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Microsoft Demos New SQL Server Features at PASS
Microsoft today previewed the ability to centrally manage applications and resources in the planned upgrade of SQL Server, code-named "Kilimanjaro."
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The company introduced the centralized app and system management capability at the annual Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Conference, being held this week in Seattle. Though PASS is an independent user association, Microsoft typically has [...] -
Operations Manager 2007 R2 Beta Now Available!
The System Center Operations Manager team is excited to announce the availability of the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Beta, which is ready for you to download through Microsoft Connect today!
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As announced and demonstrated by Brad Anderson at TechEd EMEA 2008 earlier this month, Operations Manager 2007 R2 will deliver key new capabilities including cross-platform monitoring, [...] -
Microsoft Announces Plans for No-Cost Consumer Security Offering
REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 18, 2008 — To address the growing need for a PC security solution tailored to the demands of emerging markets, smaller PC form factors and rapid increases in the incidence of malware, Microsoft Corp. plans to offer a new consumer security offering focused on core anti-malware protection.
Code-named “Morro,” this streamlined solution [...] -
Microsoft Announces General Availability of Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008
As part of Microsoft Corp.’s $6.5 billion annual investment in products, support programs and incentives for small and midsize businesses, the company today announced the general availability of Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008) and Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS 2008). These solutions bring the power of Microsoft’s enterprise-class server technologies to small [...]
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In tight times, Microsoft launches two new servers
It’s not a great time for a new product launch. But Microsoft officials soldiered on with the company’s planned November 12 virtual launch of its newest small and mid-size business servers: Windows Essential Business Server 2008 and Windows Small Business Server 2008.
As of today, customers can obtain the final versions of both products. Both of [...] -
Microsoft’s exploit predictions are right less than half the time
Microsoft Corp. today called its first month of predicting whether hackers will create exploit code for its bugs a success — even though the company got its forecast right less than half the time.
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"I think we did really well," said Mike Reavey, group manager for the Microsoft Security Research Center (MSRC), when asked for a [...] -
Microsoft launches Windows 7 cloud apps
Photo Gallery and Movie Maker apps, released today as part of the new Windows Live ‘Wave 3’ family, are the first to replace their Vista counterparts in Microsoft’s next-gen OS
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Included in today’s worldwide launch of Windows Live Wave 3, the third generation of Microsoft’s online services, are the cloud-based apps that will take care of [...] -
DVD/CD-RW drive troubles… please help!!!
Hi guys, I seem to be having trouble with my disk drive.. Ive had my computer for a couple of years now and Ive never had a problem with it until today. I got Call of Duty World at War and went to install it but the autorun didnt work, so I went into my [...]