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August 31 This morning I got a phone call while I was on a conference bridge. The bridge was pretty important so I couldn’t drop to pick it up so I let it go to voice mail. A minute later this is what showed up in my Outlook 2007 inbox: 
Exchange Server 2010 & Office Communication Server 2007 R2’s Voice-to-Text Voicemail Transcription That’s right: Exchange Server 2010 provided a full transcription of this person’s voice mail. So cool, it’s disgusting. I didn’t even have to listen to the voice mail to understand why this person was calling me. It recorded the caller ID as well as the phone number that the person left me. (How often have you SCRAMBLED ABOUT FRANTICALLY trying to take down the phone number that a person is telling you on a voice mail?) From here, I can: - Replay any part of the voice mail
- Play the voice mail back directly on my phone
- Click on the caller ID and call him back
- Reply back to him in email directly from this voice mail if I have his email address in my contacts list
- Forward the voicemail to someone else who can respond
And you know what’s even more phenomenal? It’s all built into the Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise CAL. READ MORE AT:
http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/2010/en/us/unified-messaging.aspx 
We released our free-to-use virtualization hypervisor, Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 for download by poeple that don’t have the luxury of owning Windows Server 2008 R2 for it’s Hyper-V services. It’s very cost effective for customers on Select with Windows Server 2003 that don’t have the luxury of moving to Windows Server 2008 R2, or simply don’t intend on moving to Windows Server 2008 R2 but still want to reduce the cost of server or client hardware virtualization licensing in their organizations. A quote from our product site: With Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, customers get increased availability with support for planned and unplanned downtime scenarios with live migration and host clustering support. All of these features are available at no additional charge and enables customers to deploy cost-effective virtualization compared to competitive offerings. - Available as a free download
- Support for live migration for “zero downtime” planned migrations
- Support for host clustering for unplanned downtime protection
- Lower total cost of ownership compared to VMware ESX 3i
And here’s some key details on the new R2 feature set: - Support for up to 64 Logical Processors –increasing the logical processors support from 24 to 64 enables customers to achieve higher consolidation ratios and more scalable virtualization scenarios on Windows Server than ever before.
- Processor Compatibility Mode for live migration– allows live migration across different CPU versions within the same processor family, (e.g.”Intel Core 2-to-Intel Pentium 4” or “AMD Opteron-to-AMD Athlon”) enabling migration across a broader range of Hyper-V host hardware.
- VM Chimney (TCP Offload) and VMQ support are disabled by default
- Improved scalability with support for 1 TB host memory and up to 8 sockets
- Support for up to 64 Logical Processors –increasing the logical processors support from 24 to 64 enables customers to achieve higher consolidation ratios and more scalable virtualization scenarios on Windows Server than ever before.
- Processor Compatibility Mode for live migration– allows live migration across different CPU versions within the same processor family, (e.g.”Intel Core 2-to-Intel Pentium 4” or “AMD Opteron-to-AMD Athlon”) enabling migration across a broader range of Hyper-V host hardware.
- VM Chimney (TCP Offload) and VMQ support are disabled by default
- The following are new Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 features that were also in the R2 beta.
- Live Migration
- Jumbo Frame Support
- Hot Add/Remove of storage (VHDs and Pass Through Disks)
- Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) processor support for both Intel (EPT) and AMD (RVI)
- Core Parking
- Improved network performance via support for TCP Chimney and VMQ (specific hardware NICs required)
- Improved VHD performance for dynamic and difference disks
DOWNLOAD: Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=48359dd2-1c3d-4506-ae0a-232d0314ccf6#tm LINK: Hyper-V R2 Product Web Site
http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v-server/en/us/r2.aspx LINK: Hyper-V TechCenter for IT Professionals (Planning, Deployment, Management, Support)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/dd448604.aspx August 30  Since 1991, the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) has been Microsoft’s premier gathering of leading-edge developers and architects. Attendees come from around the world to learn about the future of Microsoft’s platform, exchange ideas with Microsoft technology experts and network with fellow professionals.
