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July 15, 2010 Cybersecurity for open government In this era of unprecedented connectivity, cybersecurity is everybody's business.  Learn how to take a system-wide, defensive approach to safeguarding your networks.  Get the paper.     News and highlights Cloud tool helped Florida with 2010 Census count The 2010 Census is over, but the cloud technologies that were used for the count have broader applicability for cities interested in other citizen service applications in the cloud.   Susie Adams of Microsoft on future of the cloud In Microsoft Federal CTO Susie Adams' opinion, cloud will be the next disruptive technology, but the transition to cloud computing is a gradual process that begins with small steps.   Utah's crime stoppers empowered with fusion center technology The Fusion Core Solution helps Utah Statewide Information & Analysis Center to better prepare for and respond to crises and to counter potential threats and criminal activities.   Washington State virtual vault adds new data and documents Local jurisdictions can reduce the headache of maintaining public records and addressing freedom of information requests by storing public records in the state's centralized, virtual vault, which lets agencies maintain their own data retention rules.   Microsoft and USO take wounded warriors out to the ballgame Two hundred wounded soldiers, active duty military and family members were honored at Sunday's Washington Nationals game against the San Francisco Giants as part of the 4th annual Salute to Our Troops, sponsored by Microsoft and USO of Metropolitan Washington.   Technology update   Download Microsoft Forefront trials and betas Evaluate the products that make up Business Ready Security solutions to familiarize yourself with the products and ease of deployment.   Office and SharePoint 2010: A deployment guide Use these TechNet Magazine articles and key resources to help you plan, set up, and deploy the new versions of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010.   Forrester Consulting: The Total Economic Impact of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Forrester weighs in on the financial benefits of consolidating collaboration, enterprise content management and enterprise search by implementing SharePoint Server 2010. Get the white paper. (PDF 454KB)   Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 now available for download With Service Pack 3 for Exchange 2007, you can now install Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2, and get Windows 7 support for the Exchange management tools.   Windows Intune Beta 2 service now available Microsoft rolled out a second, limited beta of its new management and security service for Windows-based PCs, called Windows Intune.  Beta testers must have minimum of five seats and maximum of 25 seats to participate. Developers   Improve software security with new tool Analyze security threats to your software in the design phase, at no charge, with the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) Threat Modeling Tool.   Windows Azure platform training kit Get this comprehensive set of technical content, including hands-on labs, presentations, and demos, to ramp up your Windows Azure Platform development skills.   What's new in Office 2010 for developers? Learn about the new platform improvements, developer productivity, compatibility, UI programmability enhancements, expansion of server-side services, and other innovations in Microsoft Office 2010.   Microsoft public sector Windows Azure boot camp July 28-29, 2010 | Austin, TX Join this deep dive program on Windows Azure to better prepare you to work in the cloud.   Miss the Microsoft Public Sector Developer Roadshow? Watch these on-demand presentations: Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) & the 2010 wave VSTS 2010's requirements, testing and build management features Test labs & developer desktop virtualization with Team Foundation Server 2010 Licensing & upgrading to VSTS 2010 + developer asset management Events  Join fellow local government professionals and industry leaders at the 3rd-annual Microsoft Local Government Summit: Managing and Delivering Innovative Public Services: Bridging the Gap.  Learn best practices in the public sector at seven informative sessions, engage with industry partners throughout the day, and network with colleagues in a virtual, interactive environment.  Register Now!  Attend the 2nd annual Virtual FOSE on July 21 Virtual FOSE is an event highlighting trends and topics in government IT, in-depth education, and peer-to-peer collaboration.   Microsoft will present two sessions: Quick Tour of the Windows Azure Platform at 10:15 Eastern and Build Your Next Line-of-Business Application on SharePoint 2010 at 1:00 PM Eastern.  In this issue: » News and highlights » Technology update » Developers » Events Questions on how to buy? 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MCP Monthly Flash: July 15, 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 Listen or Watch Bytes by TechNet Interviews Today Recorded at Tech·Ed North America 2010, Bytes by TechNet is a 22-part series of interviews with Microsoft influencers and community members, covering major Microsoft products and technologies in fun audio and video tidbits (5-7 minutes). Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 07/01/2010 Certification/Exams Join Other IT Professionals and Developers Playing Take a crack at a typical certification exam question, or learn something new about Windows 7. Are You Certifiable? is the spot to have some fun while learning Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 07/01/2010 Application Compatibility for Office 2010 Keep your technical skills up to date with this latest training opportunity for Office 2010. Analyze your environment for installed add-ins and identify potential migration issues as you migrate earlier versions of Office to Office 2010. Watch this video on Channel 9 to learn how the Compatibility Inspector tools can perform an analysis of the code and suggest potential issues. Additional videos and a lab are also available. Original Publication Date: 06/22/2010 Learn SharePoint 2010 Best Practices As an MCP, keep your technical skills up to date with help from the latest training opportunity for SharePoint 2010. In this new training course on Channel 9, you’ll explore design considerations to keep in mind as you start creating SharePoint solutions targeting SharePoint 2010.  