Microsoft Tegniese Rol – Januarie 2008

Deur Udayakumar Ethirajulu , op 3 Januarie, 2008

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Security

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Effective Security http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8014764
From Stephen Lamb. Doeltreffende sekuriteit is alles oor die risiko. Meet dit. Besluit watter risiko's wat jy is ongemaklik en neem stappe om dit te versag. It’s also about People AND Processes – technological controls alone will not give you Effective Security.

Server Security: Less is More http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938703
By Shawn Travers, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation Anyone who has spent more than a few days working in information security has probably heard the three core tenets of security: availability, confidentiality, and integrity. This article discusses another well-known, but often overlooked concept–simplicity–and explores some of the ways that we can achieve simpler, more secure server systems.

Now Available: Die 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938705
Save time with best practices and automated tools in the 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide. Tested guidance, customizable and prebuilt security configurations, and powerful tools let you deploy 2007 Microsoft Office system security settings across your organization–in minutes, instead of hours or days.

Now Available: The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, Volume III http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8014773
Designing and writing software that is free of exploitable bugs and that can deflect modern attacks is a highly coveted skill set. The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) can help with this quest by providing developers with trends and insights for understanding the current threat landscape.

MSDN Magazine: The Annual Security Issue http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8014775
This year’s issue takes a “pragmatic approach to creating an effective, measurable security strategy.” Check it out.

A Guide to Basic Computer Forensics http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938706
While some investigations rely on highly trained professionals using expensive tools and complex techniques, there are easier, cheaper methods that you can use for basic investigation and analysis. This article focuses on computer forensic techniques that are readily accessible to you as a mainstream administrator.

Security Watch: Windows Domain Password Policies http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938707
If you are an administrator of a Windows domain, you are probably all too aware of the constraints that are related to password policies for domain user accounts. Egter, with the advent of Windows Server 2008, some of those limitations will vanish. This article takes a look at how the new operating system resolves one issue: the inability to implement multiple password policies.

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December, 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-dec.mspx

Search for previous security bulletins http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3992478

Security Bulletin Feed http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3992479 RSS http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3992480

Documents

Windows Server 2003 Security Guide http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938708
The Windows Server 2003 Security Guide focuses on providing easy-to-understand guidance along with a set of tools and templates to help make Windows Server 2003 more secure in many environments.

Windows Server 2008 Security Guide http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938709
The Windows Server 2008 Security Guide is designed to further enhance the security of the server computers in your organization by helping you to taking full advantage of the new and improved security technologies and features in Windows Server 2008. Use the guidance to deploy your security baseline quickly and reliably, to harden your server workloads, and to evaluate security setting recommendations to meet the requirements of your environment.

Changes in Functionality from Windows Server 2003 with SP1 to Windows Server 2008 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938710
In Windows Server 2008, Microsoft introduces many new features and technologies that were not available in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1). These features will help to increase productivity, reduce administrative overhead, and increase the security of computers that are running this new operating system. The technical library offered here covers such topics as BitLocker Drive Encryption, using Identity Federation with Active Directory Rights Management Services, and Active Directory Certificate Services.

Best Practices for Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Public Key Infrastructure http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938711
This Microsoft TechNet article describes configuration and deployment best practices for a public key infrastructure based on Windows Server 2003.

Default Access Control Settings in Windows Server 2003 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938712
This white paper describes the default security settings for components of the Windows Server 2003 operating system. Read about the implications of these settings for developers and system administrators, and get answers to frequently asked questions.

How To: Use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938713
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is an easy-to-use tool, designed for IT professionals, that helps small-sized and medium-sized businesses to determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations, and offers specific remediation guidance. This article describes how to use MBSA to perform a security updates scan, and how to use MBSA to check for current settings that are not secure.

Scenarios and Procedures for Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: Security http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938714
Securing your Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) environment is not a task that you can complete once and then forget about. Whether you have already deployed SMS or are in the planning stages, follow these established best practices to create the most secure SMS environment possible, and then follow the guidance to maintain that environment.

ISA Server 2006 Security Guide http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938715
This guide focuses explicitly on the operations that are required to create and maintain a secure Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 omgewing. Use this guide as part of your overall security strategy for ISA Server 2006.

Securing Your Application Server http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938716
This chapter of Improving Web Application Security describes how to secure middle-tier application server computers that host business logic and data access services. The chapter focuses on the application server configuration and the associated communication channels that connect the Web server computer to the application server computer, and that connect the application server computer to the database server computer. Technologies covered include Enterprise Services, Web dienste, and .NET remoting.

Downloads

Microsoft Antigen SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d00160e-4d15-4459-98a3-89f393ac008e&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint with SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=125efb1e-7ff8-4cc8-934a-28fc7c7e59f0&DisplayLang=en

IT Showcase: Enabling Information Security through HBI Information Classification
Ever wondered how a large enterprise plans and implements design and architecture of its next generation of messaging system? The HBI Information Classification Solution was developed to enable users to classify and protect their sites and shares.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=22ed9b2b-06b7-4932-b216-a5cab4999a77&DisplayLang=en

Server and Domain Isolation Demo
Get hands-on experience with Server and Domain Isolation, and learn how this cost-effective end-point authentication solution can help you reduce the risk of network-based threats and safeguard sensitive data.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=13a0ab69-2113-482e-a6d1-911aff9e9e2d&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 1 Readme
Help protect your Exchange server from viruses and other malware.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8ee79d42-63a6-4927-83f0-035d6a4a23b9&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 1
Help protect your Exchange server from viruses and other malware.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2ceb14d4-404b-4d8f-8a21-ebfc71b2e82b&DisplayLang=en

Forefront Security for Exchange Server 10.1 Management Pack for MOM 2005
The Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Management Pack monitors Exchange Servers for virus and worm activity.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b4e7d52-c550-4dd7-a11f-2c4029b93451&DisplayLang=en

The risks of obtaining and using pirated software
This is a 12 pages White paper that covers the risks of obtaining and using pirated software
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=442cc4d2-21a1-4e1c-83f9-27dbe0fae9ce&DisplayLang=en

Get Genuine Windows Agreement for SME – Resellers
This is a 2 pages document containing information on the Get GenuineWindows Agreement (WWGA) for Small and Medium Organizations.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a074a955-c802-4598-a372-571a3bb4a073&DisplayLang=en

Get Genuine Solutions FAQ – Customers
This is a 2 page document containing frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the Get Genuine program.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=817533f4-7ae3-4d4f-b837-fb1c380f4788&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront and System Center Demonstration Toolkit
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c6d3339d-c07f-4a68-a188-1485baaf7964&DisplayLang=en

Server and Domain Isolation (SDI) for Security Datasheet
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1394144e-4d80-4bbe-8ca5-ccbd2e6c328c&DisplayLang=en

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for Security Solutions Datasheet
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4832cf1f-7dfa-4ca3-b92a-7fd121b22703&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Services Baseline Security Compliance (MSBC) Datasheet
This offering helps assess and improve organization’s baseline security compliance program.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d0ddd15-1976-45a2-9ddf-419c87e30dfb&DisplayLang=en

Identity Lifecycle Management (ILM) Datasheet
This offering uses Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003 and best practices to simplify digital identity management and maintain data integrity.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=712704a6-82a9-4bd1-96c6-83b2c9522dfd&DisplayLang=en

Forefront Security for Exchange Server 10.1 MP for OpsMgr 2007
The Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Management Pack monitors Exchange Servers for virus and worm activity.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ec2a6c3a-6d75-44df-87d7-9dbb3dbfce37&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5cd4e36e-2dab-44d6-990e-3b8184b1cb1b&DisplayLang=en

Deployment for Microsoft Forefront Client Security Datasheet
Deployment for Microsoft Forefront Client Security easily deploys an advanced, centralized solution to help protect your enterprise.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f3dce10f-b007-4188-a836-5e2cd7d94496&DisplayLang=en

Security Health Check Datasheet
The Security Health Check evaluates your current processes and the configurations of selected host computers against published Microsoft security guidance.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9767cd2b-c089-403f-acb0-cb4a80218bfa&DisplayLang=en

Public Key Infrastructure Server Health Check Datasheet
The PKI Health Check consists of analyzing the PKI configuration against published Microsoft PKI best practices by using a checklist of elements that are essential to help you properly configure and secure
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3d6c5196-a45d-4f7e-9416-6ee857985294&DisplayLang=en

Forefront Security and Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=67847df6-9750-4bb5-bce5-1c8308af8954&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Security Assessment Tool 3.5 (International)
The Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT) is a risk-assessment application designed to provide information and recommendations about best practices for security within an information technology (IT) infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6d79df9c-c6d1-4e8f-8000-0be72b430212&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Antigen SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d00160e-4d15-4459-98a3-89f393ac008e&DisplayLang=en

Extended Security Update Inventory Tool
The Extended Security Update Inventory Tool is used to detect security bulletins not covered by MBSA including MS04-028, Februarie 2005 bulletins, and future security bulletins that are exceptions to MBSA.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2c93da1d-48a0-4e5c-991f-87e08954f61b&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830) x64
This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=585d2bde-367f-495e-94e7-6349f4effc74&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)
This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ad724ae0-e72d-4f54-9ab3-75b8eb148356&DisplayLang=en

Desember 2007 Security Releases ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on December 11th, 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=450fffce-9b87-411c-8147-c17f33590f96&DisplayLang=en

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [Desember 2007] (KB905866)
Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=aa029fde-f341-44fc-8b85-0c6f3d3c2d69&DisplayLang=en

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter for x64-based Systems [Desember 2007] (KB905866)
Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=749e10cd-f40c-4f94-8e38-d4221ded7652&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=48ba80a0-697f-480a-a188-95c576d8a8bb&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2bedf591-79a8-40f9-a0bb-064ac1ef4d3f&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ab35581a-3ecb-46a1-93f2-f6313e34468a&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista x64 Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f86a4312-9bb5-4114-836a-c2c56caa75d1&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f5e3fcac-c16d-4c94-b74d-3fda50b16f67&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 64-bit Itanium Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=00159de3-79aa-49d5-9228-d2b3af47a592&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d09a880e-8ca0-45bb-ac49-9000b4cf1b22&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB945007) – Engels
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=acc5efe4-0dbc-4c38-a695-aee1e263ddc2&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 64-bit Itanium Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=48b8f5bb-f479-467d-8324-36c4292c32d8&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3f8ba2aa-ed73-4764-a56d-9515a9c500de&DisplayLang=en

Update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b4ac1e4c-407f-4f86-a5f6-b5a88449e80d&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0d4a241a-22da-45f1-bd19-36e19d70e4e4&DisplayLang=en

Update for Outlook Junk Email Filter 2007 (KB943597)
This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in December 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=13b89a50-1d13-402e-8243-627e68c5e7f2&DisplayLang=en

Update for Outlook Junk Email Filter 2003 (KB943591)
This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in December 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a216dd08-4cc0-4adc-b741-a9a0cbc2d0c4&DisplayLang=en

TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007) – Sessie 2: System Center Configuration Manager – Software Update Management
Presentation Materials for TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ae4c74d6-d558-4e0b-8c34-689abe49b318&DisplayLang=en

TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007)
Presentation Materials for TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=18b07f6d-5ded-4562-9eba-ca8b8c12a512&DisplayLang=en

TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007) – Sessie 3: Think your network is safe using the default protocols? Think again.
Presentation Materials for TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=dbc62833-08f5-469a-89e4-fac6ca0b6907&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5cd4e36e-2dab-44d6-990e-3b8184b1cb1b&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint with SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=125efb1e-7ff8-4cc8-934a-28fc7c7e59f0&DisplayLang=en

Events/WebCasts

Microsoft Security Webcast Series: Upcoming and On-Demand

Security Webcast Calendar http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=37910
Find security webcasts listed in an easy-to-use calendar format.

