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<item><title>Licensing Exchange Server 2010</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/telebriefings/7-telebriefings/1045-licensing-exchange-server-2010.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Presented by Rob Horwitz&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;, Research Chair&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; style=&quot;float: left;&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Research Chair &amp;amp; Directions on Microsoft co-founder Rob Horwitz explains for the licensing for Exchange 2010 and how it differs from prior versions.&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>b0d325a6b743acf981b0373c7c43fe9a</guid></item>
<item><title>Online Suite Prices Drop for EAs</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/licensing/30-licensing/1037-online-suite-prices-drop-for-eas.html</link><description>&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; style=&quot;float: left;&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prices for the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) have been cut as much as 50% for customers with Enterprise Agreements (EAs) that include a suite of Client Access Licenses (CALs).&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt; </description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>d6244e88c79ae9e7c88f0a56a15f4a27</guid></item>
<item><title>Microsoft's Enterprise Software Roadmap</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/telebriefings/7-telebriefings/967-microsofts-enterprise-software-roadmap.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Presented by Rob Helm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;, Managing Director, Research&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; style=&quot;float: left;&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Research Director Rob Helm summarizes the most important upcoming releases and retirements of Microsoft enterprise products for 2010 what they say about longer-term plans.&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>cc9453e83318ae6eb02fe1c62a952760</guid></item>
<item><title>Licensing Microsoft Online Services</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/licensing/30-licensing/1044-licensing-microsoft-online-services.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; style=&quot;float: left;&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Research VP Paul DeGroot explains for the licensing model Microsofts Online Services and how it differs from that of its on-premises software.&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>d64a6d354f1e851ea9b57207e773e417</guid></item>
<item><title>Licensing Microsoft Online Services</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/telebriefings/7-telebriefings/1043-licensing-microsoft-online-services.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Presented by Paul DeGroot&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;, Research VP, Licensing &amp;amp; Channel Programs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; style=&quot;float: left;&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Research VP Paul DeGroot explains for the licensing model Microsofts Online Services and how it differs from that of its on-premises software.&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>b07732b6d4071f9a7210c78a9a543f3e</guid></item>
<item><title>Microsoft Enterprise Software Roadmap</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/product-roadmaps/15-enterprise-software-roadmap/631-microsoft-enterprise-software-roadmap.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The Microsoft Product Roadmap summarizes more than 100 current and planned versions ofMicrosoft's most important enterprise products. Updated quarterly, this Microsoft Product Roadmapprovides an independent source of information Microsoft customers and partners can reference to answer basic planning questions.&lt;ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>e9b0d1bfd21532b37c675fe4aa949e5a</guid></item>
<item><title>EA Subscription Prices Cut</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/licensing/30-licensing/1004-ea-subscription-prices-cut.html</link><description>&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; style=&quot;float: left;&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The price of an Enterprise Agreement Subscription (EAS) was reduced 10% in Jan. 2010, as Microsoft copes with an economic downturn by focusing on agreements that cost customers less in the short run.&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt; </description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>60046f6489f8e25f325a29e07cfefa41</guid></item>
<item><title>Understanding Licensing for Software Development</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/licensing/30-licensing/1005-understanding-licensing-for-software-development.html</link><description>&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; style=&quot;float: left;&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Software developers and IT professionals are a critical audience for Microsoft, and the company gives them unusual freedom to use multiple copies and multiple versions of its software simultaneously, as long as they are using them only for development or evaluation purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt; </description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>67f9b6bcf7b347d7951066ef51326b49</guid></item>
<item><title>Volume Activation Expands to Office</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/licensing/30-licensing/1006-volume-activation-expands-to-office.html</link><description>&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; style=&quot;float: left;&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;All customers deploying Office 2010, including those with Volume License Agreements, will have to activate the product.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt; </description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>646c7cf83f60311f519da7406ed5431e</guid></item>
<item><title>Cloud Overview and Roadmap</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/telebriefings/7-telebriefings/898-cloud-overview-and-roadmap.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Presented by Matt Rosoff&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;, Managing Vice President, Research&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; style=&quot;float: left;&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Research Vice President Matt Rosoff Matt Rosoff outlines Microsoft's major cloud computing efforts and their likely development. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>078304c32adca337832f92d4077edb44</guid></item>
