enterprisesearch posted an announcement on Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express: I'm pleased to announce that we're unveiling Microsoft Search Server 2008 today at the Enterprise Search Summit in San Jose! The really exciting news is that we're also offering a free version of this product – Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express – which you can download now as a release candidate. Our team worked extremely hard to get this release to you, and we're proud of what we're delivering today. Our aim for Search Server Express is to give you a free and powerful enterprise search product that's incredibly easy for you to deploy. After you download it, you'll find it takes just a few minutes to get it up and running. It's going to be the fastest way you can bring an enterprise search experience into your business. But ease of use will be just the first thing you notice. We also built Search Server Express with enterprise-class features, including relevancy tuning, security-trimmed search results, and great out-of-the-box administration and reporting. One other significant improvement you'll find is the removal of any pre-set document limits, giving you a lot of flexibility in the amount information you can index. We also support federating your searches to any business system or online service supporting the OpenSearch standard. That means it's incredibly easy to connect Search Server Express to the information people in your business need to find, wherever it might be. We believe Microsoft and its partners can offer you the one-stop search experience you've been looking for – and today, companies like EMC, Cognos, HP, Business Objects, SAS, and OpenText have already announced their intent to support federation with Search Server and Search Server Express. We expect many of them to release federated search connectors to coincide with the release of these products in the first half of 2008. You're probably asking why we've chosen to release an enterprise se
Here is a list of webinars that might be interesting for you. Title: Webinar: Unified Communications - Is your network ready for the future?Date: Wednesday, November 14thTime: 4 PM ET / 1 PM PTURL:http://www.voip-news.com/webinar/unified-communications-network-future/?tfso=846 Title: Webinar - Mobilize your Sales Staff with BlackBerry and CRMDate: Thursday, November 15, 2007Time: 1 PM EST / 10 AM PSTURL: http://www.insidecrm.com/webinar/mobilize-sales-staff/?tfso=847Title: Managing Your Network for Business Continuity WebinarDate: Thursday, December 13thTime: 4 PM ET / 1 PM PTURL:http://www.itmanagement.com/webinar/network-business-continuity/?tfso=848
Boca Raton, FL – November 5, 2007 – ScriptLogic® Corporation (www.scriptlogic.com), a leading provider of systems lifecycle management solutions for Microsoft® Windows®-based networks, today announced the release of Desktop Authority® 7.7 to bring IT administrators updated platform support and innovative security tools. The latest version of Desktop Authority offers enhanced security controls on USB drives and other removable storage devices, 64-bit platform support, and significant enhancements to patch management and reporting features to further establish the product as a comprehensive desktop management tool for use across the enterprise. "IT professionals increasingly demand centralized tools that simultaneously tighten security and boost overall productivity," said Jon Rolls, senior director of product management at ScriptLogic. "In addition to extending Desktop Authority's reach to 64-bit environments, version 7.7 offers a well-balanced enterprise-level platform with strong USB security enhancements, helping IT administrators tackle a wide range of challenges from Windows Vista migration to data theft prevention." Desktop Authority addresses the concerns of IT professionals who demand strong end-point security and comprehensive platform support. Version 7.7 empowers IT administrators with the ability to allow or deny specific USB devices by their serial numbers, device classes and IDs. This level of granular control enables companies to tightly regulate the USB drives and devices that are used throughout the organization and to audit all permitted and denied activity for simple reporting of what files a user copied and what attempts occurred to breach the security policy. Additionally, version 7.7 extends the product's reach to 64-bit platforms. This includes 64-bit desktops running the desktop agent, as well as the 64-bit back-end servers running Desktop Authority services. ScriptLogic's patented Validation Logic distinguishes 32-bit and 64-bit environ
nLite reached version 1.4 . nLite is a tool for permanent Windows components removal and pre-installation Windows configuration. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines.With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install does not include, or even contain on cd, the unwanted components. The list of changes inludes upd: Read-only attributes removed upd: Returned Netdde and Visual Tweaks upd: nvraid integration will not auto-insert sata_ide from now on upd: KB933729, KB939653 non-English support fix: SFC/WFP popup on device installation (e.g. USB stick inserted) fix: Luna theme settings were not applied if no themes integrated fix: Certain combination of removals causing textmode error in 2k3 nLIte Download Page
REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 4, 2007 — Windows Home Server, a new solution to help families easily protect, connect and share their digital media and documents, is generally available today. The HP MediaSmart Server, powered by Windows Home Server software, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com, Best Buy.com, Buy.com, Circuit City.com and CompUSA.com. It will be shipped to customers and available via other leading retailer Web sites later in November. Additional Microsoft hardware and software partners are also delivering new consumer products and solutions designed to work with Windows Home Server. "Digital devices and content are everywhere in our day-to-day lives and they are more important all the time," said Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft. "With the launch of Windows Home Server, Microsoft and its partners are creating a new consumer product category that will help people keep their digital media safe and make it easier for them to enjoy it with friends and family." Windows Home Server is a "stay-at-home" server that delivers the benefits of powerful server technology used by many people at work within a simple, easy-to-use solution for the home. It automatically backs up Windows XP-based and Windows Vista-based home computers each night, provides a central place to organize digital documents and media, and includes a free Windows Live Internet address to access the home server from virtually anywhere and share content with friends and family. It also monitors the health and security status of home computers and can stream media to other devices in the home, such as Xbox 360, allowing people to enjoy digital music, photos and videos on their television. The HP MediaSmart Server, powered by the AMD LIVE! solution, was designed for the Windows Home Server platform. It provides consumers with easy, more secure access to all their movies, photos, music and documents through any broadband Internet-connected PC. The product also includes HP Photo Webshare softwar