News
Anywhere Access: Enabling More Secure Business in a Public World http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753667
Today's business leaders are putting a premium on providing "anywhere access," where employees, partners, and customers can securely share and access critical business information from any device and any location, on or off the network. Read the Yankee Group report on the trend toward "anywhere access" and learn how solutions from Microsoft can help realize this vision through increases in agility, productivity, and end-to-end data protection.
New Study on Data Protection and Role Collaboration Within Organizations http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753668
This new study sponsored by Microsoft and conducted by the Ponemon Institute examines the perceptions of three different groups of information stakeholders on how privacy and data protection risks are being managed in their organizations. The study is based on survey results collected in September 2007 from a highly experienced group of information security, privacy/compliance, and marketing executives from the public and private sectors.
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, Volume 3 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753669
The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report provides an in-depth view of recent trends that Microsoft has seen in software vulnerability disclosures, in malicious software, and in potentially unwanted software like spyware, adware, and the like. In the newest version of the report, which focuses on the trends observed in the first half of 2007, a new section on software vulnerability exploits has been added. Download a key findings summary, access the full report, and participate in related webcasts today.
MSDN Magazine: The Annual Security Issue http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753670
A "can't miss" for developers, this year's issue starts out with Michael Howard's discussion of some practical best practices he has learned over the past five years in building secure software at Microsoft. Other topics include techniques for integrating security-related activities -- both automated and manual -- more deeply into the existing development life cycle, concrete examples of automated integration, and deep dives into the different conditions that can cause your applications to fail and how each of those conditions may additionally create security vulnerabilities.
Security Watch: Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption and the Complexities of Trust http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753671
Mobile workers are constantly toting all sorts of confidential information all over the place -- trains and planes, restaurants and hotels, home offices and branch offices. The cost to a company for replacing a laptop is minor compared to the cost of dealing with confidential data that's been compromised. This TechNet Magazine article explores this topic and proposes that this is the security that Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption aims to provide.
Try the New Forefront Server Security Management Console http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7844522
The new Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console is a Web-based console that centralizes configuration and operation, automates the download and distribution of signature and scan engine updates, and generates comprehensive reports. Trial software is now available in 11 languages.
Try the New Forefront Security for SharePoint with Service Pack 1 Now http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7844523
Help protect your Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 collaboration environments with Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint with SP1.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for Nov, 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-nov.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
Security Tip of the Month: Anywhere Access and Mobile Security http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753672
By Chip Vollers, Sr. Product Manager, Microsoft Mobile Communications IT managers are looking for flexible, end-to-end solutions for single-point access of line-of-business applications and company data on mobile devices. These solutions must be designed for efficient control of devices while offering reliable, low-cost, and consistent manageability that works well with an enterprise's existing infrastructure. The following are a few key areas that IT professionals should consider when deploying mobile solutions.
Highly Secure Access Anywhere http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753673
In the Windows Server 2008 operating system, Microsoft greatly enhanced the in-the-box feature set of Terminal Services. This article focuses on the network and security design aspects of an anywhere-access solution, rather than on providing details on managing the Terminal Service components. It describes the methods and best practices for creating an anywhere-access solution based on the technology included with Windows Server 2008.
System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Technical Paper http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753674
Learn more about this new comprehensive security and device management solution for Windows Mobile devices, which helps you more easily manage devices within the enterprise and delivers a mobile-optimized virtual private network (VPN) for security-enhanced access to the corporate network.
Authentication Options for Mobile Devices http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753675
This article describes the complexities of authenticating mobile devices in relation to designing secure applications. Topics include Windows authentication, Microsoft Passport Network authentication, forms authentication, and authentication on devices that do not accept cookies.
Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753676
The Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs shows you how to effectively use both the Encrypting File System and Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption across your organization. The Toolkit also provides you with software tools and scripts to help you centrally configure, deploy, and manage encryption settings on all your mobile PCs.
Enhancing the Security of a Device http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753677
These MSDN Library articles provide an overview of how to use the security services in Windows Embedded CE to create a device that is more secure.
Deploying Windows Mobile 6 Powered Devices with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753678
This guide provides best practices and procedures for implementing a mobile messaging system with Windows Mobile 6 powered devices and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Topics include Exchange Server 2007, creating a protected communications environment, configuring Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 or a third-party firewall, and mobile device management and configuration.
Step-by-Step Guide to Deploying Windows Mobile Powered Devices with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753679
This guide begins by covering the essential elements of a mobile messaging system and then moves on to guidelines and resources for the deployment of a mobile messaging system, including setting up Microsoft ActiveSync technology for mobile access, creating a protected communications environment, and procedures for setting up and managing mobile devices.
Windows Mobile SSL Certificates: Configuring Security-Enhanced Communication on Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or Exchange Server 2007 with Windows Mobile Powered Devices http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753680
This paper describes how trust is established on the Web through certificate authorities, how digital certificates help establish that trust, and how Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) relies on certificates to function.
Exchange Server 2007 Security Guide http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753681
Written for IT administrators who are responsible for securing Exchange Server 2007 deployments, this guide is designed to help IT administrators understand and manage the overall security environment where Exchange Server 2007 is installed.
Configure VPN Remote Access with ISA Server 2006 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753682
A virtual private network can provide improved connectivity and increased productivity -- and it doesn't need to be difficult to implement and manage. Find out how you can use ISA Server 2006 to address two common VPN scenarios.
Implementation Tips for the Sender ID Framework: Creating Your SPF Record http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753683
Follow this step-by-step guide to create your own Sender of Policy Framework (SPF) record, and receive other valuable tips for implementing the Sender ID Framework. This guide also describes the benefits of authenticated e-mail and of Sender ID implementation for both senders and recipients.
Windows Mobile Device Management and Security Solutions Guide http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753684
Because mobile devices share many of the same characteristics of desktop systems, there is growing interest in management solutions that can provide the same degree of assurance for asset management, inventory, and protection for mobile devices. Microsoft partners offer a wide range of solutions that provide device management and security functionality for Windows Mobile powered devices. This guide describes and categorizes these solutions.
Exchange 2007 Transport Permissions Model http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7753685
This topic provides detailed information about the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 transport permissions model as well as details about Transport Layer Security (TLS), domain security, and externally-secured authentication in Exchange 2007.
