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• Windows Essential Business Server 2008 RTM

  I’d like to do two things right off the bat in this, my first, blog post here… 1) Announce that Windows Essential Business Server 2008 has reached RTM! (English now, more languages to come soon) 2) Extend my sincere gratitude to the many customers, MVPs... Posted Sep 15 2008, 02:12 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Server, Messaging, Platform, Press, System Management, Admin Console, Software Integration

• Server Core "Theoretically" reduces the number of Security Bulletins

  Just after publishing our video on Server Core, I visited Jeff Jones Security Blog , and found this post http://blogs.technet.com/security/archive/2008/06/12/download-server-core-potential-security-benefit.aspx on how having a server OS being installed... Posted Jun 17 2008, 02:34 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Platform, Windows Server 2008

• Making Security Better for the IT Pro

  I literally just stepped out of keynoting the latest Technet Security Event for Microsoft Singapore. The question I posed to the attendees at the event, "What things can Microsoft be doing better for IT Professionals in Singapore with regards to... Posted Jun 05 2008, 02:29 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Community, Platform

• Learning to Love UAC...

  I know a lot of people get annoyed by the UAC feature in Windows Vista, but here is a reason to inspire new love for this protective prompt. " Love or hate its nagging prompts, Vista 's Account Control feature (UAC) has a security feature that... Posted May 27 2008, 09:45 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Vista, Platform

• Report: Microsoft fastest to issue OS patches, Sun slowest

  Symantec have just released their malware report on security threats in the industry and it is great to see that results are in showing that Microsoft is the fastest in the industry to issue operating system patches to help protect customers from vulnerabilities... Posted Apr 12 2008, 02:22 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Platform

• Spoon Feed Your Geek Brain With April Webcasts

  Here are a list of interesting Webcasts in April!    TechNet 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008 Windows Mobile: Delivering Advanced Communications and Mobile Applications Securing Your Environment by Collaborating Effectively... Posted Apr 07 2008, 06:50 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Webcast, Windows, Microsoft, Platform

• EBS is a solid foundation for your line of business applications

  Essential Business Server will enhance the running and management of your line of business applications. We designed it that way. Sounds good, but how can that be true of a suite of infrastructure products? Let’s dive in and I’ll explain. A significant... Posted Mar 12 2008, 02:48 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Server, Community, Platform, Press, Partners, System Management, Software Add-Ins

• Even {heroes} need guidance sometimes...

  Well I guess if you have not heard Microsoft is launching Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 in a location near you. For me, being in Singapore, the launch is at Suntec City Convention Center on the 26th of March 2008. If you... Posted Mar 12 2008, 11:54 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Platform

• Where can I get the bits?

  I mentioned people running Essential Business Server live in my last post and want to answer a question I get often: How can I get the bits and play around with it? EBS is in a testing phase of the product right now. Our near feature complete Beta 2 has... Posted Mar 10 2008, 04:04 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Hardware, Windows Server, Community, Messaging, Platform, Press, Partners, System Management, Software Add-Ins

• Jeff Jones Security Blog : Download: Windows Vista One Year Vulnerability Report

  Hey everyone, Wanted to point you to a report produced by a colleague of mine about Vista vulnerabilities one year after release. It is an in-depth report that compares Windows Vista against Windows XP, Linux and other OS'es. Good news is that our investments... Posted Jan 24 2008, 12:53 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Platform

• Office 2003 SP3 - The Facts and Fiction

  What turned out to be a relatively simple security service pack for an end-of-life version of Office has turned into an all out blood-rage instigated by individuals who's resumes would lead us to believe they expound technical competence and experience... Posted Jan 07 2008, 05:45 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Office, Tips, Microsoft, Platform, Tools, OpenXML, resources, correction, ServicePack

• Microsoft's New Year is Gonna Bring a lot of Change

  Bink.nu has an extensive list of new software that Microsoft will be unleashing in the marketplace.  It is amazing to be part of this company during a time where there has been just dramatic change product life-cycles.  This is in stark contrast... Posted Dec 25 2007, 04:44 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, SharePoint, Office, Search, blogging, Windows, Microsoft, Xbox, Zune, Platform, OS, IT, Silverlight, Laundry List, ServicePack, software+services

• Windows Server 2008 in the Enterprise an overview

  Technorati Tags: Windows Server 2008 , Overview , Web , Virtualization , Foundation , Infrastrcuture , Security By now you have either heard or read something somewhere that Microsoft is about to release a new Serve operating System. The new server operating... Posted Dec 19 2007, 03:28 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Web, Windows Server, Virtualization, Platform, core, Introduction, Windows Server 2008, Infrastrcuture, Foundation, Overview

• Welcome to Oz Enterprise Infrastructure

  || श्री || This is my first blog entry and I am using Windows Live Writer to make this entry. As a first time user of any kind of Blog editor I am really excited to find out how easy it was to setup Windows Live Writer to edit the blog entries. For details... Posted Dec 18 2007, 03:40 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Server, Platform, Enterprise, core, Introduction, Australia, System Management, Infrastrcuture

• Office 2007 SP1 is Out - GoodBye Outlook Problems

  My colleague James O'Neill beat me to this one.  SP1 for Office is finally here, and none the sooner as I was ready to destroy my laptop and beat it with a sledgehammer because of the stability issues with Outlook. Funny story, a lot of the bad rap... Posted Dec 12 2007, 11:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Office, Microsoft, Platform, Tools, SP1, ServicePack, FreeAsInBeer

• Windows Server 2008 RC1, ForeFront and System Center Demo Kit, SQL 2008 November CTP, and Service Pack Blocker Tool

  Thursday was a busy day at Microsoft.  RC1 for Longhorn is now out and available for download.  To read up on some analysis about the update, check out James O'Neill's post . Going over to the other side of the "pond," Keith Combs... Posted Dec 07 2007, 05:20 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Exchange, Windows, Tips, Microsoft, Platform, Tools, OS, resources, SP1, Laundry List, ServicePack

• Sneak Peak - How to use Windows Server 2008 Core for PHP, MySQL

  I challenged Dennis Chung (my counterpart in the security bytes video, and one of the smartest guys I know when it comes to IT) recently to see what kind of usage scenarios we could use Windows Server 2008 Core . For those of you who are unaware of what... Posted Nov 19 2007, 02:16 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Platform, Open Source, PHP, MySQL

• Spotlight Video On Demand - Avi Ben-Menahem, Chris Corio - Windows Vista and Windows Server Longhorn Security Platform Enhancements

  This session introduces several of the new security architecture components and technologies in Windows Vista and Windows Server Longhorn. Covered topics include enhancements to Credential Providers for logon and authentication, key service providers... Posted Jun 28 2007, 09:50 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Vista, Windows Server, Longhorn, Platform, User Account Control, authentication, secure, cryptography, Chris Corio, Avi Ben-Menahem, Code Integrity security technology, WinHec 2006