A few days ago I noted that [url=http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/27068]Microsoft's MSN group would be stopping support for Outlook Express for hotmail users[/url]. In a similiar end of support announcement [url=http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?no_d2=1&sid=08/04/22/2130225]Microsoft will be decomissioning the DRM servers used to authorize playback of music from the dead MSN Music store[/url] in September. This means no new computers will be able to be authorized after September. What happend to all that music you purchased? You can still listen to it on authorized computers but when you upgrade systems you're out of luck.
Alex Lewis has been involved in the high tech industry for more than 15 years, from satellite antenna design to to executive IT management. He has been a co-author or contributing author for books on Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Windows 2003 R2 and Microsoft Technical Specialist Exam Guides. Alex is a senior consultant at Convergent Computing, an IT consulting firm specializing in Microsoft technologies. Alex is involved in many early adopter and TAP programs, working with new technology often 2-3 years before public release. Alex is also a CISSP and leads Convergent's Security and Unified Messaging practices in the field.
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