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• Microsoft Operations Framework 4.0

  At long last! Microsoft has now shipped Microsoft Operations Framework 4.0 . This is a great update to MOF that I look forward to working with this new version. As for training, I'm not sure whether there is any training but watch this space. Technorati... Posted May 06 2008, 11:27 AM by Under The Stairs Filed under: Microsoft, MOF, Microsoft Operations Framework

• The JPK Experience : Announcing a new collaborative project

  I've just had some input that says Microsoft will be killing off all NNTP support over the next three years. Thus all those wonderful NNTP based Newsgroups will go away. In it's place will be web forums. In a related vein, I also read an interesting... Posted Feb 27 2008, 04:51 AM by Under The Stairs Filed under: Microsoft, MVP, NNTP

• Beta Announcement: Project Hana (aka MOF v4)

  For many years, Microsoft had a pair of technologies: MSF (Microsoft Solutions Framework) and MOF (Microsoft Operational Framework). MSF was built from Microsoft's experience building tools like Office, etc. MOF was based on ITIL, with significant... Posted Feb 25 2008, 08:07 AM by Under The Stairs Filed under: Microsoft, MOF, MSF

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Reviewer's Guide

  As with a number of earlier OS versions, Microsoft has published an in-depth Reviewer's Guide . This document provides a good technical overview of the new features in Windows Server 2008. If you are evaluating Server 2008, this document is a useful... Posted Feb 25 2008, 05:42 AM by Under The Stairs Filed under: Microsoft, Windows Server 2008

• Around the World With OCS Voice Ignite - continued

  As I noted in a recent post ( Around the World With OCS Voice Ignite ) I'm taking part in the OCS Voice Ignite tour. Last week was Sydney where were were ensconced in Darling Harbour. The venue was great, and the content was even better. This week... Posted Feb 11 2008, 11:33 PM by Under The Stairs Filed under: Microsoft, OCS, Voice Ignite, Global Knowedge, Global Knowledge

• ZoomIt Magnifying Applet

  Most folks who do presentations know how much of a pain it is to show Windows or applications and have the screen visible to all. Even in a small room, it can be very tough. I'm presenting this week in Kuala Lumpur and want to show OCS's Snooper... Posted Feb 10 2008, 04:51 AM by Under The Stairs Filed under: Microsoft, Training, Sysinternals, zoomit, tool

• Getting Hot Fixes for Windows

  I wrote last spring about the problems IT Pros can have with getting hot fixes for Microsoft products. I pointed out a Microsoft provided web site that you could use to get a hot fix. Thanks to a comment on my earlier blog article from MSMQ guru John... Posted Dec 18 2007, 08:13 AM by Under The Stairs Filed under: Microsoft, hot fix, MSMQ

• Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2008 RC1 Public Beta

  In a pre-christmas peice of generousity, Microsoft has released Windows Server 2008 RC1 to the general public. See the Microsoft web site to download the code and to get a license key. The software is a 30-day evaluation version, but you can get a key... Posted Dec 13 2007, 04:03 PM by Under The Stairs Filed under: Microsoft, Windows Server 2008

• » Microsoft to modify Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy scheme

  Microsoft has agreed to modify it's much reviled anti-piracy scheme. As noted on Mary Jo's blog, Microsoft has is to modify Windows Genuine Advantage scheme to drop the "reduced functionality mode ". At last, Redmond is seeing sense... Posted Dec 05 2007, 04:44 AM by Under The Stairs Filed under: Microsoft, Genuine Advantage

• Office Communication Server 2007 Videos

  Microsoft has published two downloadable videos promoting OCS 2007. Known as the Evil Presence videos, the first shows how an organisation can use OCS, while the second looks at the roundtable. To get the downloads, see: Unified Communications - Office... Posted Aug 31 2007, 10:22 AM by Under The Stairs Filed under: Evil Presence, Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft, OCS