<item><title>Exchange Server 2010</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/research/19-research-reports/941-azure-and-silverlight-4-highlighted-at-pdc-09.html</link><description>&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; style=&quot;float: left;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;Exchange 2010 offers improvements that could help organizations cut deployment and maintenance costs by using less expensive hardware while reducing downtime and dependency on third-party solutions to supplement Exchange deployments. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>8683c2d66b87ba6ad0b98e643d2ae247</guid></item>
<item><title>Software Plus Services Roadmap</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/product-roadmaps/15-enterprise-software-roadmap/936-software-plus-services-roadmap.html</link><description>&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The Windows Azure platform will become commercially available in Jan.2010, giving Microsoft a broad set of online services for developers,business customers, and consumers, and substantially completing thefirst stage of the company's &quot;software plus services&quot; strategy.&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt; </description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>81717fdecc39e61c723432c2a434ac58</guid></item>
<item><title>Licensing a Windows-based Virtual Desktop Infrastructure</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/telebriefings/7-telebriefings/915-licensing-a-windows-based-virtual-desktop-infrastructure.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Presented by Rob Horwitz&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;, Research Chair&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In this TeleBriefing, Research Chair Rob Horwitz explains the six different software layers customers need to license, their role in VDI, what licensing choices they have, and how to choose.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>f185f7a69b2cbbd20307f43e614ace27</guid></item>
<item><title>Licensing Windows VDI</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/licensing/30-licensing/920-licensing-windows-vdi.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Presented by Rob Horwitz&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;, Research Chair&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0000ff;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;In this TeleBriefing, Research Chair Rob Horwitz explains the six different software layers customers need to license, their role in VDI, what licensing choices they have, and how to choose.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>d85d53c75be1680af8ad3e557508fa81</guid></item>
<item><title>Exchange 2010 Packaging, Pricing, and Licensing</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/licensing/30-licensing/922-exchange-2010-packaging-pricing-and-licensing.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt; Licensing of Exchange Server 2010 for on-premises use remains generally consistent with its predecessor, Exchange Server 2007.&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt; </description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>0f11283bc2d2d811cb3c7d18b8f65a3c</guid></item>
<item><title>Five Essential Resources for Microsoft Licensing</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/licensing/30-licensing/921-five-essential-resources-for-microsoft-licensing.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/full-report.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Expertise in Microsoft licensing requires, besides an extraordinary appetite for detail and fine print, knowing where the rules live. Even those who aren't licensing experts still need to live by the rules, and there is no single &quot;Bible of Microsoft Licensing&quot; that contains them all in a clear, navigable format.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:11:20 -0500</pubDate><guid>f3e31ea51c4dbd7a2506e6c45d6e164c</guid></item>
<item><title>Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/telebriefings/7-telebriefings/877-hyper-v-in-windows-server-2008-r2.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Presented by Michael Cherry&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;, Managing Vice President, Research&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;gt;In this TeleBriefing, Research Vice President Michael Cherry gives an overview of Hyper-V and other improvements in Windows Server 2008 R2. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>f4fa9e6bdfa96eea2b76bc14f6672be3</guid></item>
<item><title>Evaluating Windows Server 2008 R2</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/research/19-research-reports/923-evaluating-windows-server-2008-r2.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Although Windows Server 2008 R2 is an interim release, organizationsusing Hyper-V or looking to make server administration more efficientcould find the upgrade worthwhile. Thedecision to deploy Windows Server 2008 R2 depends on severalconsiderations.&lt;!--BEGIN BOTTOM PREVIOUS/NEXT/TOC POINTERS--&gt; </description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>5d5008dffcbaf8eea39496d88555d00a</guid></item>
<item><title>SharePoint 2010</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/telebriefings/7-telebriefings/851-exchange-server-2010.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Presented by Rob Helm&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;, Managing Vice President, Research&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In this TeleBriefing, Managing Vice President Rob Helm gives an overview of the most important enhancements coming in SharePoint Server 2010, and previews the most important risks and costs organizations should consider in evaluating upgrades. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>61ba4fc440e7e53c0ba2b07fd543a6d0</guid></item>
<item><title>Volume Licenses Available for Self-Hosting</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/licensing/30-licensing/879-volume-licenses-available-for-self-hosting.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleAuthor&quot;&gt;Independent software developers can now use volume software to host their own software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for commercial customers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; </description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>3010eee056f16dd7df38a2c8351eb92f</guid></item>
<item><title>Microsoft Developer Platform Roadmap</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/product-roadmaps/15-enterprise-software-roadmap/790-microsoft-developer-platform-roadmap.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The Directions on Microsoft Developer Platform Roadmap summarizes current and planned versions of Microsoft's most important developer products. The Roadmap provides a single reference for Microsoft customers and partners who need to answer basic planning questions.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>450b30b32da87c87f27b94bd214a74e9</guid></item>