Downloads
Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 Feature Pack 1 Evaluation Edition
180-Day Evaluation
Microsoft® Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) 2007 Feature Pack 1 (FP1) brings together smart card, certificate management, and synchronization, metadirectory, and user provisioning into one solution that works across Windows and other enterprise systems.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ee7233d8-b3c9-4bf5-a232-7abc58c9940a&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft® Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 Standard Edition Service Pack 3
ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition Service Pack 3 (SP3) provides the latest updates for ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a05a074a-5033-4792-af8b-58b90d841436&DisplayLang=en
2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide
The 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide provides prescriptive Group Policy setting and security configuration recommendations to help strengthen the security of computers running the 2007 Microsoft Office release on computers that run Windows Vista or Windows XP in domain–based environments.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a12eca33-a20d-45e2-895c-5e021f3ae4c5&DisplayLang=en
SQL Server 2005 Powers Global Forensic Data Security Tool
Find out how SQL Server 2005 powers a 27 TB data management system called ICE 3.0 that gathers forensic data from more than 85 Microsoft corporate proxy servers into a single database.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a7dc6419-1dce-429e-bce0-007a62d5732a&DisplayLang=en
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Vulnerability Assessment Configuration Pack
This Configuration Pack helps track common software mis-configurations which might make client computers more vulnerable to attack.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fc6989e9-68a3-43b1-8019-72bc1b9c5ff3&DisplayLang=en
GPOAccelerator
The GPOAccelerator is a script that creates GPOs to deploy security settings for the 2007 Microsoft Office release, Windows Vista, and Windows XP in Active Directory environments.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a46f1dbe-760c-4807-a82f-4f02ae3c97b0&DisplayLang=en
Windows Live OneCare Family Safety
Help protect your family and computer
Manage the Web sites your children can see and the people your children interact with online.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d72654c5-765b-417f-b547-d1ba64bd6851&DisplayLang=en
Sender ID: "Implementation Tips for the Sender ID Framework—Creating Your SPF Record"
The print-ready brochure describes the benefits of authenticated e-mail and of Sender ID implementation to both senders and recipients.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b7ce1cac-d884-4216-82fe-379f875663ff&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Antigen for Exchange with Antigen Spam Manager with SP1 Trial Software
The Messaging Security Suite includes Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Antigen Spam Manager, and provides server-level protection against the latest e-mail threats.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=866b63bf-6207-4197-9c5d-511b7212e40c&DisplayLang=en
Executive Summary of the current Security Threats
Join MS executives as they discuss the latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR) and the recent trends Microsoft has seen: software vulnerabilities, malicious software (malware), spyware, and the like. Learn what that means for your business and what actions you should take to protect your business.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=36ec0c8b-32fd-4b59-8032-80895ad58bbb&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Antigen for SMTP Gateways with Antigen Spam Manager with SP1
The Messaging Security Suite includes Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Antigen Spam Manager, and provides server-level protection against the latest e-mail threats.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f5c547d4-d457-43fa-9174-c1ddf4476cf3&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console Log Purge
Forefront Server Security Management Console allows administrators to easily manage Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Forefront Security for SharePoint, and Microsoft Antigen.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e5e6d7dc-e0b0-4387-9c28-c49b1ffe34d7&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, February 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
EST 2007 08 August 14 v3 Enterprise Scan Tool (standalone)
Enterprise Update Scan Tool (standalone version) for detecting needed security updates for August 2007 as described in MS07-043, MS07-047, MS07-049, and MS-07-050.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b74700b7-4529-4978-9abe-a0c6e18ec089&DisplayLang=en
EST 2007 10 October 9 v2 Enterprise Scan Tool (standalone)
Enterprise Update Scan Tool (standalone version) for detecting needed security updates for October 2007 as described in MS07-056.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=744d6092-a928-45a2-b9aa-f5f8a628e083&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
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 Office Live Meeting Service Security Guide
This guide provides an overview of the security considerations that you should make when you use the Live Meeting service, the Live Meeting security measures available to you, and the procedures for scheduling and conducting secure meetings.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=085c12d7-4c35-4774-bde0-6c9fa1fb1554&DisplayLang=en
Windows Live OneCare Firewall Repair Tool
This support tool is intended for customers whose OneCare firewall reports that it cannot install a required upgrade or cannot turn on the firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7ee728a2-3c67-4a12-8d7e-954e86233206&DisplayLang=en
November 2007 Security Releases ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on November 13th, 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ca311d3e-f4fb-4f79-825b-d5a81bb44376&DisplayLang=en
SQL Server 2005 Powers Global Forensic Data Security Tool
Find out how SQL Server 2005 powers a 27 TB data management system called ICE 3.0 that gathers forensic data from more than 85 Microsoft corporate proxy servers into a single database.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a7dc6419-1dce-429e-bce0-007a62d5732a&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft IT Showcase: Information Security at Microsoft Overview
Discover the best practices and processes Microsoft IT uses to secure its network. Provides a brief overview of the many aspects of network security; including some of the technologies used to protect against viruses, unapproved access attempts and malicious attacks. Describes the threat analysis and business reasons why certain practices and procedures were put into action.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e959f26c-1f5c-4331-b1fb-6c720795704d&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
Register for the following Webcasts on the link above
TechNet Webcast: Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Technical Overview (Level 200)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 9:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft December Security Bulletins (Level 200)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: Prepare Yourself for Windows Server 2008 (Part 6 of 8): Network Access Protection Technical Overview (Level 300)
Friday, December 14, 2007 9:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: ISA 2006 Firewall and Proxy Services (Level 200)
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
On-Demand Security Webcasts
http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/ondemand.mspx
Windows Platform
News
Microsoft outlines pricing, packaging and licensing for Windows Server 2008, Including the new Microsoft Hyper-V Server product.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/nov07/11-12HyperVPR.mspx
Microsoft announces new virtualization offerings, Windows Server 2008 details, System Center product availability at TechEd IT Forum 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/nov07/11-12ITForumPR.mspx
Solution Accelerators
Take the guesswork out of your deployments. Use these tested and proven automation tools and guides to assess your network and confidently roll out new services employing architectures with baked-in security and manageability.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/default.aspx
The TechNet Team have launched Technet Edge, a new community site where IT professionals can go to get the inside scoop on the latest and greatest technologies.
