#Exchange2010 Humm, interesting .. it would appear that Support for Exchange 2010 is scheduled to be introduced with BES 5.0.1 MR1
RIM have a few issues with Exchange 2010 and BES 5 SP1 so MR1 is targeted for around the 7th December 2009.
Microsoft will then probably release Update 1 for Exchange 2010 around the same time.
Interesting .. http://docs.blackberry.com/en/admin/deliverables/12039/BlackBerry_Enterprise_Server_for_Microsoft_Exchange-Release_Notes--934496-1104102201-001-5.0.1-US.pdf
Hightlight for me is: Support for Microsoft Exchange Web Services. You can configure the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to use Microsoft Exchange Web Services instead of MAPI and CDO libraries to manage calendars on BlackBerry devices. You configure support for Microsoft Exchange Web Services using the BlackBerry Enterprise Trait Tool. To configure the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to use Microsoft Exchange Web Services, your organization's environment must use Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP1 or later.
Thanks Virtual Commander for the links: http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vs_pages/vsp_pubs_esx40_u1_vc40_u1.html
-and-
http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/11/20/vsphere-esxvcenter-4-0-update-1/
What's new?
The following information provides highlights of some of the enhancements available in this release of VMware ESX:
VMware View 4.0 support – This release adds support for VMware View 4.0, a solution built specifically for delivering desktops as a managed service from the protocol to the platform.
Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 support –This release adds support for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 as well as 64-bit Windows 2008 R2 as guest OS platforms. In addition, the vSphere Client is now supported and can be installed on a Windows 7 platform.
Enhanced Clustering Support for Microsoft Windows – Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) for Windows 2000 and 2003 and Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering is now supported on an VMware High Availability (HA) and Dynamic Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster in a limited configuration. HA and DRS functionality can be effectively disabled for individual MSCS virtual machines as opposed to disabling HA and DRS on the entire ESX/ESXi host.
Enhanced VMware Paravirtualized SCSI Support – Support for boot disk devices attached to a Paravirtualized SCSI ( PVSCSI) adapter has been added for Windows 2003 and 2008 guest operating systems. Floppy disk images are also available containing the driver for use during the Windows installation by selecting F6 to install additional drivers during setup. Floppy images can be found in the /vmimages/floppies/ folder.
Improved vNetwork Distributed Switch Performance – Several performance and usability issues have been resolved resulting in the following:
Increase in vCPU per Core Limit – The limit on vCPUs per core has been increased from 20 to 25. This change raises the supported limit only. It does not include any additional performance optimizations. Raising the limit allows users more flexibility to configure systems based on specific workloads and to get the most advantage from increasingly faster processors. The achievable number of vCPUs per core depends on the workload and specifics of the hardware. Processor 3400 Series – Support for the Xeon processor 3400 series has been added.
Resolved Issues – In addition, this release delivers a number of bug fixes that have been documented in the Resolved Issues section.
Oh yeah baby on Technet and MSDN
Office 2010 provides enhancements for developers such as expanded platform services, increased tools productivity, and reduced time to solution delivery.
#Exchange2010 .. Planning on deploying Exchange 2010? .. You have got to check this out:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/5/0/75068B44-0A70-4BBF-9824-01ECF076F7AE/TheTotalEconomicImpact_pdf_11042009.pdf
Some highlights are:
#Exchange2010 .. just found it on Technet .. and MSDN .. Yeah baby it’s in the wild
Exchange Server 2010 (x64) - DVD (Chinese-Simplified, Chinese-Traditional, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese-Brazil, Russian, and Spanish)
Date Posted (UTC): 11/9/2009 6:41:51 AM
I was sleeping again .. but well done Christopher ;-)
Source: http://chrisbeams.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/powershell-v2-out/ –and- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/968929
The Windows Management Framework includes:
so a special pre-TechEd event with two members of the products groups from Redmond enroute to present in Berlin.
Astrid McClean is a Senior Technical Product Manager in the Exchange group Astrid went through a presentation on the management, new administration capabilities and self service features of Exchange Server 2010
Launch of Exchange Server 2010 on Monday (9th November 2010)
Difference between Exchange Server 2010 Standard and Enterprise editions is that with Enterprise can have up to 100 databases.
Following a break we had start a closed-doors non-disclosure agreement session where we shared with Yancey our views and frustrations with OCS .. This was a very interesting session and you should have been there
oh, By the way, My Name is Paul and the Exchange 2010 DAG was MY idea ;-)
Cool at last, will probably be the first SP2 Rollup? .. you see “we” do have a voice and Microsoft do listen !
http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/11/04/453026.aspx
… Earlier this year we made a decision in one direction, and due to the feedback we have received on this blog and elsewhere, we have reconsidered. In the coming calendar year we will issue an update for Exchange 2007 enabling full support of Windows Server 2008 R2
#Exchange
Missed this .. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS154453+03-Nov-2009+PRN20091103
Trend Micro Announces the Latest ScanMail(TM) for Microsoft Exchange
Damm November already, where has this year gone?
