MCP Monthly Flash: June 17, 2010

The MCP Flash is a newsletter for Microsoft Certified Professionals. New delivery options are available. Click here to confirm your subscription preferences.   Program Announcements Introducing New Discussion Forums for MCPs Connect with your fellow MCPs and with Microsoft Learning staff in our new MCP Discussion Forums, hosted on Born to Learn. These new forums provide significant enhancements over our former public newsgroups, including: permanent retention of posts and articles ability to rate useful posts e-mail notifications of new posts user profiles and avatars Check them out today and join the conversation. Questions or feedback? Let us know here. Original Publication Date: 06/17/2010 Events Register for Tech·Ed Europe by July 5 and Save EUR500 Tech·Ed Europe returns to Berlin November 8-12 for a full week of deep technical education, hands-on learning, and opportunities to connect with Microsoft and community experts one on one. Register by July 5 and receive your conference pass for only EUR1,395--a EUR500 savings. Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 06/11/2010 Certification/Exams Last Chance: Get a Second Shot at Microsoft Certification Microsoft Learning can make it easier to earn your Microsoft certification and advance your career. Second Shot provides a complimentary retake if you don't pass your certification exam the first time. This offer is available through June 30, 2010, or while supplies last, so register today. Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 06/17/2010 Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Career Packages Offer Ending Soon Microsoft Learning Career Packages are an efficient way to stay up to speed on key Microsoft technologies. Each package includes classroom training, a certification exam, and a complimentary, fully licensed copy of the software. Career Packages are available for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. This offer goes through June 30, 2010, or while supplies last. Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 06/17/2010 Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 Launches June 30 Microsoft is pleased to announce the approaching launch of Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) 2010 on June 30. Review the planned MOS 2010 exams and get ready to certify for MOS 2010. Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 06/17/2010 Test Your Knowledge Not sure you have enough experience to take a Windows Server 2008 or .NET Framework exam? Now you can test your knowledge by signing up to receive a series of practice test questions from MeasureUp. Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 06/16/2010 New SharePoint 2010 Exams Available in July Announcing the availability in July 2010 of four new SharePoint 2010 exams: • 70-573: TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development • 70-576: PRO: Designing and Developing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Applications • 70-667: TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Configuring • 70-668: PRO: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Administrator Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 05/28/2010 Monthly Edition June 2010 In This Issue » Program Announcements » Events » Certification Resources » Born to Learn blog » MCP Web site » Special Offers for MCPs Share Your Feedback » Tell Us What You Think About This Newsletter Learning Portals » Windows 7 » Windows Vista » Windows Server 2008 » Microsoft SQL Server 2008 » Microsoft SQL Server 2005 » Visual Studio 2008 » Visual Studio 2005 » Exchange Server 2010 » Exchange Server 2007 » Microsoft Forefront » 2007 Microsoft Office System » Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 » Microsoft Virtualization Microsoft respects your privacy.  Please read our online Privacy Statement. 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Your Featured Content TechNet Simulcast: Forefront Virtual Event June 23 - 24, 2010 Register for the two-day Forefront virtual event to hear from and ask questions directly of the product team as we teach you about the product and deliver technical demonstrations on all Forefront products (FEP, FIM, TMG, UAG, FPSP, FPE, FOPE) and on Active Directory Rights Management Services + Exchange. TechNet Radio: Growing Opportunities for Data in the Cloud In this episode, Kevin Kline, Technical Strategy Manager for SQL Server at Quest Software, identifies numerous areas for entrepreneurs to take advantage of government and other data in the cloud to create new product offerings based on Microsoft Windows Azure. Kline also discusses integration of on-premise data with data in the cloud and raises important and surprising points about legal and compliance issues with data. Reminder: End of Support for Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000 Server and Professional on July 13, 2010 Support (including new security updates) ends July 13, 2010 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows 2000 Server and Professional. Migration to the latest OS or installation of the current service pack is recommended. Webcast: Collaboration Using Office, SharePoint Server 2010, and AD FS 2.0 (Level 200) June 18, 2010, 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time In this webcast, we help you understand how to collaborate across boundaries using Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0.   Video: What's Next for Managing Datacenters and the Cloud In this 18-minute video on TechNet Edge, Senior Product Manager with System Center Anant Sundaram explains some of our thinking around improving data center management and managing cloud environments. Video: What's New with Configuration Manager R3 and vNext Jeff Wettlaufer was busy getting ready for keynote demos at MMS, but he took time to talk with TechNet Edge's Adam Bomb about some of the Configuration Manager announcements at MMS, as well as talk a little about the event. Windows 7 End User Adoption Resources Webcast July 7, 2010, 9:30 A.M. Pacific Time Join us on July 7 in this informational webcast to learn how you can take advantage of the wide array of resources to help support your organization's deployment and adoption of Windows 7. Microsoft SDL Threat Modeling Tool Boosts Security Now you can easily identify and analyze security threats to your software even when you are still in the design phase. The Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) Threat Modeling Tool finds potential issues early - when they are easier and less costly to resolve.   TechNet Flash Sponsors Idera and Flexera Software: •  Moving to SharePoint 2010? 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