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#BES and #Exchange 2010

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:23:44 GMT

#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...(read more)

BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange Version: 5.0 | Service Pack: 1

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:49 GMT

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...(read more)

#VMware #ESX 4.0 Update 1 and VMware vCenter Server 4.0 Update 1

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:58:44 GMT

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...(read more)

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta is here

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:07:12 GMT

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....(read more)

The Total Economic Impact Of Microsoft #Exchange 2010

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:19:48 GMT

#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: “Lorimer” is Forresters...(read more)

#Exchange Server 2010 available for download

Paul Flaherty — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:27:22 GMT

#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)...(read more)

#PowerShell v2 is out for Windows Vista, 2003 and 2008

Paul Flaherty — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:49:39 GMT

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: Windows Remote Management...(read more)

Notes from the MMMUG 6th November 2009

Paul Flaherty — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:57:11 GMT

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...(read more)

Supporting #Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:09:27 GMT

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...(read more)

Trend Micro Announces ScanMail for #Exchange2010

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:02:49 GMT

#Exchange Missed this .. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS154453+03-Nov-2009+PRN20091103 Trend Micro Announces the Latest ScanMail(TM) for Microsoft Exchange Tue Nov 3, 2009 11:00am EST ScanMail 10, providing the immediate protection of...(read more)

A Month in #Exchange: November 2009

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:52:26 GMT

Damm November already, where has this year gone? #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Microsoft Exchange … In Blog Posts and News from October 2009 #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads...(read more)

FREE! Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 ebook

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:38:29 GMT

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...(read more)

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Virtualization Best Practices for Exchange Server (Level 300)

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:53:01 GMT

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...(read more)

FREE! @Exchange 2010 - A Practical Approach ebook

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:37:17 GMT

Check it out, all you need is your name and email address. http://www.red-gate.com/specials/Exchange/esa_exchange2010.htm?utm_source=simpletalkarticle&utm_medium=weblink&utm_content=2010ebookoct09 It’s a 195 PDF doc with five chapters: Chapter...(read more)

Roadmap for Outlook Personal Folders (.pst) Documentation

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:31:05 GMT

Interesting .. maybe someone will write a PST interface for Outlook Web Access :-o http://blogs.msdn.com/interoperability/archive/2009/10/26/roadmap-for-outlook-personal-folders-pst-documentation.aspx Data portability has become an increasing need for...(read more)

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Coming Soon - Technical Preview Program to Close

Paul Flaherty — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:28:08 GMT

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...(read more)

Blackberry Enterprise Server and Exchange 2010

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:38:14 GMT

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 -...(read more)

A Month in Exchange: October 2009

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:01:35 GMT

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...(read more)

Upgrade Your Hotmail Live Account.

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:39:05 GMT

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...(read more)

Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) RC0

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:01:18 GMT

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...(read more)

e2010 Test-ServiceHealth for all

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:41:30 GMT

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...(read more)

Dell to acquire Perot for $3.9bn

Paul Flaherty — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:14:15 GMT

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...(read more)

Support changes coming July 2010 for Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003

Paul Flaherty — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:00:17 GMT

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"*...(read more)

A Month in Exchange: September 2009

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:15:25 GMT

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...(read more)

British Airways: Earn Tier points on all economy flights

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:17:46 GMT

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®...(read more)