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Windows Live Messenger now available on BlackBerry

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:39:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Blackberry Outage for EUROPE

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:40:00 GMT

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!...(read more)

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

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:51:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:08:00 GMT

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=KB0513...(read more)

Outlook vs. Gmail -The Definitive Comparison

Paul Flaherty — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:47:00 GMT

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

Paul Flaherty — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:08:00 GMT

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...(read more)

System Center Operations Manager 2007 Training Videos

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:24:00 GMT

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

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:01:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Google Maps

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:07:00 GMT

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

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:20:00 GMT

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...(read more)

More on Taylor Woodrow

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:57:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:38:00 GMT

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...(read more)

iPhone 3g

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:47:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Top Ten 3G iPhone beaters

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:11:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Sorry about that

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:28:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:16:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Exchange 2007 Edge Server Updates

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:07:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Gartner says Webmail cuts costs for SMEs

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:35:00 GMT

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,...(read more)

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

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:11:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 - RU3

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:37:00 GMT

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...(read more)

OST performance slow? Defrag it

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:04:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Security Update for Exchange Server 2003 SP2 (KB950159)

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:54:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Blackberry & Exchange 2007 OoO Issue

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:18:00 GMT

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,...(read more)