http://edge.technet.com/Default.aspx
Introducing Microsoft Search Server 2008
http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/serverproducts/searchserver/default.aspx
A successful enterprise search solution gives users efficient access to unstructured data, structured information, and expertise. It helps keep sensitive information secure; is easy to set up, administer, and manage; leaves room for scalability; and allows you to customize and extend your search experience. Search doesn’t have to be complicated. You can deliver it to your organization quickly and easily with Microsoft Search Server 2008
A successful enterprise search solution gives users efficient access to unstructured data, structured information, and expertise. It helps keep sensitive information secure; is easy to set up, administer, and manage; leaves room for scalability; and allows you to customize and extend your search experience. Search doesn’t have to be complicated. You can deliver it to your organization quickly and easily with Microsoft Search Server 2008
Download the Express Edition Free: http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/serverproducts/searchserverexpress/download.aspx
Microsoft Unveils Windows HPC Server 2008
The first public beta of Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008, a server operating system and tools designed for the fast-growing high performance computing (HPC) market has been released.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/ccs/hpcplus.aspx
Documents
Infrastructure Planning and Design
The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3dad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c%26DisplayLang%3den
Planning a Virtual Machine Manager 2007 Deployment
This content provides an introduction to System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2007 and practical guidance for planning a VMM deployment.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=15&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d3e674bc0-bb85-47ae-b73d-f5bc515f1006%26DisplayLang%3den
Installing and Configuring Virtual Machine Manager 2007
This content provides information about installing and configuring Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), with all VMM components installed on a single computer or with each VMM component installed on separate computers. This content also provides step-by-step instructions for uninstalling VMM and reinstalling VMM with a database retained from a previous installation.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=23&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d8b09bc46-1a34-450b-86f3-a574602b6450%26DisplayLang%3den
Windows HPC Server 2008 Technical Overview
Read about benefits and features of Windows HPC Server 2008, the successor to Windows Computer Cluster Server 2003http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=25&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d7a4544f0-81f2-4778-8a59-35c43ba49875%26DisplayLang%3den
Windows Server 2008 Developer Story
An executable containing the Windows Server 2008 Developer Storyhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=31&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d056bb5f7-65ff-4c42-bdae-65754d96b021%26DisplayLang%3den
Line of Business Client Application Compatibility Testing at Microsoft
Provides an overview of the Microsoft IT Client Application Compatibility Testing Program.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=50&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3da24c396c-69ec-45ca-aed6-d5ec038dfd76%26DisplayLang%3den
Downloads
System Center Trial Software
Evaluate the capabilities of the Microsoft System Center family of products with these downloadable trial and Beta software versions:
http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/evaluation/trial/default.mspx
Microsoft Deployment
Microsoft Deployment is the next version of Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007. It is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment. Microsoft Deployment provides detailed guidance and job aids for every organizational role involved with large-scale deployment projects.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d3bd8561f-77ac-4400-a0c1-fe871c461a89%26DisplayLang%3den
Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP
Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP introduces several significant features to Windows PowerShell 1.0 that extends its use, improves its usability, and allows you to control and manage the Windows environment more easily and comprehensively.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d60deac2b-975b-41e6-9fa0-c2fd6aa6bc89%26DisplayLang%3den
FastCGI Extension
The FastCGI Extension for Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 enables popular application frameworks (such as PHP) to be hosted on the IIS web server in a high-performance and reliable way.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d2d481579-9a7c-4632-b6e6-dee9097f9dc5%26DisplayLang%3den
Using Visual Studio Team System 2005 to Measure Software Code Stability at Microsoft
MS IT partnered with Microsoft Research to create a Visual Studio Team System 2005 extension that counts lines of code and predicts system defectshttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=13&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d5af387c5-55c7-4bb1-97cd-e3f742de99da%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 Feature Pack 1 Evaluation Edition
Microsoft® Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) 2007 Feature Pack 1 (FP1) brings together smart card, certificate management, and synchronization, metadirectory, and user provisioning into one solution that works across Windows and other enterprise systems.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=18&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3dee7233d8-b3c9-4bf5-a232-7abc58c9940a%26DisplayLang%3den
UI Automation Specification
This download contains the Community Promise Specification for UI Automation.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=21&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3da1fe1066-bf4f-44fc-834b-676b311e83a2%26DisplayLang%3den
Events/WebCasts
Client Monitoring with System Center Operations Manager 2007 (Level 300)
In this session, we begin with a look at some customer challenges and explain our vision for client monitoring. Next, we discuss features like Agentless Exception Monitoring, Aggregated Client Monitoring, and Critical Client Monitoring. We wrap up this session with a look at the management packs we are delivering specifically for client monitoring.http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7844525 Get Ready for Microsoft Virtualization Technologies with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator
Start your planning cycle right with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator. This automation tool provides a quick way to assess the right technologies for your virtualization and server consolidation needs through a network inventory of servers, workloads, applications, and clients and the generation of assessment reports and proposals.http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7844526
MCP Live Meeting: Transition to Windows Server 2008 Certifications (Session 1)
Wednesday, December 05, 2007 7:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7761997 MCP Live Meeting: Transition to Windows Server 2008 Certifications (Session 2)
Wednesday, December 05, 2007 5:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7761998
Momentum Webcast: Windows Server 2008: Built for the Web and Virtualization (Level 100)
Monday, December 10, 2007 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7761999
TechNet Webcast: Managing Windows Server 2008 with Server Manager (Level 200)
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7762000
IT Manager Webcast: How Microsoft does IT: Creating a Single-Sign On Payroll Experience using Active Directory Federation Services (Level 100)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7762001
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
The preview function in Windows Movie Maker does not work on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943592
How the Windows Firewall exception settings in the Group Policy administrative template work together with the Windows Firewall Control Panel program in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942965
Changes are not saved to an XPS document on a Windows Vista-based computer when you print to the XPS Document Writer, and you use the same file name as an open XPS document
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943481
How to configure PEAPv0 to reduce potential risks against "man-in-the-middle" and password-based attacks when you use authentication servers in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941123
Error message when you try to download updates from Windows Update on a computer that is running Windows Vista: "Error 0x80070003 The system cannot find the path specified"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942967
An item that you copy to a Windows Vista desktop does not appear on the desktop even though it appears in the Desktop folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943805
Installation of Windows Vista language pack from Windows Update fails
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942903
An exclamation mark (!) may appear next to a USB device in Device Manager after you resume a Windows Vista-based portable computer from standby (S3)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942732
The "Turn off display" option does not work correctly on a Tablet PC that is running Windows Vista if you set a programmable button that is associated with the "Press and hold" list
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943397
Stop error when you try to download updates from Windows Update on a computer that is running Windows Vista: "0x80070246"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942968
You are prompted to provide your administrative credentials when you try to open a Systems Management Server (SMS)-based item in Control Panel on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942493
The date displays incorrectly in the Windows Calendar Sidebar gadget on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943544
Event ID 1801 may be logged in the System log on a computer that is running Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942972
An application does not function correctly if you click Cancel during a scan operation when you use the Windows Image Acquisition scanner in an application on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943300
Security rules for Windows Firewall and for IPsec-based connections in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942957
The audio from a USB speaker is distorted after you connect an additional USB device to a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943599
The "netsh advfirewall consec" command does not preserve the order of the authentication methods that are specified in a connection security rule on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942963
How to add a computer or a device to a wireless network by using the Add a PC Wizard in Windows Live OneCare
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943764
After you install Windows Live OneCare, you cannot connect to the Internet
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943767
A program or service that requires network or internet connectivity does not work as expected after you install Windows Live OneCare
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943768
You may be unable to connect to the Internet from other computers after you use Windows Live OneCare to help secure a wireless network
