Blogs from the Microsoft Field

Remote IT Solutions webinar - Optimise your desktop–Wed 15th Sept

Microsoft UK Schools blog — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:13:49 GMT

The team at Remote IT Solutions , one of our certified partners, are running a webinar on desktop optimisation – where you can learn about the different components of the solution, and how it can help to reduce support costs for complex ICT infrastructures...(read more)

Philip Morant School in Office 2010 case study

Microsoft UK Schools blog — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:48:00 GMT

We seem to be having a run of good luck with UK schools being held up as worldwide examples of good practice at the moment – with a number of case studies appearing on the global Microsoft website – at www.microsoft.com/casestudies . The latest is the...(read more)

Home Access with Assistive Technology–grants still available

Microsoft UK Schools blog — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:33:24 GMT

Although the main Becta Home Access programme has now closed to new applications, there are still plenty of grants for free computers available for learners who qualify for the Assistive Technology scheme. These grants are for a child that has severe...(read more)

Kingston University starts virtualising the desktop experience for 25,000 students and staff

The UK Higher Education Blog — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:36:33 GMT

I’ve just been reading a press release from Quest , about Kingston University’s project to to give staff and students virtual access to their university desktop and learning resources from any location, on a wide range of devices, at any time. With 23...(read more)

How do I enable the new Internet Calendar Sharing (.ICS) with Exchange 2010 Sp1?

The Three UC Amigos — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:22:18 GMT

This was a question asked by a university in North Carolina. (Screenshots courtesy of the Exchange product team) What can I share my calendar with? Basically any platform that supports iCal (.ics) format can consume this such as Google, Zimbra...(read more)

West Hatch High School saves £12,000 a year with virtualisation

Microsoft UK Schools blog — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:35:00 GMT

If you’re a regular blog reader, you’ll know that I’ve got a bee in my bonnet about cost saving – and the ways that your ICT could contribute to saving your school money. With the pressure on school budgets, and the big investment made in ICT over the...(read more)

New OCS 2007 R2 Cumulative Update 6 available

The Three UC Amigos — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:58:18 GMT

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 OCS_2007R2_CU6 968802 MS download OCS2009-dbupgrade 968802 MS download Office Communicator 2007 R2 OC_2007R2_CU6 2028888 MS download Office Communicator Phone Edition 2007 R2 OCPE_2007R2_CU6 2267962...(read more)

Webcast: How to deploy Windows 7 when you’re tied to IE6

Microsoft UK Schools blog — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:02:39 GMT

If you are one of the schools that need to use Internet Explorer 6 to stay compatible with a specific application you use, then you may find it useful to know that there are options to help you to move your ICT infrastructure forward, whilst keeping IE6...(read more)

Exchange 2010 SP1 is here!!!!

The Three UC Amigos — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:16:44 GMT

Lots of improvements around archiving and discovery, faster OWA, upgraded mobility, and several management tool improvements. Can’t wait to install on my servers.Exchange Server 2010 SP1 is now available for customer download here . Link to info...(read more)

The Microsoft Summer Camp 2010 for teachers

Microsoft UK Schools blog — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:04:41 GMT

I’ve just got back from holiday (a week in Corfu, thanks very much for asking) and I’m just about to head off for a last few days (a long weekend camping in Dorset – which may be challenged by the weather!) . Which means I missed the teachers Summer Camp...(read more)

New Microsoft Office Education Add-Ins - with the correct download link

Microsoft UK Schools blog — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:34:01 GMT

Sorry, when I originally posted this blog post, it had the wrong URL for the downloads. I've now corrected the original, and here it is again, with the correct URLs. This happened because I was on holiday during the release, so had to pre-write the...(read more)

Using DeepZoom to explore Churchill’s past

Microsoft UK Schools blog — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:53:00 GMT

On Monday, I wrote about the work that’s been done to create a TimeMap – creating a historical mapping x-ray machine. Shoothill, who did that work, have also been busily working with the Imperial War Museum to create a way for people to easily access...(read more)

SQL Web Cast Series for Education

Microsoft Higher Education Tech NE — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:54:00 GMT

Join us for a series of informative webcasts on data management and how SQL 2008 enables data driven decision making at scale in education—each Thursday starting at 10:00 a.m. Register for these online sessions by clicking on the hyper-link imbedded...(read more)

Co-brand, customize, print and ship marketing materials for Live@edu and Office 2010 Student Select/Student Option. FREE OF COST!

Microsoft Higher Education Tech NE — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:23:08 GMT

Microsoft Edu Marketing now offers a customizable print on demand tool for our schools that offer MS Office for Windows via a Student Select agreement. This will enable you to take our current marketing campaigns and customize them with your school logo...(read more)

New Microsoft Office Education Add-Ins

Microsoft UK Schools blog — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:01:00 GMT

The education products team in Seattle have been busy writing add-ins for Office 2007 and Office 2010. They’ve just released 2 free education add-ins, 20 new education templates, and how-to materials designed to help teachers both inside and outside the...(read more)