MS: Use Windows Server 2008 RTM for Free, Please
Microsoft is exhibiting the generous side of its nature with free Windows Server 2008 offerings. Released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, but labeled Service Pack due to the client-server platform synchronization with Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft is offering free trial versions of Windows Server 2008 for download.
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24.4.2008 Windows Server Evaluation Editions Free Downloads Bonanza
Microsoft is usually mute when it comes down to critics related to its product and traditionally quiet when it comes to reports thrashing Windows Vista.
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28.7.2008 Windows Server Evaluation Editions Free Downloads Bonanza
Microsoft is offering a veritable bonanza of Windows Server evaluation editions free downloads. Packaged under the label Windows Embedded Server Products Evaluation Software, a number of no less than ten products are offered at no charge for evaluation purposes only.
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29.7.2008 Free VMware Server Beta Released
VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for industry-standard systems, today introduced VMware Server, a free new entry-level hosted virtualization product for Linux and Windows servers.
"Virtualization and VMware have become mainstream in the past year, and many customers have deployed thousands of VMware server environments across their enterprises. With VMware Server, we are ensuring that every company interested in, considering or evaluating server virtualization for the first time has access to the industry-leading virtualization technology," said Diane Greene, VMware President. "VMware Server makes it easy and compelling for companies new to virtualization to take the first step toward enterprise-wide virtual infrastructure."
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6.2.2006 Will My Applications Work on Windows Vista?
One of the big concerns of anyone considering moving to Windows Vista is? How many of my applications will work on Windows Vista?
We have spent a lot of time trying to answer that very question for our company so I will share with you some of the common problem areas we found for applications to help give you an idea of what applications might have problems for you.
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8.1.2006 Windows 7 Context-Aware Applications
According to Microsoft, Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista, will be designed to support context-aware applications. The Redmond giant is even cooking an application programming interface to enable the development of context-aware programs for the next iteration of Windows.
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27.9.2008 Only 104 Applications Certified for Windows Vista
Microsoft on Wednesday posted a page listing 787 applications that have been tested on Windows Vista, thus far only 104 applications have received certification, most of them being Microsoft's own applications along with companies like Ahead, Cyberlink and Trend Micro to name a few.
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22.2.2007 Microsoft to release Virtual Server 2005 R2 for free
Several reliable sources reported me Microsoft is expected to released Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition for free during next week, possibly on Monday.
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28.3.2006 Ultimately, Touch Will Make the Killer Windows 7 Applications
Undoubtedly it is the ecosystem of third-party software solutions that make Windows the platform that it is today, sharing the operating system's success.
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12.11.2008 Free Windows for Supercomputers Available for Download - Windows HPC Server 2008
Microsoft made the latest iteration of its Windows operating system for supercomputers available as a free download.
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23.9.2008 Top 10 Absolute Worst Windows Applications in 2007
Think Windows Vista is bad? Well, the fact of the matter is that is largely a subjective perspective that is little open to dispute. However, when it comes down to what users can integrate with the operating system, the situation is a tad more severe.
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5.11.2007 Free Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation Installation ISO and VHD for Hyper-V Official Direct Download Links
Windows Server 2008 R2 is the next iteration of Windows Server operating system, which has been RTMed with build version 6.1.7600.16385 together with Windows 7. Microsoft is now officially releasing the ISO image for Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Software, which allowing administrators and users to install Windows Server 2008 R2 to evaluate the new operating system for 180 days for free.
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17.8.2009 Microsoft starts Windows Vista Media Center Beta applications
Microsoft recently began surveying current beta testers of Windows Vista to see which testers qualify for an upcoming Windows Vista Media Center Beta. The survey, which only current Vista testers can take, is located at Microsoft Connect.
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Vista to Windows 7 Upgrades Kill Access to OEM Recovery Applications
Users that upgrade Windows Vista OEM computers to Windows 7 might find that the recovery applications set in place by the original equipment manufacturer are no longer accessible.
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9.10.2009 Zune HD applications confirmed
It's been debated for some time as to whether or not the Zune HD will feature apps, similar to its competitor, Apple's iPod touch; many people expected the more logical solution, that it would, though it had yet to be confirmed by Microsoft itself.
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23.8.2009 Attackers switching to applications, media players
Online criminals shifted their attacks in 2005 from operating systems such as Windows to media players and software programs, according to a study released Tuesday.
Among the software programs under attack are antivirus software, according to the SANS Institute, a nonprofit research group based in Bethesda, Md.
