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COVER STORY
Will Windows 7 Be Microsoft’s Redemption?
Early versions of Windows Vista’s successor could burnish the operating system’s tarnished reputation in the desktop market.

It has been a dark couple of years for Microsoft in the desktop operating systems business. The uncontested leader in that market for close to two decades, the company sullied its reputation with the delivery of Windows Vista, which proved a crashing disappointment from the moment it stumbled out of the starting blocks.

Despite expensive marketing campaigns and the sermons preached by top Microsoft executives about its advantages, IT shops clung to Windows XP. But with the first betas of Vista’s successor, ...

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FEATURES
37 Exploiting SQL Server 2008 Through Code
SQL Server 2008 has a ton of new DBA features, but if you really want to make this thing go, just crank out a little code.

REVIEWS
Product Reviews
22 Microsoft’s VMM 2008: Does It Pass the ‘Good Enough’ Test?
Redmond’s virtualization management tool doesn’t have all the bells and whistles that VMware’s vCenter has. But it doesn’t have the same hefty price tag, either.

37 Exploiting SQL Server 2008 Through Code
SQL Server 2008 has a ton of new DBA features, but if you really want to make this thing go, just crank out a little code.

24 Test-Driving VMware’s ThinApp
The Application Sync and Application Link features, combined with an easy-tofollow interface, make ThinApp a winner for both VMware and its customers.

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