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943762
How to use Windows Live OneCare to help make a wireless network more secure
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943763
You cannot print to a shared printer after you install Windows Live OneCare
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943765
How to delete a Windows Live OneCare Backup file
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943904
Release Notes for Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936929
Batch files for which you create a hash rules do not work on a Windows XP-based client computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943854
When you use HSM software to manage files on a network, you cannot open a network-shared file that was created on a Windows XP-based computer when you work offline
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936071
Error message after you try to access a mapped network drive when you work offline on a Windows XP-based computer: "Drive_Letter:\ is not accessible"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937357
How to use the LPMTool.exe tool for Windows XP Home Edition for Prepaid Computers and for Windows XP Home Edition for Subscription Computers
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943311
A hotfix that addresses changes to daylight saving time in 2007 is available for Windows Services for UNIX and for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942878
An update that addresses the change to daylight saving time in 2007 is available for Windows Server 2003 R2-based computers and for Windows Vista-based computers that are running Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942894
Error message when you back up files to a storage device by using the Backup and Restore Center on a Windows Vista-based computer that has the Turkish Language Pack installed: "Backup could not complete successfully"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944268
Windows Live Photo Gallery does not recognize a redirected folder and continues to use the original Pictures folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944277
You receive an error message when you try to activate Windows Vista on a computer that was obtained from an OEM
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942962
You cannot download an album from Windows Live Spaces immediately after you install Windows Live Photo Gallery
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944278
You do not have access to folders or to files after you upgrade the computer to Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942970
The TV screen appears as solid green or as blocky pixels when you use Windows Media Center to watch HDTV content on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943195
On a Windows Vista-based computer, the BeforeNavigate2 event is not triggered as expected when you move to a non-standard link
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943112
Windows Media Center stops responding when you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from hibernation
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938929
On a Windows Vista-based computer, you are prompted to enter your user credentials when you use Internet Explorer to access files on a WebDAV site
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941890
On a Windows Vista-based client computer, you cannot obtain an IP address or options from the DHCP server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942971
FIX: Internet Explorer crashes if it tries to display malformed HTML content on a Windows CE .NET 4.2-based device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942554
FIX: Internet Explorer may crash when you point to a box on a Web page on a Windows CE .NET 4.2-based device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943651
You cannot back up encrypted files by using Windows Live OneCare
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943901
How to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista when Windows Live OneCare 2.0 installed the computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943902
How to use Windows Live OneCare to stop programs from starting automatically when you start a computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943905
On a Windows XP-based computer or on a Windows Server 2003-based computer, new settings for the Windows Error Reporting tool do not appear on the user interface
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943308
A computer that is running Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 unexpectedly enters standby or hibernation when you operate a digitizer device or a touchscreen device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943856
Winsock error message when you use a program that tries to bind to TCP network ports on a Windows-based computer: "WSAEADDRINUSE (10048)"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943710
You hear a beep sound when you change the selection in a classic style ListView when the "Select" option for the system sound is set to "None" in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944150
The connection fails on a Windows Vista-based computer when you try to communicate with another computer through an IPsec tunnel-mode connection
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944335
The file transfer from the attached devices to the system internal hard disk cannot be completed on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944020
The volume label of the storage media is not updated and the AutoPlay dialog box is not displayed after you insert the storage media into a removable drive on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943632
You cannot cancel changes that you make on the Camera Control tab or on the Video Proc Amp tab of the Properties dialog box of a webcam that is connected to a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943634
Audio may be much louder when you play an alternative audio source than when you play a DVD movie in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944732
You do not hear any sound in Windows Media Player 11 when you connect speakers or headphones to an audio jack
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944490
FIX: The Web administration page in Windows Media Services 9 Series cannot open the Web Help file
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940667
After you connect a Windows XP-based computer to the Routing and Remote Access Services server through a virtual private network (VPN) connection, the computer cannot establish more than 32 static routes
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943378
After you migrate a global group to another domain, the name of the original global group is not displayed correctly when you use a Windows XP-based client computer to add that group to a group DACL
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887601
PS/2 devices may not function when a Windows Vista-based computer that uses the hybrid sleep feature resumes power after a power loss
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944528
When a Windows Vista-based computer is awakened from sleep by a magic packet, and the WakeOnLAN feature is enabled, the computer's desktop is displayed unexpectedly
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944529
A Windows Vista-based computer that has an XPS printer driver installed may not print certain colors in a PowerPoint slide presentation
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944798
You cannot access a CD or DVD disc on a shared optical drive after you replace one disc with another on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944961
Messages may not be displayed correctly in the notification area on a computer that is running the Hebrew or Arabic version of Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943826
When you try to send a fax by using Windows Fax and Scan in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows Vista, the Chinese characters on the cover page may appear as squares
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944155
You cannot use Verizon FiOS products at their full speed on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=939006
FIX: Windows Vista appears to stop responding during the device initialization phase when you start Windows for the first time
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=939210
Detection and deployment guidance for the November 13, 2007 security release
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945009
An update package for the Japanese postal code dictionary in Japanese Input Method Editor is now available for Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944023
Error message on a Windows Vista-based computer when you try to burn a file to a writable DVD: "There was an error burning this disc. The disc might no longer be usable"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944500
Windows Vista does not recognize an external USB optical disc drive when you reconnect the USB optical disc drive to the computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944292
An IEEE 1394 device cannot unload from Device Manager on a Windows Vista-based computer when you unplug the IEEE 1394 device from an IEEE 1394 standard-based external hub
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944151
You cannot use the Connection Manager tool to update the phone book on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=939214
FIX: The WSAStringToAddress function returns a correct value when you pass an invalid address string to the function on a Windows CE .NET 4.2-based device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943515
FIX: You cannot set the height of the License Acquisition dialog box as large as you want to in Windows Media Player 11
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942264
Windows Media Player cannot load the content from certain URLs after you enable the "Use proxy settings of the Web browser" option
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944110
Error message when you connect a Windows XP-based computer that has security update 835732 installed to a computer that is running Internet Information Services (IIS): "403.13 Client Certificate Revoked"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842735
A Windows XP-based computer stops responding when you try to shut down the computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884882
You may be unable to print a job after you install the .NET Framework 3.0 or the XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack on a Windows XP SP2-based computer or on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944203
Error message when WMI queries against the CIM_DataFile class after you log on to a Windows XP SP2-based computer by using a non-administrative user account: "SWbemServicesEx: Access denied"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943828
Internet
News
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:
Account lockout not working using UPN format to logon with forms-based authentication in ISA Server 2006
http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2007/11/28/account-lockout-not-working-using-upn-format-to-logon-with-forms-bases-authentication-in-isa-server-2006.aspx
Microsoft Internet information Server
RTM of FastCGI for IIS6
The IIS team is happy to announce that the RTM version of the FastCGI for IIS is now available for download at http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1521 . FastCGI support on IIS6, which is a free download, opens up the Windows Server 2003 platform for hosting PHP and other...
