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Harry B asked me to mention SMB Nation Europe that is happening this Friday, December 5th in London. Still time to register! http://www.smbnation.com/events_listpage.asp?Category=London~2008&Cat=Category Agenda December 5, 2008 – Microsoft Central London 8:30am-9:30am Delegate Registration 9:30am...
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TiGra Networks has been working with Chequers Youth Facility (a charitable youth organisation based in Aberdare) to deliver a new IT suite for the young people of the town. The project consisted of a network server and new PCs, plus a web content management system enabling the young people to create...
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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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Licensing for Windows Essential Server Solutions either just got easier, or more complicated. I can’t really decide which, so I’ll leave that decision to you… Get a Discount on Windows Essential Server Solutions Upgrades & Migrations with Solutions Pathway Help your customers easily upgrade or migrate...
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Businesses may be deterred from making investments in technology in the current economic climate, especially those planning to use finance to minimise cash flow impact and spread the cost over the life of the assets. With banks unwilling to lend to each other, let alone small businesses, it may seem...
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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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via Allison Pauli, Partner Marketing, Windows Server Solutions: Get Ready for the Windows Essential Server Solutions Launch with Technical Training Series The November 12, 2008 launch for Windows Essential Server Solutions is fast approaching! Prepare by attending Partner Academy Live technical...
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You can now download the Public Preview of SBS 2008 from Microsoft Downloads . The standard install requires only DVD 1 while the premium install requires all 4 DVDs at almost 10Gb. Tip: use a download manager such as Free Download Manager which will give you a faster download than Microsoft's download...
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In part 1 , part 2 and part 3 of this series, we built an ASP.NET 3.5 web application to accept a telephone number as a query string within the URL, look up that number in a Dynamics CRM database and return the matching contact name and company as the result. In this final part 4, we'll see how to...
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Tim Long
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05-19-2008
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Filed under: HowTo, Small Business Server, Telephony, Microsoft CRM, TiGra Networks, CRM, .NET, VOIP, C#, Visual Studio, Asterisk, TrixBox
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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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Today, Microsoft formally announced availability of Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Server 2008, their server offerings for small- and medium-sized businesses, respectively. Pricing Although at face value, the price of Small Business Server seems to have increased, in fact in...
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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