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22.11.2005 TrayIt - Keep Running Applications Under System Tray
Release candidate for Version 4 of TrayIt! is finally out. It has an improved graphical interface and usability and also supports a lot of new features like window grouping, and support for SDI-type application like MS Excel or PowerPoint.
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2.3.2009 All Windows 7 Software Applications Will Also Support Windows 7 x64 Bit
While Microsoft will release the Alpha Version of Windows 7 Logo Testing Kit on April 14th-- we already know a few of Microsoft's official requirements!
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13.4.2009 Microsoft: Some Free Vista (+SP1) to Go Along with the Free XP SP2 Downloads?
Free downloads of Microsoft's operating systems have been made available throughout 2007, and the Redmond company is ready to take it one step further.
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5.2.2008 Microsoft Updates Its Windows Server Roadmap, Longhorn server delayed
Expect Longhorn Server Beta 3 in the first half of next year, but no Windows Server 'Centro' for mid-size businesses until 2008. And there might be a Windows Server Branch Office in the future, after all.
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24.5.2006 Micrososoft drops major features in Windows Server Virtualization - Viridian, beta starts with Longhorn Server RTM
Microsoft does it again, promise great cool features and even demo them. They let us wait for months/years and then just drops the cool stuff for a "future release" Just like the Windows Server team did with R2 at the time.
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11.5.2007 Longhorn Server to Be Named Windows Server 2007
ActiveWin are claiming that the final designation for Windows Codenamed Longhorn Server will be Windows Server 2007 after all, how original! Speculated here long before Vista hit RTM.
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17.1.2007 Longhorn Server to be christened Windows Server 2008
To next to no one's surprise, Microsoft is going to christen Longhorn Server "Windows Server 2008." And it might do so as early as next week to coincide with the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles.
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10.5.2007 New Windows Server 2008-Based Server Products Available
Windows Essential Server Solutions are basically designed as a bundle of SQL Server 2008, Exchange Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008, along with additional Microsoft technologies, set up as an all-in-one IT offering for small and midsize customers.
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13.5.2008 An Introduction to Windows Server 2008 Server
Server is a new installation option that was introduced in Windows Server 2008. It provides the ability to install and configure a trimmed-down version of Windows Server 2008 which is designed to perform only certain server tasks.
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9.6.2009 Windows Server 2008 Is 45 Times Faster Than Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, is no leas than 45 times faster than its predecessor, Windows Server 2003, in terms of network transfer speeds.
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22.11.2007 Windows 7 Server vs. Windows Server 2008 SP2 Performance Comparison
Its that time again! Microsoft traditionally doesnt allow the benchmarking of its products as long as the software is still in development, but both the Windows 7 client and Windows Server 2008 R2 have been released to manufacturing on July 22nd, 2009.
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18.8.2009 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition Server Tools
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition (SQL Server Mobile) is the compact database for rapidly developing applications in both native mode and the .NET Compact Framework that extend enterprise data management capabilities to devices.
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26.11.2005 Microsoft: Windows 7 Server, the Next Major Release of Windows Server
If there is one thing that Microsoft is more mute than Windows 7, then its Windows 7 Server.
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15.7.2008 Windows 7 Server Is Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 7 Server and Windows Server 2008 R2 are both, much in the same sense, future iterations of the Windows Server platform.
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14.8.2008Windows Home Server Developer Guidelines
This document is a supplement to the Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows Home Server, and it provides guidelines for developers who are writing
applications for Windows Home Server. Follow these guidelines to improve the user experience of your applications.
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29.08.2008Hyper-V Server now available as a free download
It isn't like Microsoft to give away an entire operating system for free, but beginning today, it will: A stand-alone server whose sole purpose is to
be a hypervisor platform for virtualized guest operating systems, is now available free of charge...
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02.10.2008VMware Releases Free Server
Software
VMware on Wednesday released
the final version of its
VMware Server virtualization
product, the successor to GSX
Server. Just like the beta
release that debuted in
February, VMware is making the
software available free of
charge, much like Microsoft
has done with Virtual Server
2005 R2...
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13.07.2006Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Available
The Microsoft Windows Software
Development Kit (SDK) for
Windows Server 2008 and .NET
Framework 3.5 provides
prerelease documentation,
samples, header files,
libraries, and tools
(including C++ compilers) you
need to develop applications
to run on prerelease versions
of Windows Server 2008 and the
.NET Framework 3.5 Beta2. To
build and run .NET Framework
applications, you must have
the corresponding version of
the .NET Framework
installed.
