"Starting October 1--and for a limited time--those in the U.K. will be able to preorder Windows 7 for 30 British pounds, according to a Microsoft Web site. In a Twitter posting, Microsoft said that U.S. college students will be able to get the software for $30, but the Web site it linked to does not yet have details on the offer. 'This offer is specifically designed for those students who are not planning to purchase a new PC this year but would still like to take advantage of what Windows 7 off

While we often focus on the desktop offerings from Microsoft, the company of course also plays a role in countless other markets. The most prominent of those is probably the server market, where Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 are now facing a number of support changes - important stuff if you manage Windows servers. The biggest news? There will be no third service pack for Windows Server 2003.   Let's start with 2000. Windows 2000 Server will reach the end of its extended support

Hi guys,   I aim to be going to this to meet with the gurus Ronni, Kent, Michael, Stefan and the gang from SCUG.DK and SCUG.SE   and of course   Wally Mead   Below is the official announcement !     more info > http://scug.dk/content/Events.aspx

Microsoft issued a formal security advisory late on Tuesday on a reported zero-day flaw in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. However, the software maker also said that the flaw does not affect the final version of Windows 7, contrary to earlier reports.   "Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) implementation," Microsoft said in the advisory. "We are not aware of attacks that try to use the reported vulnerabilities

Microsoft has just released information about System Center Configuration Manager R3. Configuration Manager 2007 R3 will release as a beta at the end of October 2009, with a targeted release of late Q1 calendar 2010.   You can read more about it right here: http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter/archive/2009/09/08/announcing-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-r3.aspx   thanks to Ronni at SCUG.dk for the heads up   cheers

Today at Nokia World 09, Nokia will be talking more about their upcoming new “mini laptop” the Nokia Booklet 3G which was announced last week.     Nokia has just announced that the Nokia Booklet 3G will ship with Windows 7. The Nokia Booklet 3G comes with built in A-GPS functionality. Because of this, it can take advantage of the Windows Sensor and Location Platform which means your PC and programs can know where they are for “location aware” computing. With built in 3G/HSPA capabil

This is the official Release Candidate build for Configuration Manager 2007 SP2.     New features:   - Refer to the SP2 Overview article posted on the primary Configuration Manager MSConnect site for all the new features and new supported configurations   - Hotfixes included in SP2 article can be found on the primary Configuration Manager MSConnect page.   - Deployment guides for BranchCache and the new AMT features are available in the download section.   - The new OpsMgr07 R2 Conf

A 90-day trial version of Windows 7 Enterprise has been posted on Microsoft TechNet. The trial is available in English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The trial is for IT Professionals who do not yet have access to Windows 7 RTM through a Software Assurance Volume License agreement, through MSDN and TechNet subscriptions, or through Software Assurance agreements from the Volume Licensing Download Center.   more > http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/ne