Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Released

Microsoft has quietly released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for their Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 product.  A lot of performance enhancements have been included, along with additional support for the latest versions of Microsoft technologies, such as Windows 8, Exchange 2013, etc.  The following links will provide more information:

 What's New in Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 SP1

 Release Notes for Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 SP1

 The BHOLD component has also seen some additional enhancements and new capabilities, check out the following links:

 What's New in Microsoft BHOLD Suite SP1

Release Notes for BHOLD Suite SP1 

Also to note, Microsoft has published a list of features that are now considered deprecated, to be removed in some future version.  The following list should be reviewed to determine how this will impact your existing deployment:

Deprecated Features And Planning For The Future 

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