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Microsoft Exchange … In Blog Posts and News from October 2009
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads available in October 2009
Quick Start Guide for Outlook Voice Access 2010 Outlook Voice Access lets UM-enabled users to access their Exchange 2010 mailbox using analog, digital, or cellular telephones. By using the menu system found in Outlook Voice Access, UM-enabled users can read e-mail, listen to voice messages, and interact with their Outlook calendar. This quick reference sheet shows the navigational tree and the options that are available to UM-enabled users when they are using Outlook Voice Access. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=77f1f82e-5da1-4ab5-9969-d1eb72b2ee0f
Infrastructure Planning and Design The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New On-Demand Web Content from October 2009
TechNet Webcast: Optimizing Operations Manager for Monitoring, Auditing, and Dashboards (Level 300) Learn how to optimize Microsoft System Center Operations Manager for cross-platform devices, applications, and regulatory auditing requirements, and see how to create advanced line-of-business (LOB), geographic, and executive-level dashboards in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032425622&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 1 of 6): Migrating Applications to Exchange Web Services (Level 300) Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 offers the most powerful platform Microsoft Exchange Server has ever provided to developers, further bolstering the capabilities of the Microsoft Exchange Web Services API. However, at the same release of Exchange 2010, several APIs (like WebDav, Store Events, Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) 3.0, and the Exchange OLE DB Provider) were removed, and others (like MAPI and CDO 1.2.1) were deemphasized and went into Extended Support. In this webcast, Jason Henderson, the lead program manager of the Exchange Web Services team, gives an overview of what to consider when migrating applications that rely on Exchange Server and highlights the resources that are available on the Web to help you. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032427566&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 2 of 6): A Deep Dive into Using Autodiscover Service in Exchange Web Services, (Level 400) Microsoft Exchange Web Services offers an extremely powerful API and algorithm to easily let users log on to Microsoft Exchange Server. In this webcast, David Claux, the responsible program manager in the Exchange Web Services team, provides a deep dive into the Autodiscover service, explains how you—as a developer—can use it to your advantage for your custom Exchange Server application, and highlights the resources that are available on the Web to help you. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032427589&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 3 of 6): A Deep Dive into Impersonation and Delegation in Exchange Web Services (Level 400) When your Microsoft Exchange Server application needs to act on behalf of users, you can either use Exchange Impersonation in Microsoft Exchange Web Services or let users set up delegation of permissions. In this webcast, Alice Tang, the responsible program manager in the Exchange Web Services team, provides a deep dive into which mechanism to use when, explains what to consider when implementing these features, and highlights the resources that are available on the Web to help you. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032427594&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 4 of 6): A Deep Dive into Exchange Web Services Notifications (Push/Pull) (Level 400) Many applications built on the Microsoft Exchange Server platform are depending on events that happen in the mailboxes. Microsoft Exchange Web Services includes an event notification subsystem to notify server and client applications of such events. In this webcast, the responsible program manager, Andrew Salamatov, gives an overview of your options to either implement push event notifications or pull notifications in a scalable fashion and highlights the resources that are available on the Web to help you. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032427598&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 5 of 6): A Deep Dive into the Exchange Web Services Managed API (Level 300) New in Microsoft Exchange Server is the Microsoft Exchange Web Services (EWS) Managed API 1.0. In this webcast, David Claux, the responsible program manager in the Exchange Web Services team, provides a deep dive into the EWS Managed API and describes how it can help you, even if you develop applications that are not based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032427602&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 6 of 6): Best Practices for Building Scalable Exchange Server Applications (Level 400) Building scalable and robust applications on Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is something that requires careful architecting and planning. In this webcast, Raz Mathias, the lead developer of the Microsoft Exchange Web Services team, provides an overview of the things to consider when building Exchange Server applications on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Exchange 2010, or Exchange Online and describes the resources that are available on the Web to help you. The session primarily focuses on Exchange Web Services APIs. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032427606&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live! A Technical Framework for Data Governance (Level 200) Organizations struggle every day with the tradeoffs resulting from the need to maximize benefits derived from IT, while preserving the confidentiality of customer and company data. Using a technical framework for data governance can help you deal with privacy and security issues and develop a road map for the implementation and execution of governance, risk, and compliance efforts. Attend this webcast to find out how you can employ your knowledge of your own organization's data flows and data privacy and security policies to identify threats to data resources, manage risk, and select technical controls to improve the privacy and security of your sensitive information. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032428883&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Virtualization Best Practices for SQL Server (Level 300) Virtualizing business-critical applications delivers significant customer benefits, including cost savings, enhanced business continuity, and an agile and efficient management solution. In this webcast, we focus on virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server using Microsoft solutions, we discuss the benefits of using Microsoft virtualization technologies instead of technologies from key competitors such as VMware, and we provide guidance and technical best practices for virtualizing SQL Server in various production, test, and development scenarios. Topics we cover include consolidation, scale, load balancing, dynamic provisioning, and high availability. We also discuss customer results from lab deployment tests. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032428764&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Webcasts of interest showing at a desktop near you in November 2009
November 03, 2009: TechNet Webcast: Technical Overview: System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 and R3 (Level 200) With the release of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems, new capabilities and usage scenarios are emerging for system management. Economic, regulatory, green IT, and security issues continue to be the challenges organizations face. In this webcast, we provide a technical update and overview for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007. We focus on Service Pack 2 and R3 enhancements, market capabilities, and describe our near-term release road map. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032428200
