Microsoft Selling Server Software Online

Microsoft has recently launched an online store. Although this isn’t incredibly surprising, it is interesting. This is particularly true if you are a Microsoft partner or distributor. 
CRN.com has this to say:
“Windows Server 2008 and System Center Essentials are the only products currently listed in the Business section of Microsoft’s Online Store, but on [...]

Windows 7 Adds TaskBar Preview Feature

Windows 7 promises to provide many aesthetically pleasing features and a potentially smaller, less bloated, footprint than Vista. One of those new features is the taskbar preview pane(s) which provide a thumbnail sized view of the application.

Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) – Vista in the Cloud

The purpose of VECD is to allow organizations to license Vista or other desktop operating systems to run in virtualized environments. I believe this is Microsoft’s initial attempt to capture licensing for the virtual environment and establish rules for deployment and purchase.
Additionally, traditional licensing language is oriented to a physical machine and in the virtualized [...]

Microsoft Offers Free Software and Business Support for Startups

Are you a software developer that has been in business less than three years? You may qualify for a new initiative by Microsoft called BizSpark. Microsoft is offering development software, server platforms and MSDN subscription.
“Enrollment in Microsoft BizSpark connects startups to a global community of Network Partners who are active members of the [...]