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Download the Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta

Get the new Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta release. Also check out the new Microsoft Visio 2010 beta.

Evaluate the SharePoint Server Enterprise 2010 Beta

Download the new SharePoint Server Enterprise 2010 Beta release. You can also download the new Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint beta.

Evaluate Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
Test out the new release of Exchange Server, and don't forget to check out the new Exchange Server TechCenter, which features new resources for Exchange Server 2010.

Evaluate Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server
Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server is now available for testing, and you'll find new resources on the Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server home page. Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server provides fast and effective protection against malware and spam by including multiple scanning engines from industry-leading security partners.

Download the Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial
Begin testing your organization's software and hardware by downloading the Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Evaluation. Designed just for IT pros, this limited-time trial offer lets you begin developing your organization's best practices for configuration and deployment.

Download the SQL Server 2008 R2 November Community Technology Preview
SQL Server 2008 R2 delivers several capabilities that will enable your organization to scale database operations, improve IT and developer efficiency, and enable highly scalable and well-managed business intelligence on a self-service basis for your users.

Download Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 RC
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (TMG) provides multiple layers of continuously updated protections - including URL filtering, antimalware inspection, intrusion prevention, application- and network-layer firewall, and HTTP/HTTPS inspection - that are integrated into a unified, easy-to-manage gateway.

Windows Server 2008 R2: a Primer
Take a guided tour through the new and enhanced features of Windows Server 2008 R2. Important stops along the way include Windows PowerShell cmdlets, tools for remote management, core parking options for processors, Active Directory changes, and branch caching.