Windows Week in Review - A SearchWinIT.com podcast

Windows Week in Review:

 

A SearchWinIT.com podcast


A weekly podcast covering Microsoft Windows news and events. Includes analysis on Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Exchange, as well as the latest security and patch updates, systems management issues and more.

We have lift off! Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 has finally launched. This week, Greg Shields, MCSE, calls in to talk about the new features that will prove most important to admins, as well as why Windows 2008 adoption will likely be quicker than with Windows Vista.

Highlights:

  • (0:15) Greg Shields discusses Windows 2008 features and migration
  • (7:01) Microsoft patches Vista cracks
  • (8:19) New vulnerabilities hit Vista, XP and Excel
  • Other news this week:

    Microsoft server chief weighs in on key IT trends
    Deployment tools ready as new Windows server arrives

     
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    Ten flaws fixed — and a bounty on those that are not

    Learn which of the three critical patches released by Microsoft experts say is most important, and how hackers could actually help make Vista and IE more secure.

    Highlights:

  • (0:27) Three critical fixes released by Microsoft
  • (1:59) Microsoft holds off on four patch bulletins
  • (2:25) VeriSign places bounty on Vista and IE7 vulnerabilities
  • (3:25) New Vista PCs and laptops unveiled
  • (4:35) Remote connectivity technology beginning to replace VPNs
  • (5:31) IT managers take a look at PC virtualization
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    Related articles:
    Microsoft nixes four patch bulletins
    IT shops explore connectivity options for remote users
    IT managers are testing PC virtualization waters

     
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