November 04, 2009: TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Virtualization Best Practices for Exchange Server (Level 300) Virtualizing business critical applications delivers significant benefits, including cost savings, enhanced business continuity, and an agile and efficient management solution. In this webcast, we focus on virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Server using Microsoft solutions, we discuss the benefits of using Microsoft virtualization technologies instead of technologies from key competitors such as VMware, and we provide technical guidance and best practices for virtualizing Exchange Server in various production scenarios. We also discuss results from lab deployment tests. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032428203
November 05, 2009: Microsoft Office System Webcast: Managing E-Mail Overload (Level 100) E-mail is a powerful business tool in a fast paced, always-on environment. E-mail allows us to quickly and effectively communicate to a broad audience. That's the good news. The bad news is that many people are being managed by e-mail instead of them managing it. In this webcast, we look at several strategies for you to "take back your life" as it relates to e-mail. We explore how to reduce e-mail; how to be crystal clear on what you are doing and, maybe more importantly, what you are not doing; how to ensure that things are not slipping through the cracks; how to quickly find and file information; and how to write e-mail that helps you get what you want. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032429203
November 11, 2009: TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft November Security Bulletins (Level 200) On November 11, 2009, Microsoft releases its monthly security bulletins. Join us for a brief overview of the technical details of the November security bulletins. We intend to address your concerns in this webcast, therefore, most of the webcast is devoted to attendees asking questions about the bulletins and getting answers from Microsoft security experts. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032407490
November 12, 2009: Momentum Webcast: What's New with Office Communications Server 2007 R2? (Level 100) Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 helps you deliver streamlined communications to users, so your organization can communicate with the right person, right now, from the applications they use most. Attend this webcast to learn about some of the new features introduced with the latest version of Office Communications Server. We discuss some of the new capabilities of software-powered voice over IP (VoIP), Web and audio/video conferencing, and enterprise instant messaging through Office Communications Server 2007 R2. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032428471
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Updates to Technical White Papers for Exchange Server 2007 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164340.aspx
No Updates
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Technical White Papers for Exchange Server 2010 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd795096(EXCHG.140).aspx
Nothing New
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Exchange 2007 Documentation Updates http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164372.aspx
Still not updated since April 2009 and nothing new here either: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/category/11153.aspx
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New KBs in October 2009 New means they appear in KB as Revision 1.0! Exchange 5.5: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_55.aspx Exchange 2000: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_53.aspx Exchange 2003: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_313.aspx Exchange 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_515.aspx Exchange 2010: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1282.aspx Exchange 2010 Coexistence: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1281.aspx Forefront For Exchange: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_523.aspx
Not many this month, but Exchange 2010 has appeared on the list ;-)
October 26, 2009 976592 Event ID 2059 is logged after a successful restore on an Exchange 2007 CCR Cluster service
October 12, 2009 976066 A new Exchange 2007 database cannot be mounted, and you receive a "MapiExceptionNoAccess: Unable to mount database, (hr=0x80070005, ec=-2147024891)" error
Stu just sent me this link .. go get it baby, it’s free
http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/C/0/5C0BD0AB-040D-4C56-A60B-661001012DDA/Windows_Server_2008_R2_e-book.pdf
Roll up roll up register why you can … in the UK it’s 1800-1900 :-|
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032428203&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
Wednesday, November 04, 2009: Virtualizing business critical applications delivers significant benefits, including cost savings, enhanced business continuity, and an agile and efficient management solution. In this webcast, we focus on virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Server using Microsoft solutions, we discuss the benefits of using Microsoft virtualization technologies instead of technologies from key competitors such as VMware, and we provide technical guidance and best practices for virtualizing Exchange Server in various production scenarios. We also discuss results from lab deployment tests.
Check it out, all you need is your name and email address.
It’s a 195 PDF doc with five chapters:
Chapter 1 is an overall chapter, what’s new in Exchange Server 2010 and what has deprecated with respect to Exchange Server 2007. Also there’s some information regarding Active Directory, the three containers in Active Directory and some information regarding Active Directory sites;
Chapter 2 is an installation chapter dealing with a fresh installation of Exchange Server 2010 and the subsequent basic confi guration to get it up-and-running;
Chapter 3 is the coexistence chapter and I probably deals with most scenarios; installing Exchange Server 2010 in an existing Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 environment;
Chapter 4 is about managing the Exchange environment using the Exchange Management Console, the Exchange Management Shell and the Exchange Control Panel. And real cool in Exchange Server 2010 are the remote options in PowerShell version 2;
Chapter 5 is the high availability chapter. It deals with the new continuous replication when using Database Availability Groups, the best Exchange Server high availability solution ever made.
Download it and check it out .. it’s FREE!
Interesting .. maybe someone will write a PST interface for Outlook Web Access :-o
Data portability has become an increasing need for our customers and partners as more information is stored and shared in digital formats. One scenario that has come up recently is how to further improve platform-independent access to email, calendar, contacts, and other data generated by Microsoft Outlook.
…
In order to facilitate interoperability and enable customers and vendors to access the data in .pst files on a variety of platforms, we will be releasing documentation for the .pst file format. This will allow developers to read, create, and interoperate with the data in .pst files in server and client scenarios using the programming language and platform of their choice. The technical documentation will detail how the data is stored, along with guidance for accessing that data from other software applications. It also will highlight the structure of the .pst file, provide details like how to navigate the folder hierarchy, and explain how to access the individual data objects and properties.
Got an email on Friday .. about time too the Tech Preview is a bit buggy, but you expect that
Thank you for continuing to utilize, evaluate and provide feedback on the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview.
We wanted to notify you the Office 2010 Beta will be available for you to download next month (November 2009).
