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Is The New ‘Open’ Microsoft For Real? (Redmond Developer News)
It was all about openness at Microsoft’s MIX10 conference this week. What’s going on with the notorious bastion of proprietary, locked-in software long known for holding out against the open-source barbarians clamoring at the Gates of Redmond? Get it? “Gates” as in Bill? Maybe with him (almost) gone, the company is changing direction.

Internet Explorer 9: What Lies Beneath? (ITvoir)
At the MIX10 Web developer conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft Corp, the software giant has announced the availability of the Internet Explorer 9(IE9) Platform Preview. With the new version, the company has emphasized on its commitment to interoperability and performance on the Web. Further, the company also seeks continuance of its dominance in the browser’s market share with IE9.

Microsoft Removes VM Hardware Requirements, Improves XP Mode (Ars Technica)
Microsoft made a slew of virtualization announcements today, affecting both current and future products. Arguably the most important tidbit is that the company has removed the virtualization layer’s hardware requirements for the XP Mode available in Windows 7. Those already running XP Mode don’t need to bother updating since they already have it working, but users who were unsure of their PC hardware can grab the update and try out XP Mode on Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, or Windows 7 Ultimate. The update is available for Windows 7 32-bit (3.7MB) and Windows 7 64-bit (4.1MB).

10 More Things We’ve Learned About Windows Phone 7 Series (TechRadar)
We were all pretty intrigued to see what Ballmer would reveal at Mobile World Congress. We knew it was going to be Windows Mobile 7, but would it be up to scratch? Let’s face it, we’re annoyed at the long-winded Windows Phone 7 Series moniker (not least because it ruins our headlines), but we have to say there’s more than a glimmer of hope about what was unveiled.

Microsoft Guy Tells Open Source Conference It’s ‘Really Changing’ (Network World)
Doing his best impersonation of a fox in the chicken coop who means no harm to the chickens, Microsoft’s Stuart McKee spoke at an open source conference in San Francisco today delivering a message of peace. “We all agree we’ve had a contentious relationship in the past, but that is really changing,” said McKee, National Technology Officer for Microsoft in the U.S., who delivers technology solutions to state and local governments. He told his audience at the Open Source Business Conference that the company that built an empire on the closed software model realizes there’s a whole big world of open source software out there and it wants both worlds to work together.

Report: Google to Leave China on April 10 (CNET)
Google is expected to announce on Monday that it will withdraw from China on April 10, according to a report in a Beijing-based newspaper that cited an unidentified sales associate who works with the company. “I have received information saying that Google will leave China on April 10, but this information has not at present been confirmed by Google,” the China Business News quoted the agent as saying. The report also said Google would reveal its plans for its China-based staff that day.

Around the Blogosphere
Get Ready to Party – SharePoint 2010 Community Launch Party! (SharePoint Joel’s SharePoint Land)
With 55 days left till the official May 12th Launch, I was thinking.  Man I really need to throw a party.  I can’t be the only one who’s bummed about not being able to be at the press event.  I’m so excited about the launch of SharePoint 2010 and what it brings, I was thinking why not celebrate this with all my friends all over the world!!??  Microsoft has setup some great content planned for a virtual event for the Office and SharePoint 2010 launch, but unfortunately some of us want to let our hair down and count it down like it’s New Years day.

The Whiteboard Chronicles: 5 Minutes to a SharePoint Dashboard (End User SharePoint)
Over the past two weeks I’ve delivered 5 1/2 days of intense, live in the classroom training to a diverse set of people… from Raleigh last week to New York City this week. In each situation I’ve tried to place all of the solutions talked about into real world context for the people attending the sessions. Today one came up that I thought was pretty cool, so I took a picture of the whiteboard sketch.

Managing Projects and the Secret to SharePoint Success (Perspectives on SharePoint)
In this post I am going to show you the new projects list.  SharePoint sites are ideal for managing a project. There have been books written about this subject so if you need to do this there is plenty of material available.

Draft Item Security & Search Results Security Trimming (SharePoint Blues)
The content access account of MOSS search should have a read-only access to content. In some cases that is not enough – there is a list level setting to limit the visibility of draft versions of list items to only the ones with edit permissions. This means that the content access account cannot index the draft versions. So if you have a document with the latest version being 0.x it is totally invisible in search. If you have a document with the latest version being 1.x you will only see the version 1.0 in search results. 