Posted to Weblog by mailant on 11-12-2007, 6:42 PM
http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1521
Official Release of FastCGI Extension for IIS6
Today at TechEd IT Forum in Barcelona , Bob Kelly announced the official release of the FastCGI Extension for IIS 6.0 . This means customers now have reliable, high-performance hosting for PHP and other CGI-based applications on production Windows servers with full support from Microsoft. The FastCGI...
Posted to Weblog by drobbins on 11-12-2007, 2:17 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/drobbins/archive/2007/11/12/official-release-of-fastcgi-extension-for-iis6.aspx
IIS7 in the Community...11/7/2007
The IIS7 community is growing! There have been a number of really cool things going on in the community around IIS7. Here are some of my favorites: New Web Control Panels for IIS7! I was very excited to see two new control panels for IIS7 hit the market this past month. ...
Posted to Weblog by bills on 11-07-2007, 5:32 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2007/11/07/iis7-in-the-community-11-7-2007.aspx
Get The Latest Information at: http://www.iis.net
BizTalk Server
Voith Turbo
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001058
Queensland Department of Child Safety
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001013
Queensland Department of Child Safety
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001012
AROPE Insurance
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000971
City of Camden, New Jersey
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000941
Microsoft Internet Information Server
Sharepoint Technologies
Microsoft enterprise search products
To drive the features and technical requirements that match the needs of your organization, identify your key end-user scenarios. Know that relevancy is key, but the user experience is also important, because an unfamiliar, complex, or inconvenient user interface will be a barrier to adoption.
Give users efficient access to unstructured data, structured information, and expertise. A successful enterprise search solution helps to keep sensitive information secure, is easy to set up, administer, and manage, leaves room for scalability, and allows you to customize and extend your search experience.
http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/products.aspx
AKS Kit Released
The Accessibility Kit for SharePoint® (AKS) solution will help get you started on the road to Web accessibility with an accessible platform and framework from which to launch your portal or intranet site.
Microsoft in collaboration with HiSoftware developed and supports the Accessibility Kit for SharePoint® (AKS) along with a partner and customer community.
http://aks.hisoftware.com/index.html
Downloads
Sharepoint Technologies
SharePoint 2007 Solution Upload Manager
You can upload Sharepoint solutions from the central administration site, no stsadm command is necessary. As you know out-of-box UI does not allow admin’s to install a solution
http://www.codeplex.com/solutionUploader
Also See the links in the News section for download links to Search Server and the Accessibility Kit
BizTalk Server
ESB Guidance
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3de3957253-24ce-45aa-ac32-60abffe15bac%26DisplayLang%3den
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Evaluation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d54ea1e0c-937a-45db-b51e-d0c602543ec8%26DisplayLang%3den
BizTalk Server 2006 Installation and Upgrade Guides
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3db273269c-97e0-411d-8849-5a8070698e4a%26DisplayLang%3den
BTS ext for WF SDK
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3db701c00f-cdc1-4edb-a975-b9412263ec6e%26DisplayLang%3den
Getting Started with HL7 v3 and BizTalk Server 2006
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3dce84af68-35fc-4ded-b9f8-91feff05d8d0%26DisplayLang%3den
BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2007 Message Pack
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d1c49149f-4b1a-4a2f-aab4-dcc0c09f90d3%26DisplayLang%3den
Fix for HIPAA Documents in EDI/AS2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3ded9c18f8-9842-4cbb-bd34-1fcd7d196900%26DisplayLang%3den
Events/WebCasts
SharePoint Technologies
Microsoft Webcasts - Designing collaboration solutions with InfoPath2007
Explore the new proposal for electronic form construction and publishing to improve collection of business information. Build a collaboration network between work teams thanks to InfoPath 2007 and the new SharePoint technologies in 2007 Microsoft Office system.
Time 10:00 am – 11:30 am (Trinidad & Tobago) 9:00 am - 10:30 am (Jamaica) .11/30/2007 9:00 AM Bogota- 11/30/2007 10:30 AM Duration:90 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032360506&culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Overview (Level 200)
In November 2007 , Microsoft introduced Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007, setting a new standard in Windows data protection and delivering continuous data protection for Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange Server, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, and Windows file services using seamlessly integrated disk and tape. Join this webcast to be among the first to see the new features in System Center Data Protection Manager 2007, including protection of virtual servers, Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, and Windows desktops, along with disaster recovery capabilities.
12/5/2007 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 12/5/2007 11:00 AM Duration:90 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032355427&culture=en-US
ASP.NET and Silverlight
Silverlight 1.0 is released and promises a world of opportunity for providing rich user experience in web applications. This session explores on how you can integrate Silverlight into your ASP.NET Applications and also talks about how the upcoming version of ASP.NET has built in Silverlight controls that integrate well to provide great user experience.
12/4/2007 2:00 PM India- 12/4/2007 3:30 PM Duration:90 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032360235&culture=en-US
Momentum Webcast: Search, Share, Collaborate with SharePoint Server 2007 and Improve Your Business Productivity. (Level 100)
Find out how you can empower your people and partner organizations to work together more effectively at a special invitation-only event designed for small groups of business executives and technology decision makers and professionals. Join this webcast to: Learn from a leading Forrester Research analyst how businesses are using company-wide collaboration and search technologies to connect users, teams, and data in a more efficient and productive manner. Discover from Microsoft experts how Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 can help your organization: Derive increased business value from existing information assets by efficiently and securely finding, sharing, and managing information across boundaries. Get the right information to the right people with a familiar search interface for finding people, information, and business data based on user security permissions. Make better-informed decisions through simplified, enterprise-wide access to one consistent version of information and by streamlining shared business processes across people and business data. Provide IT professionals with a single, integrated, extensible platform for managing intranet, extranet, and Internet applications across the organization.
12/4/2007 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 12/4/2007 12:00 PM Duration:60 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032358557&culture=en-US
Small Business Webcast: Run Your Business from Anywhere Using Small Business Server 2003 R2 and Window Mobile Solutions (Level 100)
If you run a small business, you do not stop working just because you leave the office. Join this webcast to learn how Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 can help you stay productive, regardless of where your business takes you. Find out how you can access the documents, internal sites (Windows SharePoint Services), and business applications you need—when you want—from just about anywhere. Save time and make sharing easier with a central, secure location for all your data. Stay connected to your company and your customers with easy access to your e-mail (Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access), schedules, and contacts.
