10 burning questions about Microsoft Office 2007; Centro: Windows Essential Business Server

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Microsoft sets ship date on mid-market server bundle, 11/07/07: Centro officially tagged Windows Essential Business Server; ship date set for second half of 2008 Microsoft fires CIO, 11/06/07: Microsoft fired its Chief Information Officer, Stuart Scott, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Enterprise WLAN Gear: From A to Z. From buying tips to peer discussions. From case studies to market trends. Network World's newly enhanced Enterprise WLAN Gear Buyer's Guide has everything you need to stay current, research technology, compare products and implement solutions - all in one convenient location. Click here to go to the Enterprise WLAN Gear Buyer's Guide now. IBM, Microsoft, SAP lag behind on Web 2.0, 11/07/07: IBM, Microsoft and SAP are taking a charge at the business Web 2.0 market, but the big vendors still lag behind smaller rivals who have developed far more innovative technology with quicker release cycles, according to a Forrester analyst. Microsoft gives first peek at Sync Framework, 11/06/07: Microsoft on Monday issued the first preview of the Sync Framework, a way for software developers to inject data synchronization capabilities into applications. Microsoft looks to improve collaboration technologies, 11/06/07: Mobile computing is taking over. The superhero model for a typical IT worker is surely Batman, with a dozen gizmos hanging off his belt: smart phones, USB keys, MP3 players, cameras. However, Windows software developers who want their applications to synchronize data among those devices and with desktop clients, servers and web services... those developers often would prefer root canal surgery. Every Windows app that requires synchronization has had to be custom-crafted code; everything is built from scratch. Microsoft dives into enterprise search with free server, 11/06/07: Microsoft Tuesday made a dramatic statement about its future in enterprise search by introducing a free search server along with a licensed version, both of which align with search software already offered via SharePoint Server. Microsoft and Smart Phones: The Android Awakens!: So says analyst Michael Dortch. " Google announced its Android software platform for mobile phones and other devices … This is not great news for Microsoft and Windows Mobile, which is currently locked in a struggle for second place in the mobile operating system market." Microsoft to build $500 million data center in Dublin, 11/06/07: Microsoft will invest more than $500 million in its first major European data center, designed to support applications delivered over the Internet, the company said Tuesday. Microsoft to patch software driver vulnerability, 11/06/07: Microsoft has warned that a faulty driver used for copy protection could allow a hacker to gain high-level access to a PC. Free calculator helps users design Microsoft storage installations, 11/01/07: Microsoft has released a free calculator to help companies design storage layouts for the upcoming release of Data Protection Manager 2007. Microsoft’s SCCM upgrade tackles NAC integration, 11/01/07: Microsoft will ship on Nov. 12 its revamped Systems Management Server, now called System Center Configuration Manager 2007, and with it will ship the first piece of the company’s integration between its management platform and its network-access-control technology, Network Access Protection, which verifies that a client desktop is secure before it's let onto a network The software will be unveiled at Microsoft’s TechEd IT Forum in Barcelona. Microsoft releases free tool to monitor voice quality, 11/01/07: Microsoft Wednesday released a free module for its just released Office Communications Server 2007 that lets users troubleshoot voice quality issues by monitoring network performance in real-time. The Network World IT Buyer's Guides provide comprehensive, detailed information on how to select, test, buy and deploy thousands of network and IT products. The new Network World IT Buyer's Guides offer even more features than before, here's just one that's worth checking out: Network Access Control Editor's note: Starting the week of Nov. 19, subscribers to the HTML version of this newsletter will notice some enhancements to the layout that will provide you with easier and clearer access to a wider range of resources at Network World. We hope you enjoy the enhancements and we thank you for reading Network World newsletters.

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