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Nokia and Windows

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:27:00 PST

Yesterday Nokia’s new CEO Stephen Elop(formerly of Microsoft) just sent out a fairly devastating internal memo to all Nokia employees. Elop suggested that his company is “standing on a burning platform” and must “change [its] behavior,” suggesting that the adoption of a non-homegrown platform like Android or Windows Phone 7 is a more realistic...

Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008: EBS and System Center

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:46:00 PDT

SBS 2008 and EBS 2008, previously known by their respective codenames of Cougar and Centro, are important because they are based on the all new server technologies that include Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2007. Additionally, both products use System Center Essentials as a primary management platform and require 64-bit CPUs. SBS 2008 is...

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release to Automatic Updates

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:45:00 PDT

Microsoft is committed to providing quality products to customers. As part of this commitment, we would like to remind you that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) will be released to Automatic Updates shortly. The third service pack to Windows XP includes the previously released updates and hotfixes to Windows XP, creating a new baseline...

Language Portal Search Tool - Bidirectional Search Enabled!

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:07:00 PDT

The Language Portal Search Tool now offers bidirectional search functionality. Up to this month, search was only possible from English to target language. Going forward, it is also possible to look up English terms entering a target term into the search text box. When using target to English search, the name of the target language needs to be...

Windows SteadyState 2.5

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:05:00 PDT

Windows® SteadyState™ 2.5 is now available on Windows XP and Windows Vista. Whether you manage computers in a school computer lab or an Internet café, a library, or even in your home, Windows SteadyState helps make it easy for you to keep your computers running the way you want them to, no matter who uses them. Windows SteadyState runs on...

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online for Microsoft Office Outlook

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:05:00 PDT

This download installs Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online for Microsoft Office Outlook and the related Release Notes (Read me). Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online for Outlook enables access to the same data through Outlook as Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online for Outlook with Offline Access allows data to be taken...

Windows Sysinternals Updates: ZoomIt v2.10, Process Monitor v1.34, BgInfo v4.13

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:39:00 PDT

ZoomIt v2.10: Includes a zoom-out effect when you exit zoom mode and enables you to specify a background bitmap for the break timer. Process Monitor v1.34: This update adds the ability to filter on result values. BgInfo v4.13: Now displays correct version information for Windows Server 2008. Source- Windows Sysinternals blog

Windows 7 Will Not Inherent the Incompatibility Issues of Vista

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:38:00 PDT

Microsoft is hard at work aiming to prevent the Windows 7 apple proverbially falling close to the Windows Vista tree. In fact, Bill Veghte, Senior Vice President, Online Services & Windows Business Group, promised that that incompatibility issues would not be among the legacy that Vista leaves for Windows 7. Otherwise, the next version of the...

IE8 Beta 1 June Security Update Now Available on Windows Update

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:33:00 PDT

Today the IE team released the IE June Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Developers on Windows Update. For detailed information on the contents of this update, please see the following documentation: IE Blog Post: IE June Security Update Now Available Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 950759 If you are using...

Microsoft Environment :: Innovating to Improve Our Planet

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:33:00 PDT

The website talks about the role of technology in our environment. Something, I have always thought is how can software help improve the planet, well folks I got my answers here: Innovating to Improve Our Planet I went over to the site found a wealth of great information on the types of impact that software can have. ...

Free Podcasting Kit for SharePoint 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:32:00 PDT

A few days ago, the Podcasting Kit for SharePoint was released on CodePlex (our open source project hosting web site). And, for colleges, it’s an opportunity to move into a multimedia, web 2.0 world in a more controlled way. Up until now, many of the ways that people have used podcasting, and many other web 2.0 technologies, has led to a...

Livestation launches NEW beta 1.0.76.7

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:32:00 PDT

Livestation is a free software application that provides a range of live news television channels and radio stations that can be received on a computer anywhere with a basic broadband connection. You can watch television on your desktop, or on your laptop, at home, at work, on the move, or in a hotel room, provided you have a broadband internet...

Virtual Earth Imagery Release - June, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:31:00 PDT

20TB of new imagery....laughable compared to last the 69TB+ from May's Virtual Earth Imagery Release; then again, when's the last time you transferred 20TB of data? :) Here's the list for June: Orthos (Microsoft UltraCam) Read more at the blog here

Announcing Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Release Candidate Availability!