12/5/2007 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 12/5/2007 11:45 AM Duration:45 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032352012&culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: SAP Enterprise Portal and SharePoint Server Interoperability (Level 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 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 1/22/2008 1:00 PM Duration:90 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032360821&culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: Excel Services Technical Overview (Level 200)
In this webcast, we look at the new Excel Services, which is part of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We show how Excel Services extends the capabilities of Microsoft Office Excel 2007 by allowing broad sharing of spreadsheets, in addition to improved manageability and security. Attend this session to learn how Excel Services enables you to reuse spreadsheet models through a scalable server-based calculation service and an interactive Web-based user interface. We illustrate how Excel Services provides a Web-based user interface for browser-based access and a Web services API for programmatic access, both of which have robust options for controlling what data is available to users and applications. Excel Services also takes advantage of the other capabilities of SharePoint Server 2007, including enterprise content management features like check-in/check-out, auditing, and versioning capabilities.
12/14/2007 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 12/14/2007 2:30 PM Duration:90 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032318455&culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: An In-Depth Look at SharePoint Server 2007 Search Technology (Level 200)
In this session, we review the new search features available in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We look at the challenges IT professionals face when trying to support disparate information repositories, and we explain how SharePoint Server 2007 can help you address these issues. We also explore the other new features and the enhanced architecture of SharePoint Server 2007, including a look at some specific usage scenarios.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359951&culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: Prepare Yourself for Windows Server 2008 (Part 8 of 8): Rights Management Services (Level 400)
In this last session of our series, we show some of the elements of Windows Server 2008 that enable the complete protection of documents and messages. Information Rights Management (IRM) is a growing concern for all sorts of organizations, and we outline common IRM needs and scenarios in this webcast. We first look at the new features of Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS), and we explore the previous version of Microsoft Rights Management Services (RMS), in addition to the two service packs issued for it. We explain how to employ RMS with RMS-enabled applications, such as Microsoft Office Word documents, Microsoft Office Outlook e-mail messages, and a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server library. Finally, we describe how to extend the reach of IRM to users outside of your own Active Directory forest.
12/19/2007 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 12/19/2007 9:30 AM Duration:90 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359953&culture=en-US
Trade Compliance: Trading for Profit or Trading to Comply?
Want to learn more about how you can trade for profit without risking non-compliance? Register for a free webinar sponsored by Microsoft Corporation. Hear how Microsoft tools and its ecosystem of solution providers can help you meet regulatory compliance requirements. During this session, two of our partners, 17-a-4 and Asset Control (formerly TAP) will discuss how they have used the Microsoft tools to create exceptional software building blocks for trade compliance.
12/13/2007 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)- 12/13/2007 1:00 PM Duration:60 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032355758&culture=en-US
IT Manager Webcast: Enabling Innovation Process Management Using the Microsoft EPM Solution and SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 100)
In today's fast-paced global economy, innovation is the key to the next big breakthrough in products, services, and processes. However, businesses are often challenged with facilitating innovation because of cultural, strategic, or logistical pitfal .
12/18/2007 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 12/18/2007 12:00 PM Duration:60 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359615&culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: Driving Business Performance with Microsoft Business Intelligence (Level 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 ...
1/14/2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 1/14/2008 11:00 AM Duration:90 Minutes
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032357210&culture=en-US
New KB’s
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server
An update enables multicast operations for ISA Server integrated NLB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938550
When you publish a back-end ISA Server 2006 computer on a front-end ISA Server 2006 computer that faces the Internet, you cannot enable forms-based authentication on both computers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943214
You cannot filter the RPC traffic based on universally unique identifiers (UUID) by using an access rule in ISA Server 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943212
In ISA Server 2006, you cannot set a session time-out for private computers in a Web listener that has the RSA SecurID authentication method configured
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941162
Description of the ISA Server 2006 hotfix package: October 7, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943215
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/kb/944762
BizTalk Server
943382 FIX: An XML declaration is not added to an outgoing message when you use the BizTalk Framework Assembler pipeline component in BizTalk Server 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;943382
943355 Event ID 0 is logged in the Application log when you use Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for Oracle Database on a 64-bit server
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;943355
943165 FIX: A CPU usage spike occurs on all the BizTalk hosts after you install security bulletin MS07-040 on a server that is running Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;943165
943052 FIX: Event 2020 occurs when you process EDI documents on a computer that is running BizTalk Server 2004
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;943052
942612 FIX: You may experience problems when you use a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) adapter in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;942612
941261 FIX: Event ID 5720 is logged when you specify the BTAHL72XPipeline pipeline in a send port in BizTalk Server 2006 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;941261
939080 FIX: Error message when you use Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 to receive HIPAA messages
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;939080
933647 FIX: The tables in the BizTalkMsgBoxDb database may unexpectedly become larger after you install hotfix 927456 for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;933647
921258 FIX: You experience inconsistent behavior when you submit a zero byte file to an FTP send adapter in BizTalk Server 2004
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;921258
893369 FIX: HL7 Interrogative transactions may take 10 or more seconds to complete when MLLP synchronizes communications end-to-end in BizTalk Server 2004
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;893369
842301 BizTalk Server 2006 and BizTalk Server 2004 supportability on a virtual machine
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;842301
SharePoint Technologies
Windows Sharepoint Services Version 3
You receive an HTTP 404 error message when you browse the SharePoint site collections after a hotfix package or a public update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is applied
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944154
The 2007 Office documents are not found when you try to search for the documents in the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site collection
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944433
How to troubleshoot common errors that occur when you run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard on a computer that is running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or SharePoint Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944267
Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server 2003
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 cannot index a 2007 Office document or file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944445
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007
Error message when you try to configure the SSO service on a computer that is running SharePoint Server 2007: "Failed to connect to the database server"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944104
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Try SQL Server 2008 Today – Your Data, Any Place, Any Time
SQL Server 2008, the next release of Microsoft SQL Server, will provide a comprehensive data platform that is more secure, reliable, 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. Download the latest SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Preview (CTP) and try out the latest features of SQL Server 2008 for 180 days! The SQL Server development team uses your feedback to help refine and enhance product features. Download the newest CTP today and share your feedback.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/prodinfo/newfeatures.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/prodinfo/download.mspx
