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Microsoft dishes out Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 details
Both still seem to be a quite a ways from a release, but Microsoft has now announced a few details for its forthcoming Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 updates. The latter of the two actually seems to be the more significant, as it adds a so-called RemoteFX feature that Microsoft describes as the “special sauce” in its Remote Desktop Services. The short of it is that RemoteFX uses virtualized graphics resources and is able to function independently of any graphics stack, which Microsoft says will allow “any screen content” (including Silverlight and Flash) to be delivered to everything from full-fledged PCs to low-cost, thin client devices. Windows 7 SP1, on the other hand, is described as having “only minor updates,” the biggest of which is — you guessed it — an updated Remote Desktop client that takes advantage of RemoteFX. Dive into the links below for the complete details.

Microsoft dishes out Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 details originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How to build and maintain a tiered WSUS infrastructure

Windows updates have historically been a constant annoyance for IT staff. Manual updates were a huge pain, and, while the advent of the Automatic Update feature improved the situation, it brought with it problems of its own. Specifically, Automatic Updates are simply too automatic. Automatic Updates grabs the latest updates, no matter what type, and applies them according to a schedule you set. The feature has no information and makes no judgments about software license agreements (SLAs), buggy updates, or anything else; it simply downloads and applies. While this may be acceptable for most home users, it is woefully inadequate in an enterprise.

A secondary problem with Automatic Updates is that each PC must manually download the updates from Microsoft, which can be quite demanding on your Internet link. Luckily, Microsoft once again comes to the rescue with Windows Server Update Services, otherwise known as WSUS.

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Windows Marketplace for Mobile updates tackle piracy, adds online store for non-mobile browsers

Windows Mobile 6.5 users rejoice, you now have a better marketplace experience your way. Microsoft’s added a couple updates to its mobile app store. On the developers’ side of things there’s a new portal for submission, and “more advanced anti-piracy protection” — no clue if it solves those DRM issues we heard about before, but sounds at least like a step in the right direction. For the consumers, there’s now an online store that you can use from your certainly superior desktop / laptop browser. In the vein of Xbox Live Marketplace’s online portal at Xbox.com, purchased apps from the browser will be sent to the connected phone next time you open up the Windows Marketplace client… what’s that? You want support for Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1? Microsoft reassures us it’s coming later this month, so hang tight, okay?

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Windows Marketplace for Mobile updates tackle piracy, adds online store for non-mobile browsers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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