Archive for June 24th, 2010
Jun
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Virtual WPC and FY11 Partner Business Excellence is a four-part web based series that'll provide critical information and resources you need to know to drive business success and align new Microsoft Partner Network requirements in Fiscal Year 2011. "This series will further define MPN Microsoft Dynamics partner strategy and evolution that continues our journey towards committed
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Jun
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Google informs that "YouTube won the case against Viacom" — "the court granted our motion for summary judgment in Viacom's lawsuit with YouTube — and has decided that "YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement." The decision follows established judicial consensus that online services
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Jun
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One of the newest features in development for MAP Toolkit is the ability to track usage data for Microsoft products. With MAP Toolkit 5.0 Beta, you can intelligently track usage to determine your licensing needs for Exchange Server 2003 and 2007. MAP is an agent-less tool that allows you to inventory your environment and collect
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Jun
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Bing Health search experience is continuing to grow – focusing on providing more data-oriented answers and richer experiences in critical areas of Health. New features include: Tweets from select health publishers in instant answersInstant health data tables for common inquiries like blood pressure or cholesterol levelsShortcuts to clinical trials for conditions including various cancer types and
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Jun
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Speculations are mounting that "Apple update the iMac to include iOS within the next 60 days." Word is that it'll run a traditional OS X install, and will also allow users to activate "touch screen mode," launching them into iOS. The iMac should be equipped with both Mac OS X and a touch interface for iOS.
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Jun
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Effective June 30, 2010, Microsoft will discontinue future development of Windows Essential Business Server (EBS), the infrastructure solution designed for midsize businesses. Find general information on the discontinuation and answers to frequently asked questions.Windows Essential Business
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Jun
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Microsoft announced that "Allison Watson, and Jon Roskill, will take on new roles within the company: "Effective July 1, Roskill will assume the role of CVP Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group, where he'll focus on helping partner community capitalize on new areas of growth, such as unified communications, virtualization and cloud computing. Roskill will report to Vah No Comments » - Posted by DG
Jun
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Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, arrives at the Twitter's headquarters, Twitter says: "We may be a relatively small company of about two hundred employees but we've a global mindset. Twitter is growing very fast internationally these days. In fact, about sixty percent of our usage is outside of United States. That's why we're honored today that President
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Earlier this year, Google launched the "Tashkeel (Diacritization)" service on Google Labs. Google now added an experimental Diacritization component to Google Language API. This's a simple JSON API which you can use to add diacritic symbols to strings of Arabic text."A URL-encoded string is supplied as the message parameter, and it's returned by API with
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Jun
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In this episode, Windows Workflow Foundation's Leon Welicki drops in to show us the team's guidelines for developing custom activities:
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Jun
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In addition to an update to Bing app for iPhone, Bing is available as a default option on iPhone 4 and those who upgraded to iOS 4 software. It's really easy to reset your search default to Bing.Here're the steps: "Tap "Settings" app (app with gears),
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Jun
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Apple changed its terms and privacy policy in "iOS 4" mobile OS software update; One of the provisions in privacy terms concerns location monitoring and sharing in the background. Here's what it now says about location:Apple and our partners and licensees may collect, use, and share precise location data, including the real-time
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Jun
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With the release of public beta of Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4, the service's more than 360 million active users can enjoy several key features powered by Silverlight, mostly around sharing documents and photos."Silverlight allows an efficient upload of multiple attachments, by giving users option to send them as links
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Jun
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BlueGlass, is a consolidated agency of independent distinct firms "10e20, Search & Social, Brent Csutoras and Second Step Search" — in search engine optimization, search marketing/PPC, social media marketing, etc...now they've all merged into one entity.According to press release: "The new full-service agency operates in four U.S. cities with 40
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Jun
24
Microsoft released a new service in the cloud "Group Policy Search," that help you easily find existing Group Policies and share them with your colleagues. The site also contains a Search Provider for Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 as well as a Search Connector for Windows 7.In search box
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