Ballmer to Keynote SharePoint Conference 2009, Exploring Windows 7 Versions, Windows on a USB Drive?

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Steve Ballmer to Keynote SharePoint Conference 2009 (SharePoint Conference)
Steve Ballmer is Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation. Ballmer is focused on continuing Microsoft's innovation and leadership across the company's core businesses to provide an integrated platform to enable a seamless experience across a wide range of computing and non-PC devices and services. Variously described as ebullient, focused, funny, passionate, sincere, hard-charging and dynamic, Ballmer has infused Microsoft with his own brand of energetic leadership, vision and spirit over the years.

No Vertically-focused Microsoft Office on the Docket (For Now) (ZDNet)
A report in Advertising Age earlier this week, entitled “Microsoft to Create ‘Office Suite’ for Advertising,” had me wondering whether Microsoft had decided to pursue a strategy I first heard about years ago: Creating customized versions of Office for specific vertical markets.

Microsoft to Put Windows 7 on USB Sticks (The Inquirer)
RUMOURS HAVE IT that Microsoft will offer Windows 7 on USB thumb drives. The report surfaced at CNET, which heard the news from one of its sources close to the Vole, apparently, who may or may not have heard it from a bloke down the pub.

Windows 7: Home Premium vs. Professional vs. Ultimate (Softpedia)
It was bound that with Microsoft having made public the pricing details on the next iteration of the Windows client, the company would also introduce initiatives designed to help consumers decide on the Windows 7 edition best suited for them. And what better way than an operating system editions measuring contest? The software giant and partners have already started accepting pre-orders for Windows 7, which is scheduled to launch officially on October 22, 2009.

Microsoft Taking No Chances, Cuts Price Of Windows 7 (eWeek)
Microsoft plans price cuts, free upgrades and other incentives to spread Windows 7 to as many users as possible once the operating system becomes available to the public in October.

Microsoft Focuses on 'Pragmatic Interoperability' (SD Times)
Microsoft receives feedback through many channels, but it chose to place itself in the hot seat in May at a closed-door meeting of its Interoperability Customer Executive Council (ICEC). The feedback that it received helped Microsoft form a more pragmatic approach to interoperability that focused on customer scenarios, two executives said, but critics maintain that Microsoft is not entirely sincere in its efforts.

The 6 Worst Cloud Security Mistakes (Network Computing)
Unless you've been snoozing under an old mainframe in your data center, the pressure to push some of your IT operations off-site and into a service provider's ‘cloud’ is probably weighing heavily on your mind as you face shrinking IT and security budgets and increasing compliance requirements. Let's face it: Everyone is under pressure to make do with less while providing more accountability for securing their data, especially small and midsize businesses. In some cases, that may mean outsourcing some of your IT operations as money and manpower gradually dwindle.

Enterprise 2.0 Conference Impressions (ZDNet)
I’m in seat 14c on a Virgin America flight back from Boston to San Francisco after an exhilarating Enterprise 2.0 Conference. There’s a lot of similarities between this airline and the Enterprise 2.0 movement. The plane has wifi and a good modern user experience but essentially hooks into and relies on a large amount of legacy infrastructure: the airport and runway I just took off from isn’t changing anytime soon and serves a broad variety of other aircraft transporting people and materials.

Around the Blogosphere
SharePoint IA: Store Information Close to the Point of Ownership (Mastering SharePoint Community)
When it's all said and done, users of a document management system typically have many places they can contribute content.  In many implementations, these points of contribution can be so scattered it promotes confusion and future administration/maintenance problems. For the purposes of this article, I want to focus on the Business Operations Content.  This is typically the content that is important to the day-to-day operations of a business, content lifecycle is managed and user interaction is governed.  Meaning, the intent is to provide a structured approach to the contribution and management of content so we can produce a level of trustability and findability.

Evolution (Essential SharePoint)
As SharePoint 2010 looms in to view, it's not a bad idea to look back at the incredible distance we have come in the SharePoint world. I'm not talking about the platform, I'm talking about us. For example, back in 2003 almost no one had a staging server -- development was frequently done directly in production in a site collection named /sites/test or something similar. Today, three-stage development is standard practice: development > staging > production. Some shops add a fourth or fifth level to the deployment process.

