We are happy to inform you that the Update Feature pack is now available for download here:
x86: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e9e1fe35-b175-40a8-8378-2f306ccc9e28&DisplayLang=en
x64: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ad5cd1a2-9b87-4a2c-90a2-9dbaf1024310&DisplayLang=en
The features included in this release are:
· Tape library sharing across multiple DPM servers
· Katmai (SQL 2008) support
· Clustered virtual server support
· Protection of Windows Server 2008
· DPM install on Windows Server 2008 – Using improved VSS infrastructure, shrinking of
volumes, RemoteApp support etc.
· Co-location of data from multiple PGs onto a single tape
Source- Technet Blog
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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 candidates assessment (+ improved virtual machines inventory)
- SQL server discovery and assessment
- 64-bit installation support
- Desktop Windows Security Center assessment
For those of you who are new to the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP), in a nutshell, MAP is basically a network-wide agent-less tool that can help you quickly find out where your desktops and servers are and then it would auto-generate upgrade recommendations for multiple products and technologies including server, desktop and virtualizatoin migration scenarios covering:
- Windows Vista hardware and device compatibility assessment
- Office 2007 hardware compatibility assessment
- Windows Server 2008 hardware and device compatibility assessment
- Microsoft Application Virtualization hardware compatibility assessment
- SNMP inventory reporting
- And the MAP 3.1 feature list above including Hyper-V and SQL Server
Download Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 RTM version now at:
Or learn more about the MAP Toolkit by visiting our other resources:
- See what we presented at TechEd about MAP 3.1:
- Read more about MAP on TechNet:
- See MAP videos at MAP Team Blog:
- Join the Forum to get help:
- Join the MAP "Fan Club" on Facebook:
- Stay in touch with us via RSS:
- Most importantly, we have tons of Solution Accelerators like MAP that will take care of your server, client, and virtualization needs from automation to technical guidance. Check out our solution accelerators page to learn more - hey, they’re all FREE, remember?
- Virtualization Solution Accelerators
- Server Solution Accelerators
- Windows Client Solution Accelerators:
- Microsoft Operations Framework 4.0:
Source- Technet Blog
WindowsAndMe is a new website launched by Microsoft. It will be the place where the Windows community at large will come together to share their experiences, explore the magical world of Windows and learn to make the most of their digital experience.
Share your experiences, voice your opinion & learn from other Windows users to get more out of your PC experience. We have a panel of “Windows Gurus” who can help you with your questions or concerns. As a member of Windows and Me, you will be informed about the trendiest new features and innovations in the world of Windows. Also, we have some great partnerships in place to give you exclusive offers. We encourage you to visit the site regularly to enjoy these benefits.
Source- Neowin
The founder and head of Microsoft, the world’s largest software company Bill Gates steps down on Friday. One of the richest men in the world, Gates will now work full time for his charitable organization The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The 52-year-old will continue to be chairman though, but will only retain a nominal role in the software empire. He is still is the biggest shareholder of the company and his 8.7 per cent stake in Microsoft is worth about 23 billion dollars.
Gates authored the personal computer revolution three decades ago when he founded Microsoft along with his friend Paul Allen.
Microsoft released a commemorative video paying tribute to Bill’s service to the company, titled "Bill Gates: Looking back, Moving Ahead". It can be watched on the company’s website here.
Source: TechPowerUp
It’s raining with features in the experimental version of Blogger, available at http://draft.blogger.com. To try these new features, it’s a good idea to visit Draft Blogger and temporarily enable "Make Blogger in Draft my default dashboard" at the top of the page.
Probably the most important new feature is the inline commenting system, that lets you post comments without opening a new page. This year, I tried using a pop-up window for the comment form, but it’s still inconvenient to post comments. The new option, which can be added in the Draft Blogger by going to Settings > Comments > Comment Form Placement, uses an iframe to display a textarea and a list of authentication options.
Blogger has a new post editor that borrows a lot of new tricks from Google Page Creator. You can move the images inside a post and dynamically choose between different sizes of the image. The new editor is smart enough to no longer replace newlines with <br> tags when you add tables, lists, styles, scripts and objects. There’s also an improved preview option that uses your template to style your content. Unfortunately, the new editor lacks many features currently available: auto-save, spell checking, video upload and the toolbar for editing HTML.
Blogs that use the new layouts can add star ratings to get feedback from readers, but I’m not sure if this is a useful feature. There’s also an option that integrates Blogger with Google Webmaster Central: you can automatically add all your Blogger blogs with a single click.
This is one of the biggest updates to Blogger and many of the new features are long overdue. If everything goes well, all these features will soon be available in the standard Blogger interface.
Source: GoogleSystem Blog
Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 is an integrated communications client that enables you to communicate with contacts within and outside your organization. Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 is a Universal application that is built to run on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs and makes it easy to take advantage of the full power of real-time communications.
Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 improves support for users of the VoiceOver feature in Mac OS X, and it fixes user interface issues that appear when Messenger is used with some European languages.
Important Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 does not work with Live Communications Server 2005. If your organization uses Live Communications Server 2005, you should use Messenger for Mac Version 6.0.
For more information, see the
Messenger section of the Microsoft Web site at www.microsoft.com/mac.
Download here
The Windows® SideShow technologies provided allows devices to interact with various Windows Vista gadgets to receive, send or display information on a home network.\
System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows CE
To use Windows Sideshow Device Components For Windows CE 5.0, you need:
• Platform Builder for Windows CE 5.0
• 400-MHz Pentium II or later processor; 1-GHz processor recommended
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4 or later, or Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later
• Microsoft .NET Framework, version 1.1
• 256 MB of RAM; 512 MB of RAM recommended
• 50 MB of available hard-disk space
• VGA or higher-resolution monitor; Super VGA recommended
• Microsoft Mouse or similar pointing device
• Serial port or Ethernet card for debugging support; a LAN hub is recommended
Download here
There’s a new version of FolderShare for Windows available today that includes several updates designed to improve reliability. We encourage all the awesome FolderShare users to install it at their earliest convenience.
These feature improvements work only on the new version, so the old version needs to be removed before the new one is installed. We understand this process may cause some inconvenience, but be assured that your settings and files will remain the same from start to finish.
Source- FolderShare Team Blog
Ankur Mittal | June 30, 2008
