Microsoft have released a slew of Virtual Hard Disks (VHD’s) making it quick and easy to evaluate Microsoft software for free, in your environment.
Their “Run IT on a Virtual Hard Disk” initiative can be found here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/bb738372.aspx
and includes product such as:
- Exchange 2007
- Sharepoint 2007
- Windows Vista
- System Center
- and many more
By installing these on a virtual machine, you can have the application up and running very quickly, reducing the amount of time that Test & Dev takes..which can only be a good thing right? 🙂