http://www.digwin.com/hot Microsoft Top news, Buzz & Breaking Stories by communities en http://www.digwin.com/introducing-the-infosec-assessment-protection-suite InfoSec Assessment & Protection (A&P) Suite . Its a suite made up of protection and assessment tools which include: Web Protection Library (WPL) - an umbrella for several libraries and runtime modules including the Microsoft Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library v3.1 (Anti-XSS V3.1) and Security Runtime Engine (SRE), packaged together with Anti-XSS http://www.digwin.com/ms09064-critical-vulnerability-in-license-logging-server-could-allow-remote-code-execu Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (November 10, 2009): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially crafted network message to a computer running the License Logging Server. An http://www.digwin.com/a-peek-at-msrt-november-threat-reports By continuing to include new variants of the existing threat families, the MSRT has removed malware from more than 1.5 million machines three days after its release on 10 November. This month weve also added to the MSRT detection and have removed these new rogues from more than 110,000 machines. A lot of the top threat families are no strangers if http://www.digwin.com/evaluating-recommender-systems Recommender systems are now popular both commercially and in the research community, where many approaches have been suggested for providing recommendations. In many cases a system designer that wishes to employ a recommendation system must choose between a set of candidate approaches. A first step towards selecting an appropriate algorithm is to http://www.digwin.com/action-prediction-and-identification-from-mining-temporal-user-behavior Predicting user's action provides many monetization opportunities to web service providers. If a user's future action can be predicted and identified correctly in time or in advance, we can not only satisfy user's current need, but also facilitate and simplify user's future online activities. Traditional works on user behavior modeling such as http://www.digwin.com/microsoft-chief-research-and-strategy-officer-craig-mundie-shared-vision-for-future-of-com Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer of Microsoft delivered a lecture titled Rethinking Computing at The Chinese University of Hong Kong on Nov. 16. http://www.digwin.com/the-use-of-assertions A new study from Microsoft Research shows the power of seeding your code with assertions. http://www.digwin.com/bendable-magnetic-interface A sensing surface developed by Microsoft researchers offers new ways to use computers. http://www.digwin.com/ortc-sample-code We provide sample code implementing the algorithm described in our 1999 paper “Optimal Compression of IP Routing Tables.” This is a single C file: no binary, installation kit, nor documentation. http://www.digwin.com/startup-of-the-day-the-real-estate-network The BizSpark startup of the day is The Real Estate Network, based in Romania. They provide business networking and specialized tools for real estate professionals. Tell us who you are and your role in the company. Co-founder and Director of Product Development; Im responsible for developing the products that automate the business workflows, for http://www.digwin.com/mvps-release-windows-7-resource-kit   The Windows 7 Resource Kit is now available from Microsoft Press. This 1700 page book and CD was authored by three MVPs Mitch Tulloch, Tony Northrup and Jerry Honeycutt, and also by Ed Wilson who is commonly known as The Scripting Guy on Microsoft TechNet. The lead author Mitch Tulloch also maintains an Unofficial Support Site for the W http://www.digwin.com/mvp-releases-windows-live-essentials-services-book with Marcus Schmidt recently released a new book entitled Windows Live Essentials and Services: Using Free Microsoft Applications for Windows 7. The book is a full-colour, step-by-step guide for using Microsoft's new series of free applications. Step-by-step instructions show you how to use not only these applications, but also associated Windows http://www.digwin.com/update-center-is-now-live The Update Center for Microsoft Office, Office Servers, and Related Products went live today, which will enable customers to find an up-to-date list of all of our Service Pack, Public Update, and Cumulative Update releases in one location. While the SharePoint team blog has posted Cumulative Update package information in the past, this will be http://www.digwin.com/installation-notice-for-the-sharepoint-server-public-beta-on-microsoft-windows-server-2008 If you will be installing the SharePoint Server 2010 Public Beta on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft Windows 7, then you will need to download and install an update from http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=23806  to resolve an issue that occurs in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 when pr http://www.digwin.com/new-search-features-in-sharepoint-2010-friday-cool-content Abstract: Find outhow SharePoint Server 2010 search features can help you find information faster. New videos describe and demonstrate what's available in the new public beta. Category: SharePoint 2010;Search ;Cool Content Published: 11/20/2009 9:41 AM # Comments: 0 http://www.digwin.com/decomposition-tree-contribution-analysis-presentation PerformancePoint Services for SharePoint 2010 introduces the decomposition tree, an interactive arrangement of bar charts that makes it easy to explore contribution relationships. It provides an effective alternative to the “Drill Down To” feature in...(read more) http://www.digwin.com/download-the-beta-for-the-groove-web-services-sdk-for-sharepoint-workspace-2010 The Groove Web Services SDK for SharePoint Workspace 2010 provides documentation, WSDL definition files, and sample code for the Groove Web Services API. The Groove Web Services API in SharePoint Workspace 2010 provides compatibility with the API available in Groove 2007. It provides the same access to Groove 2007 workspaces and tools as Groove http://www.digwin.com/project-2010-and-project-server-2010-the-beta-is-out-some-early-issues-people-are-se If this is the first you have heard of the Beta (Where have you been? Can I come next time?) then take a look at for the links to Project and for great links to the new developer stuff (Great work Jim!). A couple of early issues or regular questions are: No, 2010 can only talk to 2010 Server. You can however still use 2007 against an upgraded (2007 http://www.digwin.com/project-2007-and-2010-a-new-blog-on-the-block-but-familiar-authors If you havent seen the other announcements of the brand new Project Administration then take a look over at and add a link to your browser favorites or RSS reader. Treb Gatte will be the primary blogger, but some of the kind of postings that have come from me and will in the future be posted via the Project Admin site. Ill be keeping my usual http://www.digwin.com/a-great-deal-for-college-students-on-office-2008-for-mac While economists have declared the in the U.S., we still live in challenging times, and its truer than ever that an education is the best first step to future success. At the MacBU, were committed to helping students achieve their goals, and still have enough money to pay for books, tuition and other realities of college life. With that in mind,