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Details on Microsoft’s announcement of general availability for Windows 7. Some interesting notes about upgrade programs as well!

Last week, MVP and Exchange expert Daniel Petri was given the position of leader for Israel’s Unified Communication User Group. With Daniel’s lead, this UG will focus on the upcoming Exchange Server 2010, preparing Israel’s IT Pros for the launch event. During the UG’s meetings, new sessions will be presented, and round table ask-the-experts events…

Daniel Petri will be attending the Infosecurity Europe 2009 which will take place next week at Earls Court, London. Daniel would be happy to meet and talk with forum and site members. Email Daniel ([email protected]) if you’re in the area. Daniel who is holding the role of VP Technologies at ObserveIT will demonstrate the unique…

Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB 940006) has been officially released at the end of August 2007. The update is live at THIS LINK, and will also be offered through Microsoft Update. To read more about Update Rollup 4 please see KB 940006. Download the 32-bit version (30.1 mb) Download the 64-bit version…

I was asked by Fujitsu/Siemens to get the word on on their innovations contest. I thought that the contest was very unique, open to just about anyone on the planet earth, and could generate some amazing results! Do you have good ideas for data centers of the future? Submit your ideas and you could win…

GFI recently announced the latest version of their anti-spam solution called “version 14”. I have used MailEssentials for many years and I am excited about some of the new features. For example, version 14 offers improved anti-spam technology, “SpamRazer” – an additional anti-spam engine, improved performance, and a real-time dashboard. You can download a free…

I’m sure you would agree that in our current economy, it’s important to continue to find ways to improve IT efficency and control costs. For organizations using VMware Virtual Servers, our Petri knowledgebase sponsor Idealstor has just released a new product that can help achieve these goals. It is called iBac Virtual Infrastructure Proxy (iBac…

Although Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 has been around for a while and has been superseded by ISA 2006, Microsoft has now released SP3 for ISA 2004. Service Pack 3 provides the latest updates to ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition, with increased security, enhanced troubleshooting tools, and improved log viewer functionality. This service…

Completely unexpected Microsoft launches the first beta of its upcoming hypervisor Hyper-V (formerly codename Viridian / Windows Server Virtualization). This first beta, initially planned for the end of this year, was later postponed to February 2008, in sync with the global launch of Windows Server 2008 (formerly known as “Longhorn”). But Microsoft put a great…

The Microsoft Network Monitor tool has been around since the days of NT 4.0, and although it wasn’t the best sniffer around, it was a good tool to have in your toolbox if nothing else worked. Network Monitor (or NM for short) has been released in 2 major versions, and has had 2 types of…