April 24, 2008
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MCPmag.com: Windows XP SP3 RTMs; Bugs March On; Live Mesh;
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- MCPmag News: Windows XP SP3 RTMs; Bugs March On; Live
Mesh; More
- From RMG Group: Cleaning Out AD; Live Mesh; Peer Groups;
More
- Redmond Radio: SQL Server 2008 Goes Spatial; XP SP3 Soon?
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- Inside Redmond Report, VirtualizationReview.com: New Site,
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MCPMAG NEWS:
- Microsoft Releases Windows XP SP3 to Manufacturing
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been released to
manufacturing,
according to a post on Microsoft TechNet. By Kurt Mackie
http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1525
- Bugs Are Up, Microsoft Security Report Says
New attack vectors and methods for hacker intrusion, it
seems, are
popping up every few months. By Jabulani Leffall
http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1526
- Microsoft Investigating LocalSystem Access Bug
Security personnel in Redmond are investigating a newly
reported
zero-day bug vulnerability in Microsoft operating systems
and server
systems. By Jabulani Leffall
http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1523
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Expected in Summer '08
Microsoft announced through two blogs that it plans to
release the
next service pack to SQL Server 2005, Service Pack 3 (SP3).
By Kurt Mackie
http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1523
- Imagine Cup 2008 Crowns Winner
Team Sparx takes top honor and trip to global final in Paris
in
July for developing application with "Windows
Presentation
Foundation and Communications platforms to design a
multiple-node
sensor and control network for homes and business to
minimize
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http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=1528
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:
- Spring Cleaning for AD
Spring is here, and it's time to clean up some of the dark
corners of
your Active Directory forest. By Ashley McGlone
http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorial
sid=2466
- P2P Power
Without official vendor backing, 100-plus partner companies
have
formed lively homegrown peer groups to support each other
and
kick-start their businesses.
By Anne Stuart
http://rcpmag.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=24
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- Live Mesh: An 'Open Platform' for Developers
Amit Mital, general manager of Microsoft's Live Mesh group,
had a
message for developers attending the Web 2.0 Expo underway
this
week: Think open platform. By John K. Waters
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=98
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- AMD Announces Deals With Dell, VMware
Its new Opteron chips include advanced virtualization
capabilities.
By Keith Ward
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INSIDE REDMOND REPORT
Check out Redmond Report, a new site from Redmond Media
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Here's a sample of what popped up this week:
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- Microsoft's 'Live Mesh' to Challenge Google-- Seeking
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United Nations Domains -- ARN (Australia)
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article.aspx?editorialsid=2452
- Citrix To Launch XenDesktop May 20
The company is touting XenDesktop as an
"end-to-end" desktop
virtualization solution that "dramatically
simplifies" the creation
and management of virtual desktops. By Becky Nagel
http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.
aspx?editorialsid=9760
- Virtualization Hits the Desktop
Software for creating and running virtual machines on the PC
goes
mainstream. By Peter Varhol
http://virtualizationreview.com/features/
article.aspx?editorialsid=2449
- Virtualizing Disaster Recovery
Virtualization can be a boon to business continuity and
disaster
recovery planning -- provided you understand the risks.
By Stephen Swoyer
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article.aspx?editorialsid=2451
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