For customers currently using the Microsoft BizTalk Adapters for Enterprise Applications (aka the LOB adapters) and willing to migrate their existing projects to the WCF-based LOB adapters, here's a tool that will help you migrate your projects to work with BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0. Before we start talking about the tool and the adapter projects it .. more »

As usual, we’ve listed the appropriate hash codes below. Build 7232 came with a new wallpaper this time, which you can grab below. The build was originally leaked as a .vhd file but SoLoR reissued the build as a proper .iso. Only the 64-bit version was leaked. There’s no x86 leak. .. more »

Don’t you love to share your photos with your friends and family? Those great shots of your little kids wearing their strained carrots or a picture of your daughter’s first formal dance; it’s through images that we graphically share the high’s and low’s of our most personal lives.  With Windows Home Server you can ea.. more »

I have seen this question a few times on both  internal and external lists so I figured I would write a quick blog on this. Forefront TMG Beta3 URL filtering feature allows you to create rules that will block or allow traffic based upon the categorization of the URL. For more information the URL filtering feature see the Dotan’s blog post, U.. more »

This is a bit old – but if you have not seen this already go check out: http://www.microsoft.com/Mediaroom/PR/VirtualizationPR.aspx The summary is that we have launched Microsoft Mediaroom with virtualization to enable IPTV providers to reduce their costs by consolidating hardware and increasing utilization with Hyper-V. The neat thing .. more »

“Aside from the differentiating core technologies and software that the Zune HD and the Samsung Omnia PRO, the real differentiator--at least at first glance--will be the devices' gorgeous AMOLED displays. The displays will have the ability to render truer and darker blacks, vivid colors, and be more useable even under direct .. more »

We were a little miffed that we were completely unable to download Rocket Riot from Xbox Live Marketplace this morning. We were slightly more miffed when the download for Magic: The Gathering also failed. When the download for Sam & Max failed, however, we were positively livid. And now, we've received a tip that certain content on XBLM has .. more »

Microsoft has responded to the rumor of a new Natal-focused Xbox 360 successor, with two separate sources denying the existence of the new console to Eurogamer. One unnamed source at MS told Eurogamer ""Don't believe nonsense on the internet is all I'll say. We'll do the right thing for Natal." Aaron Greenberg responded in a calmer manner, saying .. more »

CryTek's newest, shiniest piece of tech is CryEngine 3, which will be put to use in the upcoming PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Crysis 2. While the first footage of the console versions looks remarkably similar to what you'd get from a PC, a closer examination reveals how top-end gaming PCs are still capable of rendering better graphics with .. more »

Advanced Outlook Repair is a powerful Microsoft Outlook recovery tool. It uses advanced technologies to scan the corrupt Outlook personal folders (.pst) files and recover your mail messages, folders, posts, appointments, meeting requests, contacts, distribution lists, tasks, task requests, journals, notes, etc. in them as much as possible, so to .. more »

Oracle is on a roll diving in to the virtualization space. With the acquisition of Sun Microsystems and Virtual Iron, Oracle is starting to build a nice virtualization portfolio. Is Oracle going to try to acquire an entire stack for VDI? Maybe the angle is to compete with Amazon EC2 in the Infrastructure as a Service space. Either way, it will be .. more »

GrIDsure is a unique authentication solution for Microsoft's Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG). ˜GrIDsure for Microsoft IAG, in partnership with Winfrasoft, adds two factor authentication to Microsoft's flexible mobile worker solution without the need for expensive tokens.   .. more »

There are tens of thousands of people out there developing applications on Microsoft Exchange, yet there is little that Microsoft knows about this developer community. For example, what applications have been developed, what other communications tools besides Exchange have been using, and most importantly, what Microsoft could do to better .. more »

Have you been playing with Exchange 2010? Do you have the urge to influence the shape of the upcoming Exchange 2010 MCP exams? The Microsoft Learning Certification team is looking for Subject Matter Experts to complete a simple exercise that will allow you to give us your opinion. Providing feedback is quick and painless and helps us to create a .. more »

A new webcast series on Exchange 2010 is starting at the beginning of June and we wanted to make sure you do not miss it. Here are the dates, titles, abstracts and registration links for the entire series: 6/1/09 - 9:00am PT: TechNet Webcast: Exchange 2010 High Availability Welcome to the future! The future of Exchange high .. more »

Fast, effective protection against malware and out-of-policy content for instant messaging environments... more »

This video will show you how to download and install Beta 1 of Visual Studio 2010 Team Suite and Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server. Start your downloads!.. more »

Sitting in a cross-plat presentation by a System Center newcomer, Bridgeways. They are releasing a series of MPs for OpsMgr 07 R2. #mms09.. more »

Windows 7 RC1 Release: MSDN/Technet very soon, public may 5.. more »

Just more stress! But - with these challenges behind us, we're now steaming ahead with the training and folks seem to be pretty happy. Technorati tags: OCS 2007, Voice Ignite, Office Communications Server 2007, Global Knowedge, Microsoft... more »