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The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is a set of tools and documentation that support the configuration and deployment of Windows operating systems. By using Windows AIK, you can automate Windows installations, capture Windows images with ImageX, configure and modify images using Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management (DISM), create Windows PE images, and migrate user profiles and data with the User State Migration Tool (USMT). Windows AIK also includes the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT), which enables IT professionals to automate and centrally manage the volume activation process using a Multiple Activation Key (MAK).

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• What's New in Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) - This video walks you through some of the new and updated features in the Windows 7 Release Candidate.
• BranchCache Early Adopter's Guide - Provides an overview of the BranchCache feature introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. After a thorough introduction of BranchCache and its modes of operation, the document describes BranchCache configuration. It then provides troubleshooting details and a list of tools to be used by BranchCache administrators.
• BranchCache Technical Overview - explains the different modes in which BranchCache operates, and describes how BranchCache is configured. The paper also explains how BranchCache works with Web servers and file servers and the steps BranchCache takes to determine that the content is up-to-date.
• DirectAccess Early Adopter's Guide introduces DirectAccess concepts, defines new terms, explains requirements for installation, discusses how to design DirectAccess architecture, and then steps you through installation and deployment.
• Enterprise Search in Windows 7 Overview - This document outlines how Windows 7 provides users with an improved and seamless search experience across local and networked corporate data directly within Windows Explorer.
• Power Management in Windows 7 Overview provides an overview of the power management features in Windows 7. Discover how Windows 7 reduces power consumption and makes power management easier.
• Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking Enhancements for Enterprises - Describes networking features in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 including several that were developed to improve the productivity of mobile users and users at branch offices.

Office Web Applications:

• Editing & Viewing PowerPoint presentations in PowerPoint Web application
• Editing & Viewing Word documents in Word Web application
• Editing & Viewing Excel spreadsheets in Excel Web application
• Editing & Viewing OneNote notes in OneNote Web application

Exchange 2010 and Office 2010:

• Conversation View. To reduce inbox clutter, Exchange 2010 provides an enhanced Conversation View that streamlines inbox navigation by automatically organizing message threads based on the natural conversation flow between parties.
• Ignore Conversation. This e-mail “mute button” allows people to remove themselves from an irrelevant e-mail string, reducing unwanted e-mail and runaway reply-all threads.
• Voice Mail Preview. Exchange 2010 further enhances voice mail functionality by delivering speech-to-text voice mail, allowing users to receive voice mail previews in their inbox.
• Outlook Web Access premium support is available for Mozilla Firefox & Apple Safari.
• MailTips warn people before they commit an e-mail faux pas, such as sending mail to a large distribution group, among other things. MailTips alert people if they do not have permission to send to certain recipients, if a message may be rejected or if a recipient is out of the office, among other things. 

 

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