Network Monitor announcements

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  Successor to Network Monitor - Microsoft Message Analyzer Beta Released
  Michael_Hawker Monday, September 24, 2012 6:39 PM

  Find out more info at our new blog.  Here's our introductory post: http://blogs.technet.com/b/messageanalyzer/archive/2012/09/17/meet-the-successor-to-microsoft-network-monitor.aspx.

  Thanks!

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  Welcome to the Network Monitor Forum
  Paul E Long Monday, May 11, 2009 9:58 PM

  Feel free to post your questions concerning Network Monitor 3. Examples of topic areas are:

  ·         Filtering

  ·         Capturing

  ·         Network Monitor API

  ·         User interface

  ·         NMCap (command-line capture tool)

  ·         Writing parsers with NPL (Network Programming Language)

  ·         Reassembly

  ·         Conversations

Office Protocols announcements

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  MSDN Office Release Notes - September 2015
  Michelle Hammond Friday, September 11, 2015 4:23 AM

  The September 4, 2015 release contains updates made to the Microsoft Office Protocols documents in relation to the release of Office Desktop 2016 and Skype for Business 2016.

  Microsoft Office File Formats links:

  • Landing Page: Office File Formats
  • Full documentation set (zip):  Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation

  Microsoft Office Protocols links:

  • Landing Page: Office Protocols
  • Full documentation set (zip):  Microsoft Office Protocols Documentation

  Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:

  • Landing Page: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Standards Support
  • Full documentation set (zip):  Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support Documentation

  The following new specifications have been added:

  • None.

  The following protocols have been archived:

  • None.

  The following known issues exist in this release:

  • None.

Office XML, ODF, and Binary File Formats announcements

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  MSDN Office Release Notes - September 2015
  Michelle Hammond Friday, September 11, 2015 4:25 AM

  The September 4, 2015 release contains updates made to the Microsoft Office Protocols documents in relation to the release of Office Desktop 2016 and Skype for Business 2016.

  Microsoft Office File Formats links:

  • Landing Page: Office File Formats
  • Full documentation set (zip):  Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation

  Microsoft Office Protocols links:

  • Landing Page: Office Protocols
  • Full documentation set (zip):  Microsoft Office Protocols Documentation

  Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:

  • Landing Page: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Standards Support
  • Full documentation set (zip):  Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support Documentation

  The following new specifications have been added:

  • None.

  The following protocols have been archived:

  • None.

  The following known issues exist in this release:

  • None.
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  Outlook PST File Format Documentation Announcement
  Chris Mullaney Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7:40 PM

  A number of people have inquired about the .pst file format on this forum in the past, and at that time we stated we would provide an update if the .pst file format specification becomes available. This week we announced our documentation plan for the .pst file format specification on the Interoperability @ Microsoft blog,. If you are interested in actively participating in the review of preliminary drafts of the .pst file format specification, send an email message to pstinfo@microsoft.com and then we will contact you when a preliminary draft of the specification is ready for broader review. If you only are seeking the final version, we anticipate releasing the .pst file format specification in the first half of 2010 under our Open Specification Promise.

Open Specifications Questions announcements

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  Windows Protocols Overview Release- May 2019
  Kris Haugseth Tuesday, June 4, 2019 9:53 PM

  Windows Protocols Overview Documents (ODs) support the technical specifications by illustrating how Windows protocols that are functionally related work together, with practical examples for implementers that demonstrate common usage scenarios.

  The 6 ODs listed below were updated and published on DMC - docs.microsoft.com.

   

  [MS-ADOD]: Active Directory Protocols Overview

  [MS-CERSOD]: Certificate Services Protocols Overview

  [MS-DOCO]: Windows Protocols Documentation Roadmap

  [MS-FASOD]: File Access Services Protocols Overview

  [MS-NETOD]: Microsoft .NET Framework Protocols Overview

  [MS-RDSOD]: Remote Desktop Services Protocols Overview

    

  This release also includes updated, annotated network captures - open sourced on GitHub – for MS-ADOD and MS-FASOD (in both WireShark and Microsoft Message Analyzer formats), and MS-CERSOD and MS-RDSOD (in Microsoft Message Analyzer format).

   

   

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  SQL Server Release Notes - June 2017
  SQLOpenSpecsPM Friday, June 9, 2017 8:15 PM

  This release contains updates made to protocol documents since the last release.

  The following known issues exist in the June 2017 release:

  • Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files, depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions of the PDF.
  • Information in a table row may split across two pages.
  • Table borders are not always visible, depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
  • Cross-protocol links are functional only when the PDF files for all the cross-referenced protocols are in the same folder.

  Note: Links in the PDFs do not resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access such links, perform the following procedure:

  • In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
  • In the Categories list, click Documents.
  • Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.

