February 2005 - Posts

• Great Lakes Area Virtual Server Data Protection Server Loadfest - Interested

  We are looking into the possibility of holding a 1 day “Loadfest” around Virtual Server http://www.microsoft.com/virtualserver and the upcoming Data Protection Server http://www.microsoft.com/dps . If you are a Great Lakes Area partner and would be interested Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 15, 2005 9:25 PM by sluper | 0 Comments

• Filter Update for Exchange Intelligent Message Filter

  This update to the Intelligent Message Filter SmartScreen™ filter contains updated spam characteristics that improve the ability of Intelligent Message Filter to block unsolicited commercial e-mail messages, also known as spam. You must have Intelligent Read More... Posted Friday, February 11, 2005 11:07 AM by sluper | 0 Comments

• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate 2 now available

  Check out http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.mspx for: • Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC2 Product Overview • Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC2 on TechNet • Top 10 Reasons to Install Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC2 • Frequently Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 09, 2005 10:58 AM by sluper | 0 Comments

• Microsoft to Acquire Enterprise Anti-Virus Security Provider Sybari Software

  On 2/8/2005 Microsoft Corp. announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Sybari Software Inc., a leading provider of security products that help more than 10,000 businesses worldwide protect their messaging and collaboration servers from Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 09, 2005 9:03 AM by sluper | 0 Comments

• Have you "disabled automated delivery" of XP SP2? Time is running out!

  UPDATE: Time is running out! Please note that the mechanism to temporarily disable delivery of Windows XP SP2 is only available for a period of 240 days (8 months) from August 16, 2004. At the end of this period (after April 12, 2005), Windows XP SP2 Read More... Posted Monday, February 07, 2005 2:37 PM by sluper | 1 Comments

• Attend Web Seminars & WIN AN EXCITING WEEKEND GET-AWAY!

  Attend Microsoft U.S. Partner Readiness live Web seminars before March 31, 2005, and be entered into a random drawing to win one of TEN Ritz-Carlton weekend trips for two, or other great prizes such as Bose Music Systems, MP3 players, DVD players and Read More... Posted Monday, February 07, 2005 7:44 AM by sluper | 0 Comments

• Web update pack for the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool now available

  This update contains the latest ExBPA.Config.xml and ExBPA.chm files. Use this package to update your existing installation of the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer. The original tool can be obtained at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=dbab201f-4bee-4943-ac22-e2ddbd258df3 Read More... Posted Monday, February 07, 2005 7:39 AM by sluper | 1 Comments

• Office Professional Promotion now available!

  For each Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 license purchased by May 31, 2005, eligible customers can receive up to $100 in the form of a partner service subsidies check payable to a Microsoft partner . For example, if 10 Microsoft Office Professional Read More... Posted Monday, February 07, 2005 7:31 AM by sluper | 0 Comments

• Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit Tools now available

  The IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools can help you administer, secure, and manage IIS. Use them to query log files, deploy SSL certificates, employ custom site authentication, verify permissions, troubleshoot problems, migrate your server, run stress tests, Read More... Posted Monday, February 07, 2005 7:26 AM by sluper | 1 Comments

• Scriptomatic 2.0 now available

  A completely new version of the famous Scriptomatic, the utility that writes WMI scripts for you. (And, in the process, teaches you the fundamental concepts behind writing WMI scripts for yourself.) Unlike its predecessor, Scriptomatic 2.0 isn’t limited Read More... Posted Monday, February 07, 2005 7:23 AM by sluper | 1 Comments