Date: 16 March 2010 - 04:50Our team has added new IT Pro Evangelist that covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin His name is Brian Lewis. Go check out his new blog at
He is also on twitter www.twitter.com/@brianlewis_ yep, that’s an underscore at the end.
Or just email him directly blewis@microsoft.com. Welcome to the team Brian!
Date: 16 March 2010 - 04:50 Date: 16 March 2010 - 04:19Sources: Steve Rachui’s Manageability blog – ConfigMgr/OpsMgr and
Savision Live Maps Blog
Is this a coincidence or what? I’ve been asked to take a look at some new blog articles from Savision about adding a ‘location’ attribute to the Windows Server class. And you can now read their first blog article How-To: Import Computer Location Information Into OpsMgr (Part 1-3) in a series of three.
Savision explains how this can be achieved in three steps:
Steve Rachui also extends in his blog article the class attributes from a flat file. But he uses a discovery vbscript to read the flat file instead of the connector being used/explained (in later blog posts) by Savision.
It’s up to you what you choose to use.
Have fun extending class attributes!
Date: 16 March 2010 - 03:27Although we have all the guides available at our disposal, it can be a lot of reading to gain an understanding of how all the security related components interact.
This article isn’t necessarily intended for the Operations Manager 2007 administrator who has been in the trenches for a while. More so, this is for those who are interested in Operations Manager 2007, and need a 5 minute conceptual overview of the security model implemented within the product.
Date: 16 March 2010 - 03:17Existe uma “pegadinha” na instalação do OCS 2007 R2 no Windows Server 2008 R2, tanto pro Standard Edition quanto pro Enterprise Edition.
Quado você for preparar o servidor do Windows, adicionando features e roles, instale também a feature de “Desktop Experience”. Isso vai evitar que na hora que você for entrar no Deployment do servidor, você receba o erro: “
Windows Media Format Runtime required. The Windows Media Format Runtime is required in order to install this component. Installing the Windows Media Format Runtime may require a system restart to complete the installation. Click OK to continue with the installation.”
Boa Sorte!
Date: 16 March 2010 - 03:07Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que l’équipe partenaire animera un workshop gratuit sur le sujet de la transition et coexistence depuis Exchange 2003/2007 vers Exchange 2010 le jeudi 25 Mars 2010 à 16h00.
Exchange 2010 : transition et coexistence depuis Exchange 2003/2007
«Dans cette troisième session, nous aborderons la migration vers Exchange 2010 et discuterons de la coexistence avec un environnement Exchange 2003/2007. Nous discuterons des prérequis et présenterons les grandes lignes des chemins de migration possibles.»
Pour rappel, cette session sera enregistrée et mise à disposition sur le portail de formations partenaires(PLC). N’hésitez donc pas à vous inscrire, même si vous n’êtes pas disponible le jour J, afin d’en bénéficier.
Inscription
Merci de cliquer sur le lien suivant afin de procéder à votre inscription via le Portail de Formations Partenaires (PLC) : https://training.partner.microsoft.com/learning/app/management/LMS_ActDetails.aspx?UserMode=0&ActivityId=577398.
Après avoir procédé à votre inscription vous recevrez un mail contenant les codes d'accès indispensables pour pouvoir rejoindre ce workshop. Veuillez lire ce document très attentivement et assurez-vous que vous avez bien pris connaissance des instructions afin d'éviter tout problème éventuel lors de votre connexion a la réunion le jour J.
Détails
| · Dates et Horaires | 25 Mars 2010, de 16h00 à 17h00 |
| · Lieu | Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 |
| · Langue | Cette session sera délivrée en Français |
| · Décompte | Gratuit |
| · Niveau | 200 |
Contacts
· Pour toutes questions complémentaires liées à l'inscription
EMEA Registration, regemea@microsoft.com, Téléphone: +31 23 5656 510 (anglais)
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Nous vous rappelons également que le webcast « La messagerie et le Cloud : Migration et coexistence avec Exchange Online » se déroulera ce jeudi 18 mars, de 16h à 17h.
