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| Greetings and Welcome to TechNet Flash, | Are you starting to feel like your voice-mail system is an artifact from some past workplace environment, hardly a step above those pink message slips we used to grab at the reception desk? Communication is the lifeblood of today's business, but communications still exist as separate systems with separate stores at many organizations. It's time to ask some questions: If you can call in for voice messages, why not e-mail messages, too? Why do you need separate inboxes for voice, e-mail, and fax? How much easier would it be to manage, secure, and meet regulatory requirements if you could break down the traditional walls and provide voice messaging, fax, and e-mail messaging in a single messaging infrastructure? How much more productive would your users be if they could collaborate in a single work environment? Perhaps it's time to investigate how Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging integrates communications so that these disparate systems can be consolidated to reduce administrative headaches, cost, and complexity. See demos of the Unified Messaging server role in Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Outlook Voice Access in Exchange Server 2007 or register to download the Exchange Server 2007 evaluation software. If you're already versed in the features and benefits of Exchange Server Unified Messaging, learn how to plan for unified messaging servers or how to build a scalable and available unified-messaging system. And don't miss these Exchange Server 2007 deployment scenarios and security scenarios. Survival Guide of Windows Server 2008 Documentation It seems like there's more new Windows Server 2008 content to talk about every week and sifting through it all can be daunting. If you're in the process of evaluating the upcoming Windows Server 2008 and looking for a one-stop location for information on planning, deploying, maintaining, or supporting the new environment, bookmarking the Documentation Survival Guide is a great place to start. And here's some of that great new content I'm referring to: And just a reminder that Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 is available on TechNet Plus Direct. If you are already a subscriber, you can access this benefit here. For those of you getting ready to deploy Windows Vista, the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.1 has just released with brand new features including localization to six new languages, IP range scanning and SNMP scanning. This tool simplifies the readiness assessment process for Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office through a quick and agent-less inventory and assessment. Download Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.1 today. And the Zune winner is... Congratulations to Mike Simmons of Ashtabula, Ohio. Mike had the winning entry in the drawing for the Zune digital media player as part of our quarterly TechNet Flash Subscriber Survey. Stay tuned during the fall when the survey once again goes live. Your responses help guide our editorial decisions, and you will soon notice several improvements that are based on reader input. Thanks for reading, Mitch Irsfeld Editor, TechNet Flash
Top Stories and Featured Content | | Your organization is ready to migrate from Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating systems to Windows Vista, and the project is your responsibility. Don't fret. Here's a step-by-step guide to how you can use the Business Desktop Deployment 2007 Solution Accelerator to simplify your Windows Vista deployment. Also check out 10 Things You Need to Know About Deploying Windows Vista. |
| In a large organization, even the most common Active Directory service tasks, such as adding and modifying objects, can be tedious and time-consuming. These 11 tools can make Active Directory management a lot easier. |
| Find step-by-step guidance and other valuable resources to help you get started in planning and managing Microsoft servers and business applications for the Windows Server operating system. |
| IT pros who manage pilot programs understand success means giving the best experience to pilot users while helping to provide positive project justification to business decision makers. Here's a detailed guide to the benefits of upgrading to Windows Vista. | | | Do you have a cool application that can positively affect our global landscape in the areas of clean technology, healthcare, or education? If so, now's your chance to tell the world by entering the Ingenuity Point Contest. To enter the contest and see examples of ISVs who are making a difference, visit the Web site. |
Evaluation Center Updates
| Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, the next evolution of Live Communications Server, delivers streamlined communications for your users so they can find and communicate with the right person, right now, from the applications they use most -- like Microsoft Office Outlook messaging and collaboration client. And when you download the 180-day trial software, you're automatically registered to receive valuable resources delivered at strategic intervals throughout the software evaluation period. |
Scripting for IT Pros
| Check out sample scripts for working with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007. |
| In this edition of Sesame Script, the Scripting Guys give you tips and tricks designed to make it faster and easier for you to sell your house. Oh: and they also show you how to write scripts that can read from and write to the registry. | Hey, Scripting Guy!
