Windows Server 2008

With the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V supports the addition and removal of storage devices for virtual machines while they are running. In this video, Gordon Ryan walks through the process of creating a new virtual machine then adding in a new virtual hard disk, then removing it while the virtual machine is running.

In this webcast, we focus on virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Server using Microsoft solutions, we discuss the benefits of using Microsoft virtualization technologies instead of technologies from key competitors such as VMware, and we provide technical guidance and best practices for virtualizing Exchange Server in various production scenarios. We also discuss results from lab deployment tests.

Download the newly released Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 and see how you can use this planning tool for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 migration and virtualization projects.

This demo will show how Windows 7 can help make people more productive and help them do things faster and easier. We will discuss the enhancements to the user interface, Libraries, and Windows Search.

An overview of BranchCache's features and capabilities.

Cisco IronPort S660 was selected the winner in the Anti Virus Hardware category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers' Choice Awards. Abaca Email Protection Gateway and SpamTitan ISO were first runner-up and second runner-up respectively.

Following the tremendously successful launch of Windows Server 2008 R2, a lot of software developers are eager to begin writing applications and drivers that take advantage of some of its new technologies.  To help developers transitioning to Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft is proud to announce the release to Web (RTW) of the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008.  This set of runtime libraries makes it easy for developers to target Windows Server 2008 R2 without sacrificing their customer base running Windows Server 2008. 

These updates include the following:

· The Windows Graphics, Imaging, and XPS Library components for developers to leverage the latest advancements in modern graphics technologies for gaming, multimedia, imaging and printing applications.   It includes updates to DirectX to support hardware acceleration for 2D, 3D and text based scenarios; DirectCompute for hardware accelerated parallel computing scenarios; and XPS Library for document printing scenarios.

· The latest Windows Automation API, which allows accessibility tools and test automations to access Windows user interface in a consistent way across operating system versions.

· The Windows Ribbon and Animation Manager Library, which contains the Windows Ribbon API, a command framework that enables developers to quickly and easily create rich ribbon experiences in their applications, and the Windows Animation Manager API, an animation framework for managing the scheduling and execution of user interface element animations.

For specific details about the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008, please visit Microsoft Product Support.

Microsoft is making the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 available to customers via Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services and the Microsoft Download Center at no cost.  Because Microsoft is making these libraries so broadly available, we expect customers will find an increasing number of applications using the new features.

Thanks

Justin Graham

Senior Product Manager

Windows Server

This article continues the discussion of Windows 7's search feature by explaining how to customize the way in which files are indexed.

The following list provides links to more information about new security features in Windows 7 and changes to security features and technologies from Windows Vista.

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