Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 RTM - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 RTM
The latest version of the Microsoft solution accelerator designed to streamline the migration to Windows Vista (including SP1) and Windows Server 2008, but also additional products and technologies, is available for download.
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4.11.2008 Microsoft releases free ebook: Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005
Get a focused, first look at the features and capabilities in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and the .NET Framework 2.0. If you currently work with Visual Basic 6, these authors fully understand the adoption and code migration issues you'll encounter.
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12.4.2006 Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
The Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 in an enterprise environment. Availability and configuration monitoring, performance data collection, and default thresholds are built for enterprise-level monitoring. Both local and remote connectivity checks help ensure database availability.
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5.6.2006 Microsoft Pre-Release Software Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 - September CTP
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly known as WinFX), is the new managed code programming model for Windows. It combines the power of the .NET Framework 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have visually compelling user experiences, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and the ability to support a wide range of business processes.
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24.9.2006 Podcasts: Microsoft IT Showcase: How Microsoft IT Architects and Configures DFS Replication
Edit: Something close to my heart! I sure hope the R2 changes to DFS are as good as they sound in all the marketing documents!
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25.2.2006 Microsoft Showcases Platform Advancements in the 2007 Microsoft Office System
Second annual Microsoft Office System Developers Conference highlights opportunity for custom solutions development utilizing innovations in the 2007 release.
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23.3.2006 Microsoft set to beta Microsoft Security Essentials June 23
Microsoft confirmed today that they plan to release a public beta of Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly codenamed Morro) on June 23.
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18.6.2009 Microsoft is 30 years old today! have a look at the Microsoft Timeline
It's hard to believe that Microsoft is already 30 years old. The company that made Redmond, Washington, a household name was actually founded in 1975 in another city by two young Seattle men, one of whom was a college dropout. From this inauspicious beginning came an equally improbable vision: A personal computer on every desk and in every home. Thirty years later, it seems so obvious. But at the time, when only a handful of people knew what a personal computer was, it was a great leap of faith and daring.
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Microsoft Windows Microsoft Application Verifier 3.2.0038
Application Verifier is a runtime verification tool for unmanaged code that assists in quickly finding subtle programming errors that can be extremely difficult to identify with normal application testing.
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26.7.2006 Microsoft executive: Pirating software? Choose Microsoft!
Microsoft doesn't want you to pirate their software, but if you must choose between illegally installing Windows or a competitor's operating system, Microsoft would prefer that you choose them.
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15.3.2007 Microsoft releases new Ultimate Extras - Microsoft Tinker
Microsoft has silently released 3 updates for Windows Ultimate users today.
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23.9.2008 Microsoft trademark reveals Microsoft Store logo
A fortnight ago, detailed plans of the long anticipated Microsoft Store were revealed in all its theoretical glory when Gizmodo published over 50 slides from a Powerpoint presentation prepared by the project’s consultancy firm.
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5.8.2009 Microsoft Launches Microsoft TalentLab in The Netherlands
Demand for ICT specialists is growing; new portal site advertises job vacancies at Microsoft partners – with guaranteed training.
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25.3.2007 Microsoft 4 Patas
Four different wallpapers with those that are considered men best friend. Besides that, icons and sounds give a special touch in this theme, that is already a success in those that love dogs.
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5.1.2006 What Microsoft has that Linux
Microsoft has seven "Microsoft Across America" trucks cruising the country, visiting Microsoft Partners at their request to show off the latest Windows wonders. At last count, there were exactly zero (0) "Linux Across America" trucks.
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15.8.2006 Microsoft isn't done with Vista yet
There is still more work to be done on Windows Vista, said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on the day the company's highly-anticipated operating system is officially released to enterprise customers.
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2.12.2006 Why Does Everyone Hate Microsoft?
I'm doing a short project on Microsoft and its impact on society.
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15.12.2006 A word with you, please, Microsoft
If Microsoft's 1976 was all about "hobbyists" and "Altair," then its buzzwords for 2006 were things such as "connected entertainment," "interoperability," "Zune," and "Windows Vista."
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2.1.2007 Microsoft’s IE 8.0: More than just vaporware
When I mentioned in a post yesterday that I had heard there was an alpha build of Internet Explorer (IE) 8.0 circulating inside Microsoft, some were skeptical.
