Next year Microsoft will release a new version of the Office suite, but you don’t have to wait until then to try it out. Today Microsoft has made the beta version of Microsoft Office 2010 along with Microsoft Visio 2010, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Microsoft Project 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint 2010 available for everyone to [...]
Free E-Book: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Microsoft Press has a new free E-book offer. This time it is the Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 by Peter DeBetta, Greg Low, and Mark Whitehorn. For more information on how you can download the complete 237 page book visit the Microsoft Press web site. It’s not really so new, but it is free.
The [...]
Free Microsoft Press E-Books Offers for June
Microsoft Press continues to celebrate their 25th anniversary with two more free e-books for the month of June. This will be the last month and the offer ends June 24th. Did you know the first Microsoft Press book published was “The Apple Macintosh Book” published in 1984?
The offerings this month center on the Microsoft Office [...]
Free Microsoft E-Books Offer For May 2009
Microsoft Press continues to celebrate 25 years of publishing by giving away free e-books. They are available until May 27, 2009.
Be sure and sign up for the Book Connection Newsletter for updates on future Microsoft Press releases and future offers.
The Two Free E-Books Available in May 2009
Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit, by [...]
Private and Public Clouds Reduce Costs and Ease Management
Bob Kelly, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Infrastructure Server Marketing, outlines how the right mix of private and public clouds can complement existing IT investments, reduce costs and ease management.
History shows that companies that invest in innovation during recessionary times can emerge healthier and better-positioned for long-term success. As well, IT organizations that invest [...]
Microsoft Releases BizTalk Server 2009
Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009, the company’s enterprise integration and connectivity server solution. In its sixth release, BizTalk Server is already being used by 90 percent of Global 100 customers to integrate systems and automate processes.
BizTalk Server 2009 delivers new capabilities to help customers more effectively integrate disparate [...]
Microsoft Press Free E-Books Offer for April
The Microsoft Press free E-books offer is back for April. They are available from April 15th to the 22nd and require a Microsoft account. While you are there sign up for the newsletter to recevie news of future offers.
Book Connection Newsletter: For notification of future 25th anniversary offers, sign up for the Microsoft Press [...]
Microsoft Unveils Exchange 2010 With Public Beta
Microsoft Corp. today released a public beta of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, part of Microsoft’s unified communications family (http://www.microsoft.com/uc).
Exchange 2010 is part of the next wave of Microsoft Office-related products and is the first server in a new generation of Microsoft server technology built from the ground up to work on-premises and as an online [...]
New Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) Guide
Microsoft has released a new Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) guide to their set of Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides that helps clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft Infrastructure technologies.
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) enables enterprises to realize the benefits of the latest client operating systems by providing a managed environment for [...]
Microsoft Introduces Windows Server 2008 Foundation
Microsoft Corp. has expanded its industry-leading Windows Server family of operating systems with the addition of Windows Server 2008 Foundation. Built for small businesses with 15 or fewer users, Windows Server 2008 Foundation puts the reliability, security and manageability of the Windows Server platform within the reach of all businesses at an affordable price.
Windows Server [...]