<item><title>Exchange Server 2010</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/telebriefings/7-telebriefings/832-exchange-server-2010.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Presented by &lt;/span&gt;Rob Sanfilippo &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;, Research VP, Developer Platforms&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In this TeleBriefing, Research Vice President Rob Sanfilippo gives an overview of the major enhancements coming in Exchange Server 2010 and outlines the caveats organizations should consider before adopting or upgrading to it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>7a6abca22bd6a260a3f7477088cadfb4</guid></item>
<item><title>Windows Server 2008 R2 Licensing</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/licensing/30-licensing/831-windows-server-2008-r2-preserves-licensing.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Licensing of Windows Server 2008 R2, which is available through multiple channels as of Oct. 2009, remains generally consistent with its predecessor, Windows Server 2008, and client licenses for Windows Server 2008 grant access to R2 instances. </description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>51348db1f490e0545d2c4b9019419677</guid></item>
<item><title>Windows 7 for Large Organizations</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/telebriefings/7-telebriefings/733-windows-7-for-large-organizations.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Presented by &lt;/span&gt;Michael Cherry &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;, Research VP, Operating Systems&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In this TeleBriefing, &lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Research VP &lt;/span&gt;Michael Cherry discusses how Windows 7 tackles performance, reliability, application compatibility, and other barriers to adoption of Windows Vista by organizations, and details remote access and file caching improvements delivered by Windows 7 with Windows Server 2008 R2.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>ae722f95dbf971c8f6c45386eabd2dee</guid></item>
<item><title>Evaluating Microsoft Software Assurance</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/telebriefings/7-telebriefings/695-evaluating-microsoft-software-assurance.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Presented by &lt;/span&gt;PaulDegroot &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;, Research VP, Licensing and Channel Programs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In this TeleBriefing, &lt;span class=&quot;mediumtext&quot;&gt;Research VP &lt;/span&gt;Paul Degroot explains how to weigh the benefits of Software Assurance,  Microsoft's maintenance plan, a major element of Enterprise Agreements and other Microsoft volume license agreements. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/briefings/SA_Telebriefing_090730/player.html&quot;&gt;FREE Sample&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>7449af43ca8f66fdb221f95730708d1b</guid></item>
<item><title>Windows 7: An OS for Businesses</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/research/19-research-reports/766-windows-7-an-os-for-businesses.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;This report outlines the features and benefits of Windows 7 most likely to interest business and looks at some of the changes to acquiring and licensing the Windows client OS that are timed to occur with the launch of Windows 7 in Oct. 2009.&lt;!--BEGIN BOTTOM PREVIOUS/NEXT/TOC POINTERS--&gt; </description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>5f4bc00c03241e0b542fe669affe4164</guid></item>
<item><title>Microsoft Dynamics Product Roadmap</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/product-roadmaps/15-enterprise-software-roadmap/684-dynamics-product-roadmap.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The Microsoft Dynamics Product Roadmap presents an overview of the most important products in the Dynamics line and provides a roadmap to future retirements and releases of those products. This independently research and verified information can help Microsoft customers and partners schedule migrations, plan evaluations, arrange training, and budget for purchases.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>dda36f2ceb29572f0acdace4a86c04fb</guid></item>
<item><title>Microsoft System Center Service Roadmap Update</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/product-roadmaps/15-enterprise-software-roadmap/663-microsoft-system-center-service-roadmap-update.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;A planned PC management service and the next versions of Microsoft'sSystem Center line of systems management tools were revealed at theMicrosoft Management Summit (MMS) in Apr. 2009.&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>1450d3e8dfd1744f343514eb645e7060</guid></item>
<item><title>Microsoft SQL Server Roadmap Update</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/product-roadmaps/15-enterprise-software-roadmap/662-microsoft-sql-server-roadmap-update.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;SQL Server 2008 R2, the next version of Microsoft's database managementand business intelligence (BI) platform, will include master datamanagement technology, which helps synchronize widely used data such ascustomer records across multiple databases, along with previouslyannounced improvements.&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>6d0c691c41dcce075fa9314f3a0f5eb3</guid></item>
<item><title>Dynamics ERP Roadmap Update</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/product-roadmaps/15-enterprise-software-roadmap/661-dynamics-erp-roadmap-update.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0000ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Four enterprise resource planning (ERP) product lines will continue to be developed despite tough economic times, according to plans released at Microsoft's 2009 Convergence conference.&lt;p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>79fab40b4fb60360e2faf76bfb777b18</guid></item>
<item><title>Stirling, Forefront Roadmap Update</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/product-roadmaps/15-enterprise-software-roadmap/664-stirling-forefront-roadmap-update.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The next updates to Forefront, Microsoft's line of security products for client, server, and network edge protection, have been delayed until late 2009 and early 2010. </description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>3b842f997e157bf69c38e4d723a7c6d9</guid></item>
