Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0 Pre-Release (RC0) – NOTE: This RC0 Pre-Release is provided for participants of specific partner beta programs. If the beta program you are participating in does not specifically require RC0, you should use the most recent MMC 3.0 packages available here.

Microsoft Management Console 3.0 Pre-Release (Based on Windows Server 2003 R2 RC0).

MMC 3.0 (formerly MMC 2.1) ships as a component in Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Vista, and continues to be the host for a variety of OS and 3rd party admin tools.

 

Windows SharePoint Services Language Template Pack SP2 – Windows SharePoint Services Language Template Pack Service Pack 2 (SP2) ensures that Windows SharePoint Services performs with complete functionality when you use a Language Template Pack. This is the first service pack for Windows SharePoint Services Language Template Pack. Service Pack 2 adds support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and for x64-compatible 64-bit processors. Version 2 of this download adds support for the Hindi locale.

 

MIIS Capacity Planning – This document presents server configuration recommendations for a server hosting Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003. The recommendations presented here are based on tests designed to determine the most effective use of central processing units (CPUs), memory capacity, disk access, and disk capacity on a server hosting MIIS 2003. Other factors, such as database performance and the impact of the network, are also included.

 

Updates to Understanding IPv6 – The Microsoft Press book "Understanding IPv6," by Joseph Davies, was published in November 2002. Since then, there have been changes to Internet standards for IPv6 and in Microsoft's support for IPv6 in Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 family. This white paper describes those changes in detail, referencing chapter and page numbers where needed and providing links to additional technical information.

 

System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (Beta Refresh) – Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (BETA Refresh) delivers state of the art easy-to-use modeling technology to bring unprecedented functionality and flexibility to the process of performance analysis and planning of system deployments of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Operations Manager 2005. Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (BETA Refresh) provides the IT professional with the tools and guidance required to architect a deployment in the most efficient manner, while facilitating future planning by allowing for "what-if" analysis.

System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (Beta Refresh) provides the following benefits:

  • Proactive Performance Planning
  • Infrastructure Planning and Optimization
  • Performance Analysis and Predictive Reporting
  • Cost Analysis and Justification

 

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