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| From the Editor Welcome to TechNet Flash, Do you secretly wonder what the real value is for enabling better mobile solutions throughout your organization? Sure you do. It's hard not to be somewhat skeptical, especially when you are charged with keeping mobile workers productive and their data secure. But here's a great tool that provides visibility into the impact of deploying mobile business solutions on the Windows Mobile platform. The Windows Mobile Business Value Calculator takes your company's unique information and allows you to quantify the benefits and the direct and indirect costs of deploying mobile line-of-business applications. For more help in determining whether Windows Mobile is right for your organization, check out the Windows Mobile Business Resources Kit with white papers, case studies, technical guides, and analyst insights. And then learn about the new Windows Mobile 6 and download the Windows Mobile 6 Flash demo. The popular Windows Vista Hardware Assessment deployment tool just got better. And it is now available as a free download. Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 offers IT professionals a quick way to assess their existing computers' readiness for Windows Vista without any software agents. In this new release, you will find new features such as a 2007 Microsoft Office system hardware assessment, enhanced scalability for large enterprise networks, selective inventory by organization units and more. Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 is part of an essential suite of Windows Vista Solution Accelerators including the Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs , the Windows Vista Security Guide, and the Business Desktop Deployment 2007. It's easy to see why the excitement around the Windows PowerShell command line and scripting environment continues to build. It seems like we've just begun to discover what can be done using the tool. One of the most talked-about features of Windows PowerShell is its pipeline, but it's also, unfortunately, one of the most misunderstood features. If you are already a Windows PowerShell user or interested in understanding more about this powerful command line interface, don't miss Don Jones's column in TechNet Magazine: Windows PowerShell Rethinking the Pipeline. And don't forget, you can download Windows PowerShell 1.0 or evaluate it as part of your Windows Server 2008 evaluation. There are several introductory videos that demonstrate the various capabilities of Windows PowerShell, including Introduction to Windows PowerShell, Windows Vista and Windows PowerShell, and Windows PowerShell and IIS 7. Then get access to more than 500 Windows PowerShell sample scripts in the TechNet Script Center , plus articles on how to write practical, time-saving Windows PowerShell scripts for routine management tasks as well as management of Windows Server roles such as Terminal Server. The Windows PowerShell Team Blog is the definitive source for both developers and IT professionals to use to keep up to date with the latest announcements directly from the team that built Windows PowerShell. Thanks for reading. Editor, TechNet India Team Microsoft |
Top Stories and Featured Content | | Smartphones and PDAs offer access to the network from outside the office, but they can also expose the network to new vulnerabilities. Here's a guide to how Windows Mobile 6 and Microsoft Exchange Server can help protect your company's mobile devices and infrastructure. |
| How do you secure the desktop against malicious ActiveX controls without limiting application compatibility? We'll take you on a tour of the ActiveX Installer Service (AxIS) in Windows Vista that addresses this issue with a new way to manage ActiveX controls. |
| In the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) Editor FAQ, find out what the BCD store is, why it was created, where it's located in the registry, how to modify it, and more. |
Meet The IT Pros of the Month You can also be featured here! Just send us your profile, share with us all your achievements and you will be our next IT Pro of the month! Mail us your profile Click Here | | is an MCSA, MCSE and MCP and works with Sungard Offshore Services as a Senior Systems Engineer. He was recognised as Microsoft India Dev Star in September 2006 and as Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (Windows Networking) in October 2006. Rahul believes knowledge grows by sharing. He mentors and coaches young IT Professionals keen on making a mark in the IT Industry. He is also a mentor at Silicon India. His recent achievements include supporting the IT infrastructure and web migrations of Janaagraha, an NGO ( www.Janaagraha.org). Rahul is an active supporter of the IT Pro community, and is currently the Manager of the Bangalore IT Pro User Group. Be it networking, computers or people, he just loves it all. He believes that it is important to be passionate and really enjoy whatever one does. Blog: http://rahulnathan.blogspot.com Communities: http://groups.msn.com/BangaloreITPro | | | has over 8 years of experience in the IT industry. He is a Systems Manager with M/s Login Infotech Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional since 2005. S.Kaliyan is co-founder and manager of Bangalore IT Pro User Group. He also serves as an IT Pro Group Leader at Culminis, an international non-profit organization devoted to the development and growth of the IT community. Kaliyan loves reading books on technology, and doing R&D on the Microsoft Windows Operating System. His hobbies include participating in newsgroups and online tech forums. Technical Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/kaliyans |
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