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• [RTM News!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 for Forefront Client Security and NAP Readiness Now Available!

  Today, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the RTM release of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 that sports news features such as readiness assessment for Forefront Client Security and Network Access Protection... Posted Nov 03 2008, 10:17 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Vista, Microsoft, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, demo, virus, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, anti-spyware, anti-virus, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, PC Security, MAP Toolkit

• [RTM News] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Now Available!

  Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkt 3.2 New Features Expanding to assess readiness for Microsoft Online Services, SQL Server 2008, Forefront Client Security, and Network Access Protection Many of you are in the midst of an IT migration or upgrade... Posted Nov 03 2008, 04:11 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Video, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, case study, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2000, TechNet Magazine, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, demo, virus, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, SQL 2008, anti-spyware, anti-virus, rtm, Green IT, online services, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Case studies, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management, Microsoft Online Services, Sustainability, video demo, SQL 2000, PC Security, customer evidence, TechNet Magazine articles, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, MAP Toolkit, RTM Announcements, Microsoft Hyper-V Server

• Test Drive the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta

  If you haven't heard, the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta is now available for a free download. From desktop deployments, server deployments, virtualization, datacenter consolidation, Green IT, PC security, Microsoft Online Services... Posted Oct 26 2008, 12:04 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2008, Green IT, online services, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management, Microsoft Online Services, SCVMM 2008, Sustainability, PC Security, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program

• [NEWS!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Now Available!

  Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Now Available! Many of our customers do not know what computers are in their IT environment or what applications have been deployed. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 Beta makes... Posted Oct 14 2008, 05:57 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, case study, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Katmai, virus, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, SQL 2008, anti-spyware, anti-virus, Green IT, online services, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Case studies, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Online Services, Sustainability, SQL 2000, PC Security, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program

• Webcast Alert - Increasing Business Opportunities in Challenging Economic Times with Microsoft Solution Accelerators

  Webcast Alert for Microsoft Partners Webcast Title: Increasing Business Opportunities in Challenging Economic Times with Microsoft Solution Accelerators Abstract: Do more with less – an increasingly important theme for every IT director and business owners... Posted Sep 03 2008, 03:13 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Webcast, Windows Vista, Webcasts, Microsoft, SQL, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2008, Green IT, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, PC Security

• Customer Stories for Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

  Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) has been in the market since February 2008 earlier this year. Many of you have adopted this tool as the de facto standard for IT assessment and planning for your IT migration projects, from Hyper-V datacenter... Posted Sep 03 2008, 02:50 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, Virtualization, case study, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, virus, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Microsoft application Virtualization, Case studies, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, customer evidence

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit How-To Series: Part 2 (Customized Reporting using SQL Queries)

  For all of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit users out there, you must be wondering about this - Since MAP Toolkit is a database-driven tool, if the MAP Toolkit auto-generated reports and proposal documents do not provide the specific data... Posted Aug 01 2008, 07:25 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Vista, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, virus, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, SQL 2008, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, SQL 2000, PC Security, SQL Queries

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1

  We have released to manufacturing the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 . The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Solution Accelerator is a tool that makes it easy for you to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology... Posted Jul 14 2008, 04:20 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: virtualisation, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators

• [VIDEO] Tech Ed Interview - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1

  A few weeks ago at TechEd North America, Kevin Remde, IT Pro Evangelist from Microsoft, got together with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit team (Jay Sauls and myself) to discuss the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 program and... Posted Jul 04 2008, 02:24 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Video, Windows Vista, Virtualization, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management

• [RTM Alert] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Now Available!

  The wait is over! The much-anticipated Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 (MAP) has now been released to the web. Formerly known as Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, this new release is now packed with many new features such as: Hyper-V virtualization... Posted Jun 29 2008, 11:13 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Green IT, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management

• The MAP Toolkit 3.1 is coming soon!

  Hi all, Our team is in the final stretch to release the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 (MAP). Thanks to all of your feedback from the past years, we have incorporated many net new features including: Hyper-V Server Consolidation Assessment... Posted Jun 26 2008, 07:48 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Presentation Virtualization

• TechEd 2008: Announcing Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Beta Release

  Hello, In case you haven't heard, we announced the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Beta Release at TechEd 2008 North America today in Orlando Florida. Many of you approached us months ago that you'd like to see a Hyper-V assessment... Posted Jun 13 2008, 04:21 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• See us at TechEd 2008 this week!

  This week, our team is presenting the upcoming features for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) 3.1 at TechEd in Orlando, Florida. Hope to see you there! You should expect the MAP 3.1 beta download to be available this week as well. Baldwin... Posted Jun 10 2008, 01:17 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Hyper-V, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• New Solution Accelerator: Security and Compliance Management

  The Security Compliance Management toolkit provides customers with best practices from Microsoft about how to plan, set, get and remediate a security baseline, along with tools that you can use to verify the implementation of recommended security baselines... Posted May 01 2008, 08:44 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Server 2003, news, Windows Vista, TechNet, Windows Server System, Beta's, Solution Accelerators

• Webcast Announcement for Microsoft Partners - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP)

  Hello, Are you a Microsoft Partner? Are you interested in helping your customers with Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Virtualization projects? If you are, please come join our the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Partner Webcast Series next week... Posted Mar 07 2008, 04:23 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management

• Get Your Projects Off the Ground with Solution Accelerators for Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista SP1, and Microsoft Virtualization

  Are you getting ready to deploy Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista SP1 and Microsoft Virtualization technologies? Check out the brand new Solution Accelerators Microsoft is releasing this week! Today, Microsoft is launching three Solution Accelerators... Posted Feb 27 2008, 11:47 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Terminal Services, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Presentation Virtualization

• Microsoft Readying Customers and Partners with New Assessment and Deployment Tool for the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 Launch!

  Hello IT Pros! February 27 is a big day. Windows Server 2008 will be officially launching in Los Angeles with Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, kicking off in just a few hours. In support of this very important technology milestone as well as the Windows... Posted Feb 27 2008, 03:02 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management

• Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 have been Released to Manufacturing!

  Hello all, In case you haven't heard, the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 have been released to manufacturing today (Monday, Feb 4)! To learn more about what's new in the Windows Vista SP1 and see how excited the Windows Server 2008 team has... Posted Feb 05 2008, 02:59 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Deep Dive Series: Part 1 - Agent-less Discovery

  Hi there, On a snowy, rainy Saturday afternoon, sipping a cup of my favorite latte, I decide to start the multi-part blog series of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Solution Accelerator that we are about to release to the web in about 4 weeks... Posted Jan 26 2008, 05:37 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Desktop Virtualization

• Microsoft Announcing Virtualization Solution Accelerators for Upcoming Windows Server 2008 Launch

  What are Virtualization Solution Accelerators? Today, Microsoft is announcing the upcoming release of several Virtualization Solution Accelerators aimed at helping IT professionals and consultants accelerate adoption and deployment of Microsoft virtualization... Posted Jan 22 2008, 11:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Presentation Virtualization

• Welcome to the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Team Blog!

  Hi Everybody, I'm Baldwin Ng, Sr. Product Manager from the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team, who's responsible for developing automated tools such as Windows Vista Hardware Assessment , Assessment and Deployment Solution . Our latest project is Microsoft... Posted Jan 22 2008, 12:44 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Tool available

  Migrating to a new platform like Windows Server 2008 is of course a big step but to help you on this journey we now have a Beta release of a tool that can help you. Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) tool can help you to conduct network-wide assessment... Posted Dec 26 2007, 12:14 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, System Center, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators