The Official MDOP Blog
Where To Get Your MDOP News
As you might have noticed we have been posting mostly product announcements to this blog and less...
Date: 06/12/2012
Microsoft User Experience Virtualization and Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Betas Now Available
We are pleased to announce that the beta versions of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)...
Date: 04/04/2012
Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) 8 Beta Released!
Today, we are happy to announce that the DaRT 8 beta has been released for public download. For more...
Date: 03/28/2012
New Features Added to the Microsoft Asset Inventory Service
If you have been following this blog you know that about five months ago we announced version 2.0 of...
Date: 10/17/2011
MDOP 2011 R2 Generally Available, Get MBAM and DaRT 7.0 Today!
I am happy to announce that the MDOP 2011 R2 is generally available today and can be downloaded from...
Date: 08/01/2011
New Version of Asset Inventory Service (AIS) Released
If you have been following the MDOP blog for a while now, you have noticed that we have had a few...
Date: 05/17/2011
Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) 7 Beta Released!
Just over a week ago we announced the new version of the Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT),...
Date: 04/04/2011
Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring Beta Now Available
I just returned from Las Vegas, where, this morning I attended Brad Anderson’s keynote address...
Date: 03/23/2011
Announcing DaRT 7 - Sign up for the BETA today!
Today at MMS, we annouced that we will release a new version of the Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset...
Date: 03/23/2011
App-V 4.6 SP1 and MED-V 2.0 are available as part of MDOP 2011!
Hello, I’m Dave Trupkin, Senior Product Manager for App-V and MED-V, the two Desktop...
Date: 03/09/2011
Coming to MDOP: Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring
This morning on the Windows for your Business blog, we announced a new product that will come to...
Date: 02/09/2011
Download MED-V 2.0 Beta Today!
Hi, I’m Dave Trupkin, Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization...
Date: 10/11/2010
New AGPM and DaRT Videos
You can find a series of new step by step videos for both Advance Group Policy Management (AGPM) and...
Date: 08/23/2010
Next Round of the Asset Inventory Service (AIS) 2.0 Beta
Three months ago we posted about the open beta for the Asset Inventory Service (AIS) 2.0. To all of...
Date: 07/14/2010
Great MDOP Resources
In my last several blog posts, I’ve used a lot of words to tell you why I think the Microsoft...
Date: 06/23/2010
Easing the Move to Windows 7 with MDOP
This blog post wraps up my series of entries on how the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP)...
Date: 06/23/2010
Accelerate Windows 7 using MDOP's Desktop Virtualization: App-V and MED-V
Recently we announced MDOP 2010 including App-V 4.6 and MED-V v1 SP1 and the feedback has been...
Date: 06/06/2010
App-V 4.5 SP2 now available
Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) with Windows 7, Windows Server, and Office 2010...
Date: 05/25/2010
Windows Management with MDOP
Previously in this blog, I’ve described how Microsoft® Application Virtualization (App-V) and...
Date: 05/13/2010
The Windows 7 Migration Continues....
Whew! The Microsoft® Management Summit is behind me and I can start looking forward to our 10-city...
Date: 05/03/2010
Continuing our Move to Windows 7
After recently spending a week in Nashville and Dallas, talking to folks about desktop...
Date: 05/03/2010
The Get On The Bus tour is coming and we’re bringing some free SWAG!
The Get On The Bus tour is coming and we’re bringing some free SWAG! We are giving away 50 copies of...
Date: 04/27/2010
Asset Inventory Service (AIS) 2.0 Open Beta
In November 2009 we ran a small scale beta of the 2.0 version of the Asset Inventory Service (AIS)...
Date: 04/15/2010
MDOP 2010, Windows 7, and Office 2010 - Coming to a City Near You!
“Get On the Bus” is back in North America! Montreal, May 21 | Boston, May 24 | New York, May 25 |...
Date: 04/12/2010
Moving to a New Windows 7 House
One of my friends has a cozy home near campus but recently decided to upgrade to a nicer place. Her...
Date: 04/07/2010
MED-V 1.0 SP1 RTM and localized versions of App-V 4.6 are now available!
Today we announced the availability of MDOP 2010 Refresh. As planned, the update for MDOP 2010...
Date: 04/01/2010
App-V 4.6 RTM and MED-V 1.0 SP1 RC are here!!
As announced on the Windows for your Business blog, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6,...
Date: 02/18/2010
AGPM 4.0 and DaRT Technical Documentation Now Live
Following last week’s announcement about the release of MDOP 2009 R2 many of you have asked for more...
Date: 09/25/2009
Asset Inventory Services (AIS) BETA sign up open!
Today, I am happy to announce that sign up for the Asset Inventory Services (AIS) 2.0 BETA sign up...
Date: 09/23/2009
MDOP 2009 R2: What's New in MDOP for Windows 7
Today I am excited to announce that Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2009 R2 will be...
Date: 09/14/2009
Why do I need another Anti-Malware tool?
Many people know that DaRT 6.0 added a new feature called System Sweeper, which is in an offline...
Date: 08/31/2009
App-V 4.6 Public Beta now available for download!
Today, I am happy to announce immediate availability of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)...
Date: 07/29/2009
App-V partners bring solutions to customers at MMS 2009!
Hello from the Las Vegas where another Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) is underway after two great...
Date: 04/30/2009
How MED-V v2 helps you manage Windows XP Mode
I wanted to let people know we just posted the details on MED-V v2 (the next version of MED-V which...
Date: 04/29/2009
Announcing MDOP 2009 to include MED-V 1.0, App-V 4.5 CU1 and AIS 1.5 Updates
As part of our promise to maximize productivity, manageability and TCO for enterprise desktops, we...
Date: 04/01/2009
Get your applications virtualized on Windows 7 Beta with Microsoft App-V
Today I’d like to share with you the immediate availability of Microsoft Application Virtualization...
Date: 02/26/2009
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) Beta is publicly available
A message from my colleague, Ran Oelgiesser, Senior Product Manager for MED-V: In May 2008,...
Date: 01/15/2009
Windows Vista's BitLocker and MDOP solutions kick off the New Year!
We understand IT is critical to your business. We hear you, our customers - both end user and IT Pro...
Date: 01/06/2009
MDOP Comes to Convergence 2008 Copenhagen
For those of you attending the Convergence conference in Copenhagen this week, join in on the MDOP...
Date: 11/18/2008
AIS 1.5 is Live!
As we blogged last time, AIS 1.5 was to be made available to customers in November. The Microsoft...
Date: 11/02/2008
Acresso streamines virtual application packaging and integrates with the App-V....
It just keeps getting better and better. I saw Steve Schmidt, VP Product Management, Acresso...
Date: 10/31/2008
Next Up... Riverbed accelerates delivery of App-V virtual applications across the network
Phew! Day 2 was a whirlwind of activity here at Tech EMEA in Barcelona. And day 3 promises to be...
Date: 10/31/2008
Sitting down with FullArmor to get the inside scoop on their App-V integration with PolicyPortal....
Well, it certainly has been an exciting start to the TechEd EMEA show this year. The sessions are...
Date: 10/31/2008
MDOP Makes Some Noise in Spain
I mentioned last week that we would have some announcements posted to the blog. Well, as you heard...
Date: 10/31/2008