Un de mon documents préférés pour Windows le serveur 2003 est maintenant disponible en bêta forme pour le serveur 2008 de Windows.  Si vous n'avez fortement jamais passé en revue ces guides je recommandez-les.  Le guide le rend facile de travailler la configuration de sécurité pour satisfaire les besoins de votre organisation.  Il y a également un outil vraiment frais de GPOAccelerator (accélérateur d'objet de politique de groupe) pour vous aider rapidement à installer, examiner et déployer des configurations des arrangements de sécurité de politique de groupe.  Voici certaines des ressources pour le guide 2008 de degré de sécurité de serveur de Windows :

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Microsoft est bien sur son chemin à fournir le premier paquet de service pour Windows Vista. Actuellement, la date de disponibilité exacte pour le paquet 1 de service de Windows Vista est en hausse dans le ciel, Microsoft après avoir offert seulement un horaire général ce se dirige au premier trimestre de 2008. Et à Vista SP1 s'est intimement relié au serveur 2008, autrefois Longhorn appelé de Windows, au niveau de grain, le premier paquet de service pour le plus défunt client de Windows de Microsoft est synchronisé avec le logiciel d'exploitation du dernier serveur de 32 bits de la compagnie. Le lancement officiel du serveur 2008 de Windows a été placé pour
Le 28 février, l'année prochaine, et le Vista SP1 est lié pour maintenir l'esprit de pas la plateforme de serveur.

En mi-juillet, Microsoft debuted l'essai de Vista SP1 en dehors de de Redmond. Une prévision du premier bêta de Vista SP1 s'est transportée à une piscine choisie des appareils de contrôle à ce moment-là. (plus…)

While completely failing to breathe a single word on Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft is still focused on the copy of the browser that originally shipped with Windows XP. In this context, the Redmond company announced that it is introducing an update to Internet Explorer 6 running on the 64-bit editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, in order to alter the browser’s behavior when managing ActiveX controls.

The 18.9 MB update dubbed WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB912945-x64-ENU.exe is up for grabs since November 13, 2007. “This update includes minor changes to how Internet Explorer handles some web pages that use Microsoft ActiveX controls. Certain webpages will require users to manually activate Active X controls by clicking on it or using the TAB key and ENTER key. This update contains all previously released security updates,” Microsoft informed in the overview of the release. (more…)

Microsoft is offering a 4 month trial of Windows Home Server for evaluation purposes. The Windows Home Server 120-Day Evaluation Kit includes a Windows Home Server Installation DVD, a Windows Home Server Connector CD and a Home Computer Restore CD. A backup is recommended prior to installation as the setup process for server installation will erase any existing data. Microsoft provides the minimum specifications, which aren’t very high at all, and minimum requirements on the website below. The software giant also notes that a wireless connection between Windows Home Server and the network is not supported, although home computers connected wirelessly to the wireless router can access the Home Server.

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Microsoft has reached another milestone with the initial Release Candidate (RC0) of the highly anticipated Windows Server 2008 operating system, now available for download.

Packed with new features, Windows Server 2008 provides customers with the most versatile and reliable Windows platform yet. Technological advancements, such as server and presentation virtualization capabilities, Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, Server Core, PowerShell, Network Access Protection, Server Manager, and enhanced networking and clustering technologies provide customers with a security-enhanced, easy-to-manage platform. All of these feature improvements provide customers with the most integrated Windows solution to date. For example, IIS 7.0, Microsoft’s platform for developing and reliably hosting Web applications and services, is experiencing strong customer momentum, with more than 13 hosting companies offering IIS 7.0 and more than 1,200 customers who have deployed it via the GoLive license.

To download or to obtain the product key if U have already got the Windows Server 2008 RC0 DVD visit here-http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/audsel.mspx

Source- Microsoft Press release

An evolved version of the Application Verifier is available as a free download courtesy of the Redmond company. As of the first day in September, Microsoft has made available version 3.4 of Application verifier with full support for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. According to the description of the tool, Application Verifier is designed to integrate seamlessly with x86, x64 and IA64 platforms. The tool offers an extra layer for the runtime verification of unmanaged code, on top of the basic application testing associated with the development process. Microsoft in fact boasted that the tool is capable of identifying even the most subtle of programming errors, including problems with heaps, handles and locks.

“Application Verifier is a runtime verification tool for unmanaged code that assists in quickly finding subtle programming errors that can be extremely difficult to identify with normal application testing,” revealed the Microsoft description. (more…)