What you’ll get at the PDC - Hear from keynote speakers who help set the direction for Microsoft and the industry, and see them unveil our new products and technologies
- Immerse yourself in 4 days of deep, technical session and workshop content delivered by Microsoft and industry luminaries
- Get one-on-one access to over 1,000 Microsoft experts at the Ask The Experts reception and onsite throughout the conference
- Try out the latest platform technologies in our Hands-on-Labs and get a jump start on planning your company’s products and technology investments
- Network with other leading-edge developers and architects
- Walk away with the pre-release bits
 Since the beginning, the PDC has been the epicenter of Microsoft’s biggest platform announcements, including Microsoft .NET, Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, and Windows 7®. This year, you’ll hear more details about our services platform, the future of Windows, the web, devices, and our next generation of developer tools. And as always, some of the most exciting announcements are closely-guarded secrets until the event. Join us at PDC09 and be among the first to see the future of Microsoft's developer platform.
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http://www.microsoft.com/events/pdc/default.aspx  More interesting news from CIO highlighting our focus and practices around Cloud Security.
Five Lessons from Microsoft on Cloud Security
The software titan reviewed its security approach to cloud computing and developed new strategies. Here's what one Microsoft cloud expert says he's learned. 
Tue, August 25, 2009 — CIO — While Google, Amazon and Salesforce have gotten the most attention as cloud service providers, Microsoft—with its 300 products and services delivered from its data centers—has a large cloud bank all its own. In May, the company released a paper on its approach to cloud services and how the company plans to secure those services. The paper—penned by Microsoft's Global Foundation Services, the group responsible for overseeing the company's software-as-a-service infrastructure—spells out the current dangers for online services, including a growing interdependence between customers and the companies that serve them and more sophisticated attacks on Internet services. ![clip_image001[1]](https://s5i8pq.blu.livefilestore.com/y1mkivfdwCTZv_DjoejDCdg0tmBw6mEqwDeFeUHyi4qL4LZdN5Q3Z_b5UUgMTm672N4FbB0MlVvUGikbNGgKEALzjDhR3iB7DOrmFh2gpmIUOc9_ThxEjR6Gqw4R7WWPh2eLZv3kXC7E1obsD-4-ecV1Q/clip_image001[1][2].gif "clip_image001[1]")
[For timely cloud computing news and expert analysis, see CIO.com's Cloud Computing Drilldown section. ] Microsoft argues that its approach to security, which it carved out with its Trustworthy Computing Initiative in 2002, works as well for online services, with some modification. "If I take the traditional security principles, that hasn't changed in terms of discipline and approach," said Charlie McNerney, general manager for business and risk management at Microsoft's GFS. "What has expanded is the amount of controls we have applied." In recent interviews, McNerney and other cloud providers shared their thoughts on Microsoft's approach to securing cloud services and the data centers that power such services. 1. Discuss risk with customers
The security of cloud services worries many customers, and it should, said McNerney. Figuring out where the responsibilities lie with respect to a customer's data is an important conversation, he says. "What are the defect scenarios and the responsibilities that parties have in that environment when it breaks," McNerney says. "That is the type of thing that large enterprise companies want to talk about the most." But Microsoft has found that security is not just a worry for their biggest clients. Web sites and e-mail are central to the brand of any company and have to be protected, he says. "I don't find anyone casual on trust," McNerney says. "The small guy operating on the Web with his commerce site is just as passionate about security as the big guys." … READ MORE:
http://www.cio.com/article/500505/Five_Lessons_from_Microsoft_on_Cloud_Security August 29 
With only 3 weeks left until Microsoft Project Conference 2009 don’t miss your chance to enjoy the  extended early bird savings of only $699! Early Bird Rates will expire on August 31, 2009 and the rate will go up to $849 so act quickly and secure your spot at this year’s event! The Microsoft Project Team is pleased to announce exciting updates for the 5th Project Conference in Phoenix, Arizona from September 14-17, 2009. 