Il n’est pas trop tard pour vous inscrire en cliquant sur le lien suivant :
Notre équipe reste à votre disposition pour vous aider dans vos réalisations.
Date: 16 March 2010 - 03:00Après le calendrier automatique de la coupe du monde 2010 vous permettant d’optimiser vos pronostics en un clin d’œil et déjà téléchargé par plus de 15000 fans, voici le tableau complet des statistiques des tournois depuis 1930.
Les fans de football vont être comblés en le téléchargeant sur ce lien.
Pour profiter pleinement du tableau (dont les slicers, segments et filtres), je vous conseille de télécharger gratuitement une version d'essai d'Office 2010 (valide jusqu'au 30 octobre 2010).
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En savoir encore plus sur Office 2010 :
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Franck Halmaert, Microsoft Store Manager
Date: 16 March 2010 - 02:53Way back in December, I blogged about the MAPs 5.0 Community Preview, and what was new to assist you on your infrastructure optimisation journeys. Fast forward to March 2010, and Beta 1 is now available. So, for those of you who need a recap…
MAP Toolkit 5.0 is an agentless tool designed to simplify and streamline the IT infrastructure planning process across multiple scenarios through network-wide automated discovery and assessments. This Solution Accelerator performs an inventory of heterogeneous server environments and provides you with usage information for servers in the Core CAL Suite, a data center infrastructure assessment survey, and a readiness assessment for the most widely used Microsoft technologies - now including Office 2010. Other cool stuff includes:
- Heterogeneous Server Environment Inventory for Technologies including Windows Server, Linux, UNIX and VMware
- Ability to determine usage of deployed System Center Configuration Manager, a member of the Core Client Access License Suite
- Readiness assessment for migration or upgrade to Microsoft Office 2010.
So, with MAP 5.0, you’ve gained an ever greater level of insight around the desktop space over MAP 4.0, with Office 2010 capabilities, along with more non-Microsoft platform integration. The fact that you can now inventory Linux and Unix, as well as VMware, is a powerful addition, and reinforces Microsoft’s push to embrace non-Windows OS’s through both virtualisation on Hyper-V, but also through monitoring and management with System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.
You can grab the download and all the info here, and also join the review board, to influence future versions, here. Click on the feedback link once signed up to leave your comments!
Date: 16 March 2010 - 02:51Windows 7 RC Expiration
Support for Windows Vista RTM Ends
Support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2000 Ends
Updating your Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista–based PCs before the end of mainstream support dates will ensure that your PCs stay supported and receive security updates. Migrating to Windows 7 provides the longest support lifecycle for your organization, helping to ensure protection, support, and timely updates.
End of Support
Visit our new End of Support center when it goes live Feb 18th @ www.microsoft.com/eos. For more information on Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Server End of Support visit Windows 2000 End of Support Solution Center.
Testing/Evaluating Windows 7 and More
There are a number of downloads providing a great opportunity for you to test/evaluate a full version of Windows 7 Enterprise, and a number of solutions as well:
Date: 16 March 2010 - 02:32Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que l’équipe partenaire animera un workshop gratuit consacré à la migration et coexistence avec Exchange Online le jeudi 18 Mars 2010 à 16h00.
La messagerie et le Cloud : Migration et coexistence avec Exchange Online
«Lors de cette deuxième session, nous aborderons la migration vers Exchange Online et discuterons de la coexistence avec un environnement de messagerie traditionnel. Nous présenterons également quelques outils utiles avec Exchange Online.»
Pour rappel, cette session sera enregistrée et mise à disposition sur le portail de formations partenaires(PLC). N’hésitez donc pas à vous inscrire, même si vous n’êtes pas disponible le jour J, afin d’en bénéficier.
