Today we reached an important milestone in the development of the new Office. Moments ago, the Office engineering team signed off on the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build. This milestone means the coding and testing phase of the project is complete and we are now focused on releasing the new Office via multiple distribution channels to our consumer and business customers. This is the most ambitious release of Office we've ever done. It spans the full family of Office applications, servers

With Windows 8, Windows RT devices, and Windows Phone 8 coming soon, we are excited to give you a preview of the new client management capabilities and vision we’ll be delivering in the coming months: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 Interoperability of Windows Intune and System Center Configuration Manager Console Management of Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 Windows Intune Licensing Changes Support for the Management of Windows Embedded devices   Syst

Windows PowerShell 3.0 is now available for download for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and for Windows Server 2008. Windows PowerShell 3.0 comes in the Management Framework 3.0. You will need to download the appropriate package for your target operating system. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 must be at service pack 1, while Windows Server 2008 requires service pack 2.   Some of the new features in Windows PowerShell 3.0 include: Workflow - Windows PowerShell Workflow lets IT Pros an

today Microsoft launches it's latest Server OS to the general public, Windows Server 2012.     it's an online event starting at 8.am Pacific time

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Update 1 is the newest version of MDT, a Solution Accelerator for operating system and application deployment. MDT 2012 Update 1 supports deployment of Windows 8, Windows 7, Office 2010 and 365, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2008 R2 in addition to deployment of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP. The latest version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit-version 2012 Update 1 is now available for download.   Thi

As promised, Microsoft today released the final version of Windows 8 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. But it also posted a 90-day evaluation copy of Windows 8 RTM (release to manufacturing) that anyone can download. At approximately 1 p.m. ET, members of TechNet began reporting that Windows 8 RTM was available.   "Downloading Windows 8 Enterprise now, with an Enterprise Multiple Activation key," said Ken Schannen, in a message posted on the TechNet discussion thread. "I also see Windows 8 P

Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell -Release Candidate is available for download. It helps scripters find Windows PowerShell scripts, snippets, modules, and how-to guidance in online repositories such as the TechNet Script Center Repository, PoshCode, local or network file systems and Bing Search Repository.   After installing the Script explorer you are shown available scripts that are organized by category, and you can search for scripts from local and trusted community reposito

Yes, the Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2012 is now available for download. Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2012 is designed to work with System Center 2012 -Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP2. VMST 2012 helps you reduce IT costs by making it easier to update your offline virtual machines, templates, and virtual hard disks with the latest operating system and application patches without introducing vulnerabilit