NEW for 2009! Project Conference 2009 announces the addition of MyPC – the main hub of online activity for pre-event, onsite and post-event conference information and session details! Attendees can build their event schedules & calendars, search through conference sessions & speakers, read up on all the latest news, comment on forum boards, network with other conference attendees, fill out evals and most importantly view all PPTs and session recording files within 48 hours of each session. With the ability to access this information for 3 months post-event, this is an incredible added value for all conference attendees! 
Online registration is now open for conference attendees to take Office Project 2007 Technical Specialist exam 70-632 and/or 70-633 for free! Develop your expertise in Office Project 2007 techniques and strategies as well as expand your project management skills by achieving these valued certifications. Use promotional code OFPROJ27 to receive your savings. Hurry! Register soon to take advantage of this limited offering!
No other conference will come close to delivering the quantity and quality of content and experiences found at Project Conference 2009, nor the number of value added benefits and offers that will resonate throughout the year. We’re delighted to announce:
- Receive a free licensed copy of Project Professional 2010! Registrants will receive their copy of Microsoft Project Professional 2010 after the release of the full commercial version. The offer is extended to all registered attendees by Project Management Practice Inc. and Keystone Learning Systems. Click here for more information!
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LEARN what can be achieved today and what’s coming tomorrow with the next release. CONNECT with your peers, industry practitioners, certified partners and the Microsoft Project team to share experiences. GROW your skills and investments to realize remarkable cost reductions, enhance efficiencies and move your business forward. Don’t miss your chance to attend Project Conference 2009! See you in September! 
The Microsoft Project Conference 2009 Team | projconf@microsoft.com August 28  Interested in a set of free online courses to teach you all about creating user interfaces with Visual Studio 2008?
This collection of 3 2-hour premium clinics teaches about the new capabilities provided by the .NET Framework 3.5. These clinics are for experienced Developers and Software Architects who are looking to adopt Microsoft's next generation technology within their solutions. This offer includes the following: August 27  You are invited to take beta exam 71-662: TS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuring. If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released form. The 71-xxx identifier is used for registering for beta versions of MCP exams, when the exam is released in its final form the 70-xxx identifier is used for registration.
By participating in beta exams, you have the opportunity to provide the Microsoft Certification program with feedback about exam content, which is integral to development of exams in their released version. We depend on the contributions of experienced IT professionals and developers as we continually improve exam content and maintain the value of Microsoft certifications. 71-662: TS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuring counts as credit towards the following certification(s). - MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuration
Availability Public Registration begins: August 24, 2009 Beta exam period runs: August 31, 2009– September 14, 2009 Receiving this invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the beta; we recommend that you register immediately. Beta exams have limited availability and are operated under a first-come-first-served basis. Once all beta slots are filled, no additional seats will be offered. Testing is held at Prometric testing centers worldwide, although this exam may not be available in all countries (see Regional Restrictions). All testing centers will have the capability to offer this exam in its live version. Regional Restrictions: India, Pakistan, China
Registration Information You must register at least 24 hours prior to taking the exam.
Please use the following promotional code when registering for the exam: E14J
Receiving this invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the beta; we recommend that you register immediately. To register in North America, please call: - Prometric: (800) 755-EXAM (800-755-3926)
Outside the U.S./Canada, please contact:
Test Information and Support You are invited to take this beta exam at no charge.
You will be given four hours to complete the beta exam. Please plan accordingly.
