Microsoft has release Internet Explorer 8 beta 2, the first public beta for IE8 (Beta 1 was considered a developers release). You can watch the videos on IE8 features here, you can also download the beta and try it out for yourself. keep in mind this is a beta release not a production release, so [...]
windows Live Search is accessible from your mobile phone via SMS texting. Just text your search words to "wlive" or "95483".
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Microsoft released ForeFront Client Security (FCS) SP1 today (August 28, 2008). This adds support for:
Server role support and protection for Windows Server 2008 (excluding Server Core)
Agent protection on Windows Server 2008 (including Server Core)
Agent protection and server roles on Hyper-V
Agent protection on cluster servers
Agent protection on Home editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP (at least [...]
Microsoft has updated licensing for many server applications to be more in line with their Dynamic Systems Initiative. These chages that will take affect Septermber 1, 2008 will simplify moving application workloads between physical servers and more importantly among virtualized infrastructure. Anyone responsible for data center operations or server administration should review the license brief. [...]
Microsoft is offering a free e-learning clinic on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-v. The course is "Clinic 5935: Introducing Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008" and is intended teach hyper-v management and implementation skills to IT pros.
activate the free content here.
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If you are running vmware ESX 3.5 Update 2 - you may want to check out this news from NeoWin.net. Quoted from the posted article…
“This was first reported yesterday [August 11, 2008] evening on both the VMWare Community forums and on DeployLinux.com. From what anyone can tell, there is a bug in the VMWare License Management code and [...]
the first update to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 (MDT 2008) is available for download. the big features added are:
OEM preload scenarios for Lite Touch Installation and Zero Touch Installation with System Center Configuration Manager 2007
new management pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1
Get MDT 2008 Update 1 from Microsoft Downloads.
Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 to RTM today, August 6, 2008. SQL 2008 Server provides powerful new capabilities such as:
support for policy-based management
auditing
large-scale data warehousing
geospatial data
advanced reporting and analysis services
SQL Server 2008 is available in the following editions:
SQL Server 2008 Enterprise. SQL Server 2008 Enterprise is a comprehensive data management and business intelligence platform that [...]
