MED-V also has an RC version of its upcoming MED-V v1 SP1 release available for download. The official announcement for that is on the MED-V blog at
The download is from Microsoft connect and self registration is required.
Video:Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) V1 SP1 User Experience This screencast demonstrates running a MED-V workspace using a V1 SP1 client in the Windows 7 environment. In V1 SP1, MED-V continues to employ Virtual PC 2007 as the virtualization vehicle to run a MED-V workspace, and it does not require hardware-assisted virtualization
To better understand desktop virtualization and MED-V, additional information is available below:
See the video here
IT Pro Evangelists show how to create virtual machines, use VHD Native Boot as the running operating system, run Windows XP apps from a Windows 7 PC, and manage the virtual infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/thrive.aspx?tab=Videos&seriesid=152&webcastid=12813
Part 1: Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/thrive.aspx?tab=Videos&seriesid=152&webcastid=12814
Part 2: VHD Native Boot
http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/thrive.aspx?tab=Videos&seriesid=152&webcastid=12815
Part 3: Windows XP Mode
http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/thrive.aspx?tab=Videos&seriesid=152&webcastid=12816
Part 4: System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Here some resources for you to use
Application Virtualization Administrative Template
Use the Application Virtualization Administrative Template to administer Application Virtualization client settings via Preferences
Application Virtualization Dynamic Suite Composition Tool
Use this tool to edit the Open Software Descriptor (.osd) file associated with a virtual application package to create the inter-package dependencies
Application Virtualization Application Listing Tool
Use this tool to display a list of virtualized applications that are currently running
Application Virtualization SFT Parser Tool
Use this tool to extract information from SFT files
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Here’s another form of Internet fraud that combines a variety of other common scams—social engineering, fake security software, and phishing.
Cybercriminals have started calling people on the telephone, claiming to be from Microsoft, and offering to help solve their computer problems. Once cybercriminals have gained a victim’s trust, they can do one or more of the following:
Trick people into installing malicious software on their computer.
Take control of a victim’s computer remotely and adjust settings in order to leave the computer vulnerable.
Request credit card information so that cybercriminals can bill for the phony services.
Microsoft will not make unsolicited phone calls to help you with your computer. If you receive a phone call like this, hang up.
If you think you might be a victim of fraud, you can report it. For more information, see What to do if you’ve responded to a phishing scam.
For more information about how to recognize a phishing scam, see Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently.
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Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 RTM and Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) SP1 RC are now available with the release of the Managed Desktop Optimization Pack 2010
In Remote Desktop Services deployments, application conflicts can lead to silos of remote desktop session host servers. To avoid application conflicts, applications typically must undergo significant testing to determine which applications will collide and, therefore, must be separated and run on different session host silos—a time-consuming and costly process. Separating out multiple remote desktop session hosts to accommodate specific applications routinely results in servers being underutilized because each one is locked into a specific configuration, capable of serving only a limited set of non-conflicting applications. Often, 20 servers are required to support 1,000 users.
Microsoft Application Virtualization for Remote Desktop Services 4.6 helps consolidate remote desktop session host servers by offering the following features and benefits:
At MIX it was announced how to build games and apps for the Windows phone, developers at the conference are being introduced to the Windows Phone 7 Series development tools and given a tour of the platform, which uses both XNA Game Studio and Silverlight.
Announce was the availability of Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone, which is specifically designed for building Windows Phone applications and is now available free in a single download at www.developer.windowsphone.com. Visual Studio 2010 Express includes an emulator that will allow developers to build and test their applications directly on their PCs in a virtualized Windows Phone 7 OS environment. That means developers won’t need the phone hardware to get started at building phone apps.
Dynamic Data Center
The Infrastructure Planning and Design team is working on a new guide: Dynamic Data Center.
Delivering dynamically scalable IT resources can provide dramatic benefits to nearly all aspects of your organization’s IT environment. The design process in the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Dynamic Data Center allows your organization to strategically plan a Dynamic Data Center infrastructure that is designed for ease of manageability. Key benefits of the guide include:
· The infrastructure is designed using best practices to reduce the administrative burden of managing the Dynamic Data Center.
· A single set of requirements is tracked throughout the entire design process and then transferred to the appropriate supporting Infrastructure Planning and Design guides.
· The infrastructure design of the virtualization hardware and the management software includes determining the scaling and architectural limits of each component.
With this guide, you can design a Dynamic Data Center that will allow your organization to be responsive to changing market conditions by presenting new ways to develop, deliver, deploy, and manage applications and IT infrastructures.
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