Inscription
Merci de cliquer sur le lien suivant afin de procéder à votre inscription via le Portail de Formations Partenaires (PLC)
https://training.partner.microsoft.com/learning/app/management/LMS_ActDetails.aspx?UserMode=0&ActivityId=576786
Après avoir procédé à votre inscription vous recevrez un mail contenant les codes d'accès indispensables pour pouvoir rejoindre ce workshop. Veuillez lire ce document très attentivement et assurez-vous que vous avez bien pris connaissance des instructions afin d'éviter tout problème éventuel lors de votre connexion a la réunion le jour J.
Détails
| · Dates et Horaires | 18 Mars 2010, de 16h00 à 17h00 |
| · Lieu | Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 |
| · Langue | Cette session sera délivrée en Français |
| · Décompte | Gratuit |
| · Niveau | 200 |
Contacts
· Pour toutes questions complémentaires liées à l'inscription
EMEA Registration, regemea@microsoft.com, Téléphone: +31 23 5656 510 (anglais)
| · Assistance Technique Avant-Vente (TSA) |
| 0 825 827 829 suivi de 0 et du code 1550# |
| Illimité en temps et en nombre d'appels (Access ID requis) |
| Jours ouvrés de 9h à 18h |
| · Service de Conseil Technique (TAS) |
| 0 825 827 829 suivi de 0 et du code 1570# |
| 40 heures par an (Access ID requis) |
| Jours ouvrés de 9h à 18h |
Nous vous rappelons également que le webcast « présentation des offres de messagerie Microsoft » se déroulera ce jeudi 11 mars, de 16h à 17h.
Il n’est pas trop tard pour vous inscrire en cliquant sur le lien suivant :
Notre équipe reste à votre disposition pour vous aider dans vos réalisations.
Date: 16 March 2010 - 02:15Si ayer desvelamos durante la quinta edición del MIX, en Las Vegas, los entresijos del desarrollo para Windows Phone 7, hoy ha tocado – en la conferencia que acaba de concluir – hablar en profundidad por primera vez de lo que podéis esperar del próximo Internet Explorer 9. Dos palabras resumirían lo que se ha visto hoy en el escenario del MIX10: rendimiento e interoperabilidad. Lo que nos llevaría a añadir otra: “estándares”.
Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview es como se ha denominado al anticipo que Dean Hachamovitch ha presentado hace escasos minutos en Las Vegas, con el que los desarrolladores podrán comprobar la batería de novedades que ya están implementándose en la nueva versión del navegador.
Soporte para un gran número de especificaciones HTML5 (incluyendo mejoras en la sintaxis, soporte para XHTML, y también vídeo HTML5), nuevas características CSS3, la introducción de gráficos vectoriales escalables SVG y el reconocimiento de los codecs estándar de la industria para audio y vídeo(.264/MPEG4 and MP3/AAC), son los elementos principales que la nueva versión de Internet Explorer pondrá a disposición de los desarrolladores, siempre con la interoperabilidad y el soporte de los estándares del futuro en el horizonte.
Centrándonos en HTML5, uno de cuyos pilares es permitir la construcción de aplicaciones web potentes y muy ricas visualmente, Internet Explorer 9 permitirá la aceleración de HTML5 a través de la GPU del ordenador (GPU-powered HTML5). Así, el procesamiento de gráficos desde Internet Explorer dejaría de lastrar la CPU, trasladándolo a la unidad de procesamiento de gráficos. En resumen: aprovechamiento de la última tecnología en hardware y liberación de recursos para una navegación mucho más limpia, suave y enriquecedora (con gráficos SVG, por ejemplo).
Esto nos lleva de lleno al rendimiento del navegador, en cuanto al que se ha anunciado también que Internet Explorer 9 contará con un nuevo motor de JavaScript, el cual mejora notablemente la integración, aprovecha la potencia de los chips actuales para gestionar eficientemente los recursos y, por tanto, mejora notablemente el rendimiento durante la navegación Web.
