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TechNet Chats: Q&A With the Exchange MVP Experts

Microsoft is holding another round of Q&A; chats with Exchange Server MVPs. These were fun the last time (transcripts here), so if you have questions about Exchange Server – planning issues, deployments, best practices, security, HOW TOs, etc., and want answers from Exchange MVPs – pick a convenient time from the following. Q&A; With the […]

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Messaging Records (Mis)Management at the White House

ORDERED that defendants shall preserve media , no matter how described, presently in their possess or under their custody or control, that were created with the intention of preserving data in the event of its inadvertent destruction. Defendants shall preserve the media under conditions that will permit their eventual use, if necessary, and shall not […]

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Released: Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP

For all those eagerly awaiting developments on the shell front, Microsoft has released a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows PowerShell 2.0. PowerShell 2.0 boasts some interesting (many frequently requested) features, including:– remoting (ability to execute commands on remote computers)– “a very early alpha version” of the Graphical PowerShell utility– background PowerShell jobs that run […]

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AD Explorer: A better ADSIEdit than ADSIEdit

Came across this useful Active Directory tool called AD Explorer, thanks to fellow Zenpriser Tariq Hamirani. Created by Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich, it’s another one of those cool SysInternals tools that came with Microsoft’s acquisition of their company Winternals. AD Explorer is a better ADSIEdit than ADSIEdit. It lets you add AD locations (containers/objects) […]

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Within days of its release, Leo makes waves on PCs

Within days of its release, Apple’s new Leopard OS is running on PCs – the non-Apple kind. The OSx86.com forums are buzzing with posts on how to make it run on different motherboards with different chipsets and graphic cards. It should come as no surprise if we see threats of lawsuits flying, in a typical […]

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Notes v/s Exchange: Networking’s 50 greatest arguments

Network World has an article on Networking’s 50 Greatest Arguments. Interestingly (and as expected…), Microsoft is the subject of many arguments in the list, including Netware v/s Microsoft networking, Windows v/s OS/2, Microsoft v/s U.S. Justice Dept., IE v/s Netscape Navigator, Windows v/s Unix, Mac v/s PC, and the inevitable Lotus Notes v/s Microsoft Exchange. […]

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Released: Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 5

Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 5 is now publicly available. Description of the rollup can be found in KB 941421. In addition to all the fixes included in Update Rollups 1 thru 4 (remember, the Exchange Server 2007 patching model? All updates are cumulative.), this new rollup includes 2 additional fixes: – Recipient email addresses […]

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Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 requires OCS 2007

Microsoft released Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS 2007), its much-awaited next-generation telephony/Unified Communications product, with much fanfare in San Francisco earlier last week. This is a major update to its predecessor – Live Communications Server 2005 (LCS 2005). The new client, Microsoft Office Communictor 2007, requires OCS 2007 at the server end. It does not […]

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Dvorak on Rethinking Microsoft

John Dvorak says there’s plenty of upside for Microsoft and it’s time to rethink our attitudes towards the company’s stock. More in Rethinking Microsoft on TheStreet.com.

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Released: Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

Microsoft has released Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 (i.e. Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager 2007). The Management Pack can be downloaded from here.

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