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Big announcements coming on Microsoft Virtualization on March 18

Be sure to register and listen in on the Desktop Virtualization Hour Webcast. I just saw a preview of what announcements are going to me made and they are news worthy. Join the session March 18, 9am PST at:  http://www.desktopvirtualizationhour.com/

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Watch MIX10 Sessions Live – Online and for free

Microsoft’s Channel 9 Live is delivering a broadcast of interviews with executives, VIP’s, industry luminaries, tech experts, MIX 10 session presenters, and others. Immediately following the keynotes at MIX, they will be streaming live:

Monday, March 15: 10:30A – 5:30P (PST)
Tuesday, March 16: 10:30A – 5:30P (PST)

You can also submit questions for those being interviewed.
 

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Gartner: “Gmail in the Real World: What Business Users Miss”

Gartner released the research document “Gmail in the Real World: What Business Users Miss” on February 24, 2010. It outlines key findings from organizations that have moved to Gmail or Google Apps Premier Edition (GAPE)” and Recommendations for those that are considering moving.
The document is a quick read at 4 pages and hits the high [...]

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Exchange + Azure + Tags = Simple Conference Room Scheduling

A project combining Exchange + Azure + Tags called “Thor” is an open source project undertaken by the Minneapolis Cloud Computing User Group designed to be a mobile utility that allows friction free access to  schedules and scheduling services of Exchange.  Thor was developed as a way to educate the local user group on the [...]

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Microsoft Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 to launch May 12th

On the official Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog -http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2010/03/05/sharepoint-2010-office-2010-launch.aspx – it was announced that Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 should RTM in April with the official launch date being May 12, 2010.
Stephen Elop is announcing the launch via webcast on May 12th at 11am EST. If you want to join the webcast, you can register at: [...]

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System Center Service Manager RC Released to TAP/RDP.

March 3, 2010 – Microsoft release the Release Candidate for Service Manager 2010 to customer in the TAP/RDP Program. System Center Service Manager 2010 includes the following features:

Integrated System Center CMDB
Incident Management
Change Management
Knowledge Management
Data Warehouse
Self-Service Portal

Enhancements delivered since Beta 2 include:

Upgrade and migration support for TAP customers
Improved Performance, Scale and Stability
Improved Notifications with batching email
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Microsoft Desktop Virtualization Hour Virtual Event

March 18th, 2010 @ 9am PST www.desktopvirtualizationhour.com
Want to discover the best migration path to Windows 7? What’s the best desktop management strategy for your company? Which virtualization solutions can save you time and money?
This virtual event will teach you how Microsoft can help you discover choices, preserve & extend your existing investments. Learn how [...]

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OCS or LiveMeeting conference ends after 30 minutes

If you have problems with a meeting ending after 30 minutes, 1 hour, or another specified length of time when using Office Communications Server or Microsoft LiveMeeting Service check your “Meet Now Options”
First, Start your LiveMeeting Client
Click the “Meet Now Options” from the LiveMeeting window. It located directly under the large “Meet Now” button.

This will [...]

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Using Microsoft Office Web Apps and the Office Suite

This post on the Microsoft Office Web Apps team gives a good scenario of why and how you would use both the Microsoft Office Suite and the Microsoft Office Web Apps either through SharePoint or your Windows Live SkyDrive.
It made me think of changing my own work habits in the near future. Take a look [...]

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MED-V Service Pack 1 RC

MED-V 1.0 SP1 RC for Windows 7 is now available!

MED-V 1.0 SP1 Release Candidate is available for immediate download and evaluation at: https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=665. This version adds support for Windows 7 (32bit and 64bit).

Accelerate your migration to Windows 7 with desktop virtualization In the migration to Windows 7 [...]

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