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From the Editor
Hi,
Before I open this week's newsletter I want to highlight a couple of events that we are hosting in the next few weeks. One of them covers the Office Communications Server that we have just launched on the Irish market, which truly is an exciting and innovative proposition.
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This half day training session includes demos of the new Microsoft Unified Communications products and a series of technical sessions which will teach you how to deploy and manage the technologies, including email, Instant Messaging, Telephony/VOIP and Conferencing.
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We are also hosting an event on Microsoft's Application Platform. This event will cover our database, integration and development technologies. The focus of the morning will be on the business benefits your organisation can achieve in the areas of data management, development and reporting.
From time to time, I like to toot the Sysinternals horn not only because the popular site showcases an awesome collection of system utilities, but also because it is updated so often with great new utilities. For instance, if you haven't checked back since mid-October, you will notice the new Handle v3.30 utility that displays information about open handles for any process in the system. Recent new additions also include BgInfo v4.11, which automatically displays relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop's background, such as the computer name, IP address and service pack version; ZoomIt v1.71, a screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that includes application demonstrations; and Process Monitor v1.25, an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, registry and process/thread activity. To find all the utilities and resources and to read Mark Russinovich's blog, check out the Windows Sysinternals home page. Also in the System Center family, Microsoft last week unveiled Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, a new security and device management solution designed to give you more control and enhanced security of your Windows Mobile devices. Mobile Device Manager helps safeguard your corporate data, reduce the cost and complexity of mobile deployments, and centralise and simplify Windows Mobile device management. Have a nice weekend,
Colm Torris
TechNet Manager
Microsoft Ireland
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Tuesday, November 6, 11:00 AM Pacific Time
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