Archive for November 10th, 2009


Nov 10

Bing and get FREE WiFi access across the US

Microsoft's Bing and JiWire rolled out an advertising campaign, that lets consumers gain free WiFi Internet access at participating hot spots in exchange for one search on the Bing engine. Supported by JiWire's mobile advertising network, which reaches about 20 million unique consumers monthly, Bing's nationwide campaign runs across WiFi hotspots in airports and hotels. The
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Nov 10

Caffeine Sandbox retired; New Google search index coming soon!

Caffeine is a next-generation search architecture for Google that’s supposed to be faster and more accurate, providing better, more relevant results and crawling larger parts of the web. Google have now closed the developers’ preview of their new search architechture “Based on the success we've seen, we believe Caffeine is ready for a larger audience. Soon
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Nov 10

Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.5 SP1 released (KB976338)

Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.5 Service Pack 1 is released, and provides latest updates with following improvements: Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 – includes support for Windows 7 taskbar, for AppLocker, for BranchCache, and for BitLockerToGo. R2 is supported for only Application Virtualization Server Support for third-party Kerberos realms provides
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Nov 10

Bing Videos takes over MSN Video

Microsoft is rolling out Bing Video to provide a new unified online video destination that delivers a comprehensive, organized, and high-quality video experience, with expertise of MSN Video all into one destination. With the New Bing Video you can now access videos from across the web, MSN’s array of high-quality videos, and
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Nov 10

Explore ‘Hawaii & Mexico’ on Street View for desktop and mobile

Google launched new imagery in Street View. Now you can pull up Street View in Google Maps for desktop & mobile and explore new locations in Hawaii and Mexico. Hawaii marks the inclusion of all 50 states in the US for Street View coverage. On mobile, latest Street View imagery shows automatically in all
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Nov 10

Tinker and Hold ‘Em coming to Games for Windows! – Windows 7 Ultimate Extras

The Ultimate Extras live to see another day, as Microsoft is rolling out “Tinker and Hold 'Em” free to Games for Windows! “Tinker -Even robots get lost, sometimes! Help this one get home by solving puzzles that untangle a surreal and misleading world...but be careful! Tinker only has a limited amount of energy, so you'll have
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Nov 10

SBS 2008 and Forefront Security for Exchange

In Exchange 2007, anti-spam processing’s performed by a series of Transport Agents. All Exchange 2007 anti-spam Transport Agents, except for Attachment Filtering, are enabled during SBS Setup. Because Attachment Filtering is only available on Edge Transport role, SBS 2008 gives you option to install a 120 day trial version of Forefront Security for Exchange during setup,
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Nov 10

Microsoft pulls Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

Microsoft has halted distribution of its Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool after questions were raised last week as to whether the software utility makes improper use of open-source code. The tool is designed to help owners of Windows XP-based Netbooks get Windows 7 onto their machines. Microsoft confirmed it has launched a
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Nov 10

Repower America ‘call for clean energy’ – Citizen-powered YouTube video mosaic

A project of Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection has launched a new campaign “Repower America,” that asks citizens to create videos calling for clean energy legislation. An even cooler component is that they've leveraged YouTube API to create a wall on their website comprised of videos. The effect is a very cool mosaic
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Nov 10

Microsoft and Novell marks 3-rd anniversary of Windows and SUSE Linux collaboration

Microsoft and Novell marked the third anniversary of collaboration agreement during a gathering of IT executives at Society of Information Management SIMPosium 09 conference in Seattle. Three years after they first inked their interoperability collaboration agreement, more than 475 customers have successfully future-proofed their Windows and Linux operations by helping ensure business continuity, minimize risk and
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Nov 10

HP offers better data protection for SMBs, released Hyper-V bundles

HP released some storage updates as part of a larger announcement aimed at SMBs looking to cut costs, including new Hyper-V bundles. Six new HP Virtualization Smart Bundles for Microsoft Hyper-V. Full specs on bundles, which range from an entry-level tower server form factor to rackmount servers with networked storage, are available at HP’s
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Nov 10

Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adapator for $87.99 + Free Shipping

Amazon is listing a Microsoft Xbox 360 wireless N Networking Adapator will be going on sale for $87.99 with FREE with Super Saver Shipping. The adapter, which shows official Microsoft packaging and uses model number PHD-00001, is said to increase the speed, range and wireless security features
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Nov 10

Exchange Server 2010 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 management pack is designed to be used for monitoring Exchange 2010 events, collecting Exchange component-specific performance counters in one central location, and for raising alerts for operator intervention as necessary. By detecting, sending alerts, and automatically correlating critical events, this management pack helps indicate, correct, and prevent possible service outages or configuration
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Nov 10

Mexico Attorney General’s Office switch to Google Apps from Microsoft Exchange

Google is holding a live webcast on Nov 12, 2009 2:00PM ET / 11:00AM PT / 7:00 PM GMT where James Ferreira, CIO for Office of New Mexico Attorney General will be on hand to answer your questions about his office's switch to Google Apps from Microsoft Exchange. James provides IT
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Nov 10

‘Windows 7 will not support ARM-powered smartbook PCs for time being’, Microsoft says

ARM processors-powered Smartbook PCs will be launched in 2010, but Microsoft will continue its strategic alliance with Intel and will not’ve Windows 7 support smartbook PCs for time being, says Mike Nash. And although some market watchers think that vendors of netbooks may consider adopting less expensive operating systems, market response has shown that an increasing
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