 and TS Gateway • System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Evaluation Edition • Office SharePoint Server 2007 DoD 5015.2 Resource Kit • HMC
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:56 AM

BizTalk Server Best Practices Analyzer v1.1 has shipped!

Hi All, The BizTalk Server Best Practices Analyzer performs configuration-level verification by reading and reporting only. The Best Practices Analyzer gathers data from different information sources, such as Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes,
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Friday, April 04, 2008 12:02 PM

Security Compliance Management - Beta Now Available!

Hi All, The Security Compliance Management toolkit provides customers with best practices from Microsoft about how to plan, set, get and remediate a security baseline, along with tools that you can use to verify the implementation of recommended security
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Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:53 PM

Watch the launch of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 from your desk

Hi All, For anyone who couldn't make the 2008 Launch events in March, this is a great opportunity to access all the information and sessions in a unique way! In the Virtual Launch Experience, you'll find: Keynote address by Steve Ballmer An interactive
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Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:47 AM

Operations, Risk Management, Release Readiness, Service Level Agreement, Change Initiation Request Templates

Operations Templates Download operations templates for hosting solutions. Operations Review Business Unit Scorecard Template Insert this slide template into your presentations to give management a quick and effective view of the state of your business.
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Thursday, April 03, 2008 10:36 AM

Microsoft Unveils Smartphone Advancements to Improve Ability to Work and Play With One Phone

Windows Mobile is improving smartphones to better meet people’s rapidly expanding work and personal needs, Microsoft Corp. today announced. At CTIA Wireless 2008, the company unveiled the newest version of Internet Explorer Mobile, which adds desktop-grade
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008 1:26 PM

Certification 101: Getting Started with Microsoft 2008 Certification

Hi All, Join the Microsoft Certified Professional team to learn about the benefits of certification, how to choose a certification path, how to prepare for your first exam, and what to expect after passing your exam. There will be plenty of time for your
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008 12:58 PM

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending 3-28-2008

Infrastructure Development & Operations • Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista SP1 32-bit Edition (KB941314) • Office Communicator 2007 Document: Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Group Policies • System Center Configuration
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008 7:49 AM

Ecma Office Open XML Document Format Appears to Win Approval as an ISO/IEC Standard

Hi All, After more than 14 months of intensive review, a Joint Technical Committee of the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has concluded its formal process to evaluate Ecma International’s
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008 9:45 AM

How do I know what hardware is compatible with Hyper-V

Hi All, One question that has been asked by many of you is “How do I know what hardware is compatible with Hyper-V? Is there a place I can go to find compatible hardware?" Well folks, I have some great news on this subject. We’ve been engaged with the
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