Find exam preparation information: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-662  Microsoft Learning has recently completed the beta version of a Windows 7 Instructor-led training course for IT Professionals entitled “Planning and Managing Windows 7 Desktop Deployments and Environments”
In an attempt to attain feedback on the course prior to the RTM release of Windows 7 we are offering the five-day course to IT Professionals who would like to attend and give feedback on the course. - When: September 21st to 25th (9:00AM to 5:00PM)
- Where: Microsoft Campus, Redmond WA
This beta class is being offered for free only once and class size is limited. If you are interested in attending the course send an email to trblog@microsoft.com. In the email explain your interest in the course as an IT Professional. Students will be chosen based on how well they match the audience profile listed in the syllabus link above. You will receive an email response within 48 hours if you have been selected to attend the course. August 26  Great article from CIO Magazine that discusses the value of Microsoft’s hybrid solution, enabling both on-premise & hosted Exchange messaging to be available simultaneously for a customer while centrally managing both:
As Exchange Grows Up, it Plays More Strategic Role
Long an important product for Microsoft, Exchange Server going forward will play even more of a key role in the company's plan to extend its collaboration applications to mobile devices and other software platforms. … In Exchange 2010, Microsoft is highlighting features that integrate its on-premise and hosted versions of the product more closely together, which the company hopes will encourage companies to begin adding hosted services to their on-premise software. However, while hosted services can be more cost-effective for an organization, some companies may need to keep some employee mailboxes in-house for security or compliance reasons, and continue to run Exchange on premise, said Chris Voce, an analyst with Forrester Research. "For a lot of organizations, maybe a wholly hosted solution is not an option at this point," he said. Still, being able to synchronize features like calendars and address books between the hosted version of Exchange and its on-premise version will certainly make it easier for an enterprise to create a hybrid environment that allows it to keep some of its employees' mailboxes on premise, and allow Microsoft to host other mailboxes, Voce said. … LINK:
http://www.cio.com/article/500011/As_Exchange_Grows_Up_it_Plays_More_Strategic_Role August 25 One of my coworkers built this. And the scary part is that he hasn’t really even used the full capabilities of the product. Video markers and triggers are a big part of the product, along with transparencies and other nifty effects.  Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) has been designed specifically to help meet the challenges of any business and the needs of all the different groups with a stake in the messaging system.
Exchange Server 2007 SP2 is a mission-critical communications tool that enables employees to be more productive and access their information anywhere and anytime while providing a messaging system that enables rich, efficient access to e-mail, calendar items, voice mail, and contacts. For the administrator, Exchange Server 2007 SP2 provides advanced protection options against e-mail security threats, such as spam and viruses, as well as the tools to help manage internal compliance and high availability needs. For an overview of the new features that are available in Exchange Server 2007 SP2, see "What's New in Exchange Server 2007 SP2". ------------ Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) introduces many new features for each server role. This topic discusses the new and improved features that are added when you install Exchange 2007 SP1. To download Exchange 2007 SP2, see Exchange Server 2007 Downloads. - Deploying Exchange Server 2010
You can deploy Exchange Server 2010 in your organization once all of the Client Access servers in your organization have been upgraded to Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2). In addition, any Exchange 2007 Server, regardless of server role, in the Active Directory site you are transitioning, must be upgraded to Exchange 2007 SP2.  Exchange Backup Functionality
Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 includes a VSS plug-in for Windows Server Backup to support Exchange backups. Once SP2 is installed, you can use Windows Server Backup to back up and restore your Exchange 2007 SP2 databases. The new plug-in is delivered in the form of a single executable called WSBExchange.exe. This plug-in is automatically installed by SP2 on all Exchange 2007 Mailbox servers. The plug-in enables Windows Server Backup to be able to make Exchange-aware VSS backups. For more information about this feature and how to use it, see Using Windows Server Backup to Back Up and Restore Exchange Data.- Enhanced Auditing
