Windows Networking Admin Blog

Last Updated on 21 Jan. 2016, Total: 606 Blog Posts

The Windows Networking blog authored by Vitaly Popovich contains Microsoft Windows networking news, product tips, administrator tricks, tweaks to the OS, such as Windows Server 2003, and other information necessary to maintain an Enterprise networking system. It discusses emerging technologies such as server virtualization and thin clients; new server based products and tools, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008; and different corporate network hardware and software solutions. Vitaly Popovich manages an IT consultancy firm and has years of experience in networking and server management.

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  1. Microsoft Launches Next Wave of Business Communications Software

    SAN FRANCISCO — Oct. 16, 2007 — Today, Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp., and Jeff Raikes, president of the Microsoft Business Division, announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft's unified communications software, taking the first step toward streamlining workplace communications and helping reduce the cost of the average corporate voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) system by half. "In the next... Read More

  2. Microsoft Lync Arrives and Brings Communications to New Heights

    REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 17, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the general availability of Microsoft Lync, the next generation of communications that connects people in new ways. Starting today, anyone can download a free trial version of Lync at http://www.lync.com, and business customers can purchase Lync beginning Dec. 1. Lync is a single platform that integrates instant messaging, presence,... Read More

  3. Microsoft Makes Strategic Changes in Technology and Business Practices to Expand Interoperability

    REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 21, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced a set of broad-reaching changes to its technology and business practices to increase the openness of its products and drive greater interoperability, opportunity and choice for developers, partners, customers and competitors. Specifically, Microsoft is implementing four new interoperability principles and corresponding actions across its high-volume business products: (1) ensuring... Read More

  4. Microsoft Network Monitor 3

    Overview Network Monitor 3.0 is a protocol analyzer. It allows you to capture network traffic, view and analyze it. This version is a complete overhaul of the previous Network Monitor 2.x version. Network Monitor 3.0 can co-exist with older versions of Network Monitor. NM3 installs in %program files%\Microsoft Network Monitor 3.0, so there is no conflict.For Vista, we have a... Read More

  5. Microsoft Office 2010 Hits Major Milestone and Enters Technical Preview

    NEW ORLEANS — July 13, 2009 — Today, at its Worldwide Partner Conference 2009, Microsoft Corp. announced that Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010 have reached the technical preview engineering milestone. Starting today, tens of thousands of people will be invited to test Office and Visio as part of the Technical Preview... Read More

  6. Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Speech Server Public Beta

    Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Speech Server enables you to develop and deploy interactive voice response (IVR) applications. Speech Server combines speech technologies, Voice over IP (VoIP), and telephony capabilities into a single system and a single code base. Overview Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Speech Server enables you to develop and deploy speech enabled interactive voice response (IVR) applications... Read More

  7. Microsoft Office Mobile 6.1: Upgrade for Microsoft Office 2007 file formats

    Microsoft Office 2007 introduced new Open XML-based file formats for Office applications. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources.To allow Windows Mobile users to work with Office documents created in the Open XML formats, Microsoft has developed an upgrade for Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile applications. This upgrade... Read More

  8. Microsoft Office Validation: another measure against piracy

    Microsoft has recently released another tool that validates whether Microsoft Office installed on users' computers is genuine or pirated.It is understandable that Microsoft Corporation is trying to fight piracy and it is their right to do so.On the other hand what implications does it have on normal users and administrators?Microsoft has published a small FAQ about MS Office validation.There is... Read More

  9. Microsoft Outlines Its Comprehensive Strategy for Hosting Providers at HostingCon 2007

    CHICAGO — July 23, 2007 — Through its presence at HostingCon 2007 this week, Microsoft Corp. will announce its comprehensive strategy for enabling hosting providers to be successful in the world of software plus services. The strategy includes providing the next-generation hosting platform, delivering applications ready for hosting, and driving growth through tight integration with Microsoft's extensive partner ecosystem. At... Read More

  10. Microsoft Pushes Private Cloud Computing Forward With System Center 2012

    LAS VEGAS — March 22, 2011 — Today at the Microsoft Management Summit, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Brad Anderson demonstrated how private clouds built with Microsoft technologies can help IT organizations meet their companies' demands for more agile services. Anderson introduced the new System Center 2012, which will enable IT managers to deliver private cloud services that empower business teams,... Read More