How to Build a Change Control System in SharePoint (meetdux)
Have you ever experienced ... Customers adding scope halfway through the project? Management cutting your project budget? Project resources performing unplanned project tasks because the customer says so?

SharePoint Security - Wimbledon, Strawberries and a Scotsman (Andy Dale SharePoint Blog)
This week I am going to talk about the tricky topic of Managing SharePoint Security. Three words that can bring many an IT Manager out in a sweat. Similar to when the Air-Con stops working in the Server Room.

SharePoint Best Practices Conference (Arpan Shah's Blog)
I’m going to be keynoting at the upcoming SharePoint Best Practices Conference in DC on August 24th. It’s a great conference with high quality content where you can learn real best practices from experts in the field. It has a very strong speaker line-up and this year it also includes a SQL track! I’m really looking forward to this conference & hope to see many of you there!

SPTech Conference Recap (Mauro Cardarelli)
I spent a few days this week at the SPTech Conference in Boston, doing a session on requirements gathering for SharePoint and working the Nintex booth with Mike Fitzmaurice.  First, some observations…

Around Bamboo Nation
Enable Anonymous Comments in SharePoint Blogs? Check! (SharePoint Blank)
As promised, it's (past) time to dive back into the SharePoint Blank Mailbag, and today's victim winner is a Program Manager who asks about the availability of a nifty bit of functionality (which hadn't yet occurred to me) which would support anonymous comments on a blog within a SharePoint portal: I would like to set up a SharePoint-based "suggestion box" so that people around the company can make comments and suggestions about our program.  However, for this to work the way I want, people need to have the ability to offer ANONYMOUS comments.  And of course no one can access our SharePoint portal unless they are logged in.

The Road to SharePoint 2010: News Coverage (SharePoint 2010)
Fresh from the pages of SharePoint Daily, your one-stop-shop for SharePoint news and comment, The Road to SharePoint 2010 is packaged exclusively for readers interested in tracking the path towards the release of Office 2010 in general, and SharePoint 2010 in particular.  This page of news coverage will be maintained until the public beta.  Found a story that we missed?  Send it along for our consideration!

The Road to SharePoint 2010: Blog Coverage (SharePoint 2010)
Fresh from the pages of SharePoint Daily, your one-stop-shop for SharePoint news and comment, The Road to SharePoint 2010 is packaged exclusively for readers interested in tracking the path towards the release of Office 2010 in general, and SharePoint 2010 in particular.  This page of blog reactions will be maintained until the public beta.  Found a story that we missed?  Send it along for our consideration!

SharePoint Job Listings**
MOSS Developer - SharePoint Developer - SharePoint
MOSS Developer - SharePoint Developer - SharePoint MOSS Developer - SharePoint Developer - SharePoint - Applications Developer - Skills Required - SharePoint, MOSS Developer, SharePoint Developer, MOSS, .NET, SQL Server, SSAS, SSIS, BI, Business Intelligence, C# MOSS Developer - SharePoint Developer - SharePoint - Applications Developer If you are a SharePoint Developer with C# and .NET experience, please read on! What you need for this position: - Extensive experience developing in the MS Office SharePoint Server framework with knowledge of document management/workflow service - Must have SharePoint administrator capabilities and have a strong knowledge of the Microsoft SharePoint platform.

Network Engineer (SharePoint/Citrix)
SR Network Engineer - SQL Server, SharePoint, Citrix, Client Server. Responsible for designing and implementing enterprise networks and related hardware/software. Design, document and implement systems/network architecture. Perform assessments on existing technologies to determine performance and capacity gaps. Assist, test, develop and implementation Server requirements for DR, Citrix, SharePoint, and Exchange. provide recommendations to optimize Windows Application Delivery infrastructure. Test and tune Windows apps server devices and systems. Manage Citrix and SharePoint services from planning phase through implementation. Solid knowledge of Windows Apps, Servers, routing protocols, Citrix, network hardware and software, security technologies and network infrastructure is required. Must have 6 years of prior experience with Citrix and SharePoint technologies. Preferred Windows server knowledge with proven Citrix and SharePoint expertise.

