Colleges Outsourcing Email To MS Live, Google

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (rss.slashdot.org)

Andy Guess tips us to his article at Inside Higher Ed offering a detailed look at the snowballing trend of colleges outsourcing their email infrastructure, mostly to Google and Microsoft Live. Even outsourcing just email would presage big changes in the work that IT departments do on campus; but more such changes are on the horizon as schools .. more »

Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: i’m™ Campaign

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: i’m™ Campaign .. more »

Get Genuine Windows Agreement FAQ - Customers

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

This is a 4 page document containing frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the Get Genuine program. .. more »

OneCare 2.0 now really released

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Took a day longer, but you can download it now:       http://iorigin.onecare.live.com/cli/2.0.2500.10/SetupOneCare.exe Send via e-mail | Submit to Digg | Add to Live Favorites Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB912945)

posted by  varson (7)  11 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

This update includes minor changes to how Internet Explorer handles some web pages that use Microsoft ActiveX controls. Please see the Overview section of this page for more information. .. more »

Running Low on Virtual Memory and Excessive Page File Usage

posted by  varson (7)  13 months ago (blogs.technet.com)

[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Shawn Sullivan]

If you are experiencing the following symptoms, then check the value for the HeapDecommitFreeBlockThreshold registry key found under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager.

1. You are receiving virtual memory errors like the one

Tech Ed Hong Kong

posted by  varson (7)  13 months ago (www.philiprichardson.org)

Michael Lu (our Program Manager for peformance, Outlook, Email) is presenting at Tech Ed Hong Kong this week.  His session is: BAB306 Using Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 As an Application Platform. His

Forrester: Are You Ready For Unified Communications?

posted by  varson (7)  13 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Forrester highlights the impact of Unified Communications (UC) on the IT department. Very important, as telephony as we know it will no linger exist in the near future ... ... On top of the new business communication capabilities that.. more »

Re-installing WMI

posted by  varson (7)  13 months ago (blogs.msdn.com)

For those folks out there using Windows Server 2003 SP1 Build 1277 along with the SQL Server 2005 December CTP, you may be unable to install SQL Server 2005 with the following error:

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Beta 3 SetupThe SQL Server System Configuration Checker cannot be executed due to WMI

Internet Application Gateway (IAG) - Overview

posted by  varson (7)  13 months ago (blogs.technet.com)

Microsoft's Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 just released this February. It is a secure remote access gateway that provides SSL-based application access and protection.

Microsoft Announces Enterprise-Class Mobile Solution

posted by  varson (7)  6 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Helping to propel large-scale mobile phone deployments by businesses, Microsoft Corp. today announced at CTIA Wireless 2008 the immediate availability of System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 and... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

HP bids on e-discovery vendor Tower Software

posted by  varson (7)  6 months ago (www.networkworld.com)

HP signs a pre-bid agreement to acquire Tower Software, an Australian maker of document and records management software... more »

OOXML Rumored to be Approved, Announcement Wednesday

posted by  varson (7)  6 months ago (rss.slashdot.org)

dominux writes "Rumors are already circulating that Microsoft's OOXML has been voted in by the standards board. The Open Sourcerer claims to have results of the ballot on dis29500. According to the site Microsoft managed to flip enough countries to make it stick. 75% of the P members who didn't abstain voted for Microsoft (That is 58% of all the P .. more »

Windows Search 4.0 Preview for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB940157)

posted by  varson (7)  6 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Windows Search 4.0 is an updated component of Windows that enables instant search on your computer. .. more »

Have broad Exchange questions? What are they?

posted by  varson (7)  6 months ago (msexchangeteam.com)

Have broad Exchange questions? What are they?.. more »

Last year's CanSecWest Winner Repeats on Vista, Ubuntu Wins

posted by  varson (7)  6 months ago (rss.slashdot.org)

DimitryGH followed up on the earlier news that the MacBook Air lost CanSecWest by noting that "Last year's winner of the CanSecWest hacking contest has won the Vista laptop in this year's competition. According to the sponsor TippingPoint's blog, Shane Macaulay used a new 0day exploit against Adobe Flash in order to secure his win. At the end of .. more »

TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007) - Session 3: Think your network is safe using the default protocols? Think again.

posted by  varson (7)  9 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Presentation Materials for TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007) .. more »

TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007) - Overview of Visual Studio 2008

posted by  varson (7)  9 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Presentation Materials for TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007) .. more »

2007 Office System Demo and HOL Images

posted by  varson (7)  9 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

This virtual machine demonstration environment contains almost 50 Hands-On-Labs, ~25 demos, and more than 10 software packages .. more »

Vista Named Year's Most Dissapointing Product

posted by  varson (7)  9 months ago (rss.slashdot.org)

Shadow7789 writes "No surprise here, but to complete its humiliation, PC Magazine has declared that Windows Vista is the most disappointing product of 2007. Quoting: 'Five years in the making and this is the best Microsoft could do?... No wonder so many users are clinging to XP like shipwrecked sailors to a life raft, while others who made the .. more »

Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint with SP1 Documentation

posted by  varson (7)  9 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint with SP1 Documentation .. more »

Staying at the Forefront - Achieving Agility with Payments Automation (Presented by Decillion)

posted by  varson (7)  9 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Staying at the Forefront - Achieving Agility with Payments Automation (Presented by Decillion) .. more »

What is Bill Gates Learning From Open Source?

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (rss.slashdot.org)

christian.einfeldt writes "In the world of Free Open Source Software communities, Microsoft is often viewed as the very epitome of the Cathedral-style model of software production. But is Bill Gates learning from the software development phenomenon that he once compared loosely to communism? In commenting on the results of a Microsoft-commissioned .. more »

What's Wrong With Windows Mobile and How WM7 and WM8 Are Going to Fix It

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

We just got the scoop from Microsoft on Windows Mobile 7 and Windows Mobile 8, the two upcoming platforms that will fix what is undeniably broken about the Windows Mobile platform to date. This was... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

Momentum Magazine

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Momentum Magazine - Digital Version .. more »

Security Health Check Datasheet

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

The Security Health Check evaluates your current processes and the configurations of selected host computers against published Microsoft security guidance. .. more »

Zune Marketplace and Zune Social Back Online

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

We’re back online; the updates are live. You may have noticed that Zune Social got some enhancements, namely: Improved overall stability and performance Ability to view Favorites on your profile... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

WSS 3.0 SP1 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 released

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) are now available. These service packs include a number of hot fixes... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

Microsoft Robotics Studio (1.5)

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

The Microsoft® Robotics Studio is a Windows-based environment for academic, hobbyist and commercial developers to easily create robotics applications across a wide variety of hardware. This installation package installs the Microsoft Robotics Studio along with samples and tutorials. .. more »

New XNA Game Studio 2.0 From Microsoft Enables Creation of Online Multiplayer Games Using LIVE

posted by  varson (7)  10 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

 Microsoft Corp. today marked the next step in its initiative to democratize game development and unleash the creativity of the community with the release of the XNA Game Studio 2.0, the... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »