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• Microsoft Relaxes Virtualization Licensing Rules - VMWare Stock Still Tumbles

  Microsoft is taking virtualization extremely seriously.  Microsoft is now the only company that provides the full suite of virtualization technologies allowing businesses to consolidate servers, isolate legacy OS environments securely, centralize... Posted Aug 21 2008, 06:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Virtualization, Platform, IT

• Small Business Server and Essential Business Server 2008 Pricing

  Mr. Senior has beat me to the punch, maybe because he’s a partner evangelist.  Microsoft has announced pricing for SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 with the new CAL licensing model, it looks real good! Read on . Share this post: Read More... Posted May 15 2008, 05:35 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Microsoft, IT

• How To: Create a Vista SP1 Image Using ImageX.exe and WIM Files

  My colleague James O'Neill has a really simple step by step blog post on how to use the new deployment tools that come with Vista to create an SP1 Vista image.  He makes it sound so easy!  * it actually is*  The coolest part of the entire... Posted Feb 14 2008, 02:24 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Windows, Tips, Tools, Cool, IT, SP1, ServicePack, HowTo

• Vista SP1 RTM Released to TechNet Plus and MSDN Subscribers!

  I won't get into this whole SP1 mine field as I think there has been enough back and forth on the blogs.  The interesting blogs I've read have been Mike Nash's Windows Vista blog that has been showered with customer feedback to some of our popular... Posted Feb 14 2008, 01:14 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Windows, Microsoft, Deployment, IT, resources, doh!, Op-Ed, ServicePack, capitalism

• 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

• Do You Deploy Windows with Floppy Disks?

  Of course not, if you do, you're dumb.  Please unsubscribe from my RSS feed now please.  During a late night after-party recap, me and James started talking about cool stuff *deployment? Where's Kanye? *  that people should do but don't... Posted Nov 07 2007, 12:48 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Tips, Deployment, Tools, IT, rant, resources

• OneNote Changes Student Computing Paradigm at Pharmacy School

  Palm Beach Atlantic University students in the Pharmacy program have adopted tablet PCs and Microsoft OneNote as the standard for academic collaboration and courseware. One interesting item in the statement says, "Course content documents are available... Posted Sep 11 2007, 08:30 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Office, Windows, Microsoft, Platform, IT, Tablet, academic, OneNote

• Vista, Office 2007, BDD, Exchange, Resource Laundry List

  Test Windows Vista and 2007 Office system for your organization http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/default.mspx Download the free Business Desktop Deployment 2007 solution to get all the deployment tools http://microsoft.com/desktopdeployment... Posted Aug 29 2007, 08:08 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Office, Windows, Microsoft, Platform, Tools, OS, IT, resources, MSAM, Laundry List

• Daylight Savings Time Information for the Frustrated IT Professional

  I'm sure there are more than a handful of you that are swamped with some DST issues. If you want to find the latest updated information, refer to these two links: http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2007/03/02/get-your-daylight-savings-time-dst... Posted Mar 02 2007, 05:54 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Microsoft, Platform, DST, IT, resources

• Microsoft IT Showcase: How We Deployed Vista

  Hi everyone! I want to invite all of you out there to join Microsoft for a live webcast on March 27th, 2007 to learn how Microsoft deployed Vista within the company. It will give all attendees a great 300-level view of the process as well as an inside... Posted Feb 24 2007, 05:32 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Microsoft, Platform, OS, Enterprise, Cool, IT, resources

• Vista, Office 2007, BDD, Exchange, Infrastructure Protection Oh My!

  Test Windows Vista and 2007 Office system for your organization http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/default.mspx Download the free Business Desktop Deployment 2007 solution to get all the deployment tools http://microsoft.com/desktopdeployment... Posted Feb 21 2007, 04:29 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Microsoft, Platform, Office Productivity, OS, IT, resources, MSAM

• IBM Discovers the IT "Ark" with Open Desktop Platform

  I read this article and thought to myself, "Cool!" Then reality set in. I've been waiting for Apple to enter the enterprise space for a while, though, knowing full well that there are a plethora of manageabilty issues related to deploying and securing... Posted Feb 12 2007, 01:23 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Apple, Platform, Open Source, Linux, IBM, OS, Enterprise, Cool, IT, Indiana Jones, OS X