Try Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 provides an industry-leading developer experience for Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and the Web. In addition, it continues in the Microsoft tradition of development language innovation. To enable evaluation of Visual Studio 2008, this page provides links to trial versions of Visual Studio 2008.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/products/aa700831.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=83C3A1EC-ED72-4A79-8961-25635DB0192B&displaylang=en
Documents
Reporting Services in SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services provides a complete server-based platform that is designed to support a wide variety of reporting needs including managed enterprise reporting, ad-hoc reporting, embedded reporting, and web based reporting to enable organizations to deliver relevant information where needed across the entire enterprise. Reporting Services 2008 provides the tools and features necessary to author a variety of richly formatted reports from a wide range of data sources and provides a comprehensive set of familiar tools used to manage and secure an enterprise reporting solution. Reports are processed and delivered quickly and effectively, enabling users to either receive reports automatically through subscriptions, to access reports from a central report repository on an ad-hoc basis, or to consume reports in context of their business processes through reports directly embedded into their business or web applications.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_ssrs.mspx
What's New for XML in SQL Server 2008
Microsoft introduced XML-related capabilities in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with the FOR XML and OPENXML Transact-SQL keywords, which enabled developers to write Transact-SQL code to retrieve a query result as a stream of XML, and to shred an XML document into a rowset. SQL Server 2005 extended these XML capabilities significantly with the introduction of a native xml data type that supports XSD schema validation, XQuery-based operations, and XML indexing. SQL Server 2008 builds on the XML capabilities of previous releases and provides enhancements to meet the challenges that customers have faced when storing and manipulating XML data in the database.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_xml.mspx
Managing Unstructured Data with SQL Server 2008
The proliferation of digital content has significant implications for the way in which organizations store and access business data. Increasingly, databases that are at the core of business applications must be integrated with unstructured data in the form of documents, images, video content, and other multimedia formats. Organizations increasingly need to be able to store and manage digital data of all formats in order to manage the information lifecycle, meet compliance requirements, and implement content management solutions. Microsoft SQL Server™ 2008 provides a flexible solution for storing unstructured data and combining it with relational data to build comprehensive solutions that encompass the full range of data across an organization.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_unstructured.mspx
Delivering Location Intelligence with Spatial Data
The growing ability of businesses and consumers to quickly absorb large volumes of data, together with the increased availability of digital maps and spatially-enabled applications has created an unprecedented opportunity to incorporate geographic factors into decision making processes and analysis. The new spatial support in Microsoft SQL Server™ 2008 can help you to make better decisions through visual analysis of location data that can be stored and manipulated in a SQL Server database.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/spatialdata.mspx
SQL Server 2008 Security Overview for Database Administrators
SQL Server 2008 is secure by design, default, and deployment. Microsoft is committed to communicating information about threats, countermeasures, and security enhancements as necessary to keep your data as secure as possible. This paper covers some of the most important security features in SQL Server 2008. It tells you how, as an administrator, you can install SQL Server securely and keep it that way even as applications and users make use of the data stored within.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/SQL2008_Sec_Overview.mspx
Server Consolidation with SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 supports multiple options for server consolidation, which provides organizations with the flexibility to choose the consolidation approach that best meets their requirements to centralize data services management and reduce hardware and maintenance costs. By providing centralized management, auditing, and monitoring capabilities, SQL Server 2008 makes it easy to manage multiple databases and data services, which significantly reduces administrative overheads in large enterprises. Finally, SQL Server 2008 provides the reassurance of industry-leading performance and scalability, and unprecedented control over server resource to maximize the performance of consolidated data services.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_srv_consol.mspx
SQL Server 2005 Powers Global Forensic Data Security Tool
The Information Security team at Microsoft uses an internal tool called Information Security Consolidated Event Management (ICE 3.0) to gather forensic data from more than 85 proxy servers around the world. Powered by SQL Server 2005, the 27 TB data management system collects different types of global evidence, such as inbound and outbound e-mail traffic, Login events, and Web browsing, into a single database. ICE 3.0 provides rapid security analysis and queries, robust proxy performance analysis, and extensive troubleshooting functionality. Table level partitions allow event processing and database loading, without affecting the ongoing query activities and analysis work of security forensics engineers. Storage Area Networking (SANs) manage enterprise storage for ICE 3.0, and the service maintains an uptime of 99.9%. A controller application dynamically launches multiple instances of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), which seamlessly respond to changes in the volume of incoming evidence. The tool was redesigned in 2006 using SQL Server 2005. The SQL upgrade enhanced the data feed process, query response time, expanded the data retention period, and reduced manual data loading and data validations.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a7dc6419-1dce-429e-bce0-007a62d5732a&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Synchronization Services for ADO.NET Books Online
Synchronization Services lets you synchronize data from disparate sources over two-tier, N-tier, and service-based architectures. Instead of only 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 portable computers and devices, that do not have a consistent or reliable network connection to a central server. It is important 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 is modeled after the ADO.NET data access APIs and 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 depend on a consistent network connection.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=02989f70-49aa-43d7-81b8-a651120f8d65&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 Books Online and Samples
SQL Server Compact 3.5 Books Online provides in-depth information about the features of the product. In addition to the Books Online, the sample applications helps to ramp up quickly on SQL Server Compact technology and an easy way to build applications rapidly. For information about Microsoft Synchronization Services for ADO.Net v1.0 download the Books Online
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1ff0529a-eb1f-4044-b4b7-40b00710f7b7&DisplayLang=en
Scale-Out Querying with Analysis Services Using SAN Snapshots
This SQL Server Best Practices white paper describes the use of virtual copy SAN snapshots in a load-balanced scalable querying environment for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services to increase the number of concurrent queries to Analysis Services servers with a rapid response time per query. Load-balanced querying distributes the load of all queries among the available servers. The use of the virtual copy SAN snapshots eliminates the need to copy data between an Analysis Services processing server and one or more dedicated Analysis Services query servers. This paper supplements the Scale-Out Querying with Analysis Services white paper.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7AC8E03D-BF1F-4733-93E0-BC0F6E567608&displaylang=en
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Microsoft Synchronization Services for ADO.NET v2.0 CTP1
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/details.aspx?FamilyID=147c41a9-69f0-496e-b095-dbc5cffd6285&DisplayLang=en
Visual Studio 2005 Support for SQL Server 2008, Community Technology Preview
This CTP resolves a problem that when you try to open a database connection to SQL Server 2008 by using Visual Studio 2005 design tools, you may receive the following error message: “This server version is not supported. Only servers up to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 are supported.” This CTP addresses this issue, and enables the following Visual Studio functionality for SQL Server 2008 CTP5 :
Server Explorer successfully connects to SQL Server 2008, and database objects such as stored procedures and table data can be viewed and edited. Note that table schemas still cannot be viewed or edited in this release.
SQL CLR projects that target SQL Server 2008 CTP5 can be created and deployed to the server.
T-SQL and SQL CLR debugging are now enabled for SQL Server 2008 CTP5.