The Beta release of Office 2010 marks the end of the Technical Preview program you currently belong to. We will release the Beta on public download sites, where you can download and install a newer build of Office 2010 client software. At that time, you will also get your first look at the exciting new features we have added to server products such as SharePoint.
As you should know by now Exchange 2010 removes certain programming hinterfaces that breaks the likes of BES and Enterprise Vault. Found this:
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/software/server_compatibility.jsp#tab_tab_news
October 20, 2009 - Research In Motion (RIM) is pleased to notify you that we are working in close collaboration with Microsoft on compatibility and support for BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010. Compatibility is expected later this year. BlackBerry® Technical Support Services for BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is expected within 30 days following the global availability of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
So GA for Exchange 2010 is expected at TechEd in Berlin
I know, I know its late, but hey did u c the announcement last night .. "Exchange 2010 is Code Complete and on its way to General Availability" .. yeah baby!
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Microsoft Exchange … In Blog Posts and News for September2009ish
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads available in September 2009
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 Unified Messaging Language Packs Version: 08.02.0176.002 Use unified messaging language packs to allow the Exchange Server 2007 system to speak additional languages to callers. This download contains pre-recorded prompts, for example "Welcome, you are connected to Microsoft Exchange" in the language specified by this download. It also enables text to speech translation such that content (e-mail, calendar, contact information, etc.) can be read to the caller in the language of the Unified Messaging language pack. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9eb9725a-affc-4051-99c7-1936e8c21031
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 Shell Help The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Exchange Management Shell Help file helps you use cmdlets in the Exchange Management Shell to perform day-to-day administration of Exchange 2007. You can view help in the Exchange Management Shell by using the Get-Help cmdlet. This Help file applies to the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) version of Exchange Server 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ab3523a9-d502-420d-9719-9373fa2427ba
Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Release Candidate 1 Version: 4.0.2560.0 This download contains the Microsoft® Forefront™ Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 RC1 client and server components, Group Policy templates and language packages.
FIM 2010 offers a comprehensive solution for managing identities, credentials, and identity-based access policies across heterogeneous environments. Users can create their own security and email distribution groups and decide who to include in those groups. They can reset their passwords without calling their help desk. IT Pros can use FIM to manage certificates and smart cards. FIM embeds self-help tools in Outlook so users can manage routine aspects of identity and access. FIM also gives IT professionals rich administrative tools and enhanced automation, and delivers .NET and Web Services–based extensibility for developers. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4bb3f16b-27f8-4c1d-922f-2c7b522d9ad6
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New On-Demand Web Content from September 2009
TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live Chat! Virtualization (Level 200) Join Kevin Remde, Sr. IT Professional Evangelist and Shanen Boettcher, General Manager in the Server & Tools Division on the US team at Microsoft, as they discuss Hyper-V in Windows Server & System Center and how Microsoft Virtualization solutions can cost less and help you maximize the return on your virtualization investment. They will also address the features and benefits of Windows Server Virtualization and System Center including how they work together to allow complete integration. They will provide tips and tricks on where IT Professionals should start Virtualizing and once they do, how they can manage it. This is a chat session for IT Managers who want insight and wish to engage in a Q&A discussion about how to effectively integrate the right virtualization capabilities within their organization. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032422139&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft September Security Bulletins (Level 200) On September 9, 2009, Microsoft releases its monthly security bulletins. Join us for a brief overview of the technical details of the September security bulletins. We intend to address your concerns in this webcast, therefore, most of the webcast is devoted to attendees asking questions about the bulletins and getting answers from Microsoft security experts. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032407487&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
TechNet Webcast: Using Windows PowerShell with Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager (Level 300) Windows PowerShell is likely to become the automation tool of choice. In this webcast, we provide examples of Windows PowerShell being used to perform common administration tasks in Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032409529&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
Momentum Webcast: What's New with Exchange Server 2010? (Level 100) Microsoft Exchange Server is the cornerstone of Microsoft unified communications. Learn how Exchange Server 2010 can help you achieve better business outcomes while controlling the costs of deployment, administration, and compliance. Attend this webcast to discover how Exchange Server 2010 delivers the widest range of deployment options, integrated information leakage protection, and advanced compliance capabilities that combine to form one of the best messaging and collaboration solutions available. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032423639&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Webcasts of interest showing at a desktop near you in October 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 1 of 6): Migrating Applications to Exchange Web Services (Level 300) Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 offers the most powerful platform Microsoft Exchange Server has ever provided to developers, further bolstering the capabilities of the Microsoft Exchange Web Services API. However, at the same release of Exchange 2010, several APIs (like WebDav, Store Events, Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) 3.0, and the Exchange OLE DB Provider) were removed, and others (like MAPI and CDO 1.2.1) were deemphasized and went into Extended Support. In this webcast, Jason Henderson, the lead program manager of the Exchange Web Services team, gives an overview of what to consider when migrating applications that rely on Exchange Server and highlights the resources that are available on the Web to help you. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032427565
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 2 of 6): A Deep Dive into Using Autodiscover Service in Exchange Web Services, (Level 400) Microsoft Exchange Web Services offers an extremely powerful API and algorithm to easily let users log on to Microsoft Exchange Server. In this webcast, David Claux, the responsible program manager in the Exchange Web Services team, provides a deep dive into the Autodiscover service, explains how you—as a developer—can use it to your advantage for your custom Exchange Server application, and highlights the resources that are available on the Web to help you. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032427588
