Resources for IT Managers
Since many companies elected not to implement Windows Vista there is a lot of interest in what the new Windows 7 OS will offer enterprise users. A several post has been written on the Windows for Your Business blog to try and get corporate users excited about Windows 7. Though time will tell it seems [...]
To help celebrate their 25th anniversary Microsoft Press is offering two free e-books for download. You had better hurry though. This offer expires February 25, 2009. Celebrating 25 years For 25 years, Microsoft Press books have focused on helping you take your skills and knowledge to the next level. Celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a [...]
In today’s tough economic climate it is more important than ever to keep your skill sets up-to-date and add new ones. Microsoft has started a new initiative called Elevate America. The goal is to use the tools and resources provided by Microsoft to improve your job skills, build your IT career and plan for your [...]
Outlook on the Desktop is a neat little utility that embeds a fully functional transparent Outlook calendar on your desktop. You can easily view your appointments on your desktop and since it is a functional Outlook calendar, you can interact with it. You can also have multiple Microsoft Outlook panes pinned to your desktop such [...]
At the National Retail Federation (NRF) Annual Convention & Expo, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of the latest offering from its Windows Embedded Ready product line for key device categories, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, the next generation of Windows Embedded for Point of Service (POS). Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 is Microsoft’s embedded operating system optimized [...]
Here is how I was able to obtain a Windows 7 product key and download the Windows 7 beta version. After trying many methods mentioned on the Internet, this one finally worked. What an adventure. Microsoft released the beta version of Windows 7 to the public on 01/09/09 and their servers quickly were overrun (probably [...]
Today at a launch event in San Francisco, Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division announced the availability of Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft SharePoint Online for businesses of all sizes in the United States. These subscription services offer businesses a new way to purchase, deploy and manage the industry-leading e-mail and calendaring solution, [...]
With no upfront costs, the program provides easy access to software development tools and technologies to build solutions spanning the PC, Web and phone. Microsoft Corp. today unveiled Microsoft BizSpark a global program designed to help accelerate the success of entrepreneurs and early-stage startups. BizSpark provides startups and entrepreneurs with fast and easy access to [...]
Microsoft Corp. today kicked off its second annual Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Conference 2008 by announcing groundbreaking new technologies that will enable enterprises to bring the power of BI to information workers organization wide. The company introduced new managed self-service analysis capabilities code-named “Project Gemini,” and self-service reporting upcoming in the next release of Microsoft [...]
Microsoft has renewed their Ultimate Steal promotion. It offers students or anyone with a .EDU email address its Office Ultimate 2007 package for $59.95. The retail for this package is $680. Microsoft will also add Microsoft Visio Professional 2007 design package, Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 and Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade beginning September 8, 2008. [...]