site knowledge base owner microsoft launched 1998 ; 18 years ago 1998 current status subscription terminated since august 31 2013 ; online content still being actively updated microsoft technet is a microsoft web portal and web service for it professionals . it includes a library containing documentations and technical resources for microsoft products a learning center which provides online training discussion forums an evaluation center for downloading trialware blogs for microsoft employees and a wiki . technet originally provided a software subscription service similar to office 365 and adobe creative cloud that allowed subscribers to download microsoft software under a software as service license for private use . on july 1 2013 it was announced that microsoft is discontinuing the technet subscription service with the purchase and renewal of subscriptions to be closed by august 31 2013 . 1 technet also included a web based technet magazine which is discontinued since october 2013 . past issues are still available for reading . contents 1 websites 1.1 library 1.2 forums 1.3 blogs 1.4 wiki 1.5 other 1.6 social bookmarking 1.7 subscriptions and downloads 2 technet magazine 3 references 4 external links websites edit technet s primary web presence is a collection of sites for it professionals that provide information documentation and discussion which are authored both by microsoft and by the community at large . recent emphasis on and incorporation of applications such as forums blogs library annotations and social bookmarking is changing the nature of the technet site from a one way information service to an open dialog between microsoft and the it professional community . 2 the main website and most of its constituent applications below are available in 12 languages generate traffic from 11.5 million per month and host approx . 11 million documents . 3 library edit similar to the msdn library which contains technical information for software developers the technet library is a source of technical information for it professionals and advanced users . the technical content is freely available on the web and on cds and dvds . the discs are published monthly and contain the complete microsoft knowledge base service packs security updates resource kits technical training operations and deployment guides white papers and case studies . in january 2014 microsoft announced that microsoft security bulletins and advisories would be merged into the technet library . 4 forums edit technet forums are the web based forums used by the community to discuss a wide variety of it professional topics . technet forums were migrated to an all new platform during 2008 that provided new features designed to improve efficiency such as inline preview of threads ajax filtering and a slide up post editor . blogs edit technet has their own blogging platform which hosts the blogs of microsoft employees only . wiki edit the technet wiki is a technical resource inspired by wikipedia . wiki is a community site and does not offer official documentation from microsoft . 5 anyone who joins the community can contribute new topics edit and enhance existing topics provide comments and friend other registered users . the goals 6 of the wiki include providing broader and more in depth solutions content how to procedural troubleshooting deployment from a wider variety of authors weasel words with less publishing friction than traditional mechanisms . other edit technet has individual sections covering specific topics further explanation needed technnet evaluation center microsoft tech companion app microsoft script center technet video social bookmarking edit social bookmarking on technet social was first launched in 2008 built on a new web platform that has user tagging and feeds at its core . 7 the goal of the social bookmarking application is to provide a method whereby members of the it professional community can contribute to a database of quality links on any topic from across the web . by filtering on one or more tags e.g. exchange and security users can discover popular or recent links and subscribe to a feed of those links . find and follow experts recommended sites . each profile page includes a feed of the user s contributions . users can be discovered through a drop down menu on each bookmark . demonstrate their expertise through the links displayed in their profile . store their favorite links online . the initial release of the application provides standard features for the genre including a bookmarklet and import capabilities . the technet web site is also starting to incorporate feeds of social bookmarks from experts and the community displayed alongside feeds from relevant bloggers . 8 subscriptions and downloads edit technet also did provide access to microsoft software 9 for evaluation purposes through the technet subscription . the subscription provided access to microsoft s software ; product keys however expired after the duration of the subscriptions and required renewal for continued usage . 10 the subscription was sold on an annual basis . 10 the standard subscription provided access to most of the software except specific enterprise oriented software including one collection of microsoft e learning . the professional subscription was more expensive and provided access to all software including two free professional support calls and two collections of microsoft e learning . 11 on july 1 2013 microsoft announced the retirement of the technet subscriptions service to focus on growing its free offerings including evaluation resources through the technet evaluation center expert led learning through the microsoft virtual academy and community moderated technical support through the technet forums to better meet the needs of the growing it professional community . the last day to purchase a technet subscription was august 31 2013 . subscribers could activate purchased subscriptions through september 30 2013 . microsoft announced an extended 90 days plan to help existing subscribers of the time get used to new situation . 10 technet magazine edit founded in 2005 technet magazine is a discontinued monthly print magazine that provides it professionals working with microsoft technologies information about planning operating and optimizing their systems . technet magazine had a print circulation of 100 000 readers in the us . citation needed references edit bott ed 1 july 2013 . microsoft to shut down technet subscription service . zdnet . cbs interactive . retrieved 27 february 2014 . martin john 27 august 2008 . microsoft is planning much more than just social bookmarking . john martin s blog . microsoft . retrieved 27 february 2014 . microsoft revamps msdn and technet . http visualstudiomagazine.com . retrieved 8 september 2014 . external link in website help trent rod 16 january 2014 . microsoft security bulletins and advisories merging with the technet library . windows it pro . penton . retrieved 27 february 2014 . price ed 8 april 2010 . wiki about technet wiki . technet wiki . microsoft . retrieved 27 february 2014 . battalio eric 26 february 2010 . wiki about . retrieved 27 february 2014 . havenstein heather august 22 2008 . microsoft details plans for new social bookmarking tool . computerworld . martin john 30 may 2008 . new social bookmarking feeds in msdn dev centers . john martin s blog . microsoft . retrieved 27 february 2014 . technet downloads . microsoft . retrieved 27 february 2014 . a b c technet subscriptions . technet . microsoft . retrieved 27 february 2014 . compare subscriptions . technet . microsoft . archived from the original on 21 april 2012 . external links edit official website v t e microsoft history all topics people list founders bill gates paul allen board of directors john w. thompson chairman satya nadella ceo dina dublon maria klawe david marquardt charles noski helmut panke mason morfit john w. stanton senior leadership team satya nadella ceo scott guthrie amy hood cfo qi lu terry myerson harry shum kevin turner coo corporate vps joe belfiore richard rashid svp s. somasegar svp divisions engineering groups mobile skype unit digital crimes unit garage press research studios . net foundation outercurve foundation estates microsoft redmond campus microsoft talo microsoft algeria microsoft egypt microsoft india microsoft japan product families operating systems windows software office servers visual studio hardware band hololens lumia surface xbox web properties bing channel 9 codeplex developer network msn office.com onedrive outlook.com technet windows store conferences build mix pdc teched winhec wpc criticism bundling of microsoft windows clippy iloo internet explorer microsoft bob nsakey windows 2000 me xp vista xbox 360 litigation alcatel lucent v. microsoft apple v. microsoft european union microsoft competition case microsoft v. lindows microsoft vs. mikerowesoft microsoft v. shah united states v. 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