One of the best Os platform, after XP, from Microsoft…with this, collaboration towards Windows Server 2008 R2, SharePoint Server 2010(Now on Beta), Microsoft Office 2010 (Now on Beta), Exchange 2010, and now Greatplains 11(Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 – Beta release) full integration….i’m so happy to see these integration running within next few month, in our office….
See what PC authority has to say about the features from Windows 7. Windows 7 should now be feature-locked, though some changes will appear in the release candidate in late 2009, so this is your best guide to the new Operating System. … To know more, click here
Top ” must-have Windows utilities” for PC support professionals.
Microsoft’s is connecting Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 for connect-anywhere access using DirectAccess technology
DirectAccess is a way for Windows 7 clients to securely connect the corporate network from any location without any traditional VPN. It encrypts bidirectional connection between the enterprise domain and the client device prior to the user logging on to the system, allowing admins to manage the remote machine via Group Policy and it physically connected to the network and always stays on. This is very useful for network administrator to troubleshoot the server. Greater functionality means greater hardware and software requirements.
The following list of DirectAccess requirements comes directly from Microsoft TechNet:
One or more DirectAccess servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 with two network adapters:
One connected directly to the Internet, and a second connected to the intranet.
On the DirectAccess server, at least two consecutive, public IPv4 addresses assigned to the network adapter that’s connected to the Internet.
DirectAccess clients running Windows 7.
At least one domain controller and DNS server running Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
A public key infrastructure (PKI) to issue computer certificates to the protection for traffic.
IPv6 transition technologies available for use on the DirectAccess server: ISATAP, Teredo, and 6to4. Optionally, DirectAccess runs over IPv6 and only connects to Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 with SP2 and most of the network are still on IPv4. In order for DirectAccess to communicate over the Internet, bridging protocols such as 6to4 or Teredo have to be used to encapsulate IPv6 packets over any IPv4 medium or network device.
Server and Desktop OS release road map from Microsoft
Officially called “UVO powered by Microsoft,” the system provides hands-free communication and entertainment via an in-car device with a 4.3-inch color display. It will be built into some Kia cars starting this summer with the 2011 Sorento…
UVO has a 1 gigabyte hard drive for media storage and will rip CDs straight to the device. It also has SIRUIS satellite, AM and FM radio, plus integrates with numerous smartphones and media devices like the Apple iPod. Microsoft’s speech-recognition lets users ask the device questions such as, “What’s playing?”
Kia said software updates can be delivered to the device via airwaves and the Web…
when i read the blog for this article…one user is asking about ” What happens when UVO blue screens? Does your car stop in the middle of the road?”…heeee
Good luck to the new technologies…heeee…use handsfree device while driving
Software giant “Microsoft” has slowly cleaned up its security flaws, hackers are looking toward another vendor whose products are nearly as ubiquitous and whose bounty of vulnerabilities are just being discovered: Adobe. The number of bugs found in commonly-used Microsoft programs like Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and Microsoft Office remained flat or dropped. 30 bugs were exposed in Internet Explorer compared with the same number last year, and 41 bugs were found in all of Microsoft’s Office programs like PowerPoint, Word and Excel, down from 44 in 2008. According to Verisign’s bug tracking division iDefense, 45 bugs in Adobe’s Reader software were found by either cybersecurity researchers or malicious hackers this year and patched. In 2008, iDefense found 14 Reader bugs, double the number in 2007. To know more click here
last 2 days the microsoft volume licensing is down for their change of look…hope this will up tomorrow
The successor of Microsoft Internet security and Accelerator (ISA) called TMG which has been delayed for the release for quite some times, and now its released with Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (TMG) and Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 (UAG). TMG and UMG are both aimed at securing endpoints. TMG is focused on making browsing safer. UAG provides employees, partners and vendors secure remote access to corporate information.
For more information click here
See below the road map of TMG
Microsoft Office 2010 offers you rich and powerful new ways to deliver your best work – at work, home – on your computer, from a Windows Mobile-based Smartphone or via a Web browser. Office 2010 puts you in control of getting things done according to your schedule. Simplify your tasks and create amazing results with Office 2010. To download Microsoft Office 2010 Professional – Beta, here is the link. The beta version of Office 2010 will expire in October 2010. Users can choose to download the trial or buy the full version of Office 2010 at that time.
Microsoft Office Mobile 2010
Office web Apps, where u store, edit and share document online
Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Onenote, Outlook
Microsoft Office professional 2010 includes Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Onenote, Publisher, Outlook.
Microsoft Office professional Plus 2010 includes Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Onenote, Publisher, Outlook, InfoPath, Sharepoint Workspace, Communicator.
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