In this final 6th part of the notes and exchange coexistence series we detail the most important testing part of the Coexistence setup to support the configuration that we have implemented in the previous 5 part articles. Please note the basic testings are highlighted in this article... more »

As more and more users move to Microsoft Exchange platform it has become important for organizations to look into how to optimze their Exchange infrastructure. Using the Exchange best practice analyzers at the start of your deployment is a good practice. Optimizing your Storage and memory give users High uptime, Speed of Access from Outlook client .. more »

When installing .NET 3.0 or .NET 3.0 SP1 from the Download Center onto a Windows Embedded Point of Service 1.1 SP3 system setup fails with the following errors: SETUP.EXE Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 has encountered a problem during setup. Setup did not complete correctly MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK 3.0 SETUP An error occurred during setup. .. more »

Cristian Mora Aguilar, Forefront Technical PM, starts off by briefly telling us about Microsoft's secure messaging solution and what business problems it resolves. He then gives us a screencast / demo of some of the cool scenarios enabled and problems solved with the secure messaging solution.  Find out how Microsoft products help secure Mi.. more »

From kotaku.com:[QUOTE]A retail tipster sends word that Walmart will be selling an Xbox 360 Arcade with a $100 gift card for $199 this Saturday.Sounds like a great deal, though as with all rumors, make sure to take this with a grain of salt until we can get verification or the official news hits on Wednesday.[/QUOTE]Full Story: kotaku.com .. more »

high level overview of Incident Management in Service Manager I have outlined a scenario here that was requested by a customer and I have demonstrated how we fulfill this scenario in Service Manager in couple blog posts. Create a notification workflow that notifies Joe whenever an incident is created in the SQL queue. Create a view for all .. more »

Q: (from William) How can I obtain some Windows 7 launch signs and flyers to put in my retail store location? A: There are several sources of Microsoft branded promotional material: Unfortunately, banners and branded material from the retail team has already been distributed. From the OEM team, you can purchase Microsoft branded banners, .. more »

Windows Mobile powered Samsung Omnia II - an official cellphone of 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada.. more »

I’ve talked a lot about Virtualization, I’ve talked about security, but do these topics converge?  Absolutely!  I found a good (and short) article that talks about the rise of Virtual Servers and the need to continue to pay attention to their security.  Check out Virtualization could double in 2010, but what about security?   Despite the increasi.. more »

A list of free Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V tools is posted on hypervoria.com. The tools include: PowerShell Management Library for Hyper-V Hyper-V Web Manager - a web-based management utility for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V role. The web manager will eventually give you most of the functionality that is available in the Microsoft .. more »

Michael Burke published his slide deck from Briforum 2009 containing lots of good information for planning your VMware environment. There are 64 slides in the deck with a lot of good information for not only VMware, but server virtualization environments in general. The slide deck "...discusses some thoughts on VMware Infrastructure, including .. more »

Im sure at one time or another youve all seen a certain happy window pop up on your phone. You know, the one that says a problem has occurred and asks if youd be willing to tell Microsoft about it. If you havent seen it on your phone, well awesome, then maybe youve seen it on your desktop machine. What you might not know is that this window is .. more »

you learned how to get SharePoint 2010 and Astoria working together, how to add a Service Reference to your Client Application and how to do a basic insert. In this installment you will see full CRUD, so youll learn how to do queries, data binding, updates and deletes. we created a Make a Suggestion feature for a department Line of Business .. more »

To follow the recent general availability of Windows 7, the updated Client Operating System management pack to support Windows 7 systems is now available. The updated package can be downloaded here. The following is a summary of the major updates in this release: .. more »

Communications Manager). Is there one space with a lot of activity? Best to let that activity complete and then reevaluate. Is there no space activity? That could indicate a communications problem, and grooveclean probably will not fix it. One thing grooveclean will never fix is an error message on start up or some sort of system error message. A.. more »

See what happenswhen a television host takes a dive, a bride takes her final vows and afire breather takes his last breath... more »

Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell, authors of the new book Total Recall: How the E-Memory Revolution Will Change Everything, discuss their attempt to capture an entire life digitally—and its ultimate ramifications... more »

One of my favorite aspects of working with the EBT is visiting different countries and working with our local Microsoft resources learning how Microsoft can help companies prosper in their local economies and worldwide. Over the years I have done this in the UK, Israel, France, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. I have done it to some degree in Canada .. more »

indicating that Xbox 360 and PS3 owners would soon know the joy of tower toppling -- however, we've not seen anything as concrete as a recent help wanted ad team. According to the listing, "our last two titles were Wii-based, but our next titles will be for the next generation." We , is supported by two -- both of which reference Project Natal or .. more »

Samsung WEP870 - Profile View With all of the choices that technology gives us, sometimes the differences between one device and another get blurred. This statement is especially true with the proliferation of Bluetooth headsets. Most headsets follow a similar shape and offer similar features, so it can be difficult to discern the pros and cons of .. more »