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MSN Homepage Launch Begins Today

Today is an exciting milestone for MSN. We are beginning the launch of our new homepage to our customers in the U.S. The new MSN homepage cuts through the clutter with a clean, new design and offers search, news, local and social networking – all in one place. We encourage you to try the new homepage today and learn more about the many cool features.

Since the preview of our new homepage began in November, we’ve been very busy gathering over 70,000 pieces of customer feedback and introducing over 30 updates in our quest to deliver the best homepage to stay in the know.

Check it out here: http://www.msn.com/preview.aspx 

Source: http://msnblog.msn.com/blogpost.aspx?post=1686726

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The first iPad Commercial Video Released at Oscar

Steve Jobs released the commercial video for the iPad, as part of the Academy Awards this video broadcast  is the first commercial from Apple for the iPad, which is also seen on apple.com to.  The advertisement was shown at the Oscar night and the song is “There Goes My Love” from the album Man Up The Blue Van.

As Apple confirmed last week, iPad will be available in Wi-Fi models on April 3 in the US for a suggested retail price of $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available in late April for a suggested retail price of $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB

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Microsoft sends flowers to Internet Explorer 6 funeral

In Seattle, “IE6″ was a trending topic on Twitter thanks to a CNN story on Aten Design Group’s funeral for Internet Explorer 6. The tongue-in-cheek memorial is happening this evening in Denver.

Those mourning the antiquated Web browser, but unable to attend, were asked to send flowers. So, guess who sent flowers….

Microsoft.

In the twitpic photo, a funeral guest is showing off the card that arrived with Microsoft’s bouquet. It’s a little hard to read, so I asked Microsoft to confirm the text. (Microsoft also confirmed it indeed sent the flowers).

The card reads:

Thanks for the good times IE6, see you all @ MIX when we show a little piece of IE Heaven.The Internet Explorer Team @ Microsoft

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Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) Discontinues

Microsoft announced the decision to streamline their server product portfolio and will discontinue future development of EBS, effective June 30th, 2010.

Since the launch of EBS, several changes have occurred that drove our decision to streamline our server product portfolio. First, midsize businesses are rapidly turning to technologies such as management, virtualization and cloud computing as a means to cut costs, improve efficiency, and increase competitiveness. Those capabilities are already available through other offerings, including Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft System Center and the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS).

Secondly, Microsoft remains fully committed to small and medium-sized businesses. We recognize that ending future editions of EBS could result in additional cost and complexity for our EBS customers. Therefore, we are going to provide a limited offer for all EBS 2008 customers. Beginning on June 30, 2010 through December 31, 2010, current EBS 2008 customers can get the individual component software from the EBS 2008 suite for free (local taxes, shipping and handling charges may apply). To learn more about this offer, EBS customers can visit http://www.microsoft.com/ebs.

This decision not to ship future versions of EBS does not come lightly and will not impact any other Windows Server products and solutions, including the next version of Windows Small Business Server (SBS). As a matter of fact, we are working hard to build the next version of SBS and look forward to a second decade of success with this award winning small business offering.

There is a tremendous amount of talent and expertise on the EBS product development team and Microsoft is committed to transitioning members of the EBS product team to work on other projects within the Microsoft Server and Cloud division.

Finally, in building these products for midsize customers we’ve had the unique opportunity to work closely with customers and partners worldwide. We would like to sincerely thank those of you who provided feedback, participated in the development, and used Windows Essential Business Server.

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MS COO Kevin Turner: CeBIT Keynote

CeBIT Global Conference
Remarks by Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner
Hannover, Germany
March 4, 2010

Kevin Turner CeBIT Keynote Transcript

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Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie: Computing, Naturally

Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie sees technologies converging to transform how humans and computers work together.

It’s safe to say that computers have become a bit more powerful over the past 15 years.

Cellular technology untethered our phones. The Internet brought the world into our homes and offices. And the power of microprocessors has kept leaping forward. Now we’re embarking on a new era, where all kinds of powerful computers, in all shapes and sizes, will work hand in hand with vast online databases. Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, calls this the “client plus cloud” era

Mundie, whose job is to interpret the impact of emerging technology trends, says that changes under way in the tech industry today have the potential to completely change the technology world as we know it.

“We’re approaching an imminent sea change in technology that will transform everything we know today,” Mundie says. “A combination of the cloud plus very powerful client machines, along with a revolution in how people interact with computers, will define the next era of technology — and have a vast impact on society.”

Recent, significant advances in microprocessors, up to 100 times as powerful as the machines we’re using today, are emerging at every level — chip, device and data center — and are enabling our everyday client devices including PCs, phones, e-books, game systems and more to take on very complex computing tasks. At the same time, the cloud is scaling up its service capacity thanks to massive data centers. Taken together, they form a new programming paradigm, the seamless client-plus-cloud platform.

And if that’s not enough, we’re also seeing new ways to interact with computers, via a natural user interface or “NUI” that embraces gestures, anticipatory computing, expressive response, contextual and environmental awareness, and 3-D or even immersive experiences. These new forms of input, Mundie says, will create a startling transformation in how humans and computers interact.

“The transition to a natural user interface will change everything from the way students write term papers and play computer games to how scientists study global population growth and its impact on our natural resources,” Mundie says. “In the healthcare field, physicians and patients alike will also benefit from simpler and more effective tools with which to communicate and share information.”

The NUI Revolution

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Windows Server 2008 R2 Upgrade Paths

Outlines supported and unsupported upgrade paths for Windows Server 2008 R2 SKUs.

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Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization Deployment Guide

This document helps healthcare organizations understand the circumstances in which Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization will provide the greatest benefits for virtualizing their applications.

This document helps healthcare organizations understand the circumstances in which Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) will provide the greatest benefits for virtualizing their applications which otherwise have compatibility problems with other applications or the desktop operating environment. It then provides guidance on the method of best undertaking the virtualization and managing the application within the healthcare organization.

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BranchCache Design Guide

This design guide provides information about BranchCache in both distributed cache mode and hosted cache mode that assists you in determining the best way to deploy BranchCache on your network.

BranchCache is a wide area network (WAN) bandwidth optimization technology that is included in some editions of the Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows® 7 operating systems. To optimize WAN bandwidth, BranchCache copies content from your main office content servers and caches the content at branch office locations, allowing client computers at branch offices to access the content locally rather than over the WAN. This design guide provides information about BranchCache in both distributed cache mode and hosted cache mode that assists you in determining the best way to deploy BranchCache on your network.

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