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Microsoft Strives to Make Exchange More Like an Appliance

One of the major challenges and goals facing the development team working on Microsoft’s Exchange Server, is how to make the e-mail, calendaring and messaging product more like those appliance products that make migration and operation far more automatic.

User self service Active Directory updates

Hi all, I am trying to find the right tool to let my users modify their own properties in the Exchange Global Address List. We need some sort of self service directory management tool for basic properties like telephone number and address.

I looked at a tool from Microsoft called GALMOD and it does the basic stuff, but not everything

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Microsoft Releases Windows Defender Final

Windows Defender features
• New option to display Windows Defender system tray icon even when there are no pending actions needed.

• Enhanced performance through a new scanning engine.

• Streamlined, simplified user interface and alerts.

• Improved control over programs on your computer with enhanced Software Explorer.

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Data Protection Manager (DPM) v2 Beta is now available

Data Protection Manager (DPM) v2 is the next generation of Microsoft’s data protection platform – and the backup/restore ...

Cached Exchange Account Deletion

I had an exchange account which I kept in cached mode on my personal computer for my previous job. Having left that job, I just deleted the account, and to my surprise lost all the e-mails, and had to create a new personal folders file.

I still have the .ost and associated files. Is there any way I can recover my e-mails and contacts for

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BlackBerry Addiction Is the Latest Craze in Litigation

findings of a recent Rutgers University study suggest that company-provided wireless communication devices can spur employers to work during unpaid after-hours, making them susceptible to stress-related illnesses, carpal tunnel syndrome and even "BlackBerry addiction" -- all of which a company can be held liable for.

Windows Server 2008 aka Longhorn Beta3 download

In case you haven't heard, "Windows Longhorn" will oficially launch as Windows Server 2008. This link will take you to the download of Beta3. You'll be able to play with new features in Active Directory and other technologies that are mostly feature locked at this stage and won't see much change until the product releases.

Exchange 2007 SP1 beta 1 posted on MSDN

Exchange 2007 SP1 Beta 1 is now available for download. SP1 will be continuing to expand the scope of the Exchange Web Services API introduced in Exchange 2007. This API enables ...

Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 SP2 Update

Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003 SP2 Update contains numerous additions and enhancements to management agents and other existing features.

Additional information can be found on the Microsoft Identity Integration Server web

Guidance on Active Directory design for Exchange Server 2007

GREAT post from the Exchange team. Here's some detail:

This post focuses on two aspects of Active Directory (AD) design for Exchange 2007:

* The recommended ratio of Exchange 2007 servers to Active Directory global catalog (GC) servers
* When to use dedicated Active Directory sites for your Exchange 2007 servers

While most of the

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Updated Microsoft Hosting Solutions Give Service Providers the Tools to Attract Small and Midsize Businesses

New versions of Hosted Messaging and Collaboration and Windows-based Hosting solutions help hosting providers maximize the benefits of Web 2.0.

REDMOND,

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Installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on a Server Running Windows Small Business Server 2003

This document shows you how to install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 side-by-side with Windows SharePoint Services 2.0, so you can use the exciting new features in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 without breaking the integration between Windows SBS and Windows SharePoint Services 2.0

Microsoft sets Sender ID free

Sender IS is a Microsoft Technology which forces authentification of the sending partie in an attempt to lessen the SPAM burden we all face on a daily basis. Sender ID has been adopted volentarily by a number or large companies, however is not as widelly used as it could be.

Planning for Active Directory Forest Recovery

This paper is a best-practice recommendation for recovering an Active Directory® directory service forest, if forest-wide failure has rendered all domain controllers in the forest incapable of functioning normally. The steps, which you must customize for your particular environment, describe how to recover the entire Active Directory forest to a ...

Internet Explorer 7 is released

Internet Explorer 7 is now available for download.

Mark Minasi's Windows Networking Tech Page

Mark Minasi's Windows Networking Tech Page for October 2006 hot off the press. Great content again fro Mark Minasi, discussing token bloat (remember SID history) and how GPO procesing is affected as well as other topics.
Great newsletter Mark.

Planning for Windows Small Business Server 2003

SBS can be the next best thing to sliced bread if you know what will work with it and what WONT.
Find out what will work with three compatibility charts covering product technologies, server application and desktop compatibility

Vista may be headed to factories next week

Might be speculation, but right now it's pretty hot speculation that RTM code might be out as early as next week!

Microsoft Exchange Server Webcasts

Keep your skills up to date with tips and best practices from Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007 experts. Whether you are currently administering Exchange Server 2003, planning to migrate to Exchange Server 2003, or evaluating the Exchange Server 2007 Preview, register for these free webcasts.
In other words, free Exchange food !

Another Way to get some Exchange Swag.....

Interesting Blog entry on you had me at EHLO.
Share your love for Exchange by contributing to the Exchange Wiki or show you care by supporting someone in the community

Microsoft Warns of PowerPoint Attack

Just days after patching four bugs in PowerPoint, Microsoft is warning of a new attack targeting its presentation software.

Hackers 'will crack Windows security tech soon'

More opinion on Vista before it's release - ths time around Vista kernel security and PatchGuard.
Is this a valid concern or Microsoft slagging?
You decide...

Microsoft Giveth and Microsoft Taketh Away

Quite a hot topic at the moment in the press - MS has published the VISTA licence agreement and accoridng to this review, it reads more like a entertainment licence than a software license.
Some welcome clarification on virtual use and hardware upgrades is provided.

Microsoft to ship Vista on schedule

Microsoft announces that it will ship Vista according to schedule, even though code changes to accommodate the EU and South Korea have taken place.
Security and search companies are using this opportunity to complain about Microsoft’s unfair advantage in the search and security space, however Microsoft responds that although bundled, these
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Sticking with Windows XP in a Windows Vista World

Paul Thurrott explores a few alternatives to cool must-have features in Windows Vista, such as Desktop search, Sidebar, browsers and gadgets that with the exception of Aero, can give you a lot of Vista features, inside Windows XP today.

Microsoft Ices Windows XP SP1

Company ends support as of Oct. 11, but released 10 patches for XP SP1/SP1a, including two marked critical, as a parting gift.

Vista Licenses Limit OS Transfers, Ban VM Use

Vista wil be released in several versions, the lowest of which may not be installed in VM's. the more expensive versions may be transfered up to twice, depending on the version purchased, however, a hardware upgrade may count as a transfer.

PostPath intros plug-compatible Exchange Server

At DemoFall 2006, PostPath introduced what company CEO Duncan Greenwood called a "plug-compatible" Microsoft Exchange server. The Linux-based server talks the same network protocols as Exchange Server so the Microsoft software cannot ...

Longhorn Server to be christened Windows Server 2008

Interesting bit of news, read more..........

Installing Exchange 2007 into a SBS 2003 Forrest

First time I saw this title I thought I was reading wrong, but, here you go! Makes for great reading!
Nic