En resumen, las posibilidades que se abren con Internet Explorer 9 para desarrolladores y, en última instancia, para los usuarios, son enormes: mejor navegación, más velocidad y consistencia, entornos mucho más ricos y potentes, soporte de los estándares del futuro… IETestDrive.com es donde desde ya mismo puede descargarse IE9 Platform Preview, e ir probando y comprobando todas las nuevas características de la próxima versión del navegador. Y desde el MIX10, en una conferencia vibrante, reveladora y realmente divertida, el equipo de desarrollo de IE ha asegurado que tiene la intención de actualizar el Platform Preview cada ocho semanas.
Permaneced a la escucha. Ya solo quedan siete semanas y seís días…
Date: 16 March 2010 - 02:02Today, over on the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit Team Blog we announced the availability of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 Beta.
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is an assessment and planning tool targeted at IT Professionals to help them begin the deployment process. The tool inventories your current environment and assesses the readiness of those computers for migration to the new technology, in this case Office 2010. MAP is an agentless tool, this means it can discover the computers in your network without installing any components on the target computers. MAP uses technologies already available in your IT environment to perform inventory and assessments. These technologies include Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), the Remote Registry Service, Active Directory Domain Services, and the Computer Browser service.
MAP was originally created in 2006 to assess hardware readiness for desktop migration via an agentless inventory architecture. Over the course of the next three years MAP has been extended to assist Microsoft customers and partners to more rapidly and accurately plan for the deployment of the latest Microsoft platform technologies including Office 2010, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V, SQL Server 2008, and more.
MAP is a Microsoft Solution Accelerator that serves as the starting point to help an IT Professional begin planning for Office 2010 deployments and outlines the next steps for your deployment. If you are just getting started with MAP review all of the capabilities of MAP on the MAP website.
We are particularly excited about this announcement as this release offers a complete assessment for Office 2010 readiness. Use MAP to perform an inventory and assessment of your IT environment and create two forms of output. The first is targeted at technical decision makers; this is a summary proposal which outlines the readiness of your environment for Office 2010 and outlines the next steps to drive the deployment. The second output is targeted at the IT professional; this is an Excel workbook detailing the readiness and inventory of the Office applications in the environment. Check out the sample MAP Office 2010 outputs:
The actionable recommendations and assessments presented in these outputs shorten the time it takes to plan your Office 2010 migration.
You can get the MAP 5.0 Beta from the MAP Connect site (Live ID required). Download the MAP beta and get started planning your Office 2010 deployment today. We look forward to your feedback on the assessment process and tools.
-Brian Shiers, Sr. Product Manager, Microsoft Office
Date: 16 March 2010 - 01:44Derzeit sind wir wieder auf Road Show. Die Microsoft BigDays 2010 führen uns heuer von Innsbruck über Graz nach Wien und abschließend nach Linz.
Wie immer haben wir jede Menge interessanter Vorträge für Sie vorbereitet. Und auch heuer gibt es wieder neben jeder Menge innovationen auch ein paar Überraschungen zu sehen.
Zu viel wollen wir natürlich vorab nicht verraten. Aber hier ein kleiner Sneak Preview (eigentlich Review 
) auf z.B. unsere Photo Synth Demo in Innsbruck.
Für alle die in den nächsten Tagen zu uns stoßen werden: Wir freuen uns schon jetzt Sie bei uns begrüßen zu dürfen. Bereiten Sie sich schon jetzt auf eine tolle Veranstaltung vor.
Für die, die es nicht schaffen: Vielleicht passt es dann ja nächstes Jahr!
Date: 16 March 2010 - 01:43 Date: 16 March 2010 - 01:28 Date: 16 March 2010 - 01:08WARNING WARNING WARNING – Serious security folks might want to skip this one ;-)
Not quite a true computer security news item, you might be interested just for the entertainment value: Spencer Pratt, Cyber Security Ninja-in-training.
In case you don’t know, Spencer is an MTV “star” from the show The Hills. He is also married to Heidi Montag, one of his co-“stars” from the show.
PREDICTION: Next year at RSA Conference 2011, Spencer and Heidi will do a keynote.