This SDK is compatible
with the RTM release of
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Service Pack 1; including
Microsoft Visual Studio
Express Editions, which are
available, free of charge.
Pre-release editions of the
next version of Microsoft
Visual Studio are available
from Microsoft Visual Studio
2008 Beta2 and can also be
used with this SDK.
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31.07.2007Microsoft announces new applications for Windows Phones
Microsoft has announced many new applications for Windows phones through Windows Marketplace. EA Mobile, AccuWeather.com, The Associated Press, CNBC,
Developer One Mobile Software and a whole lot of companies will deliver Windows phone applications through Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Windows
MarketPlace will allow: Users to purchase applications on Windows Marketplace for Mobile either with a credit card or pay the charges through phone
bill.A full refund to be made if the application is returned after purchase within 24 hours.Developers to provide updates to their applications for
free throughout the application lifecycle.Mobile operators to have a branded catalog to market their own applications and services.
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02.04.2009Get Windows XP Free Virtually,
With a Catch
Microsoft is providing a free
virtualized copy of Windows XP
SP2 to assist developers in
migrating IE6 applications to
IE7. However, it will only
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04.12.2006Stay Alert: Use Managed Code
to Generate a Secure Audit
Trail
Windows Server 2003 provides
features that let you enable a
wide range of applications to
make use of auditing
functionality. This article
describes a sample managed
code implementation that will
allow you to add auditing to
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30.09.2005Windows Server 2008: Taking a Closer Look
When you install and configure a server operating system, you hope you'll never have to do it again. It's inordinately complex and time-consuming.
Each server is a unique creation, and each configuration meticulously adapted to a particular use.
Any installed drivers,
applications and other software components reflect that specialized use. Even individual applications may have a unique set of patches. It's
difficult, if not impossible, to identify each unique configuration and determine how to replicate it on a new OS.
So why should
you bother with Windows Server 2008? You'll still have to replicate your server environment on each server as you replace your old OS. It should take
less time, though, with Windows Server 2008. And when you're done, you'll have a more secure, more manageable and better performing box, both
physically and virtually.
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01.02.2008Windows Essential Business Server Product Overview
Windows Essential Business Server is an integrated server solution for medium sized networks. This document describes Windows Essential Business
Server, its key applications and components, its component architecture, and the network topologies that it supports. Features and benefits of Windows
Essential Business Server are explained.
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27.04.2008Overview of Windows Server 2008 in the Enterprise
Amit Pawar: By now you have either heard or read something somewhere that Microsoft is about to release a new Serve operating System. The new server
operating system is Windows Server 2008, slated for world wide release on February 27 2007. I have now been working with and presenting on Windows
Server 2008 for the past one year and the first thing I talk to customers about is why this is a significant release of Window Server Platform, and
the top reasons for why they should consider Windows Server 2008 as a important part of their IT Infrastructure platform.
The
capabilities the new version of Windows Server brings to an IT infrastructure is a strategic asset and the critical foundation upon which software can
deliver services and user applications that a business needs in order to operate effectively and succeed. Windows Server 2008 enables greater business
success by providing a platform that supports mission critical solutions and applications, making them available to your organization when it needs
them. Windows Server 2008 is the platform on which our customers can build their business on.
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20.12.2007Works with Tool for Windows Server 2008
The Works with tool is a time and cost-saving resource for developers and IT Pros to determine application readiness on Windows Server 2008. Within
two to four hours the tool compares an application with Microsofts application compatibility criteria and provides a detailed summary. The Works
with tool can be applied to both commercial and custom in-house developed applications and helps provide IT Professionals increased confidence to
deploy applications on Windows Server 2008.
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29.05.2008Early peek at How to Light up Windows Server 2008
So what are the key technologies in Windows Server 2008 that independent software vendors (ISV's) can use right away to gain strategic advantages?
And once I figure out how they fit into my product, how do I go learning about them? And after that, how to I get the world to notice that I a leader
in my community?
How to Get a Strategic Advantage using Windows Server 2008
In his blog in
Developer Meet Server, Jason Olson has compiled a list of ways to add value to your application
using the Windows Server 2008 platform. His article describes in depth how to
How to Light Up Your
Applications on Windows Server. They are:
- Build Flexible Applicaitons
- Build Connected Systems
- Develop
Federation Aware Applications
- Design Highly Manageable Applications
- Develop More Reliable Applications
- Build
for Scalability
- Go Virtual
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13.09.2007Top Things to Break Applications on Windows Server 2008
Neil Hutson: We are getting pretty close to shipping Windows Server 2008. If you have not done already, please download the latest build of Windows
Server 2008 (see recent
post of
download instructions ) and test the applications which you have developed.
