Its great that Microsoft products always get leaked. No need for a special announcement like Apple. The new Zune player is to be available November 13 according to amazon.com. The new version will sport an 80 GB version, and also 30 GB. Also new this time 4GB, 8GB flash drive Zune (smaller version of the 80GB).
MSDN reported that it will be using Word 2007 rendering engine for HTML in MS Outlook 07. It will support HTML and CSS validation. The schema used by multiple Microsoft Products. Read more here.
Microsoft release Virtual Server 2005 R2 beta version was release a while back. It has a nice web interface which allows to access all your virtual systems on the server. You can test drive it yourself at Microsoft. Virtual Server is more flexible then Virtual PC 2004. You have the ability to create a larger virtual hard disk up to 127 GB. A big upgrade from the 16 GB that was offered in VPC 2004. A new addition to the Virtual Server website is downloading virtual Hard drives from their website. This will save the time of creating a virtual machine from scratch. There is also the addition of creating virtual network enabling you to put virtual machines on that network. Virtual server is great addition to the Microsoft Line up and should work well with a Windows server 2003. This is an important release for me while majority of my tested beta version are done on a virtual PC. I really like the web server interface and allowing me to take remote control right from the site. But even with my 2 GB's of ram I felt Virtual Server lag a bit more then using VMServer. Which is available for free.
Verdict: Definitely worth testing out Virtual Server since the recent addition of down-loadable virtual hard disks. 
To fit the styles of the new Microsoft Office 2007. Microsoft has revamped the office online website. They tried to go after easier navigation and better search results. The site retrieves templates that are useful for everyday work but many of the new templates are only available for Office 2007. On the website there is a link for you to try the new 2007 suite for 30 days. Definitely worth the upgrade but expensive.
On December 14 2006 Microsoft unveiled the new microsoft.com. The homepage changed to a web 2.0 dynamic website. Featuring functionality similar to other web 2.0 sites using Ajax. The site looks great now they need to update all connecting sites. Since Google and apple have been threatening Microsoft with new sleeker products, Microsoft has reacted releasing new software and upgrades faster. Don't expect Microsoft to go down without a fight.
Ideawins is offering MS Office Accounting 2007 Express software for free. Express version means the functionality will be limited but it still should meet the needs of most individuals.
File Size is about 330 MB
Microsoft® Office Accounting Express 2007 is everything you need to make your small business idea flourish. Whatever your idea, take it further with these great features:
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