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15.1.2007 Microsoft Feeds Plus
Microsoft Feeds Plus is an
Internet Explorer 7 add-on for Windows XP/2003/Vista that makes your feed reading experience easy and efficient. You can read your feeds in a combined view (aggregate feeds) and get pop-up notifications when there are new items to read.
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27.1.2007 Microsoft Wants Yahoo
Stung by the loss of Internet advertising firm DoubleClick to Google last month, Microsoft has intensified its pursuit of a deal with Yahoo!, asking the company to re-enter formal negotiations, The Post has learned.
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5.5.2007 Microsoft: Why the Silence about IE 8.0?
Two years ago, Microsoft used the Bill Gates keynote at its MIX conference as the launch pad for Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0, which shipped last year. However, this year at MIX07, news of the next IE version, which Microsoft has confirmed is in development, was not to be had.
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6.5.2007 Microsoft Seadragon
Seadragon is an incubation project resulting from the acquisition of Seadragon Software in February. Its aim is nothing less than to change the way we use screens, from wall-sized displays to mobile devices, so that visual information can be smoothly browsed regardless of the amount of data involved or the bandwidth of the network.
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6.6.2007 Microsoft Got Hacked!
The official Microsoft U.K. Domain was attacked and defaced by a hacker identified as rEmOtEr. Microsoft confirmed that the hack has been successful. rEmOtEr altered a webpage in the Microsoft.co.uk domain with two images and multiple references to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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1.7.2007 Microsoft Gives Up on Antitrust
Microsoft has long been a landmark of monopoly worldwide. But this detail is about to change as the Redmond company has evolved, following the various antitrust rulings against it both at home and abroad. In this context, Microsoft has suffered antitrust scrutinies not only in the U.S. but also in the European Union as well as in South Korea.
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16.10.2007 Microsoft ThinSight
A computer screen that also acts as a two-handed touch interface and a crude infrared camera has been developed by researchers at Microsoft's labs in the UK.
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23.10.2007 Microsoft is in Danger (Inc.)
Microsoft has signed a deal to purchase Danger, the makers of the T-Mobile Sidekick product but otherwise known as the Danger Hiptop to those within the industry.
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11.2.2008 Microsoft Sphere
As you all know about Microsoft Surface....Microsoft Sphere is the current R&D product that Microsoft is developing.
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1.8.2008 Where Should Microsoft Partner Next?
DEMOfall 08 is an autumn harvest of companies Microsoft should be partnering with.
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10.9.2008 I Still Believe in a Microsoft Phone
Michael Gartenberg says I'm wrong about the Microsoft phone. Not so fast, Michael.
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27.11.2008Microsoft joins project to assess learning skills
Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it would team up with tech giants Intel and Cisco to support work designed to modernize ways to assess learning skills
worldwide.
The announcement, made at a forum of educators in London, adds to a host of educational initiatives being sponsored by
Microsoft.
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14.01.2009School of the Future World Summit Fosters School Reform Through Communities of Continuous Learning
Microsoft Partners in Learning works with education leaders and policymakers around the globe, equipping them to assess and overcome challenges...
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02.12.2008Microsoft Hosted Online Service to Help Flu Sufferers Seek the Right Medical Help
Online H1N1 Response Center helps users quickly assess their symptoms so they can decide whether to get medical attention or recover at home...
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15.10.2009Feds Assess 2-Year-Old Spam
Law
Feds to report on
effectiveness of CAN-SPAM Act
and describe new antispam
efforts...
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19.12.2005U.S. Tech Industry Healthy,
Analyst Says
Forrester teams with trade
group to assess tech industry
trends, build index of health
and wealth...
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13.12.2005Coalition Posts Spyware Risk
Guidelines
The Anti-Spyware Coalition
published new guidelines on
Thursday designed to help
consumers assess whether or
not a software product is
considered spyware. The group
also revised an earlier draft
of definitions that
differentiate between
acceptable and invasive
advertising...
