Solution Accelerators November Newsletter

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NOVEMBER 2010  MAP Toolkit 5.5 Beta  Beta 2 security baselines coming soon   New security resources for Office 2010, Windows 7, and Internet Explorer 8  SCVMM Self-Service Portal 2.0   P2V Migration for Software Assurance Stay in step with Solution Accelerators Visit the Solution Accelerators website.   Follow us on Twitter! Get the latest tips from Microsoft Solution Accelerators...in 140 characters or less: @MSSolutionAccel. What's new with Solution Accelerators? Subscribe to our news feed. MAP 5.0 Demo: Let MAP simplify your migration to Windows 7! In this brief overview demo, we'll show you how to use the MAP 5.0 Toolkit to streamline and simplify your migration to Windows 7.   Tell us what you think Contact us with your questions, comments, and stories.   Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.5 is here! Influence the development of new releases Migration planning made easier: Join the MAP Toolkit 5.5 Beta. The next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is now available in beta release! Join the MAP beta program and test drive what's coming next: Windows Azure and SQL Azure readiness reporting, Windows Internet Explorer 8 upgrade assessment, heterogeneous database discovery, and more. More assessments and reports help streamline and simplify your IT infrastructure planning. Join the MAP Toolkit 5.5 beta program. Interested in becoming an active beta participant? Contact us for more details! Already a member? Get the beta now! Download MAP 5.0. Coming soon: Beta 2 security baselines for Exchange Server 2007 and SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2. The most recent releases in the Security Compliance Manager Baseline Beta Review Program will help you plan, deploy, and monitor the security of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, SQL Server 2008, and SQL Server 2008 R2. Members of the beta program will be notified via email when these security baselines are available for beta download. Join the beta, and influence the development of these new resources. Learn more about the Security Compliance Manager. Download new Solution Accelerators Elevate the security of Office 2010, Windows 7, and Internet Explorer 8. The security team has just released the Microsoft Office 2010 Security Baseline, as well as new setting packs for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8. These resources, in combination with the Security Compliance Manager tool, will help you efficiently manage the security and compliance process for some of the most widely used Microsoft products. Learn more; then download the Security Compliance Manager tool. Bring the agility of a private cloud platform to your data center. System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 enables you to pool, allocate, and manage resources to offer infrastructure as a service. Retain control over your cloud infrastructure by delivering the foundation for a private cloud platform inside your data center. Unstick Windows deployments with P2V Migration for Software Assurance!  Migration always creates a few cases where application compatibility issues are user-specific, and fixing isolated incidents can be a drag on resources. Now there is a solution, and it's integrated with Microsoft's automated operating system deployment tools! Learn more about P2V Migration for Software Assurance. © Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft is a trademark of the Microsoft Group of companies. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Web site. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal Information. This newsletter was sent by the Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052

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