Have a look at the Technical Rollup email that has been distributed by Microsoft and blogged on http://blogs.technet.com/trm/  site too.

Here I would like to refer that is specific to SQL Server platform and that is useful for our community.

CAT.NET V1 CTP

  • CAT.NET is a binary code analysis tool that helps identify common variants of certain prevailing vulnerabilities that can give rise to common attack vectors such as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), SQL Injection and XPath Injection.

 

SAP Documents

  • Technical documentation for SAP implementation on Microsoft Windows platform.

Feature Pack for SQL Server 2005 December 2008

  • Download the December 2008 Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005, a collection of standalone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2005.

Microsoft SQL Server Protocol Documentation

  • The Microsoft SQL Server protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in Microsoft SQL Server 2008.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 Readme

  • Before you install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (SP3), download, extract, and read the SP3 Setup documentation, and review the SP3 Readme files.

Web Platform Installer Release Candidate

  • The Microsoft Web Platform Installer (release candidate) is a free tool that makes it simple to download and install the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including the IIS, SQL Server Express, .NET Framework and Visual Web Developer.

SQL Server 2008 RDL Spec

  • SQL Server 2008 RDL Spec

Microsoft® Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR

  • Microsoft® Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR implements support for SQL Server 2008.

SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide

  • This 490-page document covers the essential phases and steps to upgrade existing instances of SQL Server 2000 and 2005 to SQL Server 2008 by using best practices. These include preparation tasks, upgrade tasks, and post-upgrade tasks. It is intended to be a supplement to SQL Server 2008 Books Online.