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Windows Live Messenger now available on BlackBerry

2008-07-23T14:39:00Z

niiicccee ... Just found this up on Bink . Not too sure if the current messaging policy on a BES server will control this, but check it out! Windows Live™ Messenger for BlackBerry® smartphones allows you to chat in virtual real time with your instant messaging (IM) contacts when and where you want to – not just when you’re in front of your computer. Source: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/internet/im/im_wlm.jsp...(read more)

Blackberry Outage for EUROPE

2008-07-23T10:40:00Z

Heard a rumour today, that RIM are taking the european datacentre down for 7 hours on Friday (25th July 2008) night! Yeah, you read right, that it they are taking EUROPE out! .. All BES devices that use the European NOC will not be working! Oh my GAWD! time to get those Windows Mobile devices out! Couldn't find anything on Google about it .. do you know any more?...(read more)

How to disable the "Sent by Microsoft Exchange Server 2007" branding sentence in an Exchange Server 2007 DSN message

2008-07-23T07:51:00Z

So Anderson posted this, and my initial thought was huh? The KB didn't really explain either, so it was time for a test. So the KB will allow you to remove the circled text below: And it's a nice simple PowerShell Command: Set-TransportConfig WritingBrandingInDSNEnabled $false But you do need to have Exchange 2007 SP1 with RU3...(read more)

Versions of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0 and 4.1 for Microsoft Exchange

2008-07-22T15:08:00Z

This is a handy little KB from RIM, it enables you to determine the software version of your BlackBerry Enterprise Server ;-) Source: http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/dynamickc.do?externalId=KB05131&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=KB05131...(read more)

Outlook vs. Gmail -The Definitive Comparison

2008-07-21T10:47:00Z

Not sure how I found this, but have a read. It is not a very good comparison, as it shuold be Exchange 2007 vs Gmail or actually Windows Live vs Gmail http://lifehacker.com/398778/outlook-vs-gmail++the-definitive-comparision...(read more)

AstraSync – Activesync for Blackberry

2008-07-21T10:08:00Z

I saw this on Jason's Blog .. AstraSync is scheduled to be released in July 2008 at $49 for a one mailbox 12 month subscription. You can register your interest by filling in the form below. Once you have submitted your details our sales team will contact you to provide further information on the product and release date. Could be an interesting "cure" to all the users having OoO issues with BES & Exchange 2007 .. as long as the price is right! Would be good to see it in action Source: http://www.astrasync.com/...(read more)

System Center Operations Manager 2007 Training Videos

2008-07-17T11:24:00Z

Been having a dig around for some SCOM stuff and came across these: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/opsmgr/bb498237.aspx...(read more)

HP OCS Sizing tool

2008-07-17T09:01:00Z

Just in case you missed this, Brett posted yesterday. So for the Microsoft Unified Communications (UC) on HP Active Answers go here: http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/cache/561453-0-0-0-121.html Found the Exchange link too ;-) The Microsoft Exchange Server link on HP Active Answers is here: http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/cache/70593-0-0-0-121.html Exchange 2003 Whitepapers: http://h71019.www7.hp.com/activeanswers/Secure/70568-0-0-0-121.html...(read more)

Google Maps

2008-07-16T14:07:00Z

So in the UK press there has a been a few column inches over people not wanting Google to take pictures of streets so they can provide a kind of fly by to map. Well out and about over the weekend, look what I found parked up by the side of the road Interesting !!...(read more)

The Samsung Omnia i900

2008-07-15T08:20:00Z

Ohh, could THIS be my new mobile? I found a mini review in stuff magazine last night Check out Samsung's site here: http://omnia.samsungmobile.com/ So iPhone 2.0 or the Omnia .. a lot of reviews around comparing the two, and putting the users in two camp ... either with Apple/Jobs or Microsoft/Gates. The thing that puts me off an iPhone is that I dont want to join O2 I want to stay with T-Mobile, so that puts the iPhone on the back burner unless I can get a dodgy one from the states. But the Omnia...(read more)

More on Taylor Woodrow

2008-07-11T14:57:00Z

They seem to have been in the press a lot this week. Well I say a lot, I have seen 3 seperate articles, Computing , Computerweekly and this. They seem to be "bleeding" edge by moving email and application sharing out to the "Cloud" I wonder what the users think of it? Source: http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39257523,00.htm?r=7 Taylor Woodrow has moved its 1,800 staff onto Google Apps for email and other services, estimating it will save £1m per year in the process. The construction...(read more)

TechNet Webcast: High Availability in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (Part 2 of 2): Disaster Recovery and SCR Deep Dive (Level 300)

2008-07-11T13:38:00Z

FYI Event Name: TechNet Webcast: High Availability in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (Part 2 of 2): Disaster Recovery and SCR Deep Dive (Level 300) Event ID: 1032381322 We have rescheduled this event for the following date: Date: 08/15/2008 Start Time: 09:30 AM Pacific Originally scheduled for 31st July 2008...(read more)

iPhone 3g

2008-07-11T09:47:00Z

So Ari isn't too bitter that o2 messed things up big style and he wont get his until next week, but the news on the web is quite amusing. This is funny (in a strange kinda way) iPhone 3G: UK gets long wait as O2 systems fail Check this guy our: One-man queue for iPhone 3G in the UK love the sleeping bag But was it worth it, "Sadly, Sunil doesn't even intend to buy an iPhone 3G. Instead, he is hoping to sell his first-place spot in the queue via eBay." and he did for £41 and 10% will go to Oxfam,...(read more)