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 3 of 6): A Deep Dive into Impersonation and Delegation in Exchange Web Services (Level 400) When your Microsoft Exchange Server application needs to act on behalf of users, you can either use Exchange Impersonation in Microsoft Exchange Web Services or let users set up delegation of permissions. In this webcast, Alice Tang, the responsible program manager in the Exchange Web Services team, provides a deep dive into which mechanism to use when, explains what to consider when implementing these features, and highlights the resources that are available on the Web to help you. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032427593
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - TechNet Webcast: Monitoring Datacenter Service Health and Performance (Level 300) Proactive management of the applications and IT services running in your data center is challenging, particularly when you have inadequate or disparate tools, are interrupted with other projects, and have to complete the necessary daily or weekly tasks. While there are many activities that impact IT service performance and availability, a comprehensive monitoring capability makes it possible to identify situations early—before they create an IT incident—by providing the time and knowledge for you to rapidly respond.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 4 of 6): A Deep Dive into Exchange Web Services Notifications (Push/Pull) (Level 400) Many applications built on the Microsoft Exchange Server platform are depending on events that happen in the mailboxes. Microsoft Exchange Web Services includes an event notification subsystem to notify server and client applications of such events. In this webcast, the responsible program manager, Andrew Salamatov, gives an overview of your options to either implement push event notifications or pull notifications in a scalable fashion and highlights the resources that are available on the Web to help you. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032427597
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 5 of 6): A Deep Dive into the Exchange Web Services Managed API (Level 300) New in Microsoft Exchange Server is the Microsoft Exchange Web Services (EWS) Managed API 1.0. In this webcast, David Claux, the responsible program manager in the Exchange Web Services team, provides a deep dive into the EWS Managed API and describes how it can help you, even if you develop applications that are not based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032427601
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - Momentum Webcast: Microsoft Office System Today and in the Future (Level 100) Discover how deploying the 2007 Microsoft Office system today can greatly benefit your organization, and learn about the opportunity you have to bring additional value to your organization with Microsoft Office 2010. Attend this webcast to learn about the powerful productivity tools and resources that are available to help you drive your operational costs down and to empower user with new ways of working. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032426062
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - MSDN Webcast: Exchange Server 2010 Development (Part 6 of 6): Best Practices for Building Scalable Exchange Server Applications (Level 400) Building scalable and robust applications on Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is something that requires careful architecting and planning. In this webcast, Raz Mathias, the lead developer of the Microsoft Exchange Web Services team, provides an overview of the things to consider when building Exchange Server applications on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Exchange 2010, or Exchange Online and describes the resources that are available on the Web to help you. The session primarily focuses on Exchange Web Services APIs. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032427605
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - TechNet Webcast: Automated and Centralized Deployment, Provisioning, and Updating of Windows Server 2008 R2 with System Center (Level 300) Deploying and upgrading your existing server infrastructure to Windows Server 2008 R2 can be a complex undertaking, particularly considering the various configuration, system driver, and application requirements—let alone the sheer number of servers, both physical and virtual, that you have to manage. Microsoft System Center delivers a highly flexible, automated set of capabilities that can help simplify the deployment and maintenance of your servers running Windows Server with an integrated management system that covers your physical and virtual infrastructure. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032427595
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New KBs in September 2009 New means they appear in KB as Revision 1.0! Exchange 5.5: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_55.aspx Exchange 2000: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_53.aspx Exchange 2003: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_313.aspx Exchange 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_515.aspx Forefront For Exchange: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_523.aspx
September 28, 2009 972524 Exchange 2007 Journal Reports lose header information in Outlook client when you configure Exchange Server 2007 to deliver journal reports to an Exchange 2003 mailbox 971010 Some databases intermittently do not come back online when a cluster failover occurs in an Exchange Server 2007 CCR environment 971801 Exchange 2007 may incorrectly identify the LastExternalIPAddress property on a message that is submitted by a third-party SMTP server
September 25, 2009 958625 The Inetinfo.exe process crashes in the MSExchange.UceContentFilter.dll module on a computer that is running an Exchange Server 2003 server, and that has Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) enabled 974604 The received message on the next hop may not contain the changes that were made by the "IMailTransportOnPostCategorize::OnMessagePostCategorize" event sink in an RFC2822 P2 header on Exchange 2003 961892 Exchange Server 2003 users cannot reply to an e-mail message sent from Lotus Notes when the Lotus Notes user's e-mail address contains 8-bit ASCII characters 961978 E-mail message attachments are not viewable in Outlook 2003 if you use the AddProps method of the ITnef interface to add properties to the TNEF message that contains multiple embedded attachments
September 9, 2009 958777 Active Directory contacts based on SMTP addresses are not recognized when you use the Move-DominoGroup command to migrate from Lotus Domino to Exchange 2007
September 4, 2009 973483 Microsoft Transporter Suite for Exchange Server 2007 directory synchronization overwrites custom proxy addresses
September 3, 2009 973620 Error message when a user who has View Only Administrator permissions runs commands on an Exchange server that has the Client Access Server (CAS) role installed: "Access is denied"
If you get an email like this in your hotmail account DO NOT reply to it .. and I really mean DO NOT reply to it. Microsoft NEVER sends email like this out!
Check these out:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8291268.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/06/hotmail-phishing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/6264539/Microsoft-Hotmail-leak-blamed-on-phishing-attack.html#
From: Windows Live Hotmail Member Services [mailto:member--services@live.com] Sent: 03 October 2009 10:12 Subject: Upgrade Your Hotmail Live Account.