  Additional details on changing the setting are located on the Adobe help site: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html

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  MSDN Office Release Notes - September 2015
  Michelle Hammond Friday, September 11, 2015 4:21 AM

  The September 4, 2015 release contains updates made to the Microsoft Office Protocols documents in relation to the release of Office Desktop 2016 and Skype for Business 2016.

  Microsoft Office File Formats links:

  • Landing Page: Office File Formats
  • Full documentation set (zip):  Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation

  Microsoft Office Protocols links:

  • Landing Page: Office Protocols
  • Full documentation set (zip):  Microsoft Office Protocols Documentation

  Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:

  • Landing Page: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Standards Support
  • Full documentation set (zip):  Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support Documentation

  The following new specifications have been added:

  • None.

  The following protocols have been archived:

  • None.

  The following known issues exist in this release:

  • None.
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  MSDN Exchange Server Release Notes - June 2015
  Neil Ma - MSFT Wednesday, July 1, 2015 12:33 AM

  The June 30, 2015 preview release contains updates made to Microsoft Exchange Server Protocol and Standards documents to include support for Windows 10. 

  Microsoft Open Specifications Preview

  • Landing Page:  Preview Specifications

  Exchange Server Protocol Documents links

  • Landing Page: Exchange Server Protocols
  • Full documentation set (ZIP) – Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols Documentation

  Exchange Server and Outlook Standards links

  • Landing Page: Exchange Server and Outlook Standards Support
  • Full documentation set (ZIP) – Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards Documentation

    

  The following new specifications have been added:

  • None.

  The following protocols have been archived:

  • None.

  The following known issues exist in this release:

  • None.

Open XML Format SDK announcements

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  Release: ECMA-376 Standard, 4th Edition
  Cindy Meister MVP Wednesday, December 26, 2012 4:00 PM

  The ECMA-376 4th Edition of the OOXML standard has been released (December 2012) and is available for download:
  http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-376.htm

  Still not available are the Microsoft Office Implementations for the "Ribbon" and other special parts not part of the Office Open XML specification.

   
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  Release of the Open XML SDK 2.5
  Cindy Meister MVP Monday, December 10, 2012 7:26 AM

  The download page for the Open XML SDK 2.5 for Microsoft Office is now providing the RTW version of Open XML SDK 2.5. You can use this version for production. We are now updating the documentation in MSDN. Until the publication of the updated documentation, please refer to the SDK document in Productivity Tool.

  The differences between the CTP and the RTW versions exist in the classes of "Office15", and those are renamed to "Office2013". Also we are preparing a set of sample code demonstrating how the classes can be used.

  Regards,

  Kazunori Matsuura
  Open XML SDK 2.5

Orchard - Help and Support announcements

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  Forum is closed
  Sandra Aldana - MSFT Thursday, November 8, 2018 5:49 PM

  Please use the CodePlex discussions instead of this forum:

  http://orchard.codeplex.com/discussions

  
  
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  Please use the CodePlex discussions instead of this forum
  Bertrand Le Roy Friday, January 6, 2012 1:33 AM

  Please use the CodePlex discussions instead of this forum:

  http://orchard.codeplex.com/discussions

Orchard –Discussions announcements

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  Please use CodePlex Discussions instead of this forum
  Bertrand Le Roy Friday, January 6, 2012 1:32 AM

  Please use the CodePlex discussions instead of this forum:

  http://orchard.codeplex.com/discussions

Outlook for Developers announcements

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  Roadmap for Apps for Office, VSTO, and VBA
  Eric Legault [MVP - Office Apps and Services] Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:16 PM

  Many folks have been asking about the emerging "apps for Office" model, and what it means for the future of VSTO.  Rest assured that VSTO continues to be alive and well.  In fact, many existing automation scenarios continue to be best served by VSTO for now.  At the same time, there are many exciting opportunities to look forward in apps for Office: for example, the ability to better integrate with web content and JavaScript/CSS libraries, support for additional programming languages and platforms, support for host applications beyond the desktop versions of Office, and new distribution, lifecycle management, and monetization opportunities through the Office Store.
   
  To learn more, please see the blog post:  "Roadmap for Apps for Office, VSTO, and VBA".
  
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  Office/Outlook 2010 Redistributable PIA's Released
  Ken Slovak MVP Thursday, September 9, 2010 5:49 PM

  The Office/Outlook 2010 Redistributable PIA's have finally been released, the download location is http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=938fe8ad-583b-4bd7-a345-23250dc15855.

  Thanks to Patrick Creehan for the announcement in his blog.

Parallel Computing in C and Native Code announcements

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  Before posting your first C++ AMP question please visit our blog
  DanielMoth Monday, September 10, 2012 6:52 PM

  If you are a newbie to C++ AMP please start here:

  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/nativeconcurrency/archive/2012/08/30/learn-c-amp.aspx