Exchange ActiveSync

HTC Touch Diamond: Cure for iPhone Envy?

While I was out at TechEd last week, the new 3G iPhone was announced. From the previous announcement, we knew it’ll have EAS support. While many await the new EAS-capable, 3G iPhone, and yet many debate on whether it’ll make inroads in the enterprise, there’s something else on the horizon that’s quickly becoming the object […]

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iPhone, meet Exchange: Apple announces Exchange ActiveSync support

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 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

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

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

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

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

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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