If your application does not work, there are lots of
great resources that we have built to help you understand what's wrong and what you can do to fix the problems.
Below is a list
of the top resources which I point developers to. At the bottom of the list, there is an offer of Lab space with our experts on the subject at no
charge too.
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09.01.2008Free Windows 7 Professional at launch events across the US
Starting September 28 through November 4 Microsoft is hosting free Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010 launch events across the United
States as part of the "New Efficiency" marketing campaign. Attendants of the event will get a free copy of Windows 7 Professional while supplies
last. Here are the list of cities the launch event will be at and the dates the event will be held: * Atlanta - Sep. 28 * Baltimore - Nov. 9
* Boston - Oct. 5 * Chicago - Oct. 20 * Cleveland - Oct. 12 * Dallas - Nov. 4 * Denver - Sep. 24 * Detroit - Oct. 28 *
Houston - Nov. 9 * Kansas City - Nov.
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16.08.2009Supported MS applications on Virtualization environments
Microsoft has released the Microsoft applications support on the virtualization environments below:
- Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V
(The OS with Hyper-V enabled)
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 (Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a bare metal virtualization platform that
includes the same Hyper-V virtualization Technology that is included in Windows Server 2008. However, Microsoft Hyper-V Server is not branded
Windows. Its official name is Microsoft Hyper-V Server, this product is currently in beta stage, will be targeted later this year)
- Supported partners' virtualization software (Third party virtualization products)
To see the list of supported applications,
click here
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=957006
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27.08.2008Microsoft reveals focus for
Longhorn Itanium
Microsoft has revealed
that Longhorn, the next
manifestation of Windows
Server, will be optimised for
three specific workloads. The
company said that the Itanium
version would be designed to
support databases, ERP and CRM
application and customised
applications.
The forthcoming release is
due sometime in 2007. The
Itanium version of Windows
Server is the OS for servers
running on Intel's x64
Itanium processor, which is
targeted mainly at high-end
enterprise
customers.
Because
of the specific high-end
optimisation plans, the
Longhorn release for Itanium
won't be a good fit for
servers handling less
computing-intensive
applications. These include
applications such as Windows
Media Services and Windows
SharePoint Services, or common
office functions such as file
and print and
faxing.
The plan to
tweak versions of Longhorn for
specific business needs meets
the objectives of a strategy
outlined by Bob Muglia, senior
vice president for the Windows
Server Division, at
Microsoft's TechEd Conference
in June. Muglia outlined what
Microsoft is calling "the
right server for the right
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06.09.2005Utilities and SDK for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications in Windows Vista and Server 2008
Utilities and SDK for UNIX-Based Applications is an add-on to the Subsystem for UNIX-Based Applications (referred to as SUA, hence forth) component
that shipped in Microsoft Windows Vista / Windows Server2008 RC1.
This consists of the following components:
- Base Utilities
- SVR-5 Utilities
- Base SDK
- GNU SDK
- GNU Utilities
- UNIX Perl
-
Visual Studio Debugger Add-in
This release enables 64-bit application development for SUA. development and porting of custom UNIX
applications using the Windows OCI (Oracle Call Interface) and Windows ODBC libraries (collectively referred to as Mixed Mode in the rest of the
document).
System Requirements:
-Microsoft Windows Vista
-Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 RC1
-Microsoft Windows Server 2008 RC1
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10.12.2007Microsoft IT's Benefits of a Server Core Installation of Windows Server 2008
Server Core is a minimal installation of the Windows Server® 2008 operating system that does not provide a fully integrated graphical user interface
(GUI) or other components and applications that are not required for supported server roles and features. A Server Core installation helps reduce the
attack surface and allows for easier installation and configuration management.
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11.03.2008Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 Ready for Customer Review
Built using an unprecedented level of customer feedback, the advancements in Windows Server 2008 are indicative of Microsofts commitment to give
customers the tools and applications they want and need in todays environment...
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25.09.2007Free Online Training for
Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server
2005 and ASP.NET 2.0
Whether you are interested in
creating Windows forms,
building Web applications,
implementing Data Access, or
finding out about Visual
Studio Team System, you can
access the E-Learning topic
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