<item><title>Identity Manager Roadmap Update </title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/product-roadmaps/15-enterprise-software-roadmap/665-identity-manager-roadmap-update-.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The next update to Microsoft's Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM), Microsoft'sproduct for managing identity data and credentials (such as user namesand passwords), has been delayed until 2010. The delay will permit timefor an additional release candidate, now planned for late 2009. </description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>a0d668aebeb2f48dfb73dc1243275122</guid></item>
<item><title>Managing Clients: The Desktop Optimization Pack</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/research/19-research-reports/352-managing-clients-the-desktop-optimization-pack.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Report provides an overview of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2008 R2 and its five current components (and previews a sixth component planned for 2009), explaining the primary benefits and requirements of each component, and briefly summarizes the product's licensing and pricing.&lt;!--BEGIN BOTTOM PREVIOUS/NEXT/TOC POINTERS--&gt; </description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>5d625cff056ab13978e3dfebe49edd21</guid></item>
<item><title>SQL Server 2008 Enhances Management, Business Intelligence</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/research/19-research-reports/300-sql-server-2008-enhances-management-business-intelligence.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Report outlines the new version's improvements for database management and business intelligence, the major areas where organizations might run into compatibility problems, the roadmap of future SQL Server releases, and the product's pricing, licensing, and packaging</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>8b176930f775ce0523500c09f70f6ba1</guid></item>
<item><title>The Windows Server Virtualization Platform</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/research/19-research-reports/277-the-windows-server-virtualization-platform.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Hardware virtualization is a key enabling technology for organizations consolidating servers or improving production by isolating workloads from specific server hardware.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>8a1852358f241d0ea45bcd00473bc129</guid></item>
<item><title>PerformancePoint Aids Business Performance Management</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/research/19-research-reports/252-performancepoint-aids-business-performance-management.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;PerformancePoint Server 2007, a collection of three business intelligence applications, could help large organizations streamline financial reporting and budgeting, visualize business data, and analyze and report details about business performance.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>6566748309bc9975d97ed87876faddda</guid></item>
<item><title>Microsoft Org Chart Detail View</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/organization-charts/32-orgcharts/195-detail-view.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/stories/orgcharts/detail-view-org-chart.gif&quot; alt=&quot;OrgChart Detail View&quot; style=&quot;text-align: right; float: right;&quot; title=&quot;OrgChart Detail View&quot; /&gt;Locate detailed information about a single individual&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Each manager has their own page listing his/her title &amp;amp; job description as well as name/title/job description for direct reports&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Links allow one to to traverse one level up or down the organization hierarchy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Search by first or last name&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:58:07 -0400</pubDate><guid>3511b7d48a6a838cb46ac0b7cf6cf00f</guid></item>
<item><title>Microsoft Org Chart Outline View</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/organization-charts/32-orgcharts/194-orgchart-outline-view.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/stories/orgcharts/outline-view-org-chart.gif&quot; alt=&quot;OrgChart Outline View&quot; title=&quot;OrgChart Outline View&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; /&gt;The top600+ senior executives in Microsoft organization, group by reporting relationships: Job descriptions are included for most all Microsoft executives (hover the mouse over their title and description text will appear). Note that GM stands for General Manager.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The page is suitable for viewing or printing. The Microsoft organization chart information is also viewable using expandable tree control. However, printing does not work from the tree control page.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:55:10 -0400</pubDate><guid>e8358fcb81e31de90dad3c496dda359c</guid></item>
<item><title>Dynamics CRM Aims at Enterprises, Hosters</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/research/19-research-reports/21-dynamics-crm-aims-at-enterprises-hosters.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Report provides an overview of Microsoft's Dynamics CRM product for potential customers and partners and outlines the major improvements in CRM 4.0.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>7a512bd9f04b9bfe7bf1691473ed03d3</guid></item>
<item><title>Windows Server 2008: An Important Server Upgrade</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/research/19-research-reports/22-windows-server-2008-an-important-server-upgrade.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Report outlines improvements to configuration management, security, terminal services, rights management and other areas as well as reviews application compatibility and licensing issues.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>a52dcce53c9b1f6ba913c2e627244fef</guid></item>
<item><title>Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5</title><link>http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/research/19-research-reports/200-visual-studio-2008-and-the-net-framework-35.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;summarypic&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left;&quot; src=&quot;http://directionsonmicrosoft.com/images/site/summary.gif&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The latest versions of the .NET Framework and Visual Studio simplify coding of data queries; add support for new features introduced in Vista, Office 2007, and .NET Framework 3.0, and further improve Visual Studio as a Web development tool.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>c7ddc6424eddac7e3155d0005560f565</guid></item>
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