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Microsoft on Monday announced the third community technology preview (CTP3) release of its next-generation SQL Server database management system, code-named "Denali," as well as Service Pack 1 for its ...

Microsoft last week announced virtualization and other improvements coming with Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. SP1 will be available by the end of July. As mentioned in March ...

The first service packs for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will see a beta release in July, Microsoft announced at its TechEd 2010 conference on Monday. The software maker did not disclose a ...

It's June 7, Day 1 of Microsoft's TechEd conference in New Orleans. I'm here along with 10,500 or so others to get updates on Microsoft's IT products and services. The first bit of news of the day, ...

Microsoft has rolled out another version of SQL Server 2008, dubbed Release 2 Service Pack 3. According to the SQL Server Releases blog, its "primarily a roll up of Cumulative Updates as it is the ...

Get ready for it because the final release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) have just been handed off to Microsoft's OEM partners. What that means ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1is bold and robust, and it can very well have a significant impact on the market. The R2 operating system has many key features that can boost productivity ...

SP1 will be available by the end of July. As mentioned in March, it will include two management capabilities. One addition, called RemoteFX technology, will support remote three-dimensional user ...