A video of a sponsored project between Microsoft and UW IxD (University of Washington Interaction Division) has recently surfaced. Project “Origin†showcases ideas for a new file system that appears to make use of the cloud; thus, creating a new seamless experience between multiple devices. To quote:
Link – http://www.zdnet.com/blog/seo/project-origin-microsoft-and-uw-8217s-file-system-prototype/3094
A video of a sponsored project between Microsoft and UW IxD (University of Washington Interaction Division) has recently surfaced. Project “Origin” showcases ideas for a new file system that appears to make use of the cloud; thus, creating a new seamless experience between multiple devices. To quote:
Link – http://www.zdnet.com/blog/seo/project-origin-microsoft-and-uw-8217s-file-system-prototype/3094
Forefront Endpoint Protection 2012 continues to deliver on the promise of Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010, simplifying and improving endpoint protection while also greatly reducing infrastructure costs. It builds on System Center Configuration Manager, allowing customers to implement endpoint protection as part of a unified infrastructure for securing and managing physical, virtual, and mobile client environments.
Link – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=b64c2029-0f56-4606-ba0c-ea92e03541f5
In the second half of this year Exchange 2010 SP2 will be released, this will not only include bug fixes but also new features. It will also requires a schema update.
There are about 500 bug fixes currently planned to be fixed in this SP. Nice fact Exchange contains 20 million lines of code in C, C# and other languages.
Link – http://bink.nu/news/what-s-new-in-exchange-2010-service-pack-2.aspx
In the second half of this year Exchange 2010 SP2 will be released, this will not only include bug fixes but also new features. It will also requires a schema update.
There are about 500 bug fixes currently planned to be fixed in this SP. Nice fact Exchange contains 20 million lines of code in C, C# and other languages.
Link – http://bink.nu/news/what-s-new-in-exchange-2010-service-pack-2.aspx
There are now 14 SBS 2011 Hands-On-Labs now available for you to use 24 hours a day at your leisure, along with a stack of other technical resources. You can find them all here on the SBS team blog.
Link – http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2011/05/10/sbs-2011-online-training-hol-s-released.aspx
After a series of glitches causes a massive email backlog, Microsoft has posted a detailed explanation and apology for the problems with the cloud-based Microsoft Exchange subscription service.
As a result of the backlog, some messages were delayed as long as nine hours, while another separate issue with Outlook Web Access raised issues with Exchange ActiveSync devices.
Link – http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/archive/2011/05/13/update-on-bpos-standard-email-issues.aspx
The Office Web apps Service just got an update. This update brings more features to the Excel and PowerPoint Web apps as well as more optimization for IE9.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/archive/2011/05/11/10163520.aspx
Today I am pleased to say the online evaluation experience for WHS 2011 is now ready. This provides customers the ability to walk through both client and server interaction freely, or follow a suggested demonstration path with the evaluation manual which will also launch with the online experience. Available 24 hours per day, it provides a super simple way to experience WHS without the need for hardware,
Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.1.1 lets you connect from your Macintosh computer to a Windows-based computer and then work with applications and files on the Windows-based computer.
Download – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=68346e0d-44d3-4065-99bb-b664b27ee1f0
On May 2, Microsoft made available to testers a beta build of the second service pack (SP2) for its coming Windows Server High Performance Computing (HPC) 2008 R2 platform.
What makes this interesting is HPC 2008 R2 SP2 is the slated delivery vehicle for Dryad, Microsoft’s closest competitor to Google MapReduce and Apache Hadoop. In the early phase of its existence, Dryad was a Microsoft Research project dedicated to developing ways to write parallel and distributed programs that can scale from small clusters to large datacenters.
On May 2, Microsoft made the Release Candidate (RC) test build of its Windows Thin PC available for download by testers.
Windows Thin PC (Win TPC) is the successor to Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (WinFLP). It is a version of Windows 7 that allows customers to repurpose existing PCs as thin clients. Win TPC doesn’t require the VDA (Virtual Desktop Access) license to access VDI desktops. The product is built on top of Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack 1, and supports RemoteFX and enterprise management via System Center Configuration Manager.
The Microsoft Safety Scanner is a free downloadable security tool that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It works with your existing antivirus software.
This tool is rereleased every few days, and contains the latest virus definitions. It is designed as a single scan, to locate and remove any viruses or spyware.
Link – http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-gb/default.aspx
Microsoft Producer for Microsoft Office PowerPoint to capture and synchronize audio, video, slides, and images, then preview and publish a rich media presentation virtually anywhere for viewing in a Web browser.
Download – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b3c76d5-fc75-4f99-94bc-784919468e73
The feature, which appears to be only available for “Linked” Windows accounts (presumably to Windows Live), allows for users to “roam” to different computers and devices with their various settings and configurations, automatically applied.
The range of settings for roaming include the desktop wallpaper, Aero glass colour, accessibility options, language options, applications settings (probably only for AppX packaged apps), Windows settings and Wi-Fi profiles and Windows-managed passwords.
As someone who uses both a desktop and laptop, this is clearly going to be one of the killer features of Windows 8.
