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May 2008 - Posts

Friday, May 30, 2008 10:32 AM

Advisory: Changes to Daylight Saving Time in Morocco and Pakistan on June 1, 2008

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
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Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:24 PM

Windows Server 2008 read-only domain controller compatibility pack for Windows Server 2003 clients and for Windows XP clients is out.

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
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Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:04 PM

Introduction to SharePoint Products and Technologies for .NET Developers

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
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:05 PM

How Microsoft IT Manages Physical Security through Strategic IT Convergence

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,
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:31 PM

Exchange 2007 Disaster Recovery Decisions flowcharts

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
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:29 AM

You receive a “Stop 0x0000007E” error message after you upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 on a non-Intel-processor-based computer

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
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Monday, May 26, 2008 4:54 PM

Windows Server 2008 Resources (Whitepapers, Webcasts, Podcasts)

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
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Monday, May 26, 2008 10:42 AM

Microsoft IE 8 Beta 2 Coming! Are your websites ready?

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 by default.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008 10:18 AM

Microsoft Expands List of Formats Supported in Microsoft Office

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
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Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:54 AM

Windows Server 2008 Evaluation and Hyper-V RC 1 Now Available!

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
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Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:44 AM

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending 5-16-2008

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
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 2:05 PM

System Centre Virtual Machine Manager 2008

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
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:55 PM

May 2008 - UNPLUGGED TechNet Update - Microsoft Virtualisation

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
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:33 PM

Implementing Volume Activation 2.0 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

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
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Monday, May 19, 2008 4:45 PM

Enterprise Library 4.0 - May 2008

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
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Monday, May 19, 2008 10:14 AM

Securing the Network with Windows Server 2008

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
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Friday, May 16, 2008 11:02 AM

Microsoft Team Blog List- updated for May 2008

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.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:24 PM

WorldWide Telescope Brings Space Exploration to Earth

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
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:01 PM

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending 5-9-2008

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
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:32 AM

Microsoft and RIM to Bring Windows Live Services to BlackBerry Smartphone Customers

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
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Monday, May 12, 2008 11:43 AM

SCCP 2007 Model for Operations Manager 2007 reaches RTW!

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
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Friday, May 09, 2008 7:09 AM

Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB948016)

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
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:59 AM

Windows XP Service Pack 3 has Released to Web

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
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:30 AM

Windows PowerShell V2 Community Technology Preview 2 CTP2

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
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:14 AM

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending 5-2-2008

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 Code Microsoft
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:06 AM

Microsoft Delivers Cost-Effective Customer Support With Automated Service Agent

Today at the SSPA Best Practices 2008 conference, Microsoft Corp. announced that it has further enhanced its online self-service and internal support tool, Microsoft Automated Service Agent (ASA), with a variety of new features. Powered by Microsoft’s
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Monday, May 05, 2008 5:06 PM

Office Interactive command guides and viewers to ease your upgrade to 2007

Hi All, Here is a list of all guides and viewers for Office 2003 while you are test and deploy Office 2007 in your environment. 1. Excel 2007 Guide: Excel 2003 to Excel 2007 interactive command reference guide 2. PowerPoint 2007 Guide: PowerPoint 2003
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Friday, May 02, 2008 11:38 AM

New Zealand TechEd Early Bird Registrations are now open!

Hi All, TechEd is New Zealand’s largest and best education, training and networking event for the IT sector. Held in Auckland over 3 days, the main Tech Ed event will attract over 2,000 attendees encompassing IT Professionals, Developers, IT Managers
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Friday, May 02, 2008 11:16 AM

Introducing the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy Blog

Hi All, The Microsoft Support Lifecycle blog site is now live - http://blogs.technet.com/lifecycle/default.aspx . As most IT Professionals are aware, the Microsoft Support Lifecycle is the set of policies that governs the length of support for all Microsoft
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Friday, May 02, 2008 11:11 AM

Announcing the Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit

Hi All, The Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit contains functionality to help administer and manage Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0.  Overview This tool pack is oriented towards helping
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Friday, May 02, 2008 10:04 AM

Microsoft Operations Framework 4.0-Simplifying IT Service Management

Microsoft is pleased to announce the release of Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) 4.0. This new version of MOF has been extended to include best practice guidance for additional phases and activities of the IT Service lifecycle including those all
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Thursday, May 01, 2008 4:51 PM

Mac Messenger 7.0 is released

Messenger for Mac 7 is an integrated communications client that enables you to communicate with contacts within and outside your organization. Messenger for Mac 7 is a Universal application that is built to run on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs
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Thursday, May 01, 2008 12:25 PM

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Beta now available

Yesterday at the Microsoft Management Summit 2008, Microsoft announced the public release of Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM) beta now available at http://connect.microsoft.com .  This latest version of the product incorporates all the functionality
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