SharePoint Job Listings**
Technology Manager – SharePoint – NJ
The Technology Manager – Sharepoint will be a senior member of the team responsible for design, development and level three support for the SharePoint 2007 environment. The team is currently reengineering the existing platform and associated operational/development processes to improve scalability, availability and performance. The successful candidate will interface and drive direction with senior operations, development and infrastructure peers. The SharePoint environment is a large shared platform servicing over 100,000 global employees. Responsibilities include: Transform existing platform for better scalability, availability and performance. Evaluate upcoming technologies. Provide Level 3 support and mentor and direct junior members of the team.

PowerBuilder / SharePoint / SQL Server Programmer Analyst – Washington, DC
This Senior Computer Scientist/Systems Analyst position will provide on-site Programming and user support to the FAA Office of Aviation Safety Accident Investigation in Washington, DC. This part of a possible five year contract would require you to Maintain, enhance, and assist in re-hosting six PowerBuilder applications, support an MS Sharepoint server, and support SQL Server 2000 and 2005 databases.  Develop user-specified ad-hoc reports using SQL Reporter or Crystal Reports.

Microsoft Updates
Description of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 Cumulative Update server hotfix package: January 18, 2010 (Microsoft Support)
This article describes the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 issues that are fixed in the Office SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package that is dated January 18, 2010. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

Bamboo Partner Events*

• March 24, Online, Advanced Topics in SharePoint – Look and Feel – DataLan
• March 25, Iselin, New Jersey, SharePoint for Enterprise Content Management  – DataLan
• March 29-30, Alexandria, Virginia, Delivering SharePoint Success: Mentoring Workshop – Innovative-e
• April 7-8, Atlanta, Georgia, Delivering SharePoint Success: Mentoring Workshop – Innovative-e
• April 15, New York, New York, SharePoint for Enterprise Content Management – DataLan
• April 21, Waltham, Massachusetts, Introduction to SharePoint 2010 – DataLan
• April 22, Iselin, New Jersey, Introduction to SharePoint 2010  – DataLan
• April 27, Online, Breakthroughs in SharePoint for Management and Reporting – DataLan
• April 28, Malvern, Pennsylvania, Introduction to SharePoint 2010 – DataLan
• May 4, Charlotte, North Carolina, Your Business … Accelerated: Using CRM, SharePoint and Unified Communications to Lower Costs, Boost Sales and Improve Service – C5 Insight
• May 6, Washington, DC, Your Business … Accelerated: Using CRM, SharePoint and Unified Communications to Lower Costs, Boost Sales and Improve Service – C5 Insight
• May 11, Raleigh, North Carolina, Your Business … Accelerated: Using CRM, SharePoint and Unified Communications to Lower Costs, Boost Sales and Improve Service – C5 Insight
• May 13, Atlanta, Georgia, Your Business … Accelerated: Using CRM, SharePoint and Unified Communications to Lower Costs, Boost Sales and Improve Service – C5 Insight

 