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28.10.2005US Patent Office to Try 'Open Source' Approach
Last week, the US Patent and
Trademark Office announced its
official support of a Web site
whose purpose will be to
encourage citizens to assess
the validity of patent
applications for themselves,
and issue challenges where
necessary. The notice gives
the go-ahead to a New York Law
School project to build an
open-source-like patent review
community...
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12.06.2007Windows Server activation flaw negates activation requirement
A flaw in how Microsoft Windows Server 2008 calculates the time remaining until it must be activated could enable users to potentially run the server
for years before activation. The defect is a consequence of Microsoft failing to assess its virtualization strategy, says an analyst...
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18.02.2009Expert: Microsoft should refocus on software
Todd Bishop: One outside expert in a unique position to assess Microsoft's prospects, following the
withdrawal of its Yahoo bid, is
Michael Cusumano, a professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management who has studied the company for years
and written books on Microsoft and the software industry. Here are excerpts from a phone interview I had with him today.
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05.05.2008Microsoft and BearingPoint Launch New Risk-Based Compliance Solution
Microsoft Corp. and BearingPoint Inc. (NYSE: BE), one of the worlds largest management and technology consulting firms, today announced the
BearingPoint Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (EGRC) solution.
With Microsoft, BearingPoint has created a risk-based
compliance solution based on Microsoft technology that builds on the companies long-standing alliance and helps organizations identify areas of risk,
assess and remediate control deficiencies, and strengthen compliance without compromising profitability.
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05.08.2008The right time to assess Windows Vista's performance
Nick White: Measuring the performance of an operating system is a tricky thing. At the same time, it's the right and necessary thing to do, because
performance is one of many criteria important to customers. Part of the trick of measuring performance is to time testing execution with the product
cycle such that the results are as meaningful as possible for customers; this helps them make a better decision by making use of the full array of
available information. As one example, about a year ago we commissioned a firm called Principled Technologies to
conduct a study comparing Windows XP
SP2 to Windows Vista RTM. That study found the performance measures of the two operating systems were within the same range for many tasks that home
and business users frequently perform under real-world conditions.
My point is that we waited to conduct these benchmarking tests
until Windows Vista had reached the RTM milestone in the product cycle, as this allowed us to provide our customers the most meaningful data available
at the time -- the data most likely to directly affect their decision to upgrade to Windows Vista. We do a whole range of performance tests at every
stage of the OS development process, but, as a general rule, we avoid sharing benchmark tests of software that hasn't gone RTM (i.e., final code).
This explains why we have not to date published any findings of benchmark tests (nor commissioned anyone to do so) on performance improvements brought
about by Windows Vista SP1. Publishing benchmarks of the performance of Windows Vista SP1 now wouldn't be a worthwhile exercise for our customers,
as the code is still in development and, to the degree that benchmarking tests are involved, remains a moving target.
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01.12.2007Stats: The video-game console wars, one year later
With the holiday shopping season set to start, a full year has passed since the head-to-head competition began between the Microsoft Xbox 360,
Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 video-game consoles. In terms of sheer demand, the Wii has been
the runaway hit. But there are a variety of
ways to assess the data. Here's a breakdown.
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22.11.2007New Microsoft Services Chief Ready To Tackle Google
Asked recently to assess Microsoft's chances of ousting the search market leader, Dr. Qi Lu, the newly-named president of Microsoft's Online
Services Group, did something that many Microsoft executives have typically avoided doing: He mentioned Google by name. "I think Google is a very,
very powerful company," Lu said in a Q&A posted Wednesday to Microsoft's Web site. "They are definitely ahead in the search space. There are a
lot of challenges ahead. We've got our work cut out for us." Lu, former executive vice president of engineering for the Search and Advertising
Technology Group at Yahoo, is the latest in a series of several high-profile Yahoo search executives who've left the struggling search giant for
Microsoft.
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11.12.2008Surface used to coordinate Super Bowl Security
If you've been watching the news this week, you might have caught NFL security VP Milton Ahlerich saying that Raymond James Stadium in Tampa will be
"one the safest locations you can possibly be" during the Super Bowl on Sunday, and it looks like Microsoft Surface will be a big reason why: it's
being used to coordinate security forces around the site.
