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From Microsoft Subnet; Novell, SCO welcome return to court over Unix copyright Microsoft Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Virtela Overcoming Single Provider MPLS Limitations Frost & Sullivan review the limitations associated with a single-provider approach to MPLS networks and its impact on the enterprise. They examine Virtela's Global Service Fabric - a multi-carrier network approach that provides a best-of-breed global MPLS network solution. Click here to learn more. Spotlight Story Windows 7: the grown-up Vista Microsoft Subnet is pleased to welcome our newest blogger, Michael Surkan, a Microsoft employee who developed networking features for Windows. He writes, "Windows 7 is winning the hearts of early users and testers alike, despite the fact that it is largely just a tuned up edition of Vista. Ironically, it's this very lack of change that seems to be what users seem to like most about it." Read full story Related News: From Microsoft Subnet This is Network World's Microsoft Subnet news alert in which we focus on the top items from Microsoft Subnet, your daily source for Microsoft news, blogs, discussion items, security alerts, giveaways and more. Novell, SCO welcome return to court over Unix copyright John Fontana: Both SCO and Novell are anticipating their next day in court to settle who owns Unix copyrights after a judge Monday overturned a 2007 decision that favored Novell. System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 is RTM'd Microsoft Subnet blog: It's official. System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 has been released to manufacturing. General availability for those interested in volume licensing is on track for October 1. Best of breed is not always best for social computing Sue Hanley: When it comes to social computing in the enterprise, it's absolutely critical to be sure that the technology you chose solves a real business problem - not someone else's problem. To see any value from your social computing investment, people have to participate. Virtualization Day: Virtual Machine Manager R2 RTM and Windows 7 XP Mode Mitchell Ashley: Right in the middle of my test of XP Mode on Windows 7 with some VoIP software, Microsoft announced that System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2 is released to manufacturing. We have a number of projects in the office centered around virtualization, including setting up more servers under Hyper-V Server. Fine-Grained Password Policies, Part I Glenn Weadock: One of the thorns in the side of network designers for years has been the fact that you can only have one set of password and account-lockout policies per domain. Windows 7 RTM meets the Dell X1 Ron Barrett: Ok, I tried this once before with Windows Vista when it was in the RC1 stage -- loading Vista Ultimate on a Dell X1 with a 1.1 GHZ processor and 768MB of RAM and it was a disaster. I am now testing this configuration with Windows 7. iPhone Joins the Microsoft OCS Party Alex Lewis: The iPhone has joined the Microsoft OCS party in grand fashion with its first client, or app in Apple-speak. The client isn't from Apple, or even Microsoft, it's from a small third party called Modality Systems. IT - Back to the future 50 years ago Kerrie Meyler : An article Wednesday in Network World provides a look at how information technology could have saved Sterling-Cooper countless headaches. If you haven't been following AMC's "Mad Men" series, it portrays a Madison Avenue advertising firm, Sterling-Cooper, during the early 1960s. WS2008 R2 and the Active Directory Recycle Bin Glenn Weadock: I recently took Microsoft to task for the lack of an "undo" feature in its Registry Editor. Perhaps an even more serious omission is the lack of an undo capability in Active Directory Users and Computers. PageNest: Easily browse Internet sites offline Ron Barratt: One of the less celebrated but necessary tools is the ability to save Web pages to read offline. A free tool called PageNest by Solent Software can give you that ability. Playing with Exchange 2010 Alex Lewis: While every client I work with seems excited about Exchange 2010, few know much about it or how much it differs from Exchange 2007. If you remember the jump from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007, then Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 is almost as significant. How to secure a new SQL Server Reporting Services farm Brian Egler: I am building a proof-of-concept secure SQL Server Reporting Service farm for a customer and the authentication part is tricky. PowerGUI unleashes the power of PowerShell Ron Barrett: Regardless of whether you love PowerShell or hate it, you'll love this free tool that unleashes its power through a GUI interface. That tool is PowerGUI by Quest Software. August Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are 10 sports technologies to love, 5 to hate Many technologies help fans enjoy sports. Others just annoy. Apple disasters Apple has enjoyed huge success with the iPod and iPhone, but Apple has had a number of commercial flops, too. 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