SharePoint Events**

• March 20, Twin Cities, Minnesota, SharePoint Saturday
• March 24, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• March 24, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• March 24, Online, Advanced Topics in SharePoint – Look and Feel
• March 24, Online, Live Meeting: Introduction to SharePoint
• March 25, Iselin, New Jersey, SharePoint for Enterprise Content Management
• March 27, Arabia, SharePoint Saturday
• March 29-30, Alexandria, Virginia, Delivering SharePoint Success: Mentoring Workshop
• March 31, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• March 31, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• April 1, New York, New York, IMAGINE SharePoint 2010
• April 7, Online, Live Meeting: Introduction to SharePoint
• April 7-8, Atlanta, Georgia, Delivering SharePoint Success: Mentoring Workshop
• April 8-9, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ShareFEST Conference
• April 10, Charlotte, North Carolina, SharePoint Saturday
• April 12, Boston, Massachusetts, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• April 12, Boston, Massachusetts, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• April 13, Boston, Massachusetts, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• April 13, Boston, Massachusetts, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• April 15, New York, New York, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• April 15, New York, New York, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• April 15, New York, New York, SharePoint for Enterprise Content Management
• April 16, New York, New York, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• April 16, New York, New York, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• April 18-21, Baltimore, Maryland, SharePointConference.org
• April 19-21, London, England, SharePoint 2010 Evolution Conference - Use code “evolution2010″ for a 10% discount during registration.
• April 21, Online, Live Meeting: Introduction to SharePoint
• April 21, Waltham, Massachusetts, Introduction to SharePoint 2010
• April 22, Iselin, New Jersey, Introduction to SharePoint 2010
• April 24, India, SharePoint Saturday
• April 27, Online, Breakthroughs in SharePoint for Management and Reporting
• April 28, Malvern, Pennsylvania, Introduction to SharePoint 2010
• May 3, San Francisco, California, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• May 3, San Francisco, California, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• May 4, San Francisco, California, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• May 4, San Francisco, California, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• May 4, Charlotte, North Carolina, Your Business … Accelerated: Using CRM, SharePoint and Unified Communications to Lower Costs, Boost Sales and Improve Service
• May 6, Dallas, Texas, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• May 6, Dallas, Texas, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• May 6, Washington, DC, Your Business … Accelerated: Using CRM, SharePoint and Unified Communications to Lower Costs, Boost Sales and Improve Service
• May 7, Dallas, Texas, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• May 7, Dallas, Texas, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• May 11, Raleigh, North Carolina, Your Business … Accelerated: Using CRM, SharePoint and Unified Communications to Lower Costs, Boost Sales and Improve Service
• May 13, Atlanta, Georgia, Your Business … Accelerated: Using CRM, SharePoint and Unified Communications to Lower Costs, Boost Sales and Improve Service
• May 15, Washington, DC, SharePoint Saturday
• June 3, Washington, DC, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• June 3, Washington, DC, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• June 4, Washington, DC, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• June 4, Washington, DC, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• June 12, Ozarks, SharePoint Saturday
• June 21, Chicago, Illinois, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• June 21, Chicago, Illinois, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• June 22, Chicago, Illinois, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• June 22, Chicago, Illinois, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• June 23, Atlanta, Georgia, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• June 23, Atlanta, Georgia, Manage Projects in SharePoint with PM Central Workshop
• June 24, Atlanta, Georgia, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• June 24, Atlanta, Georgia, Manage Business Processes in SharePoint with Workflow Conductor Workshop
• June 26, Tampa, Florida, SharePoint Saturday
• August 24-27, Washington, DC, SharePoint Best Practices Conference

 

SharePoint Training**

• March 22-26, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Core Technologies in Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Mindsharp
• March 22-26, Online, Core Technologies in Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Mindsharp
• March 23-24, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Organizing Your Information with SharePoint 2010 in Mind: A Seminar to Create Information Velocity for Your Organization – Mindsharp
• March 23-24, Online, Organizing Your Information with SharePoint 2010 in Mind: A Seminar to Create Information Velocity for Your Organization – Mindsharp
• April 12-16, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Core Technologies in Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Mindsharp
• April 12-16, Online, Online Core Technologies in Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Mindsharp
• April 12-16, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Customize SharePoint Sites without Writing Code Using SharePoint Designer 2007 – Mindsharp
• April 12-16, Online, Customize SharePoint Sites without Writing Code Using SharePoint Designer 2007 – Mindsharp
• April 12-16, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Developer’s Guide to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Mindsharp
• April 12-16, Online, Developer’s Guide to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Mindsharp
• April 13-16, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Office SharePoint 2007 Power End User – Mindsharp
• April 13-16, Online, Office SharePoint 2007 Power End User – Mindsharp
• May 17-20, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Office SharePoint 2007 Power End User – Mindsharp
• May 17-20, Online, Office SharePoint 2007 Power End User – Mindsharp
• May 17-21, Huntsville, Alabama, Create Branded Solutions with SharePoint’s Web Content Management – Mindsharp
• May 17-21, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Core Technologies in Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Mindsharp
• May 17-21, Online, Core Technologies in Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Mindsharp
• May 17-21, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Customize SharePoint Sites without Writing Code Using SharePoint Designer 2007 – Mindsharp
• May 17-21, Online, Customize SharePoint Sites without Writing Code Using SharePoint Designer 2007 – Mindsharp
• May 17-21, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Developer’s Guide to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Mindsharp
• May 17-21, Online, Developer’s Guide to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Mindsharp

 

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