Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.4 Update
This update fixes a calendar issue in versions of Microsoft Entourage that were updated with the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 Update. The issue prevents Exchange accounts in Entourage from sending meeting invitations and responses. This issue can occur when an Entourage identity is configured with more than one mail account. We strongly recommend that all Entourage users who installed Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 Update install this update.
Applies to: Office 2008, Office 2008 Home and Student Edition, Office 2008 Special Media Edition, Word 2008, Excel 2008, PowerPoint 2008, Entourage 2008.
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XNA Game Studio 3.0 is LIVE
We did it! XNA Game Studio 3.0 is here and you can download it now!
Our ultimate goal with XNA Game Studio 3.0 is to continue to provide easy-to-use, approachable tools for hobbyists, academics and indie game developers capable of producing the best games to be shared with the world on Xbox 360, Windows PC and Zune.
XNA Game Studio 3.0 is required to submit games to Xbox LIVE Community Games. Visit our Quick Start guide if you’d like to know more about how to submit your game.
It is important to begin submitting your game for playtesting and peer review as early as possible to be sure they’ll be available to the millions of Xbox LIVE gamers at the launch of the New Xbox Experience on November 19!
Many people worked really hard to bring this to you and it would not have been possible without your input! Thank you all so much!
Source- XNA Team Blog
Microsoft codename "Geneva" Beta available now
The Federated Identity ”Geneva” team is happy to announce the release of Microsoft code name “Geneva”, an open platform for simplified user access based on claims. This release consists of three components: Geneva Framework for .NET developers, Geneva Server for IT Pros, and Windows CardSpace “Geneva”.
You can find all of our installation downloads and supporting documentation for each component of the Geneva platform on the “Geneva” Connect site.
As our team now has three products available we will begin discussing them all on this site. We will continue to discuss details about CardSpace here, but you can also look forward to details on the “Geneva” Server and Framework on this blog. We also have a dedicated forum for “Geneva” available on MSDN.
We look forward to hearing from you about our new release!
Source- Geneva Team Blog
Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit 1.1
Many organizations today are consolidating older file servers to reduce the cost of managing multiple file servers and to increase the efficiency of storage allocation and backup tasks. When organizations migrate data to file servers running Windows Server® 2003 and Windows Server 2008, they can take advantage of new features, such as Shadow Copies for Shared Folders and the Volume Shadow Copy service, and enhancements to other technologies, such as Distributed File System (DFS).
Microsoft Sync Framework v2.0 CTP1
Microsoft Sync Framework provides a synchronization platform that caters to the following scenarios, in which data needs to be synchronized between multiple data sources:
- A number of users are collaborating and need to be able to access and update a set of data.
- A user wants to access and update his or her data in multiple locations – on a desktop, on a device, using a Web browser, etc.
- A user wants to download data from a server or service and take that data offline to a client store. The data can then be accessed and updated by the user even when not connected to the server or service.
Microsoft Sync Framework makes no assumptions about how data is stored or transmitted. Sync Framework places no restrictions on the type of data sources that can be synchronized, the protocol and network that are used to communicate with each data source , or the type of synchronization topology that is used. A data source can be synchronized with any other data source in any order; full peer-to-peer synchronization topologies are supported.
In order to cater to any data source, Sync Framework uses a provider model, with each sync provider being responsible for synchronizing a particular type of data source (or replica). Sync Framework is used to author providers and is used to perform the actual synchronization between the providers.
As well as enabling providers to be authored, Sync Framework includes several built-in providers:
- Sync Services for ADO.NET, which is used to synchronize databases for offline and collaborative scenarios.
- Sync Services for File Systems, which is used to synchronize files and folders in an NTFS or FAT file system.
- Sync Services for FeedSync, which is used to synchronize RSS and Atom feeds with data in a local store.
Download Windows Live Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio
This CTP is an update to July 2008 CTP Release. In this CTP, we have made Windows Live Tools compatible with Windows Azure and upgraded to Silverlight 2.0. This package includes following:
ASP.NET Server Controls
• Contacts
• IDLoginStatus
• IDLoginView
• Map
• MessengerChat
• SilverlightStreamingMediaPlayer
Visual Studio Project Template
• ASP.NET Windows Live Web Site
• Windows Live Web Application
• Windows Live Web Role (template for Windows Azure Cloud Project)
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 – Beta now available
The Beta version of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (SP3) is now available. You can use these packages to upgrade any of the following SQL Server 2005 editions:
- Enterprise
- Enterprise Evaluation
- Developer
- Standard
- Workgroup
For a summary list of What’s new in SQL Server 2005 SP3 Beta, review the What’s New document.
These packages have been made available for general testing purposes only. Do not deploy the Beta software in production. Peer-to-peer support is available in the SQL Server 2005 forums.
Note: To obtain SQL Server 2005 SP3 Beta for Express Edition or Express Edition with Advanced Services, Go Here.
Windows 7 Preview Video – Mike Nash, CVP Product Management, Windows
Windows 7 Preview Video – Mike Nash, CVP Product Management, Windows
