Dear Customers, The Microsoft SQL Server Sustained Engineering team is proud to announce the release of SQL Server 2008 R2 Cumulative Update 11. Cumulative Update 11 contains a roll-up of hotfixes released since the initial release of SQL Server 2008...(read more).. more »

I have been rewarded with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for the 2012! Althouhg I don’t write much lately and don’t deliver many technical presentations, I’m still quite involved in Microsoft community. This is my third MVP award, and I‘m very proud of it! I’m very happy to be recognized by Microsoft for.. more »

Microsoft holds 27% of the virtualization market. Virtualization saves Microsoft almost $50 million yearly. The Microsoft Virtualization community has 1,397 members. These and some other interesting facts on Microsoft virtualization can be found in this new infographics, provided exclusively for this site by Conosco.   .. more »

CLUB UGSF 2012 FRANCE: Les MVP en bleu au Summit 2012 aux USA--Pierre Erol GIRAUDYMVPP. Erol GIRAUDY President du MUG Club MOSS.. more »

-- P. Erol GIRAUDYPrsident du Club MOSS 2007 et MUG.Vice-Prsident Club UGO2007http://clubmoss2007.org/http://www.mugfrance.fr/http://www.viadeo.com/fr/profile/pierreerol.giraudyP. Erol GIRAUDY President du MUG Club MOSS.. more »

I have constantly been looking for a term that would be understandable to consumers and end users who don’t really understand or care about technology and infrastructures, just what it does for them (UC-U). So, while it is the “user experience” and user interfaces that come into play here, that doesn’t explain anything about the flexibility that UC-.. more »

UBM TechWeb, the producers of a leading conference for enterprise UC deployment, Enterprise Connect, have just announced another enterprise-oriented conference that focuses on mobility, Mobile Connect 2012. I have always viewed mobility as one of the biggest drivers for UC, so it is puzzling that they would try to separate the two. In particular, .. more »

New UC implementation options through cloud-based services will significantly change the metrics for technology costs. This will be particularly true as voice and video communications join automated business applications in becoming more software rather than hardware dependent. The software approach will also facilitate the interoperability and .. more »

One of the advantages Lync provides our partners is the ability to choose the deployment strategy that makes the most sense for their customer. For example, as you may have seen, BT recently their hosted platform for Microsoft Lync voice pilots. Originally unveiled at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2011, the platform is now fully .. more »

Enterprise Connect covers the major technology trends shaping communications and collaboration. As a leader in the United Communications industry, Microsoft Lync will be participating as a Diamond level sponsor this year. We have a lot of things going on this year you should check out, highlighted by a keynote address from Kirk Koenigsbauer, .. more »

Kinect Star Wars for Windows Phone for your Xbox 360 was released just a short while ago and yesterday the You may be thinking that the On each of the Twitter and Facebook pages, you have button controls to post, view your profile, search and view the Kinect Star Wars Xbox 360 website. The profile pages breaks down your Twitter account rather .. more »

WPCentral's Guide to the Windows Phone People Hub Our next helpful article for those who are new to Windows Phone covers the People Hub - the one stop for all your social requirements when on the go. The People Hub, as the name suggests, is where all your contacts are available to communicate with. Upon launching the hub from the home screen (tile i.. more »

Nokia's debt rating takes a nose dive Today, credit-rating agency Moody's, cut Nokia Oyj's debt rating to the lowest investment-grade level. This comes on the heels of Nokia's announcement last week that they would be posting a 3 percent loss this quarter and would likely see a loss in Q2 as well. Citing deteriorating sales of low-end phones, .. more »

The December 2011 Security Updates are now available on the ECE for Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 3 and/or Windows® Embedded Standard 2009. The December Security Updates include: KB2618444 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer. KB2618451 - Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Kill Bits. KB2619339 - Vuln.. more »

The March 2012 Security Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 and/or Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 3. The March Security Updates include: KB2621440 - Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution KB2641653 - Vulnarability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow.. more »

Are you in the market for a new phone? If so, you owe it to yourself to check out this HTC One X. This phone is getting rave reviews and is another phone getting some “iPhone Killer” hype. For a closer look at the HTC One X phone, you can watch the commercial below. the HTC One X has quad-core power, which results in realistic video game grap.. more »

If you bought an iPad 2 recently, I have bad news for you: Apple is about to make an announcement regarding the iPad 3. That announcement is going to take place on March 7th. In a release, Apple had this to say to various media outlets: “We have something you really have to see. And touch.” In addition to that message, Apple included the pict.. more »

In Brazil, they apparently aren’t too good at building helicopters. Check out the helicopter video below to see what I mean. And the next time you are in Brazil, you should pass if offered a helicopter ride. The video begins with a helicopter landing in the background. A couple seconds into the video, you can see something isn’t quite right. With.. more »

Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes Remember that Symbian OS? The one that Nokia so proudly stood by and made them the worlds top mobile phone manufacturer? The one that is now pretty much dead in the water when it comes to the smartphone wars? The one Nokia ditched in favour of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7? Yes th.. more »

Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes I’m sure the vast majority of our readers have downloaded the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and installed it by now, so you all know what the new Metro UI is like. The Metro UI is very well optimised for use on tablets, and I’m sure that there’s plenty of jealous Android tablet.. more »