Top Ten 3G iPhone beaters

2008-07-11T09:11:00Z

So the iPhone 3g is out today, but if you can't get one Reg Hardware have an alternative list of phone for you ;-) Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/11/round_up_iphone_rivals/print.html 10: Motorola Z10 9: Palm Treo 500v 8: Samsung SGH-F700 7: Motorola Moto Q 9h 6: HTC Touch Diamond 5: Nokia N78 4: HTC Touch Dual 3: Nokia N81 8GB 2: O2 XDA Orbit 2 1: Check the website out ;-)...(read more)

Sorry about that

2008-07-11T08:28:00Z

small service outage lastnight / this morning .. .My server Blue Screened, rebooted and was waiting at the good olde Windows Shutdown Event Tracker screen. So cleared that and then my blog vm has the same so sorted that two. Found this blog, so the damm screen doesn't come back any more :-| How to: Disable the Shutdown Event Tracker in Windows 2003 http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Disable-Shutdown-Event-Tracker-Windows-2003.html Easy really .. Open the Group Policy Object Editor...(read more)

MCP Live Meeting: Introducing the Microsoft Certified Master Credential (Worldwide) - Session 1

2008-07-10T13:16:00Z

Check it and register Source: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032380996&EventCategory=2&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada) Something new in Microsoft Certification: the Microsoft Certified Master program is opening its doors to highly experienced IT professionals ready to take their Microsoft skills and certifications to the next level. Microsoft Certified Master addresses the advanced skill...(read more)

Exchange 2007 Edge Server Updates

2008-07-10T09:07:00Z

Did anyone have any issues last night with your Exchange 2007 Edge Servers rejecting all messages by marking them as SCL9? Look like it might have happened after this update? Product: Microsoft Exchange 2007 Enterprise Block List Updates - Update 'Update to 3.3.6710.001' installed successfully. Let me know...(read more)

Gartner says Webmail cuts costs for SMEs

2008-07-10T07:35:00Z

Interesting article up on the computer weekly website about moving towards webmail.! <SNIP> Businesses with less than 1000 staff should consider replacing in-house e-mail servers with webmail to reduce the cost of providing e-mail for end users, analyst firm Gartner has advised. Matthew Cain, research vice-president at Gartner, said companies with fewer than 1,000 seats would gain significantly from the webmail approach. ... Gartner has predicted that by 2012, webmail will serve the largest...(read more)

8th July 2008: Microsoft Messaging & Mobility User Group UK Gathering

2008-07-09T16:11:00Z

Okay so Tuesday and a bunch of us headed to Microsoft's office in Victoria to hear from Gordon McKenna talk about Managing and Monitoring Exchange using SCOM 2007. Here are my notes from the event ... hopefully its not to disjoined ;-) So eight of us joined Gordon who is actually a Windows Management MVP. Check out the Windows Management User Group : http://wmug.co.uk/ So let the writing of the rambings being ... With MOM 2005, the product groups wrote the management pack. In some cases, this is...(read more)

Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 - RU3

2008-07-09T14:37:00Z

Okay that was a smoother installation than I expected. So Ari recommended using this from the command prompt Exchange2007-KB949870-x64-EN.msp /quiet /lxv* KB949870.log I Did bit found it a bit scarey that you get no feedback on what is happening so I tried /passive instead. But what I did find was this in the Application event log when the rollup was applied: Event Type: Information Event Source: MsiInstaller Event Category: None Event ID: 1022 Description: Product: Microsoft Exchange Server - Update...(read more)

OST performance slow? Defrag it

2008-07-09T14:04:00Z

I found this up on BlankMan's Blog and it's damm cool. ... One of the frustrating realities about OST files is that they become progressively slower as they become older. One of the factors influencing this is fragmentation. As the Exchange Team blog says: "We usually recommend no more than about 2500 - 5000 messages in any of the critical path folders. The critical path folders are the Calendar, Contacts, Inbox, and Sent Item folder. Ideally, keep the Inbox, Contacts and Calendar to 1000 or less....(read more)

MS08-039: Which users are vulnerable to the OWA XSS vulnerability?

2008-07-09T12:00:00Z

This makes an interesting read .. Found it up on the Security Vulnerability Research & Defense Blog Today we released MS08-039 which addressed several XSS vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange’s Outlook Web Access component. While this is an update to be applied to the Exchange server, the clients who use OWA are the computers potentially at risk. We’d like to explain a little more about the vulnerability so that you can determine whether you or your organization are at risk. OWA has two modes:...(read more)

Security Update for Exchange Server 2003 SP2 (KB950159)

2008-07-09T08:54:00Z

So we have a KB, Download and a Security Bulletin ;-) NOTE: This also affects Exchange 2007, but is included in RU3 for Exchange 2007 SP1 and RU7 for Exchange 2007 RTM Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e099c1d1-5af6-4d6c-b735-9599412b3131&DisplayLang=en This update addresses the Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability addressed in the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-026. MS08-039: Vulnerabilities in Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server could allow elevation of...(read more)

Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 and Update Rollup 7 for Exchange 2007 RTM have been released

2008-07-08T23:00:00Z

ohh .. Rollup, rollup (sorry couldn't resist!) HOT off the press! Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB949870) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=63E7F26C-92A8-4264-882D-F96B348C96AB&displaylang=en Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP1 customers. For a list of changes...(read more)

Blackberry & Exchange 2007 OoO Issue

2008-07-08T12:18:00Z

Okay so just for everyone (and for me to blow the dust off a few brain cells .. and what I understand the issue to be) .. This is a problem introduced with Exchange 2007, and affects any BES or Outlook 2003 user that is on Exchange 2007. Essentially, a users Exchange 2007 OoO is actually stored at the top of the information for a users mailbox, and comprises of two messages in the folder. One has a message class of IPM.Microsoft.OOF.Log where the message body as a log of any OOF changes. The other...(read more)