Microsoft: Windows 7 is done, on its way to manufacturers

Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have hit the Release to Manufacturing milestone. OEMs can get their hands on it this Friday, while MSDN and TechNet subscribers will be able to get it on August 6. Consumers will have to wait until October 22.    Microsoft today announced that Windows 7… Continue reading

Microsoft announces Windows 7 RTM, MGX details

Microsoft officially confirmed today that it has finished Windows 7 and released the final build to manufacturing (RTM). Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer at Microsoft, will confirm that Microsoft has finalised Windows 7 during his speech at an employee conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Microsoft Global Exchange (MGX) is an internal Microsoft conference for Microsoft’s global… Continue reading

Worldwide Partner Conference 09 – Ballmer Keynote

Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) day 2 kicks off today at 8:30am CDT (see all time zones). Allison L. Watson, head of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft will feature again at WPC, introducing the keynote speakers and interviewing live audience members. Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft, will be the primary keynote… Continue reading

Windows Azure Platform

What is the Windows Azure Platform? Go Here http://www.microsoft.com/azure/whatisazure.mspx  At this year’s Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft unveiled the pay-as-you-go pricing for its Windows Azure platform, which includes a cloud services operating system, a Web-based relational database in Microsoft SQL Azure (formerly SQL Services), as well as connectivity and interoperability with .NET Services. Microsoft will offer… Continue reading

Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 RC

The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 (Web PI) is a free tool that makes it simple to download, install and keep up-to-date with the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server Express, .NET Framework and Visual Web Developer. In addition, install popular open source ASP.NET and PHP web… Continue reading

Microsoft Office 2010 Mondo Beta 1 (Technical Preview v14.0.4302.1000) x86 and x64

A new version of Office 2010 build which is said to be the first official beta (Beta 1) build of 2010 Microsoft Office Systems have leaked to Internet. The latest Office 2010 Beta1 has the build version of 14.0.4302.1000, and is compiled or signed off on July 8, 2009. Although it’s still been labeled as… Continue reading