New Exchange auditing events and audit log repository enable Exchange administrators to more easily audit the activities occurring on their Exchange servers. It allows the right balance of granularity, performance, and easy access to audited events via a dedicated audit log repository. This simplifies the auditing process and makes review of audited events easier by segregating audited events in a dedicated location. For more information about the new auditing features available with SP2, see Understanding Mailbox Access Auditing with Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2. - Dynamic Active Directory Schema Validation
The dynamic AD schema update and validation feature allows for future schema updates to be dynamic deployed as well as proactively preventing conflicts whenever a new property is added to the AD schema. Once this capability is deployed it will enable easier management of future schema updates and will prevent support issues when adding properties that don’t exist in the AD schema. For more information about Dynamic Active Directory Schema Validation, see Understanding Dynamic Schema Updates and Validation in Exchange 2007 SP2. - Public Folder Quota Management
Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 provides a more efficient way to manage Public Folder quotas by improving the current cmdlets and removing the dependency on the Public Folder Distributed Authoring and Versioning Administration to perform management tasks. For more information about the new public folder quota management features, see the Set-PublicFolder cmdlet documentation. - Centralized Organizational Settings
There are several new cmdlet parameters that have been added that enable centralized management of many of the Exchange organization settings. DOWNLOAD: Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (884MB)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4c4bd2a3-5e50-42b0-8bbb-2cc9afe3216a WHITEPAPER: What’s New in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee221150.aspx WHITEPAPER: Releases Notes
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ee7829a3-0ae8-44de-822c-908cd1034523&displaylang=en WHITEPAPER: Active Directory Schema Changes
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee221142.aspx  Remember BOOTVIS for Windows XP?
Well, it’s gone now but it’s been replaced by XPERF for Windows Vista/Windows 7, a tool that not many people know how to use to detect slow driver loads and latency in boot times or application loads. The good news is that the Advanced Windows Debugging & Troubleshooting team has created a nice short little video that describes the process of using the XPERF tools to examine loading & executing processes. “Here's how you can use the Windows Performance Toolkit aka Xperf to investigate slow I/O issues on Windows 2008, Vista, and higher versions. Put the following into a batch file (modifying the -f to point the etl file generation elsewhere than the slow storage) and it will start a circular trace which can be stopped when the slow I/O occurs.” VIDEO: “Using XPERF to investigate slow I/O issues”
http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging/archive/2009/08/17/xperf-to-investigate-slow-i-o-issues.aspx DOWNLOAD: Windows Performance Toolkit
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/performance/default.aspx August 24 
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 has RTM’d and GA via volume licensing is set for October 1. This is great news for all and I’d like to especially thank our VMM 2008 R2 Development, Product Management, and Test teams. Lots of hard work fueled by their passion in virtualization and management has resulted in a very good software release. A 180-day evaluation version is now available, too, on the Microsoft Download site. You can access it here. Please experience for yourself what the 10,000+ people who have previously downloaded our ‘Release Candidate’ plus organizations such as Continental Airlines, Lionbridge Technologies, and Indiana University have seen with VMM 2008 R2! I encourage everyone to explore the new System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 and its new features such as quick storage migration, live migration, and many others. We even offer support for vSphere 4. To learn more on the new features and capabilities of VMM2008 R2, please try to attend our upcoming TechNet session ‘Technical Overview of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2’. Presented by our Technical Product Manager Kenon Owens, it will be chocked full of new and cool VMM 2008 R2 items. Go here to register for this Wednesday, September 09, 2009 (10:00 AM Pacific) event. [taken from the System Center blog]  For anyone that owns a Blackberry, Yelp just released their new Yelp application for RIM Blackberry which uses Bing Maps to help users find themselves and interesting places around them.
The application is pretty slick using location aware technology to determine a user's current location, then allows them to search for nearby businesses, read reviews and access a moveable map which can easily zoom in and out of a location and redefine searches based on the respective geographic area. (Sure beats using the Yelp Mobile Web Site when you're cruising around Vegas looking for some place new to eat.)  Interested in deploying Windows Server 2008 R2? Here’s a list of deployment resources you can reference.
