Microsoft to preview their Windows tablet OS next week

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) will preview its Windows operating system designed for tablet computers in demonstrations planned for next week, according to three people with knowledge of the company’s plans.

The company will showcase the software’s touch-screen interface running on hardware with an Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) Tegra chip, said the people, who declined to be identified because the plans are confidential. Windows President Steven Sinofsky is scheduled to present at the All Things D conference, while Vice President Steve Guggenheimer will address the Computex show in Taipei.

Link – http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-26/microsoft-is-said-to-plan-preview-of-windows-software-for-tablet-computers.html

Messenger will be seamlessly built into Windows Phone

Messenger has always been focused on helping you keep in touch with the people who matter most. We believe you should be able to choose the services you want to use and be able to access them from all of your devices, in a seamlessly integrated experience.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2011/05/24/messenger-will-be-seamlessly-built-into-windows-phone-bringing-texting-and-im-together.aspx

Microsoft Previews Next Release of Windows Phone

REDMOND, Wash. — May 24, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today previewed the next major release of Windows Phone, code-named “Mango,” through a series of media events around the world. “Mango” will deliver more than 500 new features to push the boundaries of the smartphone experience around communications, apps and the Internet.

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2011/may11/05-24WinPhonePreviewPR.mspx

AppLocker Technical Documentation for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

The AppLocker Technical Documentation for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 provides technical guidance about understanding how AppLocker works and how to effectively plan and deploy AppLocker policies.

Link – http://bink.nu/news/applocker-technical-documentation-for-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx

Project Origin: Microsoft and UW’s file system prototype

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

Project Origin: Microsoft and UW’s file system prototype

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

Upcoming end of support: Windows Vista SP1

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) will reach the end of support on July 12, 2011. From that date onward, Microsoft will no longer provide support or free security updates for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). In order to stay secure and continue support you must upgrade to Service Pack 2 (SP2).

Link – http://blogs.technet.com/b/smallbusiness/archive/2011/05/16/upcoming-end-of-support-windows-vista-sp1.aspx

Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac

Sync music, photos, videos and podcasts from your existing iTunes and iPhoto libraries to your Windows Phone 7

Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac is a new software application that enables you to synchronize your favourite music*, videos*, photos* and podcasts* from iTunes and iPhoto.

Link – http://bink.nu/news/windows-phone-7-connector-beta-for-mac-sync-itunes.aspx

Forefront Endpoint Protection 2012 Beta

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

Microsoft Announces New Business Features in Windows Phone 7.5

Microsoft announced a handful of new business-oriented features for the next major version of Windows Phone during Monday’s TechEd 2011 keynote address. These features will be included in a release of the mobile OS, codenamed Mango and to be branded as Windows Phone 7.5, that Microsoft hopes to ship by the end of 2011.

Link – http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/teched-2011-microsoft-announces-business-features-windows-phone-75-136156

What’s new in Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2

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

What’s new in Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2

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

Windows Small Business Server hands on labs

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

Microsoft Apologizes for Email Glitch

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

Office Web Apps Service Update

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

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