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Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5 Overview

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Rob Sanfilippo) — Thu, 30 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Research VP Rob Sanfilippo provides a guide to evaluating Microsoft's latest developer tools and their support for its new platforms.

Office Web Apps to Receive Real-Time Collaboration

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Wes Miller) — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

The Office Web Apps will be updated to provide real-time coauthoring over the next several months.

Ordering Surface for Companies

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Michael Cherry) — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Corporate customers can purchase multiple Surface computers from Microsoft in several countries, such as Canada, China (including Hong Kong), France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

IIS Transform Manager Converts Video and Audio

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Rob Sanfilippo) — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Transform Manager 1.1, an IIS extension that converts video and audio for use by different clients, was released in Mar. 2013.

Service Displays Office Docs on Web

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Wes Miller) — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

The Office Web Viewer, a free Microsoft-hosted service launched in Apr. 2013, enables most Excel, PowerPoint, and Word documents that are publicly available on the Web to be viewed through a Web browser.

Office for Mac Update Addresses Office 365

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Wes Miller) — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

A May 2013 update for Office for Mac 2011 delivers fixes and enhancements that should be applied to all Macs running Office 2011.

Windows Blue Preview Coming in June

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Michael Cherry) — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

The first preview of Windows "Blue" will arrive in June 2013 to coincide with Microsoft's Build developer conference.

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Licensing Windows Server and System Center Together at a Discount

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Curtis Browne) — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Two Core Infrastructure Suite (CIS) offerings combine licenses and Software Assurance (SA) for Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012.

Azure SDK 2.0 Improves Tools

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Rob Sanfilippo) — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

The Windows Azure SDK 2.0 became available in Apr. 2013, bringing improved Azure Visual Studio (VS) tools, support for large-memory compute instances, and other enhancements.

Commerce Server Updated for Windows Server 2012

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Rob Helm) — Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Commerce Server 2009 R2 SP1, released in Apr. 2013, makes the product compatible with Windows Server 2012, SQL Server 2012, and BizTalk Server 2013.

Microsoft Enterprise Software Roadmap

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Directions Analyst Team) — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

An independently researched and compiled Microsoft Enterprise Software Roadmap summarizes current and planned versions of Microsoft's most important enterprise products. Updated quarterly, Microsoft Product Roadmap provides a single reference for Microsoft customers and partners who need to answer basic planning questions.

BizTalk 2013 Catches Up to Platform

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Rob Helm) — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

BizTalk Server 2013, released Apr. 1, 2013, is the first version of the product to work with Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012, and the first version to qualify for product support on the Microsoft-hosted Windows Azure cloud platform.

Microsoft Business Applications Roadmap

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Administrator) — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

The Microsoft Business Applications & Services Roadmap summarizes important details IT managers need to track in order to plan for the deployment and maintenance of Microsoft productivity and business process software.

Systems Management & Security Roadmap

service@directionsonmicrosoft.com (Administrator) — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

The Microsoft Systems Management, Security, and Identity Management Roadmap summarizes important details IT managers need to track in order to plan for the deployment and maintenance of Microsoft infrastructure software.