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Microsoft has apparently decided to phase out OneCare, just as SBS 2008 begins to ship with free trials of it installed. The blog entry (linked below) seems to suggest that it will be replaced with a free product. Windows Live OneCare Team Blog: Consumer Security Strategy Update
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Our customer St. David Recruitment Services, based in Cardiff, were interviewed recently by Windows Vista Magazine to get their views on how Windows Vista helps their business every day. The case study appeared in Windows Vista SMB Supplement, which went out to over 200,000 readers as an insert in publications...
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11-18-2008
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Filed under: TiGra News, Press Releases, Case Studies, Emerging Technology, Newsletter, SBS, Small Business, Small Business Server, IT, Microsoft, Windows Vista, News, TiGra Networks, SBSC, Small Business Specialist, Managed Services, MVP
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That’s it folks, the next version of Windows Small Business Server is finished. The code has RTMed and evaluation copies will be available within a few weeks. Official availability is 12 November. Time to start training! The resources have been appearing on Technet for some time now, so lets do...
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Tim Long
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08-22-2008
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Filed under: Dear Diary, IT, SBS, Small Business Server, Beta Testing, Small Business, Microsoft, Windows, SBSC, Technology, Business, Emerging Technology
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Microsoft formally unveiled its upcoming server solution for small businesses this week and first indications are that the price will be "about the same as the 2003 version". There is no news on upgrade pricing yet and the product release itself is still some months off. Nevertheless, if you...
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If you don't happen to have a spare 64-bit system and/or can't wait for the public preview, you can see Sean Daniel (SBS Product Manager) discussing and demonstrating SBS 2008 online. SBS 2008 PM Interview and Demo | Media | TechNet Edge
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I just did a hack for one of my customers to stop one problem employee surfing on Facebook all day. While I'm no fan of blanket barring of web access, in this instance we needed some simple, short-term measures that didn't warrant any real expenditure on full-blown web filtering tools. The technique...
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I have a few sites that are now totally Windows Vista Business and SBS 2003 where the users run as Standard User. One consequence of this is that printers have to be deployed by group policy, because standard users don't have permission to install print drivers. Windows Vista provides a mechanism...
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Tim Long
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02-15-2008
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Filed under: IT, SBS, Hacks, Small Business Server, Microsoft, Windows Vista, Business, Troubleshooting, Debugging, War Stories, Partners
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The 2008 launch wave is gaining momentum. Microsoft announced a few hours ago that both Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 have been released to manufacturing. Windows Vista service pack 1 will likely impact most users in the short term. At TiGra Networks, we've been actively involved...
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02-05-2008
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Filed under: TiGra News, Emerging Technology, IT Industry, Newsletter, SBS, Small Business, Small Business Server, Home Computing, IT, Microsoft, Windows Vista, News, TiGra Networks
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The 2008 launch wave is gaining momentum. Microsoft announced a few hours ago that both Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 have been released to manufacturing. Windows Vista service pack 1 will likely impact most users in the short term. At TiGra Networks, we've been actively involved...
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Tim Long
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02-05-2008
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This is the slide deck (actually a superset of the slide deck) that I presented to my BNI chapter on 29th January 2008. The PowerPoint file is included as a file attachment below. The case study linked from the slide deck is this one: http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=1000003722...
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I recently had a problem with a customer running all Windows Vista clients on an SBS 2003 R2 domain. The problem was how to deploy printers to users who have restricted access (i.e. standard users). The users cannot install the printer drivers themselves because they do not have permission - nor should...
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I recently had a problem with a customer running all Windows Vista clients on an SBS 2003 R2 domain. The problem was how to deploy printers to users who have restricted access (i.e. standard users). The users cannot install the printer drivers themselves because they do not have permission - nor should...
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Answering my own question , " I do ". And I hope you do too. Here's why. I have received feedback through various channels from people who may not have read past the deliberately-contentious title of my original post . The article was designed to provoke reaction and it has certainly done that. But the...
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I've noticed the last couple of months that Exchange IMF suddenly got very aggresive about filtering HTML messages with images in the signature block. I first noticed this on messages I sent to Microsoft UK then on other servers. Susan Bradley posted today advising caution when using HTML format messages...
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If you are a small business owner who uses computers, you probably know that Microsoft releases regular security updates through Windows Update. You might not know that if you have a server on your network, then you can automate this process and gain better control over it using a program called Windows...