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Exchange ActiveSync

iPhone, meet Exchange: Apple announces Exchange ActiveSync support

March 6, 2008

Finally, Apple announces Exchange ActiveSync Support. Phil Schiller, Apple’s Senior VP of Marketing, announced minutes ago what many have suspected all along – Apple chose to go with Microsoft by licensing EAS. Schiller demonstrated EAS on the iPhone, including the ability to remotely wipe an iPhone. Without taking names, Phil also criticized the BlackBerry approach [...]

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iPhone, meet Exchange: Will Apple make them talk?

March 6, 2008

March 6 is here, and the iPhone’s software roadmap, including the much talked about “enterprise features” should be public in a few hours, along with the release or another announcement of the iPhone SDK. In the past, there have been plenty of rumors and some “confirmations” about Apple having licensed Microsoft’s Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) protocol [...]

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Sony Ericsson jumps on the Windows Mobile bandwagon with Xperia X1

February 11, 2008

If you’re in the market for Windows Mobile smartphones, your choices are going to grow at a rapid pace this year. Amongst the more exciting announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – Sony Ericsson’s first Windows Mobile phone, the Xperia X1. Yes, Sony finally jumps on the WinMo bandwagon. The Xperia X1′s all-metal [...]

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Zenprise alerts customer about data outage at AT&T

February 4, 2008

The end-to-end view of BlackBerry® service provided by Zenprise has always been of (a lot of) interest to me. Besides detecting specific issues impacting users, Exchange and infrastructure issues affecting BES, what has been particularly exciting is our ability to detect issues with RIM’s SRP network, and also those with carrier networks in use by [...]

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InsideMicrosoft: Windows Mobile 7 To Focus On Touch and Motion Gestures

January 25, 2008

I haven’t written much about the exciting new developments with Windows Mobile, and the high expectations with it. Without a doubt, the iPhone has raised the bar a few notches, with typical Apple design finesse and consumer orientation (Yes, still no EAS, and still tethered to a really slow data network!). If you’ve been waiting [...]

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Exchange Server 2007: How to get a list of Exchange ActiveSync users

September 14, 2007

Getting a list of actual Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) users was not an easy task with Exchange Server 2003, and certainly not one that could be accomplished in a hurry. Yes, it indeed is a one-liner shell command with Exchange Server 2007: Get-CASMailbox | where {$_.HasActiveSyncDevicePartnership} | select Name 10/7/2008:Here’s an updated version, which uses the [...]

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Exchange Server 2007 SP1: Take control of your Windows Mobile devices

August 15, 2007

Microsoft announced availability of SP1 Beta 2 as a community technology preview (read Exchange product group GM Terry Myerson’s post “Announcing Service Pack 1 Beta 2 for Exchange Server 2007“). Yes, the much awaited bag of goodies that SP1 promises to be is now within reach, if you’re a TechNet Plus or MSDN subscriber. SP1 [...]

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Exchange ActiveSync, ISA 2006 and Error 0×85010004

August 2, 2007

When publishing Exchange ActiveSync with ISA Server 2006, you get an error 0×85010004 on the device. The error: Result:Your account in Microsoft Exchange Server does not have permission to synchronize with your current settings. Contact your Exchange Server administrator. Support code: 0×85010004 After hours of troubleshooting, deleting the ISA rule and recreating it, playing with [...]

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Rist’s interesting take on iPhone and Windows Mobile

July 18, 2007

After having used (or should “played” be the word?) the iPhone over the weekend, I’m a little underwhelmed by it. Clearly the product doesn’t quite live up to the hype and the aura surrounding it in Apple’s commercials and on its web site. Nevertheless, Apple has a good version 1.0 product on its hand, and [...]

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Apple Licenses Exchange ActiveSync for the iPhone?

June 26, 2007

Has Apple finally seen the light, and licensed Exchange ActiveSync from Microsoft? Will iPhone users be able to get Exchange email pushed out to their iPhones using DirectPush? Gadget blog Engadget.com reports on rumors that indicate what many thought nearly impossible (but certainly something that would make a lot of sense for Apple – read [...]

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