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	Microsoft releases new desktop virtualization tools for Windows 7 Microsoft Subnet blog: Microsoft on Friday released new versions of its Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) and Application Virtualization (App-V) tools. Both are part of the also newly revised Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2010. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc. Peace Corp: Creating a worldwide unified network Learn how the Peace Corp made its unified network a reality after selecting and deploying cost-effective WAN optimization gear. One of the key factors was selecting a platform that integrated with its existing network spanning 70 countries. The result is dramatically improved performance and significant cost savings. Learn More In this Issue Understanding Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Roles Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Implementation and Administration Best Practices Searching an entire Active Directory forest for certain objects Security Development Lifecycle still just a concept to many More good news: Reporting Services no longer needs IIS My first Microsoft security bulletin Web cast Good news on certification Network World launches Open Source Subnet From Microsoft Subnet WEBCAST: HyTrust 8 Tips for Virtualization Under Control Examine 8 tips that will show you how to virtualize more critical workloads with confidence. From security planning and policy management to automation and access controls, get expert advice on how to build a more secure virtual infrastructure to accelerate the virtualization of business-critical applications. Learn More! Understanding Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Roles Rand Morimoto: This posting is one of a month long series of postings on the Microsoft System Center family of products. Read More Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Implementation and Administration Best Practices Rand Morimoto: Here is a list of best practices in Implementing and Administratering ConfigMgr 2007 R2. Read More Searching an entire Active Directory forest for certain objects Tyson Kopczynski: Here is a Powershell cmdlet to find groups that contained a certain string pattern in their name. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qualys IT Policy Compliance for Dummies This book is a quick guide to understanding IT policy compliance. It surveys the best steps for preparing your organization's IT operations to comply with laws and regulations - and how to prove compliance to an auditor. Click here! Security Development Lifecycle still just a concept to many Robert Mullins: Security is being built into the development lifecycle from the beginning and I find that encouraging, though it seems like it's still just a concept. Read More More good news: Reporting Services no longer needs IIS Brian Egler: One of the drawbacks of the initial releases of SQL Server Reporting Services was the dependency on Internet Information Services (IIS). Read More My first Microsoft security bulletin Web cast Robert Mullins: Although I've covered Microsoft for several years, Tuesday was my first opportunity to participate in the hallowed ritual of watching a Microsoft security Web cast. Here are a couple of observations. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Prepare for Windows 7 in Three Phases Many organizations are skipping Vista and looking forward to Windows 7. This research provides necessary steps to prepare for Windows 7 and ensure a successful migration with adequate operating system (OS) support. Learn More Now Good news on certification Brian Egler: Watching the Australian Grand Prix from Melbourne, you quickly realize that there is more to the race than the race itself. There are the practice and qualifying sessions. In the same way, we need to practice for our certification exams. Read More Network World launches Open Source Subnet Microsoft Subnet: Network World has launched a new Subnet community, the Open Source Subnet to showcase news and blogger opinions for enterprise users of open source software. Read More From Microsoft Subnet This is Network World's Microsoft Subnet news alert in which we focus on the top items from Microsoft Subnet. We've got 15 copies of Microsoft System Center Enterprise Suite Unleashed up for grabs this month. Follow Microsoft Subnet on Twitter @microsoftsubnet Read More
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