Welcome to Hotmail.
Attention: Hotmail.com Account holder,
This message is from the Database Information Technology service messaging center, to all our e-mail account holders. All Mail hub systems will undergo regularly scheduled maintenance. Access to your mailbox via our mail portal will be unavailable for some period of time during this maintenance period. We shall be carrying out service maintenance on our database and e- mail account center for better online services. We are deleting all unused-mail accounts to create more space for new accounts.
Coming Soon!
Find out what else is new or coming soon to Hotmail.
In order to ensure you do not experience service interruptions/possible deactivation Please you must reply to this email immediately confirming your Hotmail.com email account details below for confirmation/identification.You may get this message in your inbox or junk.
1. First Name & Last Name:
2. Full Login Email Address:
3. Username & Password:
4. Confirm your Current Password:
NOTE: YOUR DETAILS WILL NOT BE SHARED.
Failure to complete the above process within the shortest possible time will result in both inbound and outbound failures on your email. This will prevent you from sending or receiving email messages. Make sure the details above are correct to enable us restore your account details; this will help prevent your account from suspending or closing. Users have often told us that the more they use Hotmail.com Service, the more they discover its benefits. We'll keep working on making Hotmail.com the best email service around, and we appreciate your joining us for the ride.
We are sorry for any inconvenience we might have cause you, Expect our new mail features. Please do help spread this important information by forwarding it to other users. You will be sent a confirmation letter from our customer service after our upgrading.Plan your next event, write a blog, create a discussion group, even get updates from other websites you use. -
"Your Life, Your Stuff, All Together at Windows Live."
Thanks for understanding our plight.
Engr. Festus English
Windows Live Hotmail ®
For more information or for general questions regarding your e-mail account, please visit Windows Live Hotmail Help. Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA © 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Sweet http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a3f5729a-3989-4f60-980f-1b87dd198988
Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) is a secure application gateway, to manage, control, and optimize remote access for managed and non-managed endpoints, to corporate applications and resources. Forefront UAG RC0 provides a number of new features, including support for migration from Forefront UAG Beta 2.
Forefront UAG provides the following:
Find more information about Forefront UAG as follows:
Forefront UAG RC0 provides a number of new features, including support for migration from Forefront UAG Beta 2. If you want to migrate a Forefront UAG Beta 2 configuration to RC0, ensure that you run the UAG_RC0_4_0981_2.msp file after running Forefront UAG Setup.
Wanted to share this with you .. get the Service Health or all you Exchange 2010 Servers
Get-ExchangeServer | where {$_.AdminDisplayVersion.Major -eq 14 –AND $_.IsProvisionedServer -eq $False} | ForEach{$s = $_.Name; "`n$s"; Test-Servicehealth $s | Select Role, RequiredServicesRunning | FT -auto}
Interesting
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8267054.stm; http://www.perotsystems.com/MediaRoom/PressRelease092009; http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/secure/2009-09-21-Perot-Systems.aspx
Computer giant Dell is buying IT services provider and fellow Texan firm Perot Systems for $3.9bn (£2.4bn).
Dell said the takeover, which it hopes to conclude between November and January, will help it provide a wider range of services to its customers
Perot Systems provides world-class services, including in applications, technology, infrastructure, business processes and consulting. The company is a leading provider to clients in health-care, government and other commercial segments, from SMEs to the largest global institutions. Perot Systems has a large and growing base of customers and service-delivery capabilities in North America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and Asia
Case Studies and Success Stories: Helping Customers Achieve Results: http://www.perotsystems.com/MediaRoom/CaseStudies/default
Saw this email …
Windows 2000 Server
Extended Support for Windows 2000 Server will end on July 13, 2010. At this time, Windows 2000 Server will no longer be publicly supported. You will be able to continue using "Self-Help Online Support"*
Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2
Also on July 13, 2010, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 (at a supported service pack level) will move from the Mainstream Support phase to the Extended Support phase. During the Extended Support phase:
Only 114 days until Christmas ;-). So August the release of Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 and Exchange 2010 Release Candidate
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Microsoft Exchange … In Blog Posts and News for August 2009ish
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads available in August 2009
Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console Documentation Version: RTM Forefront Server Security Management Console allows administrators to easily manage Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Forefront Security for SharePoint and Microsoft Antigen, providing a web-based console to centralize configuration and operation, automate the download and distribution of signature and scan engine updates, and generate comprehensive reports. Forefront Server Security Management Console also allows administrators to rapidly respond to outbreaks and update protection across enterprise deployments, improving organizational agility in responding to new threats. Through integration with Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server, Forefront Server Security Management Console helps maintain reliability and performance of messaging and collaboration protection. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ae4ce23b-9e1e-455c-87a4-36167fe43107
Microsoft Antigen SP1 Documentation Version: 1.0 The Messaging Security Suite includes Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Antigen Spam Manager, and provides server-level protection against the latest e-mail threats. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7d00160e-4d15-4459-98a3-89f393ac008e
Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with SP1 Documentation Version: 1.0 Forefront Security for Exchange Server SP1 integrates multiple scan engines from industry-leading security firms into a comprehensive, layered solution, helping protect your Microsoft Exchange Server messaging environments from viruses, worms, spam, and inappropriate content. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5cd4e36e-2dab-44d6-990e-3b8184b1cb1b
Microsoft Directory Synchronization Tool 9.1 Version: 9.1 The Microsoft Directory Synchronization Tool 9.1 synchronizes valid end-user proxy addresses (and their Safe Senders if available) from Active Directory to the Forefront Online Security for Exchange (FOSE) and Exchange Hosted Archive (EHA) network and populates the Administration Center with these accounts. This tool should be used if you have a subscription to the FOSE Filtering service or the post-8.1 Exchange Hosted Archive service. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3cda6dcc-1124-4e0b-b991-de9d85ed12e1
