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Routing outbound mail using a particular IP address

A question that frequently and inevitably pops up when discussing Exchange transport is that of being able to route outbound mail using a particular IP address. The Exchange Server 2003/2000 transport architecture was confusing for many newcomers— the difference between an SMTP Virtual Server and an SMTP Connector being the main cause of this confusion. […]

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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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HOW TO: Delegate recipient administration for an OU

Exchange Server 2007 allows easier delegation of administration responsibilities, based on the following predefined administration roles:1) Exchange Organization Administrator 2) Exchange Server Administrator 3) Exchange Recipient Administrator 4) Exchange Public Folder Administrator and 5) Exchange View Only Administrator. Figure 1: Exchange Server 2007 allows delegation of administrative responsibilities The delegation wizard in the EMC allows […]

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InfoWorld’s campaign to “Save Windows XP”

I’ve been an avid reader of InfoWorld for as long as I can remember. It is one of the finest trade publications out there. In case you’ve missed it, they’ve been running an online campaign to “save Windows XP”. A few weeks ago, they announced that 75,000 XP users had signed up for it (Read […]

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Released: Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 6

Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 6 is now publicly available. This update is for Exchange Server 2007 RTM – you do not need to install it on servers running Exchange Server 2007 SP1. Description of the rollup can be found in KB 942846. In keeping with the new servicing model for Exchange server (read previous […]

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Zenprise and the BlackBerry Blackout of 2/11/2008

At Zenprise, we do not revel in outages and issues that cause service disruptions or service deterioration for our customers. However, when such incidents do occur – whether in the Exchange messaging infrastructure or in BlackBerry service, we take pride in the fact that Zenprise is able to help customers by providing early warnings and […]

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BlackBerry service out in N. America: Zenprise customers benefit from proactive detection

North American users of the ubiquitous BlackBerry service are hit by another outage – it’s second major one in less than a year. The extent of the outage isn’t known, nor an ETA available from RIM. Update: According to Bloomberg, 8 million users are impacted – about two third of its 12 million users. Users […]

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DST 2007: December 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems

The last time we took a look at the timezone changes was when the August 2007 cumulative time zone update was released (Read previous post: “DST 2007: August 2007 Cumulative Timezone Update for Windows operating systems“). The August 2007 update included new timezone data for Caucasus Standard Time, Armenian Standard Time, New Zealand Standard Time, […]

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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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