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• Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 go gold

  At 10am on Tuesday, 22 July AEST, Microsoft announced Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 had gone gold and been released to manufacturing partners.

• Centrelink revamps ICT services panels

  Welfare agency Centrelink has flagged plans to overhaul the way it procures a raft of ICT services, consolidating two separate panel contracts into one overarching deal with between 10 and 15 vendors.

• Defence rethinks $200m Kaz contract

  The Department of Defence has put out a request for information to test a new model for providing the services in its $200 million central ICT infrastructure contract, currently serviced by Kaz Group.

• Vista/Server 2008 SP2 gets Hyper-V

  Microsoft has announced that its Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 has reached the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) phase and detailed the changes contained within the update.

• Microsoft Australia still expanding

  Microsoft has boosted its Australian headcount for the second year in a row, new documents filed with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission have revealed.

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  IE8 roll-out will finally kill IE6

  Microsoft has announced that from next week, it will begin deploying its Internet Explorer 8 browser to the majority of users via Automatic Update and there was much rejoicing and a feeling of relief.

• IE patch: Microsoft's eight days of hell

  It's always funny watching an event force a company to break old habits and this IE zero day was enough for Microsoft to do it. As Microsoft Australia's strategic security advisor Stuart Strathdee said "we pulled all stops to get this patch out".

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  Microsoft's Robocopy compromise

  Trying to understand the logic behind Microsoft's development decisions is a bit like S&M: it's a painful activity probably best left to others. But a recent example from the storage world does suggest something about Microsoft's "people will beat up on us regardless" dilemma.

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  Virtually large but apparently small

  You've only got to hang around a datacentre for about 30 seconds before someone starts raving on about virtualisation. While the cost benefits of virtualisation are obvious, the management challenges often get swept under the carpet.

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  Windows Home Server kicks another own goal

  Synchronising data between multiple computers is difficult and dangerous, which is why we get software to do it these days rather than attempting to manage all the file movements ourselves. But making the assumption that the software knows what it's doing can in itself be dangerous.

Features and Case Studies (291)

• How effective is endpoint security?

  Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

• The best VoIP solution is ...

  The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

• The best CRM suite is...

  What's the best customer relationship management suite? We put six of the top vendors to the test to find out in our no holds barred face-off.

• Four mid-range servers compared

  What's the best mid-range server on the market? We put machines from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Lenovo through their paces in our labs.

• Aussie enterprises will embrace Win7

  There appears to be no doubt that Windows 7 will be significantly more popular in Australia than Vista was, a reality that will help Microsoft entrench its wider software portfolio even further into the enterprise.

Reviews (150)

• How effective is endpoint security?

  Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

• Six SAN shoot-out

  Managing data storage is just as much of a task (or greater) as managing the servers themselves. It makes sense to centralise management in larger organisations wherever possible. Enter the storage area network (SAN).

• The best endpoint security suite is...

  Wondering which endpoint security suite keeps your clients the most protected? Enex TestLab racks them all up and puts them through their paces.

• HP StorageWorks X500 Data Vault

  A fascinating development in the rather ragged history of Windows Home Server, HP's StorageWorks X500 Data Vault range has been pointed at the small to medium business.

• Lenovo ThinkServer RD210

  Lenovo's RD210 makes perfect sense if you're a small business that just needs a grunty all-purpose 1RU server.

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