It's seriously slick -- maps are integrated with planning and voice
communications software so the field commanders can immediately assess incident responses and personnel deployments, with the ability to initiate
radio contact directly from the interface
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30.01.2009What Bill Gates' face reveals about him
The Microsoft chairman is "at ease, affable and low key," but displays "small, weak social smiles, and touches of contempt," according to
this USA Today story about "facial coding," which studies
tiny muscle movements to assess a person's mindset.
If the latter part of that assessment sounds harsh, wait until you read what
the researchers had to say about Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. Other tech executives getting the scrutiny include Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Steve
Jobs, and Michael Dell.
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26.02.2008New Microsoft position: Chief Environmental Strategist
Microsoft says it has created the new position of chief environmental strategist and named an existing manager, Rob Bernard, to fill it. Here's his
mission, as described in an e-mail from a company spokesman:
"... to assess the company's environmental impact and opportunities at
all levels, including: working with product groups to create technology innovations in software and hardware that can help enable customers to
minimize their impact on the environment, assuring responsible business practices that work to reduce the company's direct and indirect environmental
impact, and working with partners in industry, government and non-government to engage on global environmental issues."
Bernard has
been at the company for 10 years, most recently as general manager for its Developer and Platform Evangelism team.
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01.12.2007Next up: A Microsoft-Google antitrust fight?
Microsoft's Yahoo bid is over, but the aftermath might prove just as interesting. And it looks like Google could play a significant role.
During its tussle with Microsoft, Yahoo tested
a
search-related advertising alliance with Google in an attempt to boost its profits and fend off Microsoft's unsolicited offer. Under the
arrangement, ads from Google's lucrative system were delivered alongside Yahoo search results. Microsoft, itself no stranger to antitrust problems,
objected to even the hint of a
longer-term deal -- saying that such an agreement would "consolidate over 90% of the search advertising market in Google's hands," and adding
that it would assess its options closely.
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09.05.2008Microsoft Chief Security Officer chats about safety and the social Web
Bret Arsenault knows about security.
Before he was Microsoft's Chief Security Officer, he worked extensively on the creation of
the Microsoft Security Risk Assessment (MSRA) methodology, which is a standardized framework to assess and provide guidance to Microsoft customers on
their security risk.
With Microsoft since 1990, Arsenault has been integrally involved in the development of Microsoft's U.S.
Emergency Response Plan, the Worldwide Security Mobilization effort, and the Trustworthy Computing Task Force.
Watch
this video to hear Bret talk about his personal experiences
teaching his friends and family how to navigate the social Web, with a focus on social networking Web sites.
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12.08.2008Microsoft Unveils New Tools to Fight Security Threats
Speaking yesterday at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft has now introduced a new group of security related programs that share
advanced information with partners about upcoming security threats.
As many in the tech industry know, within hours, and sometimes minutes
of monthly security patches being released, exploits are already booming for the security holes fixed by these updates. The Microsoft Active
Protections Program (MAPP) will allow security software providers to provide protection to their customers quickly and effectively.
"The
introduction of these new programs helps address evolving online threats and provides more practical guidance to assess and manage risk," said Andrew
Cushman, director of security response and outreach at Microsoft. "In the race between exploit and protection, Microsoft is committed to shifting the
advantage to the security industry. The Microsoft Active Protections Program gives security software providers the information and resources they need
to help better protect customers."
Along with the MAPP, Microsoft also plans to roll out its new Exploitability Index in October of 2008.
The Exploitability Index will allow providers to determine what exploit is more dangerous and allow them to prioritize the security releases to their
customers.
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05.08.2008Feb. launch set for new Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 tools
Ahead of its launch of Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP, Microsoft is planning to ship in late February assessment tools for IT shops so they can get
their networks in order and ease any planned migrations. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Solution Accelerator is designed to help IT shops
inventory their network, assess the readiness of their infrastructure for a migration and generate reports and recommendations.
The tool is
for users planning migrations to Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Microsoft Virtualization technologies (Virtual Server 2005 R2 and
the forthcoming Hyper-V), and Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid). Baldwin Ng, of the Microsoft assessment and planning team
wrote in a Jan. 26 posting on the MAP blog that the assessment tool would be released on the Web in approximately four weeks. A
beta program is already under way.
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