Support and Troubleshooting How-to Articles Hotfixes Knowledge Base Articles See a selection of new Knowledge Base articles on the TechNet Web site. KB articles feature an Article Translations box in the right column. You can select a language from the drop-down list and read the article in the selected language. Also available via RSS 
Featured Downloads
| Windows Vista Hardware Assessment is a free downloadable tool designed to help customers and partners quickly determine the readiness of their existing PCs for Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office desktop deployments. Assess your PCs now with Windows Vista Hardware Assessment and create localized readiness reports in English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish. |
| Defending against giant spiders, skeletons, pirates, and ninjas is easy. Microsoft Forefront Client Security helps make defending against digital threats even easier. Download free trial software today. |
Upcoming Webcasts
| Thursday, August 23, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Distributed branch office configurations within many enterprise organizations are increasing in number and growing in complexity. In this webcast, we highlight the Microsoft System Center portfolio of IT management solutions and Windows Server 2008. We discuss various IT solutions and architectures that can help you deliver quality IT service management for branch environments. |
| Tuesday, August 28, 10:00 - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Join us for a Q&A on the new features in Windows Server 2008 that will help you manage and secure your remote infrastructure as well as WAN performance improvements included in the new TCP and SMB protocols. Ask our experts about Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption, improvements in Active Directory, Server Core, the Next Generation TCP stack and SMB 2.0. |
| Thursday, August 30, at 9:30 AM Pacific Time
To meet customer needs in protecting virtual servers, Microsoft is releasing System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 later this year. This webcast will cover how the product works and specifically what considerations should be made when protecting virtual machines with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007. |
| Thursday, September 6, at 9:30 AM Pacific Time
This webcast will describe how System Center products are used to manage the virtualized data center. We will cover the features and benefits of using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 and System Center Operations Manager 2007 with Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 environment. |
Security
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| This webcast will give you an overview of the new functionality, capabilities, and value delivered by the Microsoft System Center Server Management Suite Enterprise, and the associated licensing changes for Microsoft System Center products. We also discuss specifically what this means for you as an existing Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 customer. |
| This webcast will help you learn how Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, the next version of Microsoft Systems Management Server, delivers new capabilities and functionality. You will get an overview of these new features and licensing options. We also discuss what this means for you as an existing Systems Management Server license user. |
| Learn how you can work smarter. Tune in to webcasts this September and see how to track information with Microsoft Office Access 2007 database software and Microsoft Office Excel 2007 spreadsheet software. Also, learn to use the 2007 Microsoft Office system while you're on the go, with our series of podcasts. |
| In addition to the security bulletins, Bryan Von Axelson talks with Caleb Sima of SPI Dynamics about how secure code is the backbone of a secure environment. They also discuss ways we can verify that the code we are using, especially in our online applications, is secure. |
| Take advantage of these webcasts, virtual labs, and podcasts for an in-depth look into the key Microsoft infrastructure management offerings that can help your IT department meet availability and performance requirements for your business-critical applications. |
Virtual Labs
| Learn about the basics of deployment with this new hands-on-lab. After completing the lab, you will be better able to install software prerequisites and client prerequisites. |
| After completing this lab, you will be better able to install management, collection, and reporting roles; install the reporting database; install the distribution role; create and deploy a policy; and install Forefront Client Security clients. |
What's New Online in TechNet Plus Direct New E-Learning Courses Available Free to Subscribers
TechNet Plus subscribers receive access to selected Microsoft E-Learning courses for free. Microsoft E-Learning offers a variety of courses providing hands-on learning to help you build the skills you need. The following courses are currently available to TechNet Plus subscribers through August 31: | • | Course 5102: Supporting 2007 Microsoft Office System Applications in Windows Vista | | • | Course 5349: Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Vista | | • | Course 5367: Methods of Troubleshooting Windows Vista | If you're not a TechNet Plus Direct subscriber and want access to these free e-learning benefits -- as well as access to all the latest software, tools, and resources -- click here and get started today. And to stay up to date on TechNet Plus news, sign up for the TechNet Plus Blog RSS feed. 
Solution Accelerators
| Two new System Center Operations Manager 2007 packs allow you to monitor all the latest features of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007. These two new management packs brings service management for SharePoint products and technologies a little closer. New features include: tasks new to Internet Information Services, monitoring search (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0), Single Sign On server, and additional PERF Data (Office SharePoint Server 2007). Send an e-mail message to saccfb02@microsoft.com to try them out. |
Case Studies and White Papers
| To improve ease of use for its business customers, Corporate Modelling decided to develop its business process management solutions using Microsoft products. The company also joined the Microsoft Partner Program, which has provided not only guidance for long-term development but also strategic sales leads and connections with other vendors. Corporate Modelling expects to double its revenue every nine months. |
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