Data binding features in Client and Web Projects are enabled.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e1109aef-1aa2-408d-aa0f-9df094f993bf&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 MSIT Comprehensive Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007
The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 MSIT Comprehensive Configuration Pack is designed to be used for managing the configuration of SQL 2005 servers. This configuration pack defines recommended configurations based on an extensive number of settings affecting the configuration of SQL 2005 servers in the Microsoft IT environment. A partial list of the included configuration items and settings can be obtained by downloading the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 MSIT Basic Configuration Pack and/or the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 MSIT Intermediate Configuration Pack. It is recommended that users begin by evaluating their configuration against the Basic configuration pack, and then progress to the Intermediate and Comprehensive configuration packs as desired configurations are verified.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=daca4a14-abcf-4a25-81bd-196282bbdde0&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 MSIT Intermediate Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007
The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 MSIT Intermediate Configuration Pack is designed to be used for managing the configuration of SQL 2005 servers. This configuration pack defines recommended configurations based on a substantial number of settings affecting the configuration of SQL 2005 servers in the Microsoft IT environment. A partial list of the included configuration items and settings can be obtained by downloading the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 MSIT Basic Configuration Pack; more extensive configuration items and settings can be obtained by downloading the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 MSIT Comprehensive Configuration Pack. It is recommended that users begin by evaluating their configuration against the Basic configuration pack, and ten progress to the Intermediate and Comprehensive configuration packs as desired configurations are verified.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=daca4a14-abcf-4a25-81bd-196282bbdde0&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 MSIT Basic Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007
The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 MSIT Basic Configuration Pack is designed to be used for managing the configuration of SQL 2005 servers. This configuration pack defines recommended configurations based on a limited number of settings affecting the configuration of SQL 2005 servers in the Microsoft IT environment. More extensive configuration items and settings can be obtained by downloading the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 MSIT Intermediate and Comprehensive Configuration Packs. It is recommended that users begin by evaluating their configuration against the Basic configuration pack, and then progress to the Intermediate and Comprehensive configuration packs as desired configurations are verified. Once imported into SCCM 2007, this configuration pack and its included configuration items can be targeted to collections of systems which are then audited for compliance with the recommended configurations. When settings are detected to be out of compliance, events will be generated and sent to the Configuration Manager server where the data is available for reporting.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3718598e-ba03-4984-b7c6-be78377ab024&DisplayLang=en
SQL Server 2008 Books Online Community Technology Preview (November 2007)
SQL Server 2008, the next release of Microsoft SQL Server, provides a comprehensive data platform. Books Online is the primary documentation for SQL Server 2008. Download a pre-release preview of Books Online for SQL Server 2008. If you were looking for the latest released version of Books Online, visit the SQL Server 2005 Books Online page on the Microsoft Download Center. Note: This pre-release version of the SQL Server 2008 Books Online may contain topics that are empty, incomplete, or not up to date. Topics for new features may be missing and not all new or updated content has been reviewed for technical accuracy.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=19db0b42-a5b2-456f-9c5c-f295cdd58d7a&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was developed in conjunction with Brabeion Software, and contains suggested system configurations that map best practices and standards to the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This configuration pack defines recommended configurations based on a number of settings-based configuration items, and assesses your system against the desired configuration. Once imported into SCCM 2007, this configuration pack and its included configuration items can be targeted to collections of systems which are then audited for compliance with the recommended configurations. When settings are detected to be out of compliance, events will be generated and sent to the Configuration Manager server where the data is available for reporting.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=312505ac-f51c-4642-9a36-78e6974bc5ee&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for European Union Data Protection Directive (EUDPD)
The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for European Union Data Protection Directive was developed in conjunction with Brabeion Software, and contains suggested system configurations that map best practices and standards to the requirements of the European Union Data Protection Directive. This configuration pack defines recommended configurations based on a number of settings-based configuration items, and assesses your system against the desired configuration. Once imported into SCCM 2007, this configuration pack and its included configuration items can be targeted to collections of systems which are then audited for compliance with the recommended configurations. When settings are detected to be out of compliance, events will be generated and sent to the Configuration Manager server where the data is available for reporting.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7050d56c-7e5a-479f-b94c-419ede535608&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Federal Information Security Management Act was developed in conjunction with Brabeion Software, and contains suggested system configurations that map best practices and standards to the requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act. This configuration pack defines recommended configurations based on a number of settings-based configuration items, and assesses your system against the desired configuration. Once imported into SCCM 2007, this configuration pack and its included configuration items can be targeted to collections of systems which are then audited for compliance with the recommended configurations. When settings are detected to be out of compliance, events will be generated and sent to the Configuration Manager server where the data is available for reporting.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=14862939-4bb0-4e26-b43a-a5953b484239&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Sarbanes-Oxley Act was developed in conjunction with Brabeion Software, and contains suggested system configurations that map best practices and standards to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This configuration pack defines recommended configurations based on a number of settings-based configuration items, and assesses your system against the desired configuration. Once imported into SCCM 2007, this configuration pack and its included configuration items can be targeted to collections of systems which are then audited for compliance with the recommended configurations. When settings are detected to be out of compliance, events will be generated and sent to the Configuration Manager server where the data is available for reporting.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=976df931-a3cf-40e3-802e-3281b1451835&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)
The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Gramm-Leach Bliley Act was developed in conjunction with Brabeion Software, and contains suggested system configurations that map best practices and standards to the requirements of the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act. This configuration pack defines recommended configurations based on a number of settings-based configuration items, and assesses your system against the desired configuration. Once imported into SCCM 2007, this configuration pack and its included configuration items can be targeted to collections of systems which are then audited for compliance with the recommended configurations. When settings are detected to be out of compliance, events will be generated and sent to the Configuration Manager server where the data is available for reporting.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fe3a2b70-4ac7-49ee-ba18-748133feead1&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 CTP, November 2007
Microsoft SQL Server 2008, the next release of Microsoft SQL Server, provides a comprehensive data platform that is more secure, reliable, 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/details.aspx?FamilyID=3bf4c5ca-b905-4ebc-8901-1d4c1d1da884&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 and Microsoft Synchronization Services for ADO.Net v1.0 for Windows Desktop
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. This download contains the files for SQL Server Compact 3.5 and Synchronization Services for ADO.Net v1.0 for Windows Desktop platform.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7849b34f-67ab-481f-a5a5-4990597b0297&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 for Windows Mobile
SQL Server Compact 3.5 for Devices Windows Installer contains the CAB files and DLL’s for installation on the Windows Mobile platform. When compared to its previous release, SQL Server Compact 3.5 includes a host of new features including the following:
Side-by-side installation together with SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition (version 3.1)
Support for newer and more secure encryption algorithms
Additional timestamp (rowversion) data type
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=38ed2670-a70a-43b3-87f3-7ab67b56cbf2&DisplayLang=en
ReportViewer Samples for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Visual Studio 2008 includes ReportViewer controls that you can use to add rich data reporting to Windows forms and
