Forefront Protection Server Management Console 2010

Embora não seja uma notícia muito recente (tem 1 mês), achei que devia pelo menos mencioná-la: a Microsoft disponibilizou finalmente a Forefront Protection Server Management Console (FPSMC) 2010.

Overview
The Microsoft® Forefront Protection Server Management Console (FPSMC) 2010 provides multi-server management for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint. The management console delivers a easy to use graphical interface for server discovery, configuration deployment, reporting, quarantine management and integration with Forefront Online Protection for Exchange. The Microsoft® Forefront Protection Server Management Console (FPSMC) 2010 is available as a free download.

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008 R2

Minimum Server Requirements

• 64-bit (x64) architecture-based computer
• Windows Server® 2008 R2
• 300 megabytes (MB) of free memory
• 30 megabytes (MB) of available disk space for the console installation
• 900 megabytes (MB) of available disk space for SQL Server 2008 Express Edition R2
• 4 gigabytes (GB) of available disk space for full signature redistribution
• .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or later
• Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET 3.5 SP1
• Latest Windows Update version
• Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0
• SQL Server 2008 or above is required for an Enterprise installation. Otherwise, FPSMC will automatically install SQL Server 2008 Express Edition R2.

Note: The FPSMC will automatically install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 if they are not already present. The FPSMC will also automatically install SQL Server 2008 Express Edition R2 if you select the Express installation. You must manually install Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET 3.5 SP1 before you can install FPSMC. To install Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET 3.5 SP1, see Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=202816).