| | New and upcoming Betas | |  | | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview
Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview includes advancements in security and browsing experience for end users, functionality and compatibility for developers, and manageability for corporate network administrators. Beta 2 Preview is intended to enable developers and IT pros to begin to test the new browser for compatibility with their applications and web sites. What's new in IE7 ? | | Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Beta
Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 is an integrated edge security gateway that helps businesses secure their application infrastructure, streamline their network and safeguard their IT environment. ISA Server 2006 Beta is available for download in both Standard and Enterprise editions. | | WinFX November CTP released
The November CTP of the WinFX runtime has been refreshed to align with the release version of the .NET 2.0 runtime. The various toolsets have also been refreshed for VS2005 - in particular the VS2005 Extensions for WinFX and the VS2005 Extensions for Workflow Foundation. Tom Archer has a great blog article on this release here. | | Windows Live is... er Live.
Windows 'Live' was announced in San Francisco at the beginning of November. If you are still wondering what all the fuss is about, check out the explanatory press release here. In a nutshell, Windows and Office Live follow through on the vision of delivering software as an online service, making use of the latest in internet based presentation technologies (see the ATLAS section on the PDC resources page), in an always online, always connected world.
You can experiment with the Live preview by pointing your browser at www.live.com, and setting up your own personal live interface. For further information, and ideas around the Live platform, see the Live ideas site. | |
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| | | New Product Announcements | | Team Foundation Server Released
Team Foundation Server - the back-end for the teaming parts of Visual Studio Team System - has been released. Check out the TFS site for more details. | | | | Microsoft System Centre Capacity Planner
Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner (SCCP) 2006 helps size and plan deployments of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 by providing you with the tools and guidance to deploy efficiently while planning for the future using 'what-if' analysis. SCCP is exclusively available to TechNet subscribers. | | | | Microsoft releases Dynamics Snap
Four new snap-in programs allow Microsoft Office 2003 users to interact with data and business processes from certain Microsoft Dynamics applications as they create documents, collaborate and manager their calendar - all without having to leave Microsoft Office (fact sheet). | | | | Windows Server 2003 R2 RTM release
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 improves branch office server solutions, identity and access management, storage setup and management, and application development inside and outside your organisation's traditional boundaries. Additional information is available from the TechNet Windows Server 2003 R2 Beta Roadmap. | | | | Web Services Enhancements 3.0 RTM
WSE 3.0 is now available for download from the WSE site on MSDN. Web Services Enhancements 3.0 is an add-on for VS2005 and the .NET 2.0 framework that extends the basic profile web services stack in .NET 2.0 with support for WS-* standards such as WS-Security, WS-ReliableMessaging (WS-RM), WS-Policy, MTOM amongst others. | | | | Microsoft Dynamics Brand
"Microsoft Dynamics" is the new brand name for the financial, customer relationship and supply-chain management solutions previously known as Microsoft Business Solutions. | | | | New SQL Server Migration Assistant available for download
Make your Microsoft SQL Server migration easier and more cost-effective with the new SQL Server Migration Assistant - now available for download. | |
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