Additional videos, labs, and code available to help you learn more about SharePoint testing, deployment, and security. Original Publication Date: 06/22/2010 Monthly Edition July 2010 In This Issue » Program Announcements » 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. If you would prefer to no longer receive this newsletter, please click here to unsubscribe or reply to this message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. To set your contact preferences for other Microsoft communications, see the communications preferences section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 USA Wednesday, July 14, 2010 [+/-] TechNet Flash: Are you green enough to keep your job? TechNet Flash Mobile | Unsubscribe | Customize TechNet Flash Volume 12, Issue 14 | July 14, 2010     Top Stories     Are You Green Enough to Keep Your Job? It's no longer a question of going green. Your ability to quantify savings and project future savings could define your career. TechNet ON takes a new look at Green IT, the emerging best practices and tools to help you do right by your company, your planet, and yourself. New: Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 Save valuable IT infrastructure planning time and expense with new MAP 5.0 features including Office 2010 readiness assessment, Windows 2000 Server migration assessment, and inventory of Linux-powered LAMP stacks. Your Featured Content New Features with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 MDT 2010 has been updated to include Office 2010 support, the ability for users to initiate and customize their own deployments using System Center Configuration Manager, key enhancements in Windows 7 driver support, and more. Updated Utility from Windows Sysinternals: RAMMap v1.1 This update to RAMMap, a memory analysis utility for Windows Vista and Windows 7, adds the ability to purge working sets and memory manager paging lists. This can be useful for measuring the memory usage of applications after they've started or when specific features are exercised. Download the System Center Service Manager Dashboard The Service Manager Dashboard gives IT managers a consolidated, near-real-time view of key IT service management processes such as incident and problem resolution, change control, and configuration management. Using the Dashboard's built-in charts, gauges, and tables, you can track any Service Manager dataset, even without access to the Service Manager console application. New Bytes by TechNet Video: Application Compatibility Keith Combs chats with Chris Jackson, the "App Compat Guy," about Windows 7 and IE8. Learn from Chris how to get your existing apps to work and where to find the best application compatibility tools.   Plan and Deploy Your Security Baselines with the Windows Server 2008 R2 Baseline Beta The security team wants your feedback on best-practice guidance and security settings for Windows Server 2008 R2. The baseline beta release is formatted for import using the Security Compliance Manager, which provides guidance and tools for Microsoft products to help you plan, deploy, and monitor your security baselines. Download Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010 SP1 introduces new features and functionality, including enhancements to URL filtering, enhanced branch office support, secure publishing of SharePoint 2010, a new look and feel for all reports, and a new User Activity report, which displays the sites and site categories accessed by any user. Get the System Center Service Manager 2010 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 R2 This Service Manager Management Pack is used to monitor Service Manager 2010 and includes monitors for the Management Server as well as the Data Warehouse Server. In this release of the management pack, the Data Access Service, Health Service, Configuration Service, and workflows are monitored. Download the Latest MOF Reliability Workbooks: Application Virtualization and User State Virtualization The latest workbooks provide knowledge, specific tasks, and schedules needed to keep Microsoft Application Virtualization and User State Virtualization running smoothly.   TechNet Flash Sponsors TNT Software and LinkTek: •  Elevate Your Server Monitoring to Real Time •  Don't take unnecessary risks during your data migration! Editor's Note TechNet Flash Editor Mitch Irsfeld The Green Way Could Be the Best Way The TechNet home page this week features TechNet ON: Green IT = Cheaper IT. It's hard to believe, but it's been a while since TechNet has done a deep dive into green IT/energy-efficient, sustainable computing. In fact, it was Earth Day 2009 when TechNet Magazine published its special Going Green edition, a sort of "best of" collection of green IT ... Read more ADVERTISEMENT Elevate Your Server Monitoring to Real Time To experience the benefits of real-time server monitoring with automated event log management, download the ELM Enterprise Manager 30-day trial today. Training and Books New Office 2010 Certifications for IT Pros Microsoft has begun offering new Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification for Office 2010 products. The certification exams validate proficiency in using Office 2010. Candidates who pass a certification exam show that they can meet globally recognized performance standards. ADVERTISEMENT Don't take unnecessary risks during your data migration! Special for TechNet Flash subscribers only. Download your free trial version now. Events SharePoint Connections November 1 - 2, 2010 Las Vegas, NV Come to Las Vegas and participate in the SharePoint community. Meet other professionals in sessions, in the expo hall, and at conference events. This is your chance to network and make those personal connections with conference speakers and the SharePoint team from Microsoft, plus our sponsors and vendors. Resources TechNet Plus Direct Subscription TechNet Flash Feed Blog TechNet Flash Archive TechNet Magazine MSDN Flash Newsletter Security Newsletter IT Management Community Hub TechNet | Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile ©2010 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement Microsoft respects your privacy.  Please read our online Privacy Statement. If you would prefer to no longer receive this this newsletter, please click here to unsubscribe.  These settings will not affect any other newsletters you've requested or any mandatory service communications that are considered part of certain Microsoft services.  To set your contact preferences for other Microsoft communications, see the communications preferences section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. 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