Upcoming Security Webcasts
http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/upcoming.mspx

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 1 of 8): Why Does Security Matter? (Vlak 200)
Monday, Januarie 07, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 2 of 8): All Bark and No Bite (Vlak 200)
Tuesday, Januarie 08, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 3 of 8): Gates, Guards, and Guns (Vlak 200)
Woensdag, Januarie 09, 2008 9:30 A.M.-10:30 A.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft January Security Bulletins (Vlak 200)
Woensdag, Januarie 09, 2008 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 4 of 8): Living on the Edge (Vlak 200)
Donderdag, Januarie 10, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 5 of 8): Keeping Your House in Order (Vlak 200)
Monday, Januarie 14, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 6 of 8): Save the Box, Save the Network (Vlak 200)
Donderdag, Januarie 15, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 7 of 8): If You Build It (Securely), They Won’t Come (Vlak 200)
Woensdag, Januarie 16, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 8 of 8): If a Terabyte Falls in the Middle of the (Active Directory) Forest (Vlak 200)
Donderdag, Januarie 17, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

On-Demand Security Webcasts
http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/ondemand.mspx

A.O.B

General Security issues/questions http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938759
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.security

Virus issues/questions http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938760
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.security.virus

ISA Server http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938761
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.isa

Windows 2000: Security http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938762
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win2000.security

Windows XP: Security Administration http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938763
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

SQL Server: Security http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938764
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.sqlserver.security

Windows Server: Security http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938765
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.server.security

Other Security Newsgroups http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938766

Windows Platform

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Windows Server 2008 RC1
Windows Server 2008, which is scheduled to release to manufacturing (RTM) by the Feb 27 launch event, has reached the RC1 milestone and is available for customers to download. With RC1, Microsoft is enhancing Group Policy with Group Policy Preferences, formerly known as PolicyMaker Standard Edition and Policy Share Manager. As the code approaches final signoff, RC1 is one of the last opportunities for customers and partners to evaluate it and provide feedback. So far, more than 1.8 million customers have obtained Windows Server 2008 evaluation code.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/dec07/12-05WS08RC1PR.mspx

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V beta ships early to customers and partners.
Customers and partners today can download Windows Server 2008 RC1 Enterprise with the beta version of Hyper-V to evaluate the new technology, test applications and plan future consolidation, business continuity and high-availability projects.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/dec07/12-13EarlyBetaPR.mspxNew Beta: Introducing Microsoft Assessment and Planning for Windows Server 2008
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) solution accelerator is the next release of Windows Vista Hardware Assessment. It offers agent-less inventory and assessment and actionable recommendations for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Virtualization, Terminal Services, SoftGrid, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Windows Vista, and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Join the Beta and take a test drive today.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7949035

Microsoft Unveils Windows HPC Server 2008
Windows HPC Server 2008, the successor to Windows Computer Cluster Server 2003, is based on the Windows Server 2008 operating system and is designed to increase productivity, scalability, and manageability. For more on the increased performance, see Microsoft Rainier Cluster with Windows HPC Server 2008 Delivers 11.75 TFlops and Tops Previous Linpack Benchmark Using the Same Hardware.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7949036

Documents

Windows Vista SP1 Guides for IT Professionals
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e71f0083-1013-4f9c-a3f9-c56e7120a5e9&DisplayLang=en

Release Notes for Windows Vista SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b5b681f5-f366-4ad2-ba10-6a7d209de7bd&DisplayLang=en

Windows Server 2008 Developer Story
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=056bb5f7-65ff-4c42-bdae-65754d96b021&DisplayLang=en

Downloads

Windows 2008 Release Candidate Evaluation Software
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/audsel.mspx

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC Public availability Program
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9de6260e-4275-482d-9524-de850c4dd91c&DisplayLang=en

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC – 5 Language Standalone Package
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2fa54665-7716-47d9-b9b7-5cfdf71198cb&DisplayLang=en

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC for x64 Based Editions – 5 Language Standalone package
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=88128a77-6107-46df-89d8-b93c248496e3&DisplayLang=en

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 for x64 Based Editions – All language Standalone packages
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c21c3978-3b7d-4d64-873b-3c9d26982d7a&DisplayLang=en

Update for Windows Vista (KB943899)
This is a reliability update. This update resolves some performance and reliability issues in Windows Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a23e4401-74b7-4987-96ab-86735f718a8e&DisplayLang=en Free Download of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007
Download and test drive Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 to maximize IT resources.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7949072

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download
Windows XP SP3 will be a rollup that includes all previously released updates for Windows XP, including security updates, out-of-band releases and hotfixes. It contains a small number of new updates, but should not significantly change the Windows XP experience.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7991617

Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT) Version 3.5
This tool is designed to help organisations discover areas of security risk in their IT infrastructure. Detailed assessment reports, guidance and best practice is provided to help companies prioritise and mitigate identified security risks.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7991614

Service Pack 1 released for 2007 Microsoft Office system
Die 2007 Microsoft Office system Service Pack 1 was released on 11 Desember 2007 and addresses the issues of most concern to customers across the whole Office system. SP1 fixes the leading causes of crashes in each Office application and deploys key fixes and enhancements to make the 2007 Office system even more stable, reliable and easy to use. There is a white paper that fully details the improvements and benefits in Service Pack 1 here and you can download it for yourself from here.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7991615

Events/WebCasts

MSDN: Windows Server 2008 for developers
Windows Server 2008 will be launched in Q1 2008. Come and learn what’s new in this release for developers
Datum: 17/01/2008 13:30 – 16:15 GMT
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032358000&culture=en-GB
Datum: 23/01/2008 18:30 – 21:20 GMT
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032357994&culture=en-GB
Datum: 24/01/2008 09:30 – 12:15 GMT
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032357996&culture=en-GB

TechNet Webcast: Practical Active Directory Delegation (Vlak 300)
Friday, Januarie 11, 2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964887

Windows HPC Server 2008 – New and Advanced Features
Tuesday, Januarie 15, 2008 8:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964888

Windows HPC Server 2008 – New and Advanced Features
Tuesday, Januarie 15, 2008 5:00 PM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964889

IT Manager Webcast: Introduction to the Windows Server 2008 Server Core Installation Option (Vlak 200)
Woensdag, Januarie 16, 2008 11:00 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964890

TechNet Webcast: Windows Compare (Part 1 of 6): Reliability in Windows and Linux(Vlak 200)
Woensdag, Januarie 23, 2008 11:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964891

TechNet Webcast: Windows Compare (Part 2 of 6): Supporting Linux Users in a Windows Environment (Vlak 200)
Friday, Januarie 25, 2008 11:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964892

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT is Improving Network Performance with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (Vlak 300)
Tuesday, Januarie 29, 2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964893

TechNet Webcast: Windows Compare (Part 3 of 6): IIS 7.0 vs. Apache (Vlak 200)
Woensdag, Januarie 30, 2008 11:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964894

On-Demand Microsoft IT Webcasts for IT Managers
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7281008

On-Demand Microsoft IT Webcasts for IT Pros
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7281009Live Webcasts:Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspxInteractive Webcast CalendarThe interactive calendar will help you quickly find live webcasts that fit your schedule as well as on-demand webcasts to view at your convenience. You can choose your time zone and filter this list by audience, webcast series, product or topic, and presenter.http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspxMonthly Archived Webcasts:http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx
New KB’s

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943509
Description of the Jet 4.0 Database Engine hotfix package for Windows XP SP2, for Windows Server 2003 SP1, for Windows Server 2003 SP2, and for Windows Vista: Oktober 23, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944960
Error message when you try to install a WSD printer on a Windows Vista-based computer after the first installation attempt fails: “Operation could not be completed (error 0x00000643)”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945713
Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) could allow information disclosure
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944917
Windows Vista uses the profile path that is defined on the Terminal Services Profile tab instead of on the Profile tab when a user logs on to a Windows Vista-based client computer by using a Remote Desktop session
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944799
Die “wake on ring” feature still wakes a Windows Vista-based computer when you set an HD audio controller not to wake the computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945360
A USB 2.0 device that is attached to a USB 2.0 hub may stop working correctly in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945538
Error message when you try to print an .xps document in Windows Vista or in Windows XP: “An error occurred in the application you were using”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945184
The Rasdial API may free the same memory two times and the dial-up application stops responding on a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945681
System restore points and shadow copies of files are missing after you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945435
You experience a long delay when you try to access to a WebDAV share for the first time on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945125
The preview function does not work correctly in Windows Movie Maker on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944995
Error message when you migrate user data to a new Windows Vista computer: “An error occurred in the Handwriting recognition personalization tool”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944997
Recognizer training is not triggered in the Windows Vista handwriting recognition personalization tool after you enter 50 sentences
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943253
You notice timing jitter and clock drift when you perform an editing operation or a playback operation on a MIDI audio device in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943242
MIDI notes are played in the wrong order when you perform a capture operation on a MIDI audio device in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944240
An application that sends an IOCTL_SFFDISK_DEVICE_COMMAND request to a Secure Digital (SD) card receives an error message on a 64-bit version of Windows Vista: “ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943974
Die “chkdsk /r” command and the “chkdsk /f” command take a long time to run on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936332
How to obtain information about hotfixes and security updates that are included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944515
An application returns incorrect values for the conversion mode and for the sentence mode of an Input Method Editor (IME) on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942392
On a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot access certain directories on a Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) bediener
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943504
FIX: Internet Explorer in Windows CE .NET 4.2 deletes cached content if program memory is low
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943505
FIX: Internet Explorer in Windows CE 5.0 may delete cached content if program memory is low
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944046
FIX: The memory load increases, and the operating system runs out of memory after you execute an application that uses an EDB database on a Windows Embedded CE 6.0-based device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945852
Buttons are missing after you upgrade from MSN Toolbar to Windows Live Toolbar
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942423
FIX: You cannot play Windows Media content that is encoded by using the VC1 codec in Windows XP, in Windows Server 2003, or in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943663
How to manually update the time zone definition in Windows SharePoint Services for the Venezuela time zone change
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945463
Windows Server 2003 does not issue security event 523 even though the WarningLevel registry entry is configured
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945410
A Windows Server 2003-based computer may stop responding when many connections are created and then disconnected if IPsec is configured
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942909
On a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer, a POSIX application that calls the Sleep function does not work correctly if the system clock is changed during the sleep interval
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943443
FIX: An access violation may occur when you use the 64-bit version of the DV Video Encoder filter in a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003 or of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944904
Error message on a Windows XP-based computer when you work with a network share: “STOP: 0x000000C2 BAD_POOL_CALLER”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945454
USB devices may not work after your computer resumes from standby in Windows XP on Lenovo portable computers
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944781
When you use a drag-and-drop operation to move or to copy an Outlook e-mail message on a Windows XP SP2-based computer, the operation fails without any notification
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943991
After you update a storage driver, you may be prompted to reactivate Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945145
On a Windows Vista-based computer, you may be prompted for your passport credentials every time that you try to access documents on a WebDAV site from a new workspace
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942763
Desember 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938716
You may be unable to save a file in a Microsoft Office program on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943719
IP networking over the IEEE 1394 bus is not supported in Windows Vista and in all later versions of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944996
A word still has an “Add” option after you add the word to the dictionary by using the Windows Vista Tablet PC Input Panel
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944998
When you change the theme on a Windows Vista Tablet PC, die “Handwriting recognition personalization” tool becomes distorted
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945149
Graphics performance can be improved in certain multiple-GPU scenarios on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945011
System icons may not appear in the notification area on a Windows Vista-based computer until you restart the computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945122
User profiles are unexpectedly deleted after you configure the “Delete user profiles older than a specified number of days on system restart” Group Policy setting on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943243
FIX: Kerberos authentication may fail on a Windows CE 5.0-based device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945741
You may receive a “Cannot connect to the Windows Live ID service” error message when you sign-in to Windows Live Family Safety
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945359
Metadata that is assigned to a photo in Windows Live Photo Gallery is not visible in the Windows Explorer Properties dialog box in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945396
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 dienste wat voorheen verwyder is herstel nadat jy die herstel van die stelsel staat op 'n Windows Server 2008-rekenaar
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945330
'N program wat gebruik maak van die CDOSYS biblioteek of die System.Web.Mail naamruimte in 'n nie-Engelse weergawe van Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 kan 'n korrupte fout boodskap
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940569
Op 'n rekenaar wat Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 geïnstalleer, 'n aansoek ontvang 'n verkeerde waarde vir die identiteit kolom van 'n SQL Server 2005 databasis
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944971
'N groep node kan 'n MNS kworum verloor, en die Cluster diens kan stop op 'n Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition-rekenaar
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943809
Event 1164 is aangeteken toe 'n skyf of 'n hegpunt is gemonteer in 'n Windows Server 2003 cluster wat 'n Meerderheid Node Stel (MNS) wie
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943875
Magtiging Bestuurder in Windows Server 2003 kan nie rolle van die ander dimensies in die bos voeg nadat beveiligingsupdate 926122 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 is installed
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944195
Error message when you use a mobile device to access an ASP.NET Web site that is hosted in IIS 6.0: “HTTP 400 – Bad Request”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938863
Name resolution may fail on a Windows Server 2003 DNS server if conditional forwarding is configured and if records have different TTL values
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944762
Event ID 14079 is logged every 49.7 days on a Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running ISA Server 2004
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942004
A Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition-based computer does not automatically restart as expected after the .crash command is executed to generate a dump file
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942840
You may experience slow Web browser performance when you iew a Web page that uses JScript in Internet Explorer on a Windows Server 2003-based computer or on a Windows XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945222
On a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer, you cannot access the correct DFS share after information about the link target is updated
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=939850
After you use a smart card to unlock a Windows XP-based computer, you are prompted for authentication when you access resources that require NTLM authentication
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944939
The first logon to a Windows XP-based computer through terminal services is not denied even though the user is not a member of the Remote Desktop Users group
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=931618
The two sides of an audio call may not hear one another on a Windows XP-based computer that has Communicator installed
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944507
Error code when you try to update end-user-defined character (EUDC) TrueType fonts on a Windows XP Service Pack 2 -based computer: “1224:ERROR_USER_MAPPED_FILE”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945551
Video series information is lost when you update your Zune 30GB device to the v2 software

