Microsoft Confirmed Exchange 2007 Will Not Work With Server 2008 R2 Edition

Microsoft Confirmed Exchange 2007 Will Not Work With Server 2008 R2 Edition

We have been informed by Microsoft that Exchange 2007 will not work with Server 2008 R2.

However, they have commented that it will work with Exchange 2010.

Thought I would give you all a heads up.

Hotmail Passwords Hacked

Hotmail accounts 'posted online'

Thousands of Hotmail passwords have been hacked and posted online, according to reports.
Microsoft, which owns the popular web-based e-mail system, told BBC News that it was aware of the claims and that it was "investigating the situation"

Rest of the news HERE

Thanks to GiddyG for the heads up on this one.

UK broadband 'not fit' for future

UK broadband 'not fit' for future

A study of the global state of broadband has put the UK 25th out of 66 countries in terms of the quality of its networks.

The research for Cisco found that countries such as Latvia and Bulgaria were better prepared than the UK for next-generation net applications.

The UK was listed among countries whose broadband is "meeting needs for today".

Korea and Japan continue to dominate the league table, largely due to their commitment to fast networks.

In Korea, for example, the government has promised universal speeds of up to 1Gbps (gigabit per second) by 2012.

Despite not being ready for future applications, the UK was well placed to cope with today's network demands, the study found.

Full story : here

Microsoft launches free security

Microsoft launches free security

Microsoft has released its free computer security package to the public.

From 1700 BST on 29 September, Windows users will be able to download the software from Microsoft's Security Essentials website.

The free software gives basic protection against viruses, trojans, rootkits, and spyware.

The Essentials software is Microsoft's second try at making an own-brand security package.

Article: Here

Compliments to jk2447 for the find

-Ken

September Patch Tuesday could disrupt business

September Patch Tuesday could disrupt business

Microsoft's September security update is likely to cause some disruption in businesses with five critical patches for core Windows operating systems.

All the updates to be released on Patch Tuesday next week are critical, but two will require mandatory restarts.

Both server and desktop management IT groups will be impacted by the updates, according to IT services firm, Lumension.

Full Story: Here

Thanks to Obinna for the Link

Anger at UK file-sharing policy

Following on from this News yesterday :

Anger at UK file-sharing policy

Internet service providers (ISPs) have reacted with anger to new proposals on how to tackle internet piracy.

The government is proposing a tougher stance which would include cutting off repeat offenders from the net.

UK ISP Talk Talk said the recommendations were likely to "breach fundamental rights" and would not work.

Virgin said that "persuasion not coercion" was key in the fight to crack down on the estimated six million file-sharers in the UK.

TalkTalk's director of regulation Andrew Heaney told the BBC News the ISP was as keen as anyone to clamp down on illegal file-sharers.

Full story and comments : here

UK file-sharers to be 'cut off'

UK file-sharers to be 'cut off'

The government has published new measures that could see people who illegally download films and music cut off from the net.

The amendment to the Digital Britain report would see regulator Ofcom given greater powers to tackle pirates.

The technical measures are likely to include suspending the net accounts of "hardcore copyright pirates".

It is believed that Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has intervened personally to beef up the policy.

The Digital Britain report, published in June, gave Ofcom until 2012 to consider whether technical measures to catch pirates were necessary.

However, according to a statement from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills released on Tuesday, that timeframe is now considered "too long to wait".

Full story : here

There has been a follow-up news item with responses...

Technology A-level student numbers fall again

Technology A-level student numbers fall again

The number of students taking IT-related A-level subjects fell again this year.

ICT student numbers fell 2.7% from 12,277 to 11,948, while the number of computing students fell 7% from 5,068 to 4,710.

The gender divide in technology was also demonstrated by the figures. There were 7,339 on the ICT course, compared with 4,609 girls, and 4,256 boys took A-level computing, compared with just 454 girls.

Those girls who did take ICT tended to perform very well, with 37.5% of female candidates achieving grade A or B, compared with 26.8% of male candidates.

The overall number of students achieving A grades fell slightly from 16.1% to 15.7% in computing, but rose from 9.7% to 10.2% in ICT.

The continual fall in the number of students taking IT-related subjects has been causing headaches for the technology industry for years. The curriculum for both GCSEs and A-levels has come under fire for...

Fewer job cuts and positive predictions offer hope for IT jobseekers

Fewer job cuts and positive predictions offer hope for IT jobseekers

There are several signs that the IT job market is beginning to improve, with fewer high-profile, large-scale lay-offs and more job market surveys producing reasons to be positive. But are these just misnomers, or are things genuinely looking up?

The first quarter of 2009 was a bad one. E-skills' quarterly bulletin found demand for permanent and contract staff fell 27% and 32% respectively on the previous quarter. Unemployment for IT professionals increased from 2.4% to 3.4%.

Article: Here

-ken

Ten Hot IT Certifications (2009)

Education Slideshow: Ten Hot IT Certifications

The following ten certifications were identified in the Foote Partners July 2009 Hot List as the hottest in the tech business, as judged by IT spending trends, market value increases reported in the company's pay index, interviews with IT management and projections for future skills demand. While some experienced zero growth last quarter, it's important to remember that a flat trend line is the 'new growth curve' in this down economy.

Article: Here

While we get alot of these kind of articles, I've decided to post this one as it doesn't mention any MS certs and only 1 Cisco cert.

-Ken