Collaboration Data Objects, version 1.2.1 File Name: ExchangeCdo.EXE Version: 6.5.8131.0 CDO 1.2.1 (Collaboration Data Objects, version 1.2.1) is a package providing access to Outlook-compatible objects through a COM-based API. Using CDO, a program can connect to a MAPI store, and then perform operations against that store, including creating and processing calendar items, and resolving and handling mail recipients. Starting with Exchange Server 2007 and Outlook 2007, Microsoft will distribute CDO 1.2.1 as a Web download, separated from the two products. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=2714320d-c997-4de1-986f-24f081725d36
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector for Lotus Notes File Name: NotesCon.EXE Version: 06.05.8131 The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector for Lotus Notes supports messaging and calendaring interoperability between Lotus Domino R5/R6 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. This tool replaces the Connector that ships with Exchange Server 2003 (including SP2), and includes several updates to support better message fidelity when routing email between Exchange and Domino, support of iNotes and Domino Web Access clients, enhanced Unicode support and reliability. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d9f3a35e-1046-47b5-b09b-bda9de60cd9d
Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1 File Name: ExchangeMapiCdo.EXE Version: 6.5.8131.0 The Messaging API is a COM-like API that provides access to the contents of messaging stores. CDO 1.2.1 (Collaboration Data Objects, version 1.2.1) is a package providing access to Outlook-compatible objects through a COM-based API. Using either CDO or MAPI, a program can connect to a MAPI store, and then perform operations against that store. Starting with Exchange 2007, Microsoft will distribute the MAPI client libraries and CDO 1.2.1 as a Web download. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e17e7f31-079a-43a9-bff2-0a110307611e
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes File Name: CalCon.EXE Version: 06.05.8131 The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes supports the sharing of calendar free/busy schedules between Lotus Domino R5 and R6 and Exchange Server 2003. This tool replaces the Calendar Connector that ships with Exchange Server 2003 (including SP2), and is designed to be used with the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c14932a1-55f4-4256-af7e-617639d46024
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Migration Wizard for Lotus Notes File Name: NotesMig.EXE Version: 06.05.8131 The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Migration Wizard for Lotus Notes supports the migration of Lotus Domino R5 and R6 mailboxes and associated Domino directory information to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. This tool replaces the Migration Wizard that ships with Exchange Server 2003 (including SP2), and includes improved retention of contents and Unicode characters during the migration from Domino to Exchange Server 2003. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c105b3e4-3beb-4f1e-8f52-e345af6c3e50
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate File Name: Exchange2010-RC1-x64.exe Version: 14.00.0639.011 Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 helps you achieve new levels of reliability and performance by delivering features that help to simplify your administration, protect your communications, and delight your customers by meeting their demands for greater business mobility. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c6d27da1-ba2c-4570-a491-c0d7b39ede8b
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Release Notes The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP2 Release Notes contain late-breaking information for Exchange Server 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ee7829a3-0ae8-44de-822c-908cd1034523
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) SDK August 2009 The Exchange 2007 SP2 SDK will help you build applications for Exchange 2007 SP2. This release of the SDK provides new and updated information and sample code. See the What's New topic for information about what is new for the August 2009 release. The Readme file contains installation instructions for and late-breaking information about the Exchange 2007 SP2 SDK. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=64e48818-2694-4e46-bac4-62d41dd974af
Exchange Management Shell Quick Reference Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 introduces a new management platform called the Exchange Management Shell, based on Windows PowerShell. This quick reference guide provides a list of frequently used cmdlets, important conventions, and useful tips. The information is presented by feature area, such as recipient, transport, and database administration. This quick reference guide applies to Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2), Exchange 2007 SP1, and the release to manufacturing (RTM) version of Exchange 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=01a441b9-4099-4c0f-b8e0-0831d4a2ca86
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 Help The Exchange Server 2007 SP2 Help can help you in the day-to-day administration of Exchange. Use this information to guide you through Exchange Server 2007 SP2 features, tasks, and administration procedures. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=85c5ef71-6a1f-4eb0-9ff3-3feee6057e96
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New On-Demand Web Content from August 2009
TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live! Getting Started in IT Consulting (Level 100) Are you thinking of making the leap into IT consulting? Do you want to join the ranks of small business owners making their own mark in the world? You can! In this webcast, we'll discuss the requirements and best practices for setting up your own business. We'll also explore the many hats you'll wear as a consultant and business owner. And we'll examine strategies for transitioning from full-time employee to full-time IT consultant with a minimal amount of risk along the way. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032422407&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
Momentum Webcast: Windows 7 and Hyper-V Deep Dive (Level 100) Interested in boosting your business by combining the power of the Windows 7 operating system with Hyper-V virtualization? http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032422427&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Webcasts of interest showing at a desktop near you in September 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009: TechNet Webcast: Using Windows PowerShell with Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager (Level 300) Windows PowerShell is likely to become the automation tool of choice. In this webcast, we provide examples of Windows PowerShell being used to perform common administration tasks in Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager. We compare the two automation methods in detail, and we discuss some online community-focused PowerShell resources such as http://powershellcommunity.org. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032409528