 August 23  Walk through the decisions you'll make when migrating from a Windows XP environment to Windows 7 -- and learn about the tools and resources available from Microsoft to help you each step along the way.
This guide provides assistance on migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7, all the way from gathering information about your environment to deploying the operating system. As you move through each step in the process, you can leverage deeper resources by clicking on the individual icons. With this content, you can make the best decisions and learn about the tools available from Microsoft: Major Sections Covered
This guide includes the following key sections: - Collect, Analyze, and Test
Walks you through how to collect information about your hardware and applications, analyzing the list of applications in your environment, and then testing those applications for compatibility. - Remediate Applications – Fix
Explains available options to fix compatibility issues with your applications. - Remediate Applications - Virtualize
Helps you determine a virtualization method to assist with application compatibility. You may also desire to move applications to one of the available virtualization methods for easier application management in your environment. - Deploy Operating System
Provides information on the most appropriate deployment strategy for your environment. Not in the scope of this guide: - Consumer step-by-step guidance – If you want to simply migrate your individual machine from Windows XP to Windows 7, this guidance will work but may include far more steps and detail than necessary for your situation.
- Migration of Windows Vista to Windows 7 – The same steps could be followed when migrating from Windows Vista. However, fewer steps are required, and additional options are available. For instance, if you have Windows Vista running in your enterprise, your hardware is now ready for Windows 7 and this step can be skipped. Also, remember, you can do an in-place upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7, but not from Windows XP to Windows 7.
- Third Party Tools – This guide provides information about tools or software from Microsoft only.
- Information about software or hardware certification for Windows 7. Please visit the Ready, Set, Windows 7 website for details about different certification options and programs available from Microsoft.
Navigating the Guide
Wherever you are in the process, you can retrieve in-depth information, which includes links to relevant log files, troubleshooting information, and procedures for each phase. You can use the process as a working guide as you configure your activity model or as a learning tool.  Hmm. This was something that slipped by me. Looks like in July 2009, we published an extremely comprehensive 102 page guide to how IT professionals should consume Microsoft’s security patch information, recommended processes, communications, and tools.
Basically, it’s a book on how to keep it all straight. Here’s how they describe it: “This Guide was designed to help IT professionals better understand and use Microsoft security release information, processes, communications, and tools. Our goal is to help IT professionals manage organizational risk and develop a repeatable, effective deployment mechanism for security updates. In this Guide, you will find a convenient glossary of terms, an overview of the Microsoft Security Bulletin process, and a stage-by-stage review of Microsoft Security Updates. The Guide is organized according to the following stages of the security update process: - Stage 1, Receive Microsoft Security Release Communications
- Stage 2, Evaluate Risk
- Stage 3, Evaluate Mitigation
- Stage 4, Standard or Urgent Update Deployment Timeline
- Stage 5, Monitor Systems
- Ongoing Stage, Watch.
Each section outlines the purpose and objective for that stage, as well as the expected target outcomes upon that stage’s completion.” DOWNLOAD: The Microsoft Security Update Guide (2.8MB)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c3d986d0-ecc3-4ce0-9c25-048ec5b52a4f&displaylang=en One company that I’ve never talked about is a small company called Adisasta. They make a couple surprisingly well-written clients for Windows Mobile that don’t get a lot of press but certainly demonstrate the power of Windows Mobile as a phone/connected platform. wmTorrent – Mobile Torrent Client
WinMobile Torrent is an advanced yet easy-to-use BitTorrent client for Windows Mobile. It allows you to create, leech and/or seed torrent files from within the Application. It supports multiple and simultaneous download of torrents with numerous functions to manage, control downloads and peers in a user-friendly interface. 