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:29:00 PDT

A new release candidate for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) is now available!! Along with building new features, the team has been working hard to bring the product into compliance with Microsoft shipping standards. TAP customers will be expanding their deployments to thousands of production users with this release to help...

Win a trip to Macau by creating a video about Software-plus-Services!

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:28:00 PDT

Help us spread the word about Software-plus-Services. All you need is a video camera, refer to the script and lots of creativity. Click here to find out more! Terms and Conditions apply! Exciting prizes to be given away: + Receive a limited-edition S+S contest t-shirt with every video submission. You'll also receive a Microsoft LifeCam to...

June 2008 Security Updates are Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:27:00 PDT

The June 2008 Windows XP Embedded Security Updates are now available on the Mobile & Embedded Communications Extranet (ECE) for Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded Service Pack 2, Feature Pack 2007, and/or Update Rollup 1.0. June 2008 Windows XP Embedded Security Updates The June 2008 Windows XP Embedded Security Updates are cumulative and...

When Will PowerShell V2 Ship?

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:26:00 PDT

By far, the most frequently asked question at TechEd 2008 was, "When will PowerShell V2 Ship?". We are expressly prohibited from answering that question and I know that that can be frustrating. I can say this: We are now feature complete with V2. History has shown that when we reach this stage of development, it...

Microsoft Forefront Codename "Stirling" VHD

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:26:00 PDT

The Microsoft VHD Test Drive Program provides customers with an enhanced server-based software evaluation experience that’s faster, better supported and more flexible. You can now access the entire catalog of pre-configured Microsoft and partner products and solutions in the VHD format and start evaluating and testing today from...

Language Interface Packs for Office 2007 are available for Basque, Galician, Malay, Bengali

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:25:00 PDT

We talked about the Tatar Language Interface Pack (LIP) for Office 2007 a few weeks ago. Since then, other LIPs for Office 2007 have been released. LIPs enable users to work in a localized environment and traditionally include a spell-checker for that language. So if you are looking for spellers for Basque (700,000 speakers), Galician (3 million...

Response Point SP1 RTM'ed today

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:40:00 PDT

When we started RP, our vision was simple: to provide a telephony solution so easy to use that every small business customer can set it up like connecting a printer to the PC. Today, we are moving one step closer to realize our vision by releasing to manufactoring Response Point Service Pack 1. Our OEM partners will bring SP1 to market next month....

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2008 Extensions, Version 1.2

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:37:00 PDT

Tools for developing custom SharePoint applications: Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and list definitions; and a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator. Please also download the User Guide and Samples listed in Related Resources. The User Guide for this tool can be found here: Windows...

PDC Announcements of Interest for Developers Working on adCenter API

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:36:00 PDT

I just got some info about the Microsoft PDC this fall. adCenter API Developers might be interested. http://www.microsoftpdc.com/ PDC is about the future and is the event to attend. Just read what Jon Box says, "In my opinion, if I was going to choose one technical event to attend in any year, my first choice will always be the PDC....

Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 for 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:32:00 PDT

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 is right on track for release in 2010. Concomitantly with the leaked details associated with Windows 7 Milestone 1 dropped by the Redmond company to select partners in January 2008, a potential timetable for the availability of the successor of Windows Vista was also made public. According to the leaked...

Microsoft To Release XP SP3 Next Week

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:30:00 PDT

Now that Windows Vista service pack 1 has been released, all eyes have shifted to Microsoft's plans for Windows XP service pack 3, the final package of updates for the trusty OS. And, according to at least one source, Microsoft will roll out XP SP3 next Monday. As of Wednesday afternoon Pacific time, the BitTorrent search engine Mininova listed a...

IE8 Beta 1 For Developers Now Available in Chinese (Simplified) and German

noreply@blogger.com (Ankur) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:29:00 PDT

The IE team is pleased to announce the availability of Chinese (Simplified) and German versions of Windows Internet Explorer Beta 1 for Developers. The two languages released today are fully localized versions of the IE8 English Beta 1, released March 5, 2008. They carry with them the same improved CSS 2.1 support, better scripting performance,...