Thursday, September 17, 2009: Momentum Webcast: What's New with Exchange Server 2010? (Level 100) Microsoft Exchange Server is the cornerstone of Microsoft unified communications. Learn how Exchange Server 2010 can help you achieve better business outcomes while controlling the costs of deployment, administration, and compliance. Attend this webcast to discover how Exchange Server 2010 delivers the widest range of deployment options, integrated information leakage protection, and advanced compliance capabilities that combine to form one of the best messaging and collaboration solutions available. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032423638
Thursday, September 24, 2009: TechNet Webcast: Migration Planning Tools for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V (Level 200) Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available soon. Are your data center servers ready for migration to this new operating system? Which of your existing servers are good candidates for Hyper-V virtualization? Attend this webcast to see how the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit and Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides can help you accelerate your migration planning for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032423710
US&EventID=1032422426
White Paper: Configuration and Mailbox Access Auditing for Exchange 2007 Organizations Topic Last Modified: 2009-07-21 This white paper describes the steps that you must take to enable auditing in an Exchange Server 2007 environment. This paper also describes the Mailbox Access Auditing feature, which was introduced in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2). This feature is used together with object auditing in Active Directory Domain services (AD DS) or Active Directory to audit the Exchange environment. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee331009.aspx
White Paper: Domain Security in Exchange 2007 Topic Last Modified: 2009-07-13 This white paper explains how to plan for and deploy the Domain Security feature set in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb266978.aspx
White Paper: Exchange 2007 Autodiscover Service Topic Last Modified: 2009-08-17 This white paper provides detailed information about the Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover service. It also includes information about how to configure this service in various deployment scenarios. Use the conceptual information and procedures in this white paper to help you deploy the Autodiscover service. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb332063.aspx
White Paper: Planning for Large Mailboxes with Exchange 2007 Topic Last Modified: 2009-07-21 This white paper provides an overview of the benefits of deploying large mailboxes with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. It also provides planning guidance to help you successfully implement the deployment of large mailboxes. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc671168.aspx
White Paper: Comparing the Power Utilization of Native and Virtual Exchange Environments Topic Last Modified: 2009-07-21 Reducing or controlling the high cost of the power to run and cool computer hardware is a top priority for many organizations throughout the world. Many organizations are considering server virtualization solutions to reduce their server footprint and the associated power and cooling costs. Because the virtualization of Microsoft Exchange servers rarely results in a reduction of physical processors, there is some question whether there is significant hardware, power, cooling, or space savings from virtualizing correctly sized Exchange Server 2007 server roles. This study compared the power utilization of native and virtual Exchange server environments in a scenario in which the number of physical servers was reduced from eight to two, but the total number of logical processors and the amount of memory remained the same. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd901773.aspx
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Exchange 2007 Documentation Updates http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd535393.aspx
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New KBs in June 2009 New means they appear in KB as Revision 1.0! Exchange 5.5: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_55.aspx Exchange 2000: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_53.aspx Exchange 2003: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_313.aspx Exchange 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_515.aspx Forefront For Exchange: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_523.aspx
August 28, 2009 967223 Storage Quota Warning messages sent to the user will bypass the restriction if a user configures an auto-forward rule or an auto-reply rule to send e-mail messages to a restricted distribution group in which the user does not have permissions to send to
August 26, 2009 971337 The at sign (@) in an RFC-822 address is sent from Exchange Server 2003 without being converted to another symbol 958489 Error message when you try to set the value of the MaxRecordingDuration parameter to less than five minutes: "MaxRecordingDuration(1) is out of range: [5,100]."
August 25, 2009 949852 You cannot change public folder quota-related settings in Exchange Server 2007 961856 The logon page does not display the "This is a private computer" option correctly in the Greek version of Outlook Web Access 956884 A POP3-based client or an IMAP4-based client downloads an e-mail message again after you move a mailbox from Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007 959197 The database is not mounted during failover and you receive several event errors in an Exchange Server 2007 Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) environment 972102 You receive NDR 5.6.0 and NDR 5.2.0 intermittently when a message contains embedded images in Exchange Server 2007 967959 Exchange Server 2007 Outlook Web Access still uses the backslash character even though the Web browser is configured to use Japanese as its language
August 21, 2009 974838 FSCController times out while starting or gets stuck in a "Starting" state in Forefront Security for Exchange Server
August 19, 2009 973629 August 2009 cumulative daylight saving time (DST) update for Exchange 2003 SP2
About bl00dy time too, I fly BA a fair bit, but I pay so want to do it cheap! .. I received this in an email:
We’re delighted to tell you that as of 18 August 2009, you’ll be able to earn Tier Points on every flight* you take with us and our oneworld® partners. This even includes flights on discount economy tickets, for which you’ll receive 25% of the Tier Points you’d earn on fully flexible economy tickets.
It’s a programme change that has been frequently suggested in the feedback we’ve received from our members. Now you’ll have even more opportunities to earn the Tier Points that enable you to move up through the different levels of the Executive Club and enjoy the additional benefits each tier brings.
I hope this programme change will benefit you and that the next time you fly you choose to fly with British Airways.