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Microsoft plans a worldwide February 2008 launch of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008.

If you’re interested in purchasing any of these licenses, think about buying them with Software Assurance (2 year upgrade protection). When you’re ready to upgrade all you will have to purchase is the CD. FYI…. We have no idea what the price will be on the new versions, it’s possible it may be less expensive to purchase the current version with software assurance than the new version when it comes out at its’ new price.
Visit this site for more details
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/nov07/11-12ITForumPR.mspx

Symantec Endpoint Protection
The end of September marked the transition from Symantec’s Corporate Edition and Symantec’s Enterprise Edition to Endpoint Protection and Multi-tier Protection.
Symantec Endpoint Protection combines Symantec AntiVirus with advanced trheat prevention to deliver an unmatched defense against malware for laptops, desktops and servers. It provides protection against even the most sophisticated attacks that evade traditional security measures, such as rootkits, zero-day attacks, and mutating spyware.
Visit this site for migration instructions
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/endpointsecurity/migrate/

Faronics (makers of DeepFreeze) will soon be releasing a new version of Insight. The 4 major updates in this version are:
1. Performance enhancements
2. Print control – Teachers will now have the ability to limit student access to printers, as well as control the # of pages that a student is allowed to print.
3. One to One Classroom Support – Insight now features a utility that allows a teacher to move between different classrooms while keeping class lists organized and updated in real time. One to One also allows the student machine to join other classrooms by changing to a different teacher channel without restarting.
4. Attendance – Teachers can now monitor and compare classroom attendance through Insight.

These are just a few of the new versions that are coming out. If you have questions on something else, ask us!

Please email sally@smstechsolutions.com for your quotes on Microsoft, Adobe, Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, Inspiration, VMWare, BackUp Exec, Sibelius, Nero, TechSmith, or anything else you need. I think you’ll find that we are very competitive.