Sales/Systems Engineer - SharePoint, MOSS, MCSE
Sales/Systems Engineer - SharePoint, MOSS, MCSE Sales/Systems Engineer - SharePoint, MOSS, MCSE, Windows 2000/2003, IIS, SQL Server, RDBMS, TCP/IP - Skills Required - Sales Engineer, Systems Engineer, MOSS, MCSE, Microsoft SharePoint, SQL Server, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, IIS Websites, RDBMS, PCPIP, virtualization, Citrix Sales/Systems Engineer - MOSS, SharePoint, Windows 2000/2003, IIS, SQL Server, RDBMS | TCP/IP, Virtualization, Citrix Do you have 2 years of experience as a Sales/Systems Engineer? Do you have experience working with Microsoft SharePoint solutions, Windows, IIS and SQL Server?

Microsoft Updates
The System.IO.PathTooLong exception occurs when you issue a public "DataSet QueryEx(string queryXml)" method that includes "HitHighlightedSummary" in your Windows SharePoint 3.0-based application (KBAlertz - Microsoft Knowledge Base Article)
When you issue a public DataSet QueryEx(string queryXml) method that includes HitHighlightedSummary in your Windows SharePoint 3.0-based application, the System.IO.PathTooLong exception occurs.

Create or change a view (Windows SharePoint Services)
You can use views to see the items in a list or library that are most important to you or that best fit a purpose. For example, you can create views of the files that were created most recently, of the list items that apply to a specific department, or of the files created by one person. After you create a view, it is always available when you look at a list or library.

Modify Web Parts (Windows SharePoint Services)
You can modify attributes of a Web Part by assigning values to its Web Part properties. All Web Parts share a set of common properties that allow you to specify attributes for the appearance, layout, and other additional information. A Web Part can also have custom properties that apply only to that Web Part.

Open, edit, and update files from a SharePoint site (Microsoft Office Outlook)
You can connect to a library on a SharePoint site by using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and browse, edit, and even search the files. After you connect your SharePoint library to Outlook, you can work with the files on your hard disk, even when you are away from the office.

Send e-mail in a workflow (Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer)
You may want your workflow to send an e-mail message for any of a wide variety of purposes. For example, you might want the workflow to send you a notification each time that it begins to run.

Bamboo Partner Events*
July 11, Toronto, Ontario, SharePoint Saturday - SharePoint Buzz
July 16, Online, Free webinar: Make your Microsoft CRM reports ROCK in SharePoint: Understand how to write dash boards and generate reports from MS CRM to SharePoint - InterDyn AKA
July 17, Online, InterDyn presents: Project Management 2.0 using SharePoint 2007 - InterDyn AKA
July 18, Harrison, Arkansas, SharePoint Saturday
July 25, Baltimore, Maryland, SharePoint Saturday

August 8, Sydney, Australia, SharePoint Saturday
August 13, Online, Business process automation from SharePoint to GP: Workflow, e-forms, budgets. Avoid the BIG PAPER chase - InterDyn AKA
August 15, Adelaide, Australia, SharePoint Saturday
August 22, Copenhagen, Denmark, SharePoint Saturday
August 24-26, Washington, DC, Best Practices Conference - Mindsharp

SharePoint Events**
June 30, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar

July 2-3, Wellington, New Zealand, New Zealand Community SharePoint Conference
July 11, Toronto, Ontario, SharePoint Saturday
July 13-16, New Orleans, Louisiana, Worldwide Partner Conference 2009
July 16, Online, Free webinar: Make your Microsoft CRM reports ROCK in SharePoint: Understand how to write dash boards and generate reports from MS CRM to SharePoint
July 17, Online, InterDyn presents: Project Management 2.0 using SharePoint 2007
July 18, Harrison, Arkansas, SharePoint Saturday
July 20-24, Las Vegas, Nevada, SharePoint Branding Bootcamp
July 25, Baltimore, Maryland, SharePoint Saturday

August 8, Sydney, Australia, SharePoint Saturday
August 13, Online, Business process automation from SharePoint to GP: Workflow, e-forms, budgets. Avoid the BIG PAPER chase
August 15, Adelaide, Australia, SharePoint Saturday
August 22, Copenhagen, Denmark, SharePoint Saturday
August 24-26, Washington, DC, Best Practices Conference

September 21-25, Chicago, Illinois, SharePoint Branding Bootcamp
September 21-24, Germany, ShareConnect

October 19-22, Las Vegas, Nevada, SharePoint Conference 2009

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