March 6, 2008
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- MCPmag News: Microsoft's IT Jobs Portal; Patch Tuesday
Preview; More
- From RMG Group: PerformancePoint Server; LINQ to SQL; More
- Redmond Radio: Windows Server 2008 Launches; MS' EuroFine;
More
- Web Polls: Does Microsoft Deserver EU Fine? Microsoft and
Yahoo?
- Special Offers: Remote Access; Reputation-Based Services;
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Redmond Media Group
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MCPMAG NEWS:
- Microsoft Creates IT Job Portal for Students
Microsoft's Students to Business portal pairs U.S. college
students
working toward IT careers with companies who are looking to
fill
entry-level IT positions. By Michael Domingo
http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1481
- Microsoft To Release 4 Critical Office Patches Tuesday
Microsoft announced that it will be releasing four patches,
all rated
critical because they allow remote-code execution, and all
involving
Microsoft Office in some way. By Becky Nagel
http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1480
- Vista Pricing Cut Worldwide
Microsoft to cut prices on Windows Vista. The timing of the
price cut
would coincide with the retail availability of Vista Service
Pack 1.
By Michael Domingo
http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1476
More news, articles from MCPmag.com at http://mcpmag.com/news/
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ELSEWHERE ON THE REDMOND MEDIA GROUP SITES:
The Redmond Media Group of Web sites covers the whole world
of IT
and Microsoft, from developer issues to networking to
strategic
decisions that can affect businesses. Check out some of the
stories
that made headlines at the other RMG Web sites:
- Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007: BI Worth
the Price?
At first glance, Redmond's new server looks like a solid
solution for
business intelligence. By J.Peter Bruzzese and Ron Barrett
http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorial
sid=2421
- There Will Be Conflict
In a mirror of the hot political debates, Microsoft
struggles to
drive home distinct messages to customers and partners,
employees
and investors. By Scott Bekker
http://rcpmag.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2516
- With Launch Show on Road, Microsoft Seeks Early Adoptors
One week after Microsoft officially launched the 2008
versions of
Windows Server, Visual Studio and SQL Server, the company
has taken
its show on the road. By Jeffrey Schwartz
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=96
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- Q&A: LINQ to SQL Q&A with Perry Birch
Perry shares his take on the best LINQ to SQL features,
walks you
through the biggest changes from ObjectSpaces and more. By
Becky Nagel
http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/
article.aspx?editorialsid=2433
- Microsoft Pushes Virtualization
Hyper-V listed as No.1 new feature in Windows Server 2008.
By Keith Ward
http://virtualizationreview.com/blogs/weblog.aspx?blo
g=1969
- Why Not Tie Exams to Employment?
Emmett thinks some hiring choices are best made at testing
centers.
Plus, Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager exam is
now live,
and Book of the Week digs deep into the ICND1. By Emmett
Dulaney
http://certcities.com/editorial/columns/story.
asp?EditorialsID=283
- Cisco and Microsoft Partner for Branch Office Connectivity
The vendors touted a new and inevitably to-be-delivered
offering based
on Redmond's forthcoming Windows Server 2008 operating
system and
Cisco's WAN optimization technology. By Stephen Swoyer
http://tcpmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=1316
- SQL Server 2008: A Case of Too Much Too Soon?
Are customers -- many of whom are still satisfied with SQL
Server
2000 -- interested in an upgrade to Microsoft's SQL Server
2008?
By Stephen Swoyer
http://esj.com/business_intelligence/article.
aspx?EditorialsID=8826
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Take a quick listen to what made news last week in the world
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* Microsoft officially launches Windows Server 2008
* European Commission slaps Microsoft with $1.3 billion fine
* VMware rolls out new virtualization products
* Sun completes MySQL acquisition
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WEB POLL: http://mcpmag.com/polls/
Results of the last poll: Microsoft gets fined again. Should
Microsoft
pay or fight on? (51 votes)
43.1% -- Pay the fine and move on.
56.9% -- Fight it! The EU is being unfair to Microsoft.
Up Next: Do you believe Microsoft will eventually acquire
Yahoo!?
Voting ends March 12, 2008; vote at http://mcpmag.com/polls/
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