1. News

    Microsoft Corporate Keynote and Interview - Jeffrey Snover | TechDays Online 2015

    This session will focus on the open source interoperability that Powershell provides for other platforms and also provide an update on the Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) initiative that Microsoft has introduced with the Open Group. Link Removed Continue reading...
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    Hornsby Council rolls out virtual desktops

    Hornsby Shire Council in northern Sydney is in the pilot phase of a rollout of virtual desktop infrastructure. The rollout, which is due to be completed by the end of June, will involve shifting the council's employees from Windows XP to virtual Windows 7 desktops delivered via Nutanix converged...
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    Windows 7 SATA/eSATA Data Cable Tester

    Everything I've found, as far as SATA cable testers appear to only be for testing the power cables, not the data cables. I know that cables are cheap, thus not making testing an absolute necessity, but I hate buying new cables when I'm not certain it's necessary. Is there an inexpensive tester...
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    Microsoft Security Advisory (2915720): Changes in Windows Authenticode Signature Verification...

    Revision Note: V1.0 (December 10, 2013): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for all supported releases of Windows to change how signatures are verified for binaries signed with the Windows Authenticode signature format. The change is included with...
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    Microsoft Security Advisory (2854544): Updates to Improve Cryptography and Digital Certificate...

    Revision Note: V1.1 (August 13, 2013): Added the 2862966 and 2862973 updates to the Available Updates and Release Notes section. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of updates as part of ongoing efforts to improve cryptography and digital certificate handling in Windows. Microsoft...
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    Microsoft Security Advisory (2854544): Update to Improve Cryptography and Digital Certificate...

    Revision Note: V1.0 (June 11, 2013): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update as part of ongoing efforts to improve cryptography and digital certificate handling in Windows. Over the course of months, Microsoft will continue to announce additional...
  7. News

    Microsoft Security Advisory (2854544): Update to Improve Cryptography and Digital Certificate...

    Revision Note: V1.0 (June 11, 2013): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update as part of ongoing efforts to improve cryptography and digital certificate handling in Windows. Over the course of months, Microsoft will continue to announce additional...
  8. News

    Microsoft Security Advisory (2854544): Update to Improve Cryptography and Digital Certificate Handli

    Revision Note: V1.0 (June 11, 2013): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update as part of ongoing efforts to improve cryptography and digital certificate handling in Windows. Over the course of months, Microsoft will continue to announce...
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    Windows 8 Issue with Network Infrastructure and Network Map

    All I am trying to display the network map in Windows 8 and I get the error message that is attached. Could anyone figure out how to display the Network Map? I had no issues in Windows 7. Thanks Grim
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    Windows Server 2012 Update

    Windows Server 2012 is now available. It offers businesses and service providers a scalable, dynamic, and multitenant-aware cloud-optimized infrastructure. Windows Server 2012 helps organizations connect securely across premises and helps IT Professionals to respond to business needs faster...
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    Windows 7 Dumb Infrastructure Question

    Hi all. I'm new here but thought this would be the place to find the answer. When I open Network Map I can see everything just fine. The problem is that now suddenly my router is not identified. The "gateway" icon is there and when I hover over it I get the IP address and so on...but that's...
  12. News

    Microsoft Windows 7 Opens The Door To Bentley's V8i 'Immersive Design'

    Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, recently announced at this annual gathering of infrastructure professionals that its V8i SELECTseries portfolio of multidisciplinary, interoperable software...
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Opens the Door to Bentley’s V8i ‘Immersive Design’

    PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bentley announced that its V8i SELECTseries portfolio of multidisciplinary, interoperable software to design, build, and operate infrastructure fully exploits Microsoft Windows 7 functionality. More...
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    Windows 7 Microsoft Private Cloud Security Overview

    Nick Torkington, Security Architect with Microsoft Services, answers the most common security concerns CxOs and other business decision-makers have when evaluating the Microsoft platform to build a private Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud. This video covers: · Building a secure...
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    Windows 7 Lucian Wischik: Async - Compiler Bug Fixes, Updates and Core Improvements

    Lucian Wischik is an engineer who spends a great deal of his time making Async magic happen in the C# and VB compilers that do the heavy lifting and enable new asynchronous language features. Now, with the recent release of Visual Studio Async CTP SP1 Refresh, come several low-level improvements...
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    Windows 7 Windows Azure Platform Security Essentials: Module 6 – Windows Azure Role Security

    Graham Calladine, Security Architect with Microsoft Services, joins us to talk about an ITPro-focused overview of the securing Windows Azure roles, certificates, endpoints, storage accounts and operations. You’ll learn about: Specifics of securing various types of Windows Azure roles (Web...
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    Windows 7 Windows Azure Platform Security Essentials for Business Decision Makers

    Graham Calladine, Security Architect with Microsoft Services, answers the most common security concerns CxOs and other business decision-makers have regarding the security of their data in Windows Azure cloud platform. You’ll learn about: The security controls that Azure has in place to help...
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    Windows 7 Checking In: Mike Sampson - Channel 9 Cloud

    We've started a new Show on Channel 9 and it's the result of a conversation I had with Erik Meijer just after the Link Removed Erik told me that he wanted to go around the company and meet everyday devs—the folks who first and foremost spend their time at work designing and writing code. The...
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    KOC among first regional oil, gas firms to use Windows 7 system

    KUWAIT: Microsoft Gulf Microsoft Gulf today announced that Kuwait Oil Company Kuwait Oil Company ( KOC KOC ) has implemented the Windows 7 Enterprise Operating System, the latest version of Microsoft's flagship Operating System, across its entire computing infrastructure In the process, the...
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    Is Windows Azure Suitable for Startups?

    Last week we wrote about the services that Y Combinator startups use . For hosting, Amazon Web Services and Rackspace were the most popular services. Windows Azure was noticeably absent. But why? A topic turned up on Quora , citing our post and wondering why the lack of adoption. The topic has...