Internet

Nuus

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server

Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server TechCenter
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/isa/default.mspx

Please note that if you have feedback on documentation or wish to request new documents – email isadocs@microsoft.com

ForeFront Edge Security Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/ForeFront/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=384&SiteID=41
Discuss ISA Server at the new Microsoft Forefront™ Edge Security forums, available at TechCenter

Internet Security and Acceleration Server Blog
The ISA Server Product Team Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/) is updated on a regular basis. Latest entries include:

Publishing Exchange 2007 may fail after installing the update “Update for Publishing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 for ISA Server 2006”
http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2007/12/12/publishing-exchange-2007-may-fail-after-installing-the-update-update-for-publishing-microsoft-exchange-server-2007-for-isa-server-2006.aspx

Microsoft Internet information Server

List of registry keys affecting IIS7 behavior
Few months ago, I fired procmon and collected all the registry keys IIS7 processes read. I then gathered the information about these registry keys from different people in the team and also collected available information on the internet. I have been sitting on this information for quite a while hoping…
deur ksingla on 12-30-2007, 4:16 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/ksingla/archive/2007/12/30/list-of-registry-keys-affecting-iis7-behavior.aspx

WebDAV Module for Windows Server 2008 GoLive Beta is released
Earlier today the IIS product team released the GoLive beta version of the new WebDAV extension module for IIS 7. This version is currently available for Windows Server 2008 only, but it will be supported on Windows Vista when Service Pack 1 for Vista is released. Listed below are the links for the download…
deur Robert McMurray’s Blog [MSFT] on 12-22-2007, 7:55 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/robert_mcmurray/archive/2007/12/22/webdav-module-for-windows-server-2008-golive-beta-is-released.aspx

MSDN Mag: Enhance Your Apps with the ASP.NET Integrated Pipeline!
At last, my MSDN article about using the ASP.NET Integrated Pipeline is out in MSDN Magazine. This article is all about using existing ASP.NET features and building new ASP.NET modules to improve existing applications. What’s more, I do this without touching a single line of the application itself, which…
deur mvolo on 12-20-2007, 3:53 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/mvolo/archive/2007/12/20/msdn-mag-enhance-your-apps-with-the-asp-net-integrated-pipeline.aspx

Ins & Outs of hostable web core
I started writing an application which uses hostable web core (HWC) functionality of IIS7 and before making it available for download I thought it will be useful to write about HWC in detail. Hostable web core enables processes other than w3wp.exe to load IIS core and do almost everything that a worker…
deur ksingla on 12-20-2007, 3:05 AM
http://blogs.iis.net/ksingla/archive/2007/12/20/ins-amp-outs-of-hostable-web-core.aspx

Go Live (and save money) with Bit Rate Throttling!
I am happy to announce that the latest version of Bit Rate Throttling, an Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7) Media Pack feature, is now available for download! This updated version adds additional controls to help an administrator ensure a reliable and consistent end-user experience, particularly…
deur chriskno on 12-19-2007, 12:18 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/chriskno/archive/2007/12/19/go-live-and-save-money-on-video-downloads-with-bit-rate-throttling.aspx

Breaking Changes for ASP.NET 2.0 applications running in Integrated mode on IIS 7.0
ASP.NET 2.0 applications on IIS 7.0 are hosted using the ASP.NET Integrated mode by default. This new mode enables a myriad of exciting scenarios including using super-valuable ASP.NET features like Forms Authentication for your entire Web site, and developing new ASP.NET modules to do things like URL…
deur mvolo on 12-08-2007, 9:12 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/mvolo/archive/2007/12/08/Breaking-Changes-ASP.NET-2.0-Integrated-mode-IIS-7.0.aspx

Windows Server 2008 RC1 available for download!
Windows Server 2008 RC1 is available for download! We are feature and quality complete with this release. In this build, we address feedback that we have gotten from customers in beta and our RC0 release. There is nothing quite like deploying IIS7 in a diverse set of production environments worldwide…
deur mailant on 12-07-2007, 2:38 AM
http://blogs.iis.net/mailant/archive/2007/12/07/windows-server-2008-rc1-available-for-download.aspx

FastCGI Extension for IIS6 – GoLive to RTM release upgrade
As it has been already mentioned in download instructions for FastCGI Extension RTM for IIS 6, we do not support in-place upgrade of FastCGI Extension from pre-RTM builds to RTM build. If you have been running pre-RTM build (such as GoLive release or Intermediate release), you will need to uninstall…
deur mailant on 12-07-2007, 1:40 AM
http://blogs.iis.net/mailant/archive/2007/12/07/fastcgi-extension-for-iis6-golive-to-rtm-release-upgrade.aspx

Windows Media Services 2008 RC1 for Windows Server 2008 RC1 is now live
I am happy to announce that Windows Media Services (WMS) 2008 RC1 is now live. This version of WMS will install only on Windows Server 2008 RC1 version. In addition to Cache Proxy Plug-in and Sever Core installation option, Windows Media Services RC1 is supported on English, French, German, Japanese…
deur vsood on 12-06-2007, 12:09 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/vsood/archive/2007/12/06/windows-media-services-2008-rc1-for-windows-server-2008-rc1-is-now-live.aspx

Get The Latest Information at: http://www.iis.net

BizTalk Server

New Case Studies

Pfister – Automated Order Management Process Helps Swiss Furniture Business Drive Expansion
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001141

Electricidad de Caracas – Utility Company Fosters Efficiency and Manageability with Holistic IT Approach
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001115

EMI Music – Global Music Company Leads Industry Transformation with Scalable Infrastructure
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001095

Würth Handelsgesellschaft – Austrian Fastening Products Firm Accelerates Order Processing by Almost 24 Hours
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001088

Sharepoint Technologies

HP and F5 Whitepaper on Configuring BIG-IP LTM with Web Accelerator for SharePoint Deployments
HP with F5 recently finished a whitepaper on WAN Acceleration for Intranets and Internet sites. The results are very promising if you are looking to provide consolidation or looking to offload performance from your web front ends.
This paper “Deploying F5 Networks BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager with WebAccelerator for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007” will be of particular interest to customers planning on centralized data center deployments and want to understand the effect of F5 BIG-IP LTM and WebAccelerator impacts on performance.
http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA1-6598ENW.pdf

Performance recommendations for storage planning and monitoring
This new whitepaper paper provides key recommendations and best practices to help administrators of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 plan and monitor their SQL Server storage requirements to support optimal performance and operation of their server farms.
This paper has a ton of new information for recommendations on optimizing your hardware and storage.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=105623&clcid=0x409

Announcing New System Center Operations Manager 2007 Packs for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007
The Solution Accelerator’s team is excited to announce the release of the SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit. This toolkit consists of a set of System Center Operations Manager 2007 management packs designed to help IT pros monitor their WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 en 2007 SP1 environments. These newly released packs were engineered to take advantage of SCOM 2007’s features, including new and improved reporting, additional actions, new views, and integrate IIS and SQL health rollup for a better understanding of the system-level dependencies of the SharePoint environments.
This Solution Accelerator can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center and will soon be available through the System Center Management Pack Catalog.

Announcing the Release of WSS 3.0 SP1 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1
I’m excited to announce the release of SP1 for WSS 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007. Before you install the service pack there are some very important things to understand. In this post I’ll try to provide you with the resources you need to be successful in updating to the latest service pack. Please do NOT simply drop to the bottom and find the links and download and install directly on your production environments. It is essential that you understand the appropriate guidance and test out the patch in a separate test environment. For this purpose we have put together a special SP1 page on TechNet to guide you through the process. The more you know the better prepared you’ll be for updating your environment.
The special TechNet page can be found here : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb735839.aspx
More information on specific downloads can be found in the SharePoint download section

Forms Based Authentication in Office SharePoint Server 2007 en Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – authoritative technical articles published
Steve Peschka, SharePoint Ranger and notable guest blogger here who has posted several widely read and referenced entries about authentication, is the primary author of 3 just published authoritative technical articles on forms based authentication in MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0:
Forms Authentication in MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 (Part 1 of 3): http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb975136.aspx
Forms Authentication in MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 (Part 2 of 3): http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb975135.aspx
Forms Authentication in MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 (Part 3 of 3): http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb977430.aspx

MS Filter Pack released !
After months of blood, sweat and toil, the MS Filter Pack is finally available !!! The package can be downloaded from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=60C92A37-719C-4077-B5C6-CAC34F4227CC&displaylang=en

Downloads

Sharepoint Technologies

NetWeaver and Sharepoint Interop
Describes all currently available interoperability options between SAP NetWeaver and Microsoft SharePoint
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b35b5f08-1b69-4508-9669-2c96615f1802&DisplayLang=en

SharePoint Worksheets
Presentation pdf downloads
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5fa4bcbe-4fb0-454f-b634-3ee1c0452b27&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint with SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=125efb1e-7ff8-4cc8-934a-28fc7c7e59f0&DisplayLang=en

Optimization Service for SharePoint with DCM
Optimization Service keeps your Microsoft Office SharePoint Server collaboration infrastructure running at peak efficiency and availability.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=21aa25bf-864b-4223-acf7-256a9aa1be53&DisplayLang=en

SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit
This Solution Accelerator provides a set of System Center Ops Manager 2007 Management Packs for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (including SP1). The Toolkit also includes user documentation for each of the Management Packs.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e4600fd9-f53d-4ded-88bf-6bb1932794f9&DisplayLang=en

Project 2007 SDK: Software Development Kit
The Microsoft Office Project 2007 SDK contains documentation, code samples, how-to articles, and programming references to help customize and integrate the Project 2007 clients and Project Server 2007 with other applications for enterprise project management. The download also contains the Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 database schema references.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2672f6f9-7028-4b30-99a2-18cb1eed1abe&DisplayLang=en

Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Installation Guide
The most current version of the Installation Guide for Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server and Team Explorer.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e54bf6ff-026b-43a4-ade4-a690388f310e&DisplayLang=en

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services helps your team share and manage information and documents in a Web site.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ef93e453-75f1-45df-8c6f-4565e8549c2a&DisplayLang=en

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 x64 with Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services for x64 helps your team share and manage information and documents in a Web site.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9fb41e51-cb03-4b47-b89a-396786492cba&DisplayLang=en

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Service Pack 1 provides the latest updates to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4191a531-a2e9-45e4-b71e-5b0b17108bd2&DisplayLang=en

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Service Pack 1 provides the latest updates to the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Taal Pack.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=05046b1d-dd7b-456a-8838-8d978c5f3579&DisplayLang=en

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1), 64-Bit Edition
Service Pack 1 provides the latest updates to the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Taal Pack, 64-bit edition.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c7cf102b-5dd8-4d86-be5a-d56f63ef37a4&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Service Pack 1 provides the latest updates to Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b57c805d-2821-4625-a6f1-80725267f887&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Service Pack 1 provides the latest updates to Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer Language Pack 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8d72b284-24f7-4cfb-9d22-d2a2651d4734&DisplayLang=en

Die 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Service Pack 1 provides the latest updates to all of the 2007 Microsoft Office server Language Pack releases.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3a6c26fd-0beb-40d5-8cba-15164faab150&DisplayLang=en

Die 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1), 64-Bit Edition
Service Pack 1 provides the latest updates to all of the 64-bit editions of the 2007 Microsoft Office server Language Pack releases.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=56681742-7d2c-4a6f-9178-dacd32aadc6c&DisplayLang=en

Die 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Service Pack 1 provides the latest updates to all of the 2007 Microsoft Office System servers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ad59175c-ad6a-4027-8c2f-db25322f791b&DisplayLang=en

GroupSPARKS Case Study
End user customers and groupSPARK’s reseller partners wanted access to the latest messaging technologies and capabilities. groupSPARK wanted a more stable and flexible platform upon which to grow.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1210b6ee-3f31-4be3-9256-d537160c83c3&DisplayLang=en

Susquehanna Technologies Case Study
Susquehanna Technologies could help customers take advantage of Microsoft SharePoint products and technologies, but it did not want to be in the business of hosting these products and technologies.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=34b759d7-e2cb-45c8-84a5-e5de13a958c8&DisplayLang=en

Office SharePoint Server 2007 Opleiding
The Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Opleiding, built on the Microsoft SharePoint Learning Kit, is designed for server administrators to install on an Office SharePoint Server site to help end-users learn about Office SharePoint Server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=673dc932-626a-4e59-9dca-16d685600a51&DisplayLang=en

Office SharePoint Server 2007 Opleiding (Standalone Edition)
The Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Training Standalone Edition is designed to help you learn how to use the features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7bb3a2a3-6a9f-49f4-84e8-ff3fb71046df&DisplayLang=en

BizTalk Server

HL7 v2 Developer Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2d771d83-9c4b-4e8f-a264-50f961d1bb7b&DisplayLang=en

BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3f67a576-21aa-4bed-b405-5825f297ec16&DisplayLang=en

BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Help
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4e6a9d40-dbfc-4474-826a-ddeca287e57d&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft BizTalk RFID Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=22b2e8d9-8cda-44f8-8f4e-b372c7660989&DisplayLang=en

Events/WebCasts

Microsoft Internet Information Services

Support WebCast: Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0: Best Practices for Transitioning to 6.0 from Earlier Versions
(330692) – Session Summary A lot has changed from Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 and Internet Information Services version 5.0 to Internet Information Services version 6.0, and for the better. … Internet Information Services version 5.0 to Internet Information Services version 6.0, and for …
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330692/en-us

Support WebCast: Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 Argitektuur: How Default Settings Can Affect Existing Web Applications
(822681) – Read the transcript Read the transcript from this Support WebCast Tell a friend Tell a friend about this Support WebCast Supplemental reading Supplemental reading: What’s New in Internet Information Services 6.0 Provide feedback …
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822681/en-us

SharePoint Technologies

TechNet Webcast: Driving Business Performance with Microsoft Business Intelligence (Vlak 200)
Many surveys today list business intelligence (BI) at the top of software spending priorities for companies of all sizes. Yet, despite the time, money, and resources aligned against the goal of making better business decisions, companies do not yet have a solution that lets them address these issues in a strategic fashion. Attend this webcast to understand how Microsoft is challenging our customers to “think bigger” about business intelligence, move beyond the rigid tools and applications they are using today, and utilize our integrated solution of Microsoft Office Business Applications, Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft SQL Server, and PerformancePoint Server to provide an unbeatable combination of tools and applications that helps individuals, teams, and organizations reach their full potential.
1/14/2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)- 1/14/2008 11:00 AM Duration:90 Minute
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032357210&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 1 of 6): Planning and Deploying SharePoint Server 2007 (Vlak 200)
In this first session of our six-part Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 series, see a detailed overview of the SharePoint Server 2007 architecture. We present the concepts of topology, server roles, and network conditions, and also provide an overview of administration features with SharePoint Server 2007. Hear an explanation and usage example for each component of the three-tier administration model: central administration, shared services, and site settings. We also explain various security topics including permissions. Ten slotte, we look at deployment options and use four detailed scenarios to provide considerations for determining the correct topology. The simplest of these is a single-server deployment, and then the options progress to farm options, from small to large.
1/18/2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)- 1/18/2008 11:00 AM Duration:90 Minute
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032363086&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 2 of 6): Securing Data in SharePoint Server 2007 (Vlak 200)
In this second session of our six-part webcast series, we discuss planning and deployment tasks for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Service version 3.0. We spend more time on advanced settings, which involves some scripting tips. Other initial considerations include Web-load balancing, password management, and authentications settings. We also discuss ways to perform disaster recovery. From the basic Recycle Bin to the SharePoint Server 2007 backup/restore utility and SQL backup/restore, we show you different options to secure your organization’s data.
1/21/2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)- 1/21/2008 11:00 AM Duration:90 Minute
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032363232&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: SAP Enterprise Portal and SharePoint Server Interoperability (Vlak 200)
In this webcast, we discuss SAP and Microsoft portal interoperability. We cover how you can integrate Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SAP Netweaver Portal from front-end integration (iView, Web Services for Remote Portlets [WSRP], and URL linking) to integrate components and services across the portal (via Web Services, SAP Portal Development Kit for the Microsoft .NET Framework, and connectors). We explore approaches for interoperability based on search and the Business Data Catalog feature in SharePoint Server 2007. We also demonstrate the various types of solutions and describe how to approach portal integration.
1/22/2008 8:00 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)- 1/22/2008 9:30 AM Duration:90 Minute
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032360821&culture=en-US

Momentum Webcast: Is Your Business Ready for the New World of Work? (Vlak 100)
Trends are leading to a new world of work. Is your business ready? With the relentless pressure to reduce costs, you must learn to do more with less. But to compete, your people have to stay connected, and increasing regulatory requirements make organizational transparency a must. In this webcast, we help IT managers understand how Microsoft technology can help your teams work better together with collaboration solutions like shared workspaces and unified messaging. Empower your people to work smarter with solutions that securely deliver the business intelligence your teams need to make informed decisions. Maximize your IT investment with a single license agreement that enables your organization to save money and rapidly deploy the server solutions that your business needs.
1/23/2008 9:00 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)- 1/23/2008 10:00 AM Duration:60 Minute
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032363907&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 3 of 6): Disaster Recovery (Vlak 200)
In session three, we dive deeper into disaster recovery. We look at the tools and methods available for you to use to help protect your Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 deployments. We discuss content recovery, ramp herstel, and proactive strategies for disaster recovery and high availability of your SharePoint Server farm. Specifically, we demonstrate using the Recycle Bin and backing up and restoring SharePoint Server 2007.
1/23/2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)- 1/23/2008 11:00 AM Duration:90 Minute
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032363237&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 4 of 6): Compliance and Records Management (Vlak 200)
In this webcast, we look at records management and the challenges it presents. See a review of the enterprise content management (ECM) features in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and how they address these challenges. We also examine how records management is made easier with SharePoint Server 2007. Learn about collaborative and records spaces, how they function, what hold orders are, and how records managers can put a hold on records. Ten slotte, we look at e-mail records management and how it is critical to any records management solution.
1/25/2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)- 1/25/2008 11:00 AM Duration:90 Minute
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032363241&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 5 of 6): SharePoint Server 2007 Security, from Service Accounts to Item-Level Access (Vlak 200)
In this fifth session of our six-part series, we discuss the security methods for Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We cover different authentication methods, and the benefits and limitations of each. Hear a discussion on the management of permissions, their role within SharePoint groups, different permission levels, and new permissions available in SharePoint Server 2007. We also review access rights that can be used with SharePoint Server 2007. Learn about the configuration of a Web farm, Web farm topology, secure topology, secure communication, and security hardening.
1/28/2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)- 1/28/2008 11:00 AM Duration:90 Minute
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032363243&culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 6 of 6): Keeping Control of Your SharePoint Sites with IT Governance (Vlak 200)
In this final session of our six-part webcast series, we talk about how to manage Shared Service Providers, including the ability to use profiles, personalized sites, and audiences to deliver customized content to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 users. We demonstrate the security, policy, and auditing facilities available to SharePoint Server 2007 administrators. Learn how SharePoint Server 2007 gives administrators a high level of control over content and site management, and also the ability to securely delegate content management. Powerful auditing capabilities mean that SharePoint administrators can see who does what throughout the entire SharePoint Server 2007 farm. By the end of the session, you should be able to more effectively manage your server farms, control and audit your SharePoint Server 2007 deployment, and perform a variety of important administrative tasks to help keep your servers secure and available.
1/30/2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)- 1/30/2008 11:00 AM Duration:90 Minute
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032363245&culture=en-US

MSDN Webcast: MSDN geekSpeak: Security from a Public, Anonymous Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Webwerf (Vlak 300)
In this installment of MSDN geekSpeak, Jim Wilt covers a topic that is popping up in many of his current projects—the creation of secure, membership Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 sites that have a public-facing side with an input form that often requests sensitive information. Making a secure form for gathering sensitive, private information from an anonymous accessible site can be easily accomplished with a custom list using some creative features of Windows SharePoint Services. Jim fills in the details for you during this installment of geekSpeak. If you have a question or comment you would like us to address during the webcast, visit the geekSpeak blog and submit it now.
1/30/2008 12:00 PM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)- 1/30/2008 1:00 PM Duration:60 Minute
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032362721&culture=en-US

New or updated KB’s

BizTalk Server

FIX: You may experience problems if a BizTalk application has a map configured on a send port in BizTalk Server 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944158

FIX: Error messages may be logged when you use BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet 3.0
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944749

The XLANG Scheduler Engine enters an infinite loop, and a BizTalk Server 2006 process uses 100 percent of the CPU resources if a time-out exception is handled by a non-transactional scope
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943125

FIX: An XML declaration is not added to an outgoing document when you use the BizTalk Framework Assembler pipeline component in a pipeline in BizTalk Server 2006 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943383

The BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 3.0 Service Pack 1 is available
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946694

FIX: A response message may be incorrectly matched to an original message when you send multiple messages by using the BizTalk FileAct and InterAct Adapters for SWIFT 2.3
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945118

FIX: The BizTalk FileAct and InterAct Adapters for SWIFT 2.3 unexpectedly release the SWIFTNet SnF queue when you configure the adapters to use the SnF mode
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942580

SharePoint Technologies

Windows Sharepoint Services Version 3

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 dienste wat voorheen verwyder is herstel nadat jy die herstel van die stelsel staat op 'n Windows Server 2008-rekenaar
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945396

How to manually update the time zone definition in Windows SharePoint Services for the Venezuela time zone change
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943663

How to preserve Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 content when you upgrade Windows Server 2008 RC0 to Windows Server 2008 RC1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944531

You receive an error message when you try to install a slipstream installation of SharePoint Server 2007 on a server that is running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945967

After you install the 2007 Office System Servers SP1 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 on a server that has the Foxit PDF IFilter installed, .pdf document types are not indexed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944447

Issues that are fixed in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 by Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942338

Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 and of Windows SharePoint Services Language Pack 3.0 Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936988

Error message when you try to upgrade 2007 Office programs, Expression Web or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 to the Service Pack 1 level if the Windows system drive has insufficient free disk space: “The installation of this package failed”
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943589

Tomorrow’s date is displayed when you set the default value in the “Date and Time” column to “Today’s Date” in SharePoint Server 2007 or in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943924

How to install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943587

How to register Microsoft Filter Pack with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946338

Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server 2003

How to register Microsoft Filter Pack with SharePoint Portal Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946337

Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007

How to deploy 2007 Microsoft Office System Servers Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Server Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945013

Description of the 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 1 and the 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936984

How to set restrictions on a site collection to allow only users in a particular organizational unit on a computer that is running SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943100

Error message when you try to install 2007 Office System Servers Service Pack 1 (SP1) on a computer that also has Project Server 2007 geïnstalleer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944446

Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 issues that are fixed by the 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942390

How to register Microsoft Filter Pack with SharePoint Server 2007 and with Search Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946336

Microsoft Internet information Server

HOW TO: Configure Web Permissions for Web Content in Internet Information Services 6.0
(816117) – This step-by-step article describes how to configure Web permissions for Web content in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0. … This step-by-step article describes how to configure Web permissions for Web content in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816117/en-us

You receive a “400 – BadRequest” error message from Internet Information Services 6.0
(835880) – When you send a request to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following: HTTP/1.1 GET / 400 – BadRequest http://support.microsoft.com/kb/835880/en-us

The default document is displayed in the Web browser of a user who is denied access to the default document file after you configure client certificate mappings on a computer that is running Internet Information Services 6.0
(311699) – Describes a problem that occurs because the certificate mappings in IIS 6.0 do not correctly apply the metabase settings. Consider the following scenario: On a computer that is running Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, you add a default document to a virtual directory. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311699/en-us

BUG: You cannot use an asterisk (“*”) character to configure a redirection to a URL with Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager in Internet Information Services 6.0
(838369) – … wildcard character to configure a redirection to a URL with Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager in Internet Information Services 6.0. In Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, you cannot use an asterisk (“*”) character to configure a redirection to a URL with IIS Manager. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838369/en-us

You may experience poor Web performance when you use Internet Explorer 6 to try to access a Web application that is hosted on Internet Information Services 6.0
(922703) – Consider the following scenario: You use Windows Integrated authentication in a Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 (IIS 6.0) Web application environment. … To enable content expiration, follow these steps: Open Internet Information Services. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922703/en-us

How To: Rename Web Service Extensions in IIS 6.0
(327403) – By default, Internet Information Services 6.0 (IIS 6.0) is configured to serve only static content. The Web Service Extension node … By default, Internet Information Services 6.0 (IIS 6.0) is configured to serve only static content. The Web Service Extension node …http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327403/en-us

FIX: IP address is revealed in the content-location field in the TCP header in IIS 6.0
(834141) – Fixes Internet Information Services 6.0 to prevent IP addresses from being revealed in the TCP headers. … Service pack information To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. … After you install the service pack or …http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834141/en-us

FIX: IIS 6.0 serves stale content if your Web site has both an IP address and host headers set
(832139) – In Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0, if your Web site is configured for both an IP address and host headers, any change that you make to the static content does not appear immediately. … Service pack information To resolve … For more information, click the …http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832139/en-us

A Common Gateway Interface (CGI) program may not work correctly if a multi-byte character set string is entered in the HTTP Cookie Header field
(824446) – Describes a problem in Internet Information Services 6.0 where a CGI program may not work correctly when you use a multi-byte character set string is used in the HTTP Cookie Header field. … Hotfix Information A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824446/en-us

Error message when you try to log on to an FTP site that is running IIS 6.0: “Fout: 530 User cannot log in, home directory inaccessible”
(932448) – Discusses a problem in which you cannot log on to an FTP site that is hosted on a server that is running Windows Server 2003, Active Directory, and Internet Information Services 6.0. … The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service that is … that domain controller is offline or is unavailable, IIS 6.0 does not …http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932448/en-us

You cannot configure Web and FTP site operators by using Internet Services Manager
(818073) – Internet Services Manager for Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 does not include the tab. Internet Services Manager for Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 does not include the Operators tab. … tab on the property sheet of a Web site or an FTP site in Internet Services Manager. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818073/en-us

Default permissions and user rights for IIS 6.0
(812614) – This article describes the default permissions and the user rights on a newly installed application server that has Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 geïnstalleer. … and the user rights on a newly installed application server that has Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 geïnstalleer. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812614/en-us

The IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools
(840671) – Discusses the tools that the Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit Tools download includes. This article describes the tools that are included with the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit Tools. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840671/en-us

IIS 6.0: Definition of Term Web Service Extension
(332060) – A new node named has been added to the Internet Information Services Manager (ISM) in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0. … A new node named Web Service Extensions has been added to the Internet Information Services Manager (ISM) in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/332060/en-us

How To: Access IIS 6.0 Help Documentation
(815127) – This step-by-step article provides instructions for accessing the Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Help documentation. … This step-by-step article provides instructions for accessing the Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Help documentation. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815127/en-us

How to: Rename a Virtual Directory in IIS 6.0
(311626) – In Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, the option to rename a virtual directory in the Internet Information Services Manager (ISM) is not available because of changes in the metabase architecture. … In Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, the option …http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311626/en-us

PRB: Removing IIS 6.0 Removes Metabase History Folder
(311641) – When you remove the Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, the History folder that stores automated versioned copies of the Metabase.xml and Mbschema.xml files is deleted. … secure backup (password required): In IIS Manager, click the Computer icon under Internet Information Services . http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311641/en-us

Metabase.bin File Is Not Created on Clean Installations of IIS 6.0
(815435) – Some backup software may report error messages that indicate that Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 configuration information is not being backed up. … When you upgrade from Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 or Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 …http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815435/en-us

SQL Server

Nuus

Customers Choose SQL Server to Run Their SAP® Solutions
Microsoft highlighted the benefits customers have realized by migrating their data platform to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to run their SAP® applications: enterprise-calibre reliability coupled with significant cost savings. Customers have experienced over 35 percent cost-efficiencies by selecting SQL Server 2005 to run their SAP solutions. These customers represent a growing number of organizations that have committed to SQL Server to support their most essential systems at a low total cost of ownership.
http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2007/dec07/12-05SAPSQLSystemsPR.mspx

Microsoft Is Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of Latest Magic Quadrant for Data Warehousing – SQL Server Closes the Distance
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems, 2007. Customers rely on SQL Server 2005’s comprehensive, integrated data management and analysis software to manage mission-critical information and run today’s complex business applications.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/oct07/10-12DWMQPR.mspx
http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=2382

Evaluate Microsoft SQL Server 2008 today
SQL Server 2008, die volgende release van Microsoft SQL Server, will provide a comprehensive data platform that is more secure, betroubare, manageable and scalable for your mission critical applications, while enabling developers to create new applications that can store and consume any type of data on any device, and enabling all your users to make informed decisions with relevant insights. And when you download the latest software, you’re automatically registered to access valuable resources assembled in one convenient location.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb851668.aspx
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/content/content.aspx?ContentID=5395

RML Utilities for Microsoft SQL Server Released
The Microsoft SQL Server support team uses several internally-written utilities to make it easier to work on a typical customer support case. These utilities may also be useful to database developers and system administrators who work with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005. The utilities are collectively called the RML Utilities for SQL Server.
http://blogs.msdn.com/psssql/archive/2007/12/18/rml-utilities-for-microsoft-sql-server-released.aspx

Documents

Business Intelligence in SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 makes business intelligence (BI) available to everyone through deep integration with Microsoft Office, providing the right tool, to the right user, at the right price. The result is that employees at all levels of an organization can see and help to influence the performance of the business by working with tools that are both easy to use and powerful. Integration with the 2007 Microsoft Office System enables users to view business performance in a way that they understand and which feels comfortable; and the introduction of PerformancePoint Server 2007, helps customers to gain actionable insight into the entire organization so they can monitor, analyze, and plan their businesses, as well as drive alignment, accountability, and actionable insight across the entire organization.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_bi.mspx

An Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
This paper discusses the challenges that face businesses that rely on data integration technologies to provide meaningful, reliable information to maintain a competitive advantage in today’s business world. It discusses how SQL Server 2008 Integration Services (SSIS) can help Information Technology departments meet data integration requirements in their companies. Real-world scenarios are included.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/SSIS2008_Intro.mspx

SQL Server 2008 Product Overview
For organizations to be successful and thrive in today’s world of data, they need a vision that addresses key data trends. The data platform vision of Microsoft helps organizations meet these data explosion needs and the next generation of data-driven applications. Microsoft will continue to invest in and evolve the following key areas to support their data platform vision: mission-critical enterprise data platform, dynamic development, relational data, and business intelligence. Read this paper to learn about the Microsoft Data Platform Vision and how SQL Server 2008 meets the needs of the next generation of data-driven applications.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql2008Overview.mspx

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Microsoft Data Platform Development
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and the Microsoft data platform provide developers with a comprehensive programming framework in which to create data centric solutions that target mobile devices, desktops, Web servers, and enterprise servers. This data programming environment improves developer productivity by integrating data access and management into the business logic of an application. It provides a comprehensive platform for data access and management from disparate data sources and a scalable solution for data storage and applications.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_dp.mspx

SQL Server 2008 Performance and Scale
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008 incorporates the tools and technologies that are necessary to implement relational databases, reporting systems, and data warehouses of enterprise scale, and provides optimal performance and responsiveness. With SQL Server 2008, you can take advantage of the latest hardware technologies while scaling up your servers to support server consolidation. SQL Server 2008 also enables you to scale out your largest data solutions.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_perfandscale.mspx

Downloads
SQL Server 2000/2005 Management Pack
The SQL Server Management Pack monitors the availability and performance of SQL Server 2000 en 2005 and can issue alerts for configuration problems. Availability and performance monitoring is done using synthetic transactions. Benewens, the Management Pack collects Event Log alerts and provides associated knowledge articles with additional user details, possible causes, and suggested resolutions. The Management Pack discovers Database Engines, Database Instances, and Databases and can optionally discover Database File and Database File Group objects.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8c0f970e-c653-4c15-9e51-6a6cadfca363&displaylang=en

Office Accounting Document: Installing and Configuring Office Accounting for Use with Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 and SQL Server 2005
Microsoft Office Accounting is a complete accounting solution that helps small businesses save time managing everyday financial tasks, get organized, and grow their business online. With its familiar Microsoft Office interface, this program is easy to learn, so you can be productive right away. Smooth integration with other Microsoft Office programs makes information sharing simple and helps boost productivity. You can install Office Accounting on a standalone computer, or on a peer-to-peer network environment for multiple users. If you centralize the database to run on Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, multiple people can use Office Accounting at all times, they can remotely access Office Accounting, and backups are performed automatically. To properly install and configure Office Accounting on a computer running Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 and SQL Server 2005, follow the steps in this document.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1193e3f3-b626-4264-af3e-8c4f190caa69&displaylang=en

TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007) – SQL Server 2008 Oorsig
Presentation Materials for TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=bf2b7bf4-d61b-4695-b049-b1c093d4aed6&displaylang=en

RML Utilities for SQL Server (x64)
Tools to help database administrators manage the performance of Microsoft SQL Server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b60cdfa3-732e-4347-9c06-2d1f1f84c342&displaylang=en

RML Utilities for SQL Server (x86)
Tools to help database administrators manage the performance of Microsoft SQL Server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7edfa95a-a32f-440f-a3a8-5160c8dbe926&displaylang=en

SQLRAP Datasheet
Used to evaluate customers’ production SQL Server implementations to ensure productive use. Includes a review, a hands-on knowledge transfer and a report that details health along with findings and recommendations.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=016c91a7-5b9f-4bdd-8897-70703a6e832f&displaylang=en

Notification Workflow Solution Accelerator
The Notification Workflow Solution Accelerator is a Microsoft SQL Server™ Notification Services-based application that can be used to extend notification functionalities of Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. It allows a user to subscribe to and be notified when alerts associated with specific applications or Microsoft Windows® services are generated. Whenever an alert occurs, an alert notification is sent to the subscriber in the form of an e-mail. The notifications can be sent to the user based on schedules, schedule overrides, and extended MOM alert properties based on user selection when subscribing. The alert properties available for selection include computer name, alert source, alert severity, Management Pack name, computer group name, device, and alert description. The latest release, weergawe 2.1, allows the solution to be utilized in distributed MOM deployments. The solution accelerator includes an Installation Guide, User Guide, Test Plan, Test Case Details, and executable.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8d25c80d-c978-4b23-825a-7ae7b4775b0f&displaylang=en

System Center Operations Manager 2007 Documentation
This download contains documentation for System Center Operations Manager 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d826b836-59e5-4628-939e-2b852ed79859&displaylang=en

SQL Server White Papers: Migration from Oracle, Sybase, or Microsoft Access to Microsoft SQL Server
Read these white papers to understand how to use SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) to migrate to SQL Server 2005 from other database platforms.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3f0f2a3f-dff9-49cd-8ea7-581aa7a303a4&displaylang=en

Sync Services for ADO.NET
Microsoft Synchronization Services for ADO.NET provides the ability to synchronize data from disparate sources over two-tier, N-tier, and service-based architectures. Rather than simply replicating a database and its schema, the Synchronization Services application programming interface (API) provides a set of components to synchronize data between data services and a local store. Applications are increasingly used on mobile clients, such as laptops and devices, that do not have a consistent or reliable network connection to a central server. It is crucial for these applications to work against a local copy of data on the client. Equally important is the need to synchronize the local copy of the data with a central server when a network connection is available. The Synchronization Services API, which is modeled after the ADO.NET data access APIs, gives you an intuitive way to synchronize data. It makes building applications for occasionally connected environments a logical extension of building applications where you can count on a consistent network connection.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=147c41a9-69f0-496e-b095-dbc5cffd6285&displaylang=en

Line of Business Client Application Compatibility Testing at Microsoft
Provides an overview of the Microsoft IT Application Compatibility Testing Program, which enables Microsoft to smoothly upgrade desktop software and operating systems in its business units and to provide product development teams with feedback from real-world application compatibility testing.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=11&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a24c396c-69ec-45ca-aed6-d5ec038dfd76&displaylang=en

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 CTP (November 2007) VHD
SQL Server 2008, die volgende release van Microsoft SQL Server, will provide a comprehensive data platform that is more secure, betroubare, manageable and scalable for your mission critical applications, while enabling developers to create new applications that can store and consume any type of data on any device, and enabling all your users to make informed decisions with relevant insights.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=12&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6a39affa-db6e-48a9-82e4-4efd6705f4a6&displaylang=en

Visual Basic LINQ Hands On Labs for Visual Studio 2008
These Visual Basic LINQ Hands-on Labs provide an introduction to the LINQ Project. Learn basic LINQ features, including the Standard Query Operators, and see how these features can be used against in-memory collections, connected databases, and XML documents. The labs also provide a clear picture of the relational data access support provided by the LINQ Project, referred to as LINQ to SQL. The language integrated query framework for .NET (codenamed “LINQ”) is a set of language extensions to C# and Visual Basic and a unified programming model that extends the .NET Framework to offer integrated querying for objects, databases and XML.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=13&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e7fa5e3a-f8b2-4f77-bbcd-b5b978402dd1&displaylang=en

SQL Server 2005 Books Online (September 2007)
Download an updated version of the documentation and tutorials for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. See the “Additional Information” section for an update on SQL Server Express Books Online.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=14&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=be6a2c5d-00df-4220-b133-29c1e0b6585f&displaylang=en

Search Server 2008 Sample: Federated Search Connector Sample
This code sample shows you how to create a connector to a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database for federated search in Microsoft Search Server 2008.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=15&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b59ea8c3-76e8-45df-947f-32a69c56b5cd&displaylang=en

SQL Server Compact 3.5 Server Tools
SQL Server Compact 3.5 is a small footprint, in-process database engine that allows developers to build robust applications for Windows Desktops and Mobile Devices. SQL Server Compact 3.5 Server Tools installs DLL’s on the IIS server enabling replication of data with SQL Server 2005
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=16&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b18327f3-96e1-415d-b037-9e0c46d49956&displaylang=en

Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: InSinkErator
Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: InSinkErator
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=17&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e73d3264-c15d-46d9-bf13-a22c55a43b7a&displaylang=en

ReportViewer Samples for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
This release provides developer sample applications in Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual C# that use the ReportViewer controls for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=18&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8af004bd-ee06-43fa-a5b6-955689a66c84&displaylang=en

Events / Webcasts

SQL 2005 Webcasts and Virtual Labs
SQL Server 2005 is data management and analysis software that delivers enhanced security, availability, and scalability to mission-critical data applications—while making them easier to develop, ontplooi, and manage. Choose from a wide range of live and on-demand webcasts. Or take part in a virtual lab, which allows you to cut your teeth on the new platform by experimenting with its different capabilities.
SQL Server 2005 Webcasts

Momentum Webcast: Unlock the Business Intelligence Capabilities of SQL Server (Vlak 100) – Wednesday, Januarie 09, 2008 11:00 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
In an environment where you are constantly challenged to do more with less, it is important to make sure you get as much value as possible out of your existing investments in technology infrastructure. While Microsoft SQL Server is present in most IT shops as a data base platform or application data base, the powerful business intelligence (BI) capabilities provided as part of SQL Server are frequently overlooked. Join our webcast to learn more about how to unlock the BI capabilities that are available in your existing SQL Server environment.
Momentum Webcast: Unlock the Business Intelligence Capabilities of SQL Server (Vlak 100)

MSDN Webcast: MSDN geekSpeak: SQL Server 2008 Programming for Application Developers (Vlak 300) – Wednesday, Januarie 09, 2008 12:00 PM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
In this installment of MSDN geekSpeak, Kevin Goff answers your questions about best practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (formerly code-named Katmai) as a data platform for your applications. If you have a question or comment you would like us to address during the webcast, visit the geekSpeak blog and submit it now.
MSDN Webcast: MSDN geekSpeak: SQL Server 2008 Programming for Application Developers (Vlak 300)

TechNet Webcast: Preparing Data for Use with SQL Server Data Mining (Vlak 200) – Thursday, Januarie 10, 2008 8:00 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
Many users who struggle with data mining do not realize that their problems start with badly prepared data. This webcast is a very practical introduction to some of the important topics that you should understand when preparing your data for a data mining project with Microsoft SQL Server . Issues include finding the right data, handling missing values, identifying and fixing overloaded fields, and deriving useful variables.
TechNet Webcast: Preparing Data for Use with SQL Server Data Mining (Vlak 200)

Upgrade SQL Now – Live Meeting Series – Tuesday, Januarie 15, 2008 12:00 PM Eastern Time (VSA & Kanada)
These sessions will cover the issues around upgrading SQL including features and tips. Feel free to register for all any number of the offered. Session will run from December 2007 through May 2008. SQL Server Integration Services has been called the next version of DTS. It really isn’t as this feature has been totally rewritten for SQL Server 2005. Join us to discuss the performance benefits as well as some tricks and tips when dealing with SSIS.
Upgrade SQL Now – Live Meeting Series

MSDN Webcast: Introducing SQL Server Compact 3.5 (Vlak 200) – Wednesday, Januarie 16, 2008 9:00 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
With Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, developers have an easy-to-deploy solution for local data. Ranging from caching reference data to full offline scenarios, developers can use a single engine for their Windows Mobile-powered devices, or their full desktop clients–benefiting from the power of SQL Server in a compact footprint. Met behulp van Visual Studio 2008, we show how SQL Server Compact can be transparently deployed with unique features including updatable result sets and a custom document format, and how to manage the creation and maintenance of your local data. This session is packed with demonstrations that can get you started today.
MSDN Webcast: Introducing SQL Server Compact 3.5 (Vlak 200)

TechNet Webcast: Mining for Quality: Apply Adaptive Data Quality with SQL Server Data Mining (Vlak 200) – Thursday, Januarie 17, 2008 8:00 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
Good quality data is essential to a successful business intelligence application. You are probably aware that Microsoft SQL Server includes some useful data quality tools such as Fuzzy Grouping or Fuzzy Lookup. Egter, there is one tool you may have overlooked—SQL Server Data Mining. When used operationally, SQL Server Data Mining is extremely useful for finding data that lies outside the boundaries of known good data, and it finds these outliers inductively rather than relying on exhaustively hard-coded rules. In this webcast, we introduce this new, adaptive approach to data quality and we show how adaptive quality can be applied at many phases of the business intelligence project—whether data entry, during warehouse loading, or during analysis.
TechNet Webcast: Mining for Quality: Apply Adaptive Data Quality with SQL Server Data Mining (Vlak 200)

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft SQL Server and FileMaker Pro 9 Interoperability (Vlak 200) – Monday, Januarie 21, 2008 1:00 PM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
Microsoft SQL Server works seamlessly with FileMaker Pro version 9. FileMaker is more than database software; it is a rapid-application development environment that anyone can use to quickly create solutions for collecting, managing, and reporting data. Join this webcast to understand how developers can benefit from connecting FileMaker Pro 9 and Microsoft SQL Server. We also show a technology demonstration of FileMaker Pro 9 connecting with Microsoft SQL Server.
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft SQL Server and FileMaker Pro 9 Interoperability (Vlak 200)

TechNet Webcast: Mastering Time Series Prediction with SQL Server 2008 Data Mining (Vlak 300) – Thursday, Januarie 24, 2008 8:00 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
Time series data is one of the most useful sources for data mining. Whether it be estimating future gasoline prices or understanding the relationship between the weather and sales, there is a role for time series analysis. In the new release of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Data Mining, Microsoft has introduced some important enhancements to our support in this area, making powerful analysis both more effective and easier to use. In this webcast, we not only introduce these new features, but we also cover many of the business scenarios for which time series prediction is invaluable.
TechNet Webcast: Mastering Time Series Prediction with SQL Server 2008 Data Mining (Vlak 300)

MSDN Webcast: Optimizing Online, Enabling Offline with SQL Server Compact and Sync Services for ADO.NET (Vlak 200) – Thursday, Januarie 24, 2008 10:00 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
With Microsoft SQL Server Compact, developers can now easily cache data on the client in a compact, yet capable, transactional, queryable document-like database format. To maintain the cache, Sync Services for ADO.NET enables developers to easily cache data directly or over services using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 delivers new integrated, developer-oriented sync designers making caching an easy task to increase user productivity, decrease the server workload, and simplify data access. Using Sync Services for ADO.NET, developers can enable full offline scenarios as well. Join this webcast to find out what SQL Server Compact and Sync Services for ADO.NET have to offer for the “edge of the network” clients.
MSDN Webcast: Optimizing Online, Enabling Offline with SQL Server Compact and Sync Services for ADO.NET (Vlak 200)

MSDN Webcast: New T-SQL and Engine Features, New Data Types for SQL Server Programmability (Vlak 200) – Wednesday, Januarie 30, 2008 8:30 AM Pacific Time (VSA & Kanada)
With Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 en Visual Studio 2008, developers have an easy-to-deploy solution for local data. Ranging from caching reference data to full offline scenarios, developers can use a single engine for their Windows Mobile devices to their full desktop client computers, benefiting from the power of SQL Server. In this session, we give an overview of the major programmability enhancements in the SQL Server 2008 Database Engine. We cover the new data types, table-valued parameters, and other new capabilities, like the ability to define sparse columns and filtered indexes.
MSDN Webcast: New T-SQL and Engine Features, New Data Types for SQL Server Programmability (Vlak 200)

Further on-demand webcasts are available here: http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetsqlserver2005.mspx

New KB’s

SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
FIX: SSIS stops responding when you run an SSIS package that uses a Flat File source in a Data Flow task after you install cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944678

FIX: The logins are incorrectly deleted when you run a SQL Server 2005 Integration Services package that contains a Transfer SQL Server Objects task
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945323

FIX: Error message when you execute a maintenance plan that contains a Rebuild Index task in SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2: “The Execute method on the task returned error code 0x8007000E (Exception of type ‘System.OutOfMemoryException’ was thrown)”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938910

SQL Server 2005 does not validate all articles in a transactional publication when you run the sp_publication_validation stored procedure to validate the articles
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945066

FIX: Error message when you synchronize the subscription of a transactional replication from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005: “Property AnsiNullsStatus is not available for UserDefinedFunction ‘‘”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945465

SQL Server 2005 cannot index some 2007 Office document formats
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945539

Die SQL Server 2005 Setup program generates an incorrect error message when you install a SQL Server 2005 failover cluster and the Setup program cannot access the cluster resource
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945937

The DHCP support is not available when you install SQL Server 2005 on a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945936

FIX: The CREATE PROCEDURE statement does not run when you try to run the statement to create a stored procedure that contains a very large amount of text in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942680

FIX: Error message when an application that is running as a Windows service calls some SSIS packages: “A variable may only be added once to either the read lock list or the write lock list”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945914

FIX: A query returns the incorrect result when you run a query that uses the USE PLAN query hint in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946031

FIX: The Processors page in the Server Properties dialog box in SQL Server Management Studio does not correctly report the processor affinity for an instance of SQL Server 2005 on a computer that has more than 32 processors
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946037

FIX: Error message when you run the sp_dbmmonitorresults stored procedure in SQL Server 2005: “An internal error has occurred in the database mirroring monitor”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946038

FIX: Error message when you run a complex query in SQL Server 2005: “The query processor ran out of stack space during query optimization”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945896

You cannot compile a SQL Server Compact-based OLE DB application for Windows Mobile 5.0, and the Transact.h file cannot be found
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945374

FIX: You must restart the SQL Server service on the principal server after you resume the SQL Server service process from a debug tool in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943389

FIX: The witness server crashes and a minidump file is generated in the SQL Server 2005 log folder when you manually failover database mirroring in SQL Server 2005 build 2239
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943388

FIX: A minidump file is generated, and an error message is logged in the SQL Server error log when you run the DBCC MEMORYSTATUS statement in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944968

FIX: The setMaxRows method unexpectedly applies to DELETE statements when you use the SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver version 1.2 to connect to a database
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945842

FIX: Conflicts are not logged when you use the Microsoft SQL Server Subscriber Always Wins Conflict Resolver for an article in a merge replication in Microsoft SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944677

FIX: The DBCC CHECKDB statement takes longer to run on an x64-based computer than the statement takes to run on a 32-bit computer when you run the statement against a database in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945770

FIX: You have to enter the old password of a SQL Server login when you try to change the password of the login by using SQL Server Management Studio in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942657

Some visual elements in SQL Server Management Studio lose functionality when you register many instances of SQL Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945068

Error message when you run a maintenance plan after you set the “allow updates” option to 1 in SQL Server 2005: “Alter failed for server”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945067

FIX: Error message when you jump to another report that uses a shared data source in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services: “One or more data sources is missing credentials”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946023

How to register Microsoft Filter Pack IFilters with SQL Server 2005 and with SQL Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945934

FIX: The data on the publisher does not match the data on the subscriber when you synchronize a SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition subscriber with a SQL Server 2000 “merge replication” publisher
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944985

FIX: You may still experience the performance issue that is described in KB article 940945 after you install Cumulative Update 3 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945127

FIX: You can run the ALTER ASYMMETRIC KEY statement or the ALTER CERTIFICATE statement by using a SQL Server login that does not have permissions to run these statements in Microsoft SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945054

FIX: You may experience problems when you use SQL Server Management Studio in SQL Server 2005 to connect to an instance of SQL Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946127

FIX: You may receive incorrect data when you run a query against a database that has the PARAMETERIZATION database option set to FORCED in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945308

Error message when you use the updateRow method in the SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver to update a result set in SQL Server 2000: “Result set is not updatable” of “The cursor is READ ONLY”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945738

Cumulative update package 6 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946608

FIX: Error messages when you run the database mirroring monitoring job by using the sp_dbmmonitorupdate stored procedure in SQL Server 2005: “Fout: 102, Severity: 15, Staat: 1” en “Fout: 319, Severity: 15, Staat: 1”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945907

SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services

FIX: A Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) query takes a long time to finish in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944152

FIX: A prediction operation takes a long time to execute when you have a mining model that uses the Microsoft Neural Network algorithm in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945894

FIX: HTTP access to a SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services instance fails if you use a proxy server that requires authentication
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946025

FIX: Some user-defined hierarchies are missing when you view the local cube if you filter some dimensions of the source cube in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945891

When you request a large MDSCHEMA_MEMBERS schema rowset from a client application, the request takes a long time to respond and the client application uses lots of virtual memory in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945685

FIX: The prediction process may take a long time when you use a mining model to generate predictions in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946000

FIX: An MDX query that uses the NonEmptyCrossjoin function on more than one measure group does not return all records after you install SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946028

FIX: An MDX query that uses subqueries may return incorrect data after you install SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946027

FIX: A Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) query that references a named set may return incorrect data after you install SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946024

FIX: Unexpected results may be returned when you discontinuously run MDX queries that cross both hierarchies against the dimension in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944001

SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services

FIX: Error message when you display a SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services report in an ASP.NET application: “System.Net.WebException: The operation has timed-out”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942713

SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

FIX: You receive an exception error message when you try to display a Reporting Services report on a server that uses the AMD Cool’n’Quiet technology
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945600

FIX: Error message when you display a SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services report on a computer that has multiple processors: “An internal error occurred on the report server”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946082

FIX: You cannot export a SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services report from a report server to an Excel format file on a computer that has FIPS-compliant algorithms enabled
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946029

FIX: Error message when you try to save a SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services report in Report Builder: “An error occurred while saving your report”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946035

FIX: The InScope function returns incorrect data when you use the function for a static column or for a subtotal column in a matrix data region in a SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services report
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945910

SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services e-mail subscriptions do not work in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 if you use aliases as e-mail addresses
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945601

Unified Communications

Nuus
You Had Me At EHLO…
http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx

Microsoft Office Outlook Team Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx

Unified Communications Group Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/uc/default.aspx

Downloads
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 E-mail Router (On-Premise and Hosted Editions)
The E-mail Router is an interface between the Microsoft Dynamics CRM system and an e-mail system.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e1358499-3fdb-45b8-adf0-7585f758277e&displaylang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with SP1 Documentation
Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5cd4e36e-2dab-44d6-990e-3b8184b1cb1b&displaylang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Migration Wizard for Lotus Notes
The Migration Wizard for Lotus Notes is a tool designed for organizations that are migrating from Lotus Notes/Domino to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c105b3e4-3beb-4f1e-8f52-e345af6c3e50&displaylang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1
Starting with Exchange 2007, neither the Messaging API (MAPI) client libraries nor CDO 1.2.1 are provided as a part of the base product installation. As a result, there is functionality missing that many applications depend on. Microsoft Exchange MAPI and CDO 1.2.1 provide access to these APIs, which, in turn, provide access to the contents of MAPI stores.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e17e7f31-079a-43a9-bff2-0a110307611e&displaylang=en

Collaboration Data Objects, weergawe 1.2.1
Beginning in Exchange 2007 Beta 2 and Outlook 2007 Beta 2, CDO 1.2.1 will no longer be provided as a part of the install of the product. As a result, there is functionality missing that many applications depend upon. CDO 1.2.1 is a package providing access to Outlook-compatible objects through a COM-based API.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2714320d-c997-4de1-986f-24f081725d36&displaylang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector for Lotus Notes
The Connector for Lotus Notes/Domino is a tool designed for organizations that need to coexist during a migration from Lotus Domino to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d9f3a35e-1046-47b5-b09b-bda9de60cd9d&displaylang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes
The Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes is a tool designed for organizations that need to coexist during a migration from Lotus Domino to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c14932a1-55f4-4256-af7e-617639d46024&displaylang=en

Microsoft Antigen SP1 Documentation
Microsoft Antigen SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7d00160e-4d15-4459-98a3-89f393ac008e&displaylang=en

Capitol Computer Experts Case Study
CCEX had customers for which a messaging service based on Hosted Microsoft Exchange would be ideal—but CCEX did not want to become a hosting service provider.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=11&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4e6012a8-6324-4718-b258-af1587364c5e&displaylang=en

Courtesy Computers Case Study
Courtesy Computers started out delivering white box hardware and infrastructure maintenance services to small and midsize insurance agents. To enable the company to grow, Courtesy needed to find new ways to interact with and serve its customers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=12&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9a71f3f8-b32a-4e52-baed-e562491cb5b7&displaylang=en

groupSPARKS Case Study
End user customers and groupSPARK’s reseller partners wanted access to the latest messaging technologies and capabilities. groupSPARK wanted a more stable and flexible platform upon which to grow.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=13&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1210b6ee-3f31-4be3-9256-d537160c83c3&displaylang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Release Notes
This download contains a standalone version of the Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Release Notes. This release notes document includes information about how to install and configure this management pack. It also describes known issues about the product and suggested resolutions.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=14&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=62f22988-b326-4112-a5aa-3f28e7aab148&displaylang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Release Notes
This download contains a stand-alone version of the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Release Notes.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=15&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5770bd59-376e-42ec-b940-be6225cd97ff&displaylang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Help
This download contains a standalone version of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Help.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=16&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5eb0f9a0-2c49-4f2a-8a09-b981ed667821&displaylang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Shell Help
This download contains the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) version of the Exchange Management Shell Help.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=17&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0e14dd15-bb52-4b3f-9756-5146179a0809&displaylang=en

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 VHD
This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you to evaluate Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=18&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=43621a8f-12fb-4e7c-bb38-1cbb6ef272c5&displaylang=en

Forefront Security for Exchange Server 10.1 MP for OpsMgr 2007
The Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Management Pack monitors Exchange Servers for virus and worm activity.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=19&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ec2a6c3a-6d75-44df-87d7-9dbb3dbfce37&displaylang=en

Exchange Hosted Services Directory Synchronization Tool 7.3
The Directory Synchronization Tool securely synchronizes valid end-user proxy addresses from your Active Directory to Exchange Hosted Services.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=20&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f0417f18-65ba-48a2-a2e9-1f0066e5f5aa&displaylang=en

Daily Operations with Exchange 2007
Learn how the Exchange Messaging Team ensures 99.99 percent availability for mission-critical messaging services.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=21&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=20149c08-21a7-4cbb-a826-2e0125f27bcc&displaylang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server Readme
Help protect your Exchange server from viruses and other malware.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=22&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8ee79d42-63a6-4927-83f0-035d6a4a23b9&displaylang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 1
Help protect your Exchange server from viruses and other malware.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=23&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2ceb14d4-404b-4d8f-8a21-ebfc71b2e82b&displaylang=en

Forefront Security for Exchange Server 10.1 Management Pack for MOM 2005
The Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Management Pack monitors Exchange Servers for virus and worm activity.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=24&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1b4e7d52-c550-4dd7-a11f-2c4029b93451&displaylang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Unified Messaging Language Packs
This download contains pre-recorded prompts and text to speech data for languages supported by Exchange unified messaging.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=25&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=18426838-7733-4712-8b98-d6d1fd8c2310&displaylang=en

Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
The new capabilities of Exchange Server 2007 deliver the advanced protection your company demands, the anywhere access your people want, and the operational efficiency you need.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=26&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=44c66ad6-f185-4a1d-a9ab-473c1188954c&displaylang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Unified Messaging Language Packs
This download contains pre-recorded prompts and text to speech data for languages supported by Exchange unified messaging.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=27&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2b3e23a5-57b6-4a11-8954-f8025ea54bad&displaylang=en

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 SDK November 2007
This release of the Exchange 2007 SP1 Software Development Kit (SDK) Documentation and Samples provides new and updated documentation and samples for building applications that use Exchange 2007 SP1. Use this SDK to help you develop collaborative enterprise applications for Exchange 2007 SP1.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=28&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=190f71a4-7b5f-4a4c-99ba-9bd032e16e15&displaylang=en

Everyday Productivity Education Zip File
Navigate through the Microsoft Everyday Productivity Education (EPE) intranet site with this self-guided demonstration and review content that includes Get Started, Learn More, Beste praktyke, Selection and Reference guides.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=29&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=cf57670c-b0ba-4075-b8c9-47cccb711a08&displaylang=en

UC API Map for 2007
The Unified Communications API Map for 2007 describes the APIs that can be used in Unified Communications development and provides links to the SDKs or documentation for these APIs.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3017406b-79eb-45da-9da7-3e71580ca1ea&displaylang=en

Office Communications Server 2007 Document: Enterprise Voice Planning and Deployment Guide
This document provides information to help you plan and deploy Enterprise Voice in your Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=24e72dac-2b26-4f43-bba2-60488f2aca8d&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 SDK
The Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Software Development Kit (SDK) includes documentation and sample applications developed with the Office Communications Server 2007 platform.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7f4ce9c5-9e02-4b99-aa09-360d920d3ee0&displaylang=en

Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API SDK
Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API (UCMA) is an endpoint API that allows advanced developers to build and integrate server applications into an existing Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b30306e4-7dc1-44d2-9a68-9b4a6fc5c2df&displaylang=en

Self-Guided Online Adoption Resource
This resource is designed for Live Meeting Administrators or project champions tasked with deploying Live Meeting across their organization.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ca2b3e57-208a-4d7f-a8f2-0df0c13b965d&displaylang=en

Office Communications Server 2007 QoE Monitoring Server Release Notes
This document contains important information that you should know before you deploy and use the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, QoE Monitoring Server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a0ab9a8a-7b58-4e8e-a2b9-c3574535f558&displaylang=en

Office Communications Server 2007 Document: Backup and Restoration Guide
This document provides information to help you backup and restore service in your Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5c6e6ac7-079a-4326-b517-3c117fadb44e&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 Hotfix KB 945573
This download contains an update for Microsoft Office Communicator 2005.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a8c26743-5a77-4947-aad4-6a6b8ef84f9c&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Hotfix KB 943083
This download contains an update for Microsoft Office Communicator 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1ad57f8f-78f7-45f6-a8c0-805936f46645&displaylang=en

Office Communicator 2007 Get Started
Use Office Communicator 2007 to communicate securely with your Microsoft Exchange, MSN, AOL, and Yahoo! contacts.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=93cef8f5-9f72-4ebe-b1f6-b3d1872d8dcc&displaylang=en

Office Communicator 2007 Learn More
Conduct audio and video meetings, communicate with entire distribution groups, embed rich text in instant messages, and much more.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d1330875-fc5f-4047-8bc2-cbc406cb8ead&displaylang=en

Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook (For On-Premise and Hosted Editions)
Install Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 for Outlook and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 for Outlook with Offline Access. For on-premise and hosted editions of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 only.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=60c4a6cc-59d7-416e-9f44-0ae8ff249768&displaylang=en

Fact Sheets
Quick overview of the accessibility features of major Microsoft products.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9f347d12-1d8c-4336-a5b5-0e4a08ba1e67&displaylang=en

Update for Outlook Junk Email Filter 2007 (KB943597)
This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in December 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=13b89a50-1d13-402e-8243-627e68c5e7f2&displaylang=en

Update for Outlook Junk Email Filter 2003 (KB943591)
This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in December 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a216dd08-4cc0-4adc-b741-a9a0cbc2d0c4&displaylang=en

Update for Outlook 2003 (KB943649)
This update helps users configure Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 to work properly with Windows Live Mail.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2a7cfdef-2899-4da1-b089-01e998e79911&displaylang=en

Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 Service Pack 1
Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 Service Pack 1 contains significant stability and performance improvements. It also improves the data migration functionality.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=94c32abf-5481-460d-805d-6c274ac1d194&displaylang=en

Everyday Productivity Education Zip File
Navigate through the Microsoft Everyday Productivity Education (EPE) intranet site with this self-guided demonstration and review content that includes Get Started, Learn More, Beste praktyke, Selection and Reference guides.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=cf57670c-b0ba-4075-b8c9-47cccb711a08&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office Outlook Connector
With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages and contacts for free!
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7aad7e6a-931e-438a-950c-5e9ea66322d4&displaylang=en

Events/Webcasts

16-01-08 : TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 in Depth (Part 1 of 8): Oorsig (Vlak 200)
In this first session of our eight-part Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 in Depth series, we discuss how Exchange Server 2007 gives you administrators more control, provides anywhere access to your inbox, and includes built-in security and protection mechanisms. We also cover the new Exchange Management Console, and we explain how the improved GUI management tool is simpler for you to use and quicker to navigate. We describe Windows PowerShell, the new administrative interface that provides a rich command-line experience, and we conclude with a look at the significant client improvements and transport rules.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=~CMTYDataSvcParams^~arg Name="ID" Value="1032363557"/^~arg Name="ProviderID" Value="A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C"/^~arg Name="lang" Value="en"/^~arg Name="cr" Value="US"/^~sParams^~/sParams^~/CMTYDataSvcParams^