wmZip – Mobile ZIP compression client with AES 256-bit support
WinMobile Zip v.3 is a comprehensive archiving tool with built-in supports for viewing and extracting of a wide range of archiving formats, in addition to advanced zip archiving with state-of-the-art AES. The new release has built-in supports for viewing and extracting of ISO, CAB, ARJ, LZH, Z, DEB, CPIO, TAR, RAR, BZIP2, CHM, RPM and SIS archive format. NOTE: This is the exact same encryption used by NikoMak’s WinZip client 9.x-12.x. This is particularly useful if you replicate encrypted ZIP files between your desktop and mobile device using Live Mesh.      
wmFusion – Mobile RSS Reader + Torrent Client
WinMobile Fusion is a solid application with skinned multi-tab user interface. It is extremely easy to navigate and utilize. A single tap to change font size, single tap to toggle full screen and one hand navigational capability to read news from item to item, to navigate from feed to feed or group to group. Tap-and-hold dynamic context menus are available in almost all views. It also has many in-built functions that makes it easy to add, edit, manage or subscribe news feed/rss sites of any known formats. RSS, RDF or ATOM are all supported. WinMobile Fusion is also a torrent client, with support for torrent downloading from enclosures or links within the items of the feed. This operation can easily be accomplished with a single tap of your stylus.  
 If you’ve been keeping your thumb on the pulse of Rights Management Services, which by the way is one of my two FAVORITE pet products here at Microsoft, (The other being Windows Media) you know that Rights Management’s resources have been sort of scattered all over the place.
NO LONGER! Introducing the Active Directory Rights Management Services TechCenter
Finally, a one-stop shop for all things related to Rights Management! Just look at some of the resources pointed to directly from this page: Also pointers to: - Rights Management Services online discussion forum
- Rights Management Services support blog
- Rights Management Services product team blog
- Rights Management Downloads
- Rights Management Troubleshooting
- Rights Management Virtual Labs
- Rights Management Technical Resources like
- Firewall Considerations
- Client Requirements
- Server Requirements
- Federation Considerations
- Database Prerequisites
This is a FANTASTIC resource for folks planning on deploying & supporting Active Directory Rights Management Services! LINK: ADRMS TechCenter
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/dd448611.aspx August 22  This past week, we announced the new LifeCam Cinema, a device that has been specifically designed to provide consumers with a choice for recording HD 720p videos. The new cam can be easily connected to any computer system and comes with a couple of features that are designed to improve the quality of the videos for home PC users.
The LifeCam Cinema is the first to deliver support for true 720p video recording, featuring built-in technologies that allow it to record at 30fps. Unlike the majority of consumer webcams available on the market, LifeCam Cinema is designed to provide users with support for high-definition resolutions of 1280 by 720 pixels. With the increasing popularity of video websites such as YouTube and Hulu, the new LifeCam Cinema fits the requirements of those users who like to record themselves and post the videos over the aforementioned websites. Features: - True HD 720p Video Sensor
- Widescreen (16:9) Resolution
- Auto Focus
- Up to 30 Frames Per Second
- ClearFrame Technology for Smooth and Clear Video
- Digital Noise-Canceling Microphone
- Glass Element Lens
- 5 MP Stills (interpolated)
- Universal Flexible Base
- Aluminum Body
- OCS 2007 R2 Certified
- XP-Win7 Operating Systems (no Mac folks - sorry)
- Available in Enterprise Multipacks
- $79.95 MSRP (Oct Availability)
Designed to connect to the user's computer system via a USB 2.0 interface, the LifeCam Cinema has also been featured with ClearFrame technology, which will enable the webcam to deliver smoother, more detailed videos. The product is compatible with Office Communications Server 2008 R2, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Movie Maker and Windows Live Photo gallery. Behind the microphone, the camera also sports an integrated Windows Live Call button, which will more easily allow users to make Internet phone calls. The camera is compatible with Windows 7/Windows Vista/Windows XP and is expected to become available on September 9, for about US$79.99. ANNOUNCEMENT:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/aug09/08-20cinemapr.mspx PRODUCT SITE:
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/digitalcommunication/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=008
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