Windows 7 beta 1 announced during CES keynote – includes links

Steve Ballmer announced during his CES keynote the immediate availability of the Windows 7 beta to TechNet Plus and MSDN subscribers.The keynote also included demos of how Windows 7 is faster, more reliable, and makes it easier to do what you want. Steve also mentioned then that an open download of the Windows 7 beta would become available … Continue reading Windows 7 beta 1 announced during CES keynote – includes links →

Windows Server 2008 R2 – three new documents available for download

Three documents providing some details about Windows Server 2008 R2 have been posted on the microsoft.com website. These documents provide some insight into this upcoming release of Windows Server. A pre-release version was also shared with partners and customers during a few recent public conferences (including the PDC 2008 and WinHEC 2008).Here is some additional … Continue reading Windows Server 2008 R2 – three new documents available for download →

Windows 7 and Cloud Services are the most frequent subjects for the PDC 2008

An updated list of the 180 sessions planned for the upcoming Microsoft Professional Developers Conference is out, along with additional details about this major conference. Looking at the keywords used by each session, you can clearly see that "Windows 7" is one of the hottest topics this time around. Windows 7 will also be a … Continue reading Windows 7 and Cloud Services are the most frequent subjects for the PDC 2008 →

Windows 7 blog and PDC 2008 sessions

I was glad to see the first bits of info about the upcoming “Windows 7” product being shared through this new blog by Jon DeVaan and Steven Sinofsky. Jon and Steven are two senior engineering managers for the “Windows 7” team and the blog, called “Engineering Windows 7 blog” or simply “E7”, is located at … Continue reading Windows 7 blog and PDC 2008 sessions →