Gartner refutes IBM’s Notes marketshare claim

In a recent press release ahead of its annual LotusSphere conference, IBM claimed that Notes is narrowing the lead Microsoft Exchange has. Garnter analyst Tom Austin says: I don’t believe that in either revenue or user seat share, that IBM is closing the gap [with Microsoft]. The gap is getting bigger and bigger. and: IBM […]

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Just posted: Exchange 14 video on Exchange team blog

The first public sighting of E14, aka Exchange 14, has been reported on the Exchange team blog! KC Lemson and Jim Lucey from the product team tell you more about the exciting developments around E14 in a video. Head over to the team blog to see Exchange 14 in action!

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Evolution of Windows Media Center

With the public availability of Windows 7 beta announced at CES 2009, Media Center aficionados are eagerly waiting for the updated Windows Media Center experience in the new OS. For me, Media Center has been the big reason to upgrade home PCs to Windows Vista, and looks like that will continue with Windows 7. I […]

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Exchange Server 2007: The Complete Reference

Searching previous blog posts, I am amazed that I never posted about the book being published early this last year! Yes, Exchange Server 2007: The Complete Reference, the book my coauthors (Exchange MVPs Richard Luckett and William Lefkovics) and I burnt a lot of midnight oil writing, was published soon after I joined Microsoft last […]

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Switcher’s Lament: CNET Editor’s Case Against The Mac

It’s been a fun year watching those cute Apple commercials urging you to switch to a Mac. Yes, many of us love Apple’s beautifully engineered hardware, and may have fallen for the charms of an iPhone (although strictly as a case study in usability… :), but switching to the Mac OS as your primary computing […]

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Pretty Permalinks in WordPress: Rewriting URLs on IIS 7

I’ve been quite impressed with IIS 7 and the IIS blog in the past, and these guys continue to impress. If you’ve noticed some changes on Exchangepedia recently – yes, the design tweaks are ongoing, and no – I’ve not completed the move to WordPress yet. Although I’m looking at other alternatives — including some […]

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McCain Campaign Sells Loaded BlackBerry Smartphones

As part of winding down operations, the McCain-Palin campaign ended up making yet another security foible – the campaign sold 10 BlackBerry smartphones without wiping them clean. According to Fox News, the devices with confidential campaign data on them were sold for $20 each. More in McCain Campaign Sells Info-Loaded Blackberry to FOX 5 Reporter.

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SeaDragon Mobile: A Microsoft app for the iPhone?

A Microsoft App for the iPhone? Yