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Mark Harrison

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• Bing Maps with Silverlight

  Posted: 09 Jun 2009 at 22:42 by Mark

  / Bing Maps with Silverlight ... on the Azure platform . With the launch of Bing the new decision engine from Microsoft, we've taken this opportunity to join up our mapping brands, and Microsoft Virtual Earth has changed to Bing Maps for Enterprise. Mark Harrison

• Sudden 401.1 on my SharePoint VM

  Posted: 21 May 2009 at 08:39 by Mark

  After a recent Windows Update I started to get challenged for credentials when trying to access several SharePoint applications. After three attempts, I am given a 401.1 error. This now happens for sites that have host headers that don't match the machine name. I had to add a registry entry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\MSV1_0 with a multi-sting value BackConnectionHostNames that contains a list of SharePoint sites host headers Mark Harrison

• Office 2010 Technical Preview

  Posted: 12 May 2009 at 20:57 by Mark

  up for the Office 2010 Technical Preview Mark Harrison

• Windows 7 Release Candidate download

  Posted: 30 Apr 2009 at 21:55 by Mark

  Microsoft have announced the delivery of Windows 7 Release Candidate coupled with the delivery of the Release Candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows 7 RC is now available to TechNet/MSDN subscribers, and on May 5th will be available at http://www.microsoft.com/windows7 for partners, IT pros, and tech enthusiasts to pilot Windows 7 RC at work and at home.Mark Harrison

• MOSS 2007 / WSS 3.0 SP2 download

  Posted: 29 Apr 2009 at 22:04 by Mark

  From Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog ...We are happy to announce that Service Pack 2 for Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 has been released to the Microsoft Download Center. It includes all the fixes prior to SP2, and also several enhancements to improve server farm performance, availability and stability. MoreMark Harrison

• Office 2010 announced

  Posted: 15 Apr 2009 at 20:02 by Mark

  Microsoft have announce the next wave of Microsoft Office and related products. Designed to deliver a unified experience across the PC, phone and browser, this wave includes Microsoft Exchange 2010, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010.Next Wave of Microsoft Office Products Will Redefine How People WorkMicrosoft will begin releasing new versions of Office-related products this year. Exchange 2010 will be the first product in thi

• SharePoint Designer 2007 free download

  Posted: 02 Apr 2009 at 18:34 by Mark

  SharePoint Designer 2007 is now free! It provides the powerful tools you need to deliver compelling and attractive SharePoint sites and quickly build workflow-enabled applications and reporting tools on the SharePoint platform, all in an IT-managed environment.DownloadMark Harrison

• Web Analytics solutions

  Posted: 29 Mar 2009 at 20:49 by Mark

  From adcentercommunity blog ...Companies Offering Web Analytics Solutions :AT InternetAuriq Systems (RTmetrics)BLVD StatusCoremetricsDC StormDigital River (Fireclick)etrackereVisit AnalystFacilitate DigitalFoviance (WebAbacus)Google AnalyticsIntellitrackerLynchpinLyris (ClickTracks)MarketwaveNedstatOmnitureRedEyeSite IntelligenceSmarterStatsSpeed-TrapUnica (Affinium NetInsight)Urchin Software from GoogleVisiStatWebTrendsWiredMindsWoopraYahoo! Web AnalyticsMark Harrison

• Hyper-V sustainability and cost saving

  Posted: 29 Mar 2009 at 20:45 by Mark

  how hyper-v can save money...www.hyper-green.comMark Harrison

• 10 new Microsoft Sharepoint themes

  Posted: 20 Mar 2009 at 19:59 by Mark

  Microsoft have released 10 new Sharepoint themesDownloadDaniel has created a WSP linkMark Harrison

• Internet Explorer 8 download

  Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 22:21 by Mark

  Microsoft have announced the availability of Windows Internet Explorer 8, the new Web browser that offers the best solution for how people use the Web today.Press releaseDownloadMark Harrison

• MIX keynote

  Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 22:20 by Mark

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• Silverlight 3 beta download

  Posted: 18 Mar 2009 at 21:16 by Mark

  Silverlight 3 Beta has been unveiled at MIX09.Silverlight 3 empowers Web developers and designers to build the best experiences for their customers through the creation of cutting-edge Web applications. Silverlight 3 helps rich Internet application developers work faster with new graphics, animation and 3-D features, and more than 60 controls. Silverlight 3 also ushers in a new generation of high-quality and high-definition video experiences with true high-definition video in full-screen mode, w

• HiSoftware aRTE - accessible Rich Text Editor - download

  Posted: 17 Mar 2009 at 23:15 by Mark

  HiSoftware have announced the release of the accessible Rich Text Editor (HiSoftware aRTE) v1.0 ... an accessible, feature rich text editor for content creation and editing in the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environments.Press releaseDownloadMark Harrison

• Webcast - Microsoft Commerce Solutions

  Posted: 09 Mar 2009 at 16:52 by Mark

  Get Passionate About Microsoft's Commerce Solution!!Emphasis on solutions for e-commerce leveraging the Microsoft platform and services. Strong use of examples and integration across Commerce Server, MOSS, FAST, Virtual Earth, etc.Mark Harrison

• Accessibility Kit for SharePoint v2 download

  Posted: 09 Mar 2009 at 16:18 by Mark

  The Accessibility Kit for SharePoint (AKS) version 2.0 is now availableDownloadAccessibility Community Portal for SharePointMark Harrison

• Hosted Exchange and Sharepoint in the UK - £10 a month

  Posted: 09 Mar 2009 at 09:44 by Mark

  Microsoft is bringing the hosted versions of Exchange and Sharepoint to the UK.Businesses can subscribe to the entire Business Productivity Online Suite for £10.04 a month per user, or pick and choose between Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Communications Online and Office Live Meeting. Buying the whole package offers a savings of 38% versus buying them individually.Microsoft also announced the Online Deskless Worker Suite, which includes email, calendar and collaboration tools,

• Take SharePoint Technet offline

  Posted: 06 Mar 2009 at 12:42 by Mark

  Downloadable CHM version of SharePoint Server content on TechNet.DownloadMark Harrison

• Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 download

  Posted: 03 Mar 2009 at 19:52 by Mark

  Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 is now available for download to MSDN subscribers.Commerce Server 2009 delivers the ability to increase your business reach by making it possible to sell via multiple channels by using an out-of-the-box shopping site, SharePoint Commerce Services, and the Multi-Channel Commerce Foundation. The new out-of-the-box shopping site leverages SharePoint Commerce Services, which provides a gallery of ASP.NET 3.5 Web parts and controls, a comprehensive e-commerce shopping f

• MediaRich Visualizer for SharePoint

  Posted: 03 Mar 2009 at 16:31 by Mark

  For free, MediaRich Visualizer for SharePoint provides instant visual enhancements to any SharePoint deployment as well as high-volume media processing and distribution. Visualizer brings higher levels of functionality and visual imaging capabilities to all SharePoint licensees. MediaRich Visualizer automatically creates thumbnails for all Microsoft Office, PDF, images and videos in SharePoint. Users can then access Visualizer's Zoom and Pan function to examine the thumbnail so that no time is w