Date: 16 March 2010 - 01:05Be sure to follow all the MIX news and activities online via the Virtual Press Room (http://live.visitmix.com/press) and MIX Online (http://live.visitmix.com/) where the keynotes and Channel 9 Live interviews will be broadcast.
Date: 16 March 2010 - 01:04 Date: 16 March 2010 - 01:03 Date: 16 March 2010 - 01:00Be sure to follow all the MIX news and activities online via the Virtual Press Room (http://live.visitmix.com/press) and MIX Online (http://live.visitmix.com/) where the keynotes and Channel 9 Live interviews will be broadcast.
Date: 16 March 2010 - 12:51 Date: 16 March 2010 - 12:45Our last Weekly Partner Call focused on sales and marketing rather than technology this time around. Calen showed us a demonstration on how to use RTGM as a Microsoft Partner (watch the on-demand video to review, link at the bottom of this post), and Joanne, an acclaimed author, gave us some key points that will help generate and close sales. Joanne is available for consultation, and her website with new products in market is listed below her presentation recap.
Expert: Calen King; calenk@microsoft.com
Ready-to-Go Marketing
Ready-to-Go Marketing Campaigns are customizable marketing materials available to partners to help generate qualified leads while making the most of limited resources. There are over 40 campaigns available to partners today, spanning most of the current Microsoft products and solutions and ready for partners to customize and add in their own value.
Ready-to-Go Marketing includes:
· Marketing Campaign materials including email templates, sales presentations and web buttons
· Discounted marketing services from Microsoft-approved vendors, including list rental and tele-services
· Event management tools- including a customer registration tool and event email templates
Expert: Joanne Black, Author of “No More Cold Calling”; joanne@nomorecoldcalling.com
Leverage the power of your referral network and hit your sales numbers without hitting the phones.
· Convert more than 50 percent of your prime sales prospects to paying clients. Leverage your referral network and double your sales footprint without adding to your sales budget.
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· Don’t leave money on the table. Everyone is a part of your sales team — and existing clients are your best source of new business!
· Get the introduction. When you receive a personal introduction, you shorten your sales cycle, win big clients, and lock out the competition.
· Make referrals common practice. Build your referral-sales plan with key referral metrics.
New products from Joanne to help you sell: http://www.nomorecoldcalling.com/products .
Watch the Weekly Webcast on this subject at: https://www112.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/view?id=WestWeekly-32
To view simply enter your name and the case-sensitive recording key: WestUS1
UPCOMING- 3/19/10: Hyper-V Deployment Tools with Tom Paone, Steel Eye Technology
*For all other West Region Partner announcements visit the West Region MPN Homepage.
Date: 16 March 2010 - 12:43My friend, co-worker, fellow IT Pro Evangelist, Kevin Remde has come up with a great idea on LinkedIn. He build the new Group WAG for Windows Administrators Group.
Check out his post below about the new groups, go join/build yours in your part of the world!
WAG = Windows Administrator Groups
Last week I decided to try something new, and it’s catching on in a big way. I wanted to create a new set of user groups for IT Administrators who primarily work with MIcrosoft Windows-based infrastructures. So I came up with the acronym WAG.
I’m also a recent big fan of LinkedIn. And based on the example/success of people like my friend John Weston and others, I decided to use the LInkedIn groups capability to create the Windows Administrator Groups group, and to create sub-groups for various geographies. The idea is that people can join the parent group and any subgroups they want to be a part of, and the subgroups will lead to the formation of regularly meeting WAG user groups.
Date: 16 March 2010 - 12:36
“Yeah, Kevin.. what’s so cool about Office 2010?”
Lots of things. I sure don’t want to have to write them all up here; though I’m sure I will eventually. But today, if you’re an IT Manager, and if you have time, you should definitely attend our IT Manager Community Talk , because I’ll be speaking with Adam Carter about that very topic.
CLICK HERE to register for and attend the live discussion, or to listen to the recording afterwards. (We’ll have it up on TechNet Edge later, too.)
Date: 16 March 2010 - 12:32