18-01-08 : TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 in Depth (Part 2 of 8): Deployment and Migration (Vlak 200)
In this session, we take a look at deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. We start with a run through of the hardware, software, infrastructure, and security requirements that you need to meet before you can deploy the first Exchange Server. Then we look at the five server roles, discuss what they do, and describe the options you have for implementing these roles within your organization. We look at the installation process itself, exploring both the GUI and command-line installation routines. Ten slotte, we go on to talk about migration from and co-existence with earlier Exchange Server platforms.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=~CMTYDataSvcParams^~arg Name="ID" Value="1032363559"/^~arg Name="ProviderID" Value="A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C"/^~arg Name="lang" Value="en"/^~arg Name="cr" Value="US"/^~sParams^~/sParams^~/CMTYDataSvcParams^

21-01-08 : TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 in Depth (Part 3 of 8): Introduction to the New Management Console (Vlak 200)
In this session, we focus on using the new Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Console. We start with an overview of the differences between this new interface and the old Exchange System Manager. We then look at how to manage different aspects of the system with the new Console, starting with recipients, and then servers and the organization, using transport rules and so forth. Ten slotte, we spend some time looking at the new Toolbox, which includes the queue viewer and the Best Practice Analyzer.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=~CMTYDataSvcParams^~arg Name="ID" Value="1032363568"/^~arg Name="ProviderID" Value="A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C"/^~arg Name="lang" Value="en"/^~arg Name="cr" Value="US"/^~sParams^~/sParams^~/CMTYDataSvcParams^

22-01-08 : TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Implemented New Storage Designs for Exchange Server 2007 (Vlak 300)
How does Exchange Server 2007 enable a large enterprise to increase mailbox quotas globally by a factor of ten and still lower storage costs, reduce maintenance complexities, and simplify data recovery processes? Microsoft IT was able to take advantage of Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) in new mailbox server designs based on direct attached storage (DAS). Advantages of CCR and DAS over alternative configurations will be discussed along with how MSIT was able to eliminate storage as a single point of failure while at the same time lowering costs to two dollars per gigabyte. Join us at 9:30 AM PST, Tuesday, the 22th of January 2008 to learn how to optimize input/output (I/O) performance by balancing storage with memory capacity according to the total number of users per server. Register below.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=~CMTYDataSvcParams^~arg Name="ID" Value="1032362421"/^~arg Name="ProviderID" Value="A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C"/^~arg Name="lang" Value="en"/^~arg Name="cr" Value="US"/^~sParams^~/sParams^~/CMTYDataSvcParams^

23-01-08 : TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 in Depth (Part 4 of 8): Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting (Vlak 200)
Join this fourth session of our in-depth series on Microsoft Exchange Server to discover how you can use Windows PowerShell to perform day-to-day administrative tasks. In this webcast, we provide an overview of Windows PowerShell commands and describe how to construct them. Next, we demonstrate how you can build more complex scripts in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. And then we conclude the webcast with a review of the reporting facilities available in Windows PowerShell.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=~CMTYDataSvcParams^~arg Name="ID" Value="1032363572"/^~arg Name="ProviderID" Value="A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C"/^~arg Name="lang" Value="en"/^~arg Name="cr" Value="US"/^~sParams^~/sParams^~/CMTYDataSvcParams^

25-01-08 : TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 in Depth (Part 5 of 8): Client Access and Web Services (Vlak 200)
In this session, we cover Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Client Access Services. The overall goal of Client Access Services is to add value to the data in your inbox by letting you access that data from wherever you are. As well as Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (OWA), and mobile device access, we cover some new client access features introduced in Exchange Server 2007. We look at the various underlying components of Exchange Server 2007 Client Access Services. We explore improvements to calendaring functionality, the new Unified Messaging, and the Exchange Server Web services and programmatic access to messaging data. We conclude the webcast by looking at Exchange Server ActiveSync improvements.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=~CMTYDataSvcParams^~arg Name="ID" Value="1032363574"/^~arg Name="ProviderID" Value="A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C"/^~arg Name="lang" Value="en"/^~arg Name="cr" Value="US"/^~sParams^~/sParams^~/CMTYDataSvcParams^

30-01-08 : TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 in Depth (Part 6 of 8): Disaster Recovery (Vlak 200)
In this session, we talk about disaster recovery in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. We discuss how you can plan for disaster recovery by understanding what can go wrong with your servers running Exchange Server and the information they store and handle. We look at server roles, what each server role does, and what happens to your Exchange Server organization when a server role fails. When a disaster occurs, you need to get the server up and running as quickly as possible, so during the session, we also look at the available recovery solutions and tools.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=~CMTYDataSvcParams^~arg Name="ID" Value="1032363577"/^~arg Name="ProviderID" Value="A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C"/^~arg Name="lang" Value="en"/^~arg Name="cr" Value="US"/^~sParams^~/sParams^~/CMTYDataSvcParams^

Workshops
09-01-08 Exchange 2007 Upgrade & Migration – Edinburgh
22-01-08 Exchange 2007 Upgrade & Migration
20-05-08 Exchange 2007 Upgrade & Migration

New KB’s
Best practices information for scan engine settings and for bias settings in Antigen 9.0 for Exchange
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945793

VSS-based backups fail on a computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945424

Active Directory Connectors cannot replicate a distribution list, and event ID 8270 is logged in Exchange 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943573

The Outlook Web Access search function does not work for some users in Exchange 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945077

A time-out may occur in Exchange Server 2007 when the SA resource is trying to come online
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945078

You cannot open the Exchange Management Console in Exchange Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945604

Users who use Outlook 2003 cannot publish their free/busy data in Exchange Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945602

Passwords are not updated in the destination directory after you configure Inbound Automatic Synchronization in Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.0
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945630

How to increase the maximum number of offline address books on an offline address book server to 10,000 in Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 4.0
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945629

Description of Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941652

Description of Calendar Printing Assistant for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937157

A device continues to synchronize even though the AllowNonProvisionableDevices parameter is set to False in Exchange 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945603

The text of the e-mail message may be corrupted when Exchange 2007 receives an e-mail message that does not specify character set information
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=939471

Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: Desember 11, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943591

FIX: Error message when you try to use Outlook 2003 to access a Windows Live Mail account: “This operation is not permitted for this type of client”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943649

When you use Word 2003 to open an e-mail message that uses RTF, custom add-ins may not be displayed in Outlook 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945743

You cannot set Outlook 2003 as the default e-mail client on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945798

Issues that are fixed in Outlook 2007 by the 2007 Microsoft Office suites Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942384

You receive an error message when you try to remove selected text in Outlook 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944526

Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter update: Desember 11, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943597

Description of Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 1 for Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942470

Issues that are fixed in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946138

Start times for appointments appear one hour later after November 4, 2007 when they are viewed by a user who has a mailbox on a server that is running Exchange Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944374

Event ID: 8206 occurs when a MAPI-based application modifies calendar items in Exchange 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943721

A memory leak may occur in the Inetinfo.exe process in Exchange 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944903

Exchange Server 2003 MAPI CDO 1.2.1 and CDO 1.2.1 have been updated for daylight saving time Rules Update 1 (RU1): Desember 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945835

How to register Filter Pack IFilters with Exchange Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944516

Manageability

Nuus
SMS&MOM
http://blogs.technet.com/smsandmom/default.aspx

Nexus SC: The System Center Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter/

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 International Client Packs released
Two ICP packs for ConfigMgr have been released.
ICP1 contains the following languages: Engels, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
ICP2 contains all languages from ICP1 plus the following: Chinese (Simplified),Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Turkish
See download section below

Downloads

SMS and Configuration Manager
SC Configuration Manager 2007 ICPs
International Client Packs (ICPs) contain international-language clients to use with System Center Configuration Manager (SC Config Mgr) 2007. ICP downloads contain only the Config Mgr client files, not the English-language SC Config Mgr 2007, which is required.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9df19109-c067-46c7-89f6-1b3d17d6f615&displaylang=en

SC Config Mgr 2007 Offer Status Summarizer fails to process status
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM) Offer Status Summarizer fails to process status
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8b910427-c591-466b-83d3-6632099ac186&displaylang=en

Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Update
SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Updates is an add-on to SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) that enables customers to use the SMS 2003 Software Update Management feature to update their Dell servers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=92a9bb94-1806-487b-a697-92492bf8cc8e&displaylang=en

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library (November 2007)
Download an updated version of the documentation for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 for a computer running the Configuration Manager console.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=81997356-7f18-48b2-a53a-d6f995a47f35&displaylang=en

MOM and Operations Manager
Notification Workflow Solution Accelerator
This solution accelerator contains the guidance and executable needed to extend notification functionalities of Microsoft® Operations Manager (MOM) 2005.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8d25c80d-c978-4b23-825a-7ae7b4775b0f&displaylang=en

Server Virtualization Management Pack
This guide helps you deploy and use the Server Virtualization Management Pack on System Center Operations Manager 2007 (OpsMgr). The management pack monitors the availability and health of virtual machine hosts running Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005 R2, the virtual machines deployed on the hosts, and all components of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 (VMM).
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b89be314-6924-4d83-9550-13c3c153ccf8&displaylang=en

SQL Server 2000/2005 Management Pack
Die SQL Server 2000/2005 Management Pack monitors Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8c0f970e-c653-4c15-9e51-6a6cadfca363&displaylang=en

Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Management Pack for Microsoft® Operations Manager 2005
The DPM Management Pack monitors the state of data protection and recovery for DPM servers and protected computers. It monitors key health and performance indicators on DPM servers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b55e4072-01c4-42d9-8cf6-050b631f6d50&displaylang=en

Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007
The DPM Management Pack monitors the state of data protection and recovery for DPM servers and protected computers. It monitors key health and performance indicators on DPM servers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=fe7b09bd-cef0-4b96-9ffd-910e6be7fcea&displaylang=en

System Center Operations Manager 2007 Documentation
This download contains documentation for System Center Operations Manager 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d826b836-59e5-4628-939e-2b852ed79859&displaylang=en

SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit
This Solution Accelerator provides a set of System Center Ops Manager 2007 Management Packs for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (including SP1). The Toolkit also includes user documentation for each of the Management Packs.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e4600fd9-f53d-4ded-88bf-6bb1932794f9&displaylang=en

OpsMgr 2007 Key Concepts
This guide describes the key concepts required to understand Operations Manager. It describes modeling, how modeling is implemented in Operations Manager, and key changes between Operations Manager 2005 en 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3a633532-1dde-49b6-930f-7df50b69b77b&displaylang=en

Operations Manager 2007 Performance and Scalability Whitepaper
This document describes performance and scalability guidelines to consider when planning a Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 deployment.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a1b7610d-3dbe-4e51-bcb3-446d50dadf14&displaylang=en

Other
Microsoft and ITIL v3
This paper describes how Microsoft supports and extends the service life-cycle approach of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL).
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=edcaad48-1414-4447-8b1a-a866a146565d&displaylang=en

Inside Microsoft – Running the IT Infrastructure at Microsoft
Inside Microsoft – Running the IT Infrastructure at Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8ae7be79-90be-48e6-b1ca-a8e3451af562&displaylang=en

Microsoft Forefront and System Center Demos
Microsoft Forefront and System Center Demos
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c6d3339d-c07f-4a68-a188-1485baaf7964&displaylang=en

How Microsoft IT Streamlined the SAP Unicode Conversion Process to Minimize User Impact and Enhance Performance
Data Protection Manager 2007 optimizes and speeds disk-based backup and recovery, delivers consistent data protection, and increases an IT organization’s operational efficiencies.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=565096cc-9c76-495e-b3e5-352d75438ed9&displaylang=en

SCCP 2007 Datasheet
Datasheet for SCCP 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ca0b78d0-6bbf-4b33-b4ab-06c3829509bd&displaylang=en

Microsoft System Center and Windows Server 2008: Better Together
Whitepaper covering how System Center helps better implement Windows Server 2008.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=DEEDD56C-46E0-4351-A31D-8669132FE1BB&displaylang=en

Events/Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Optimizing Desktop Management with System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization (Vlak 300) – Tuesday 15th Jan 2007 1pm
One of the biggest challenges IT departments face in today’s organization is reducing the cost of managing their desktops. Broader demands from the business, fast-paced technology cycles, and increasing security threats place a heavy demand on IT departments to deliver higher value at a lower cost. IT teams must test for application compatibility, maintain user productivity, keep track of assets, secure the desktop, and more. The answer to these challenges is to improve desktop optimization. Reduction of desktop complexity speeds deployments, streamlines management, and increases security. In this webcast, we discuss centralized deployment and management of desktops, laptops, and devices with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. When used in conjunction with the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, management is extended across both physical and virtual desktops and applications resulting in the highest levels of efficiency for overall enterprise management.
TechNet Webcast: Optimizing Desktop Management with System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization (Vlak 300)

New KB’s
The System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Offer Status Summarizer does not process advertisement status summary data
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945898

Die “wake on LAN” feature does not work as expected if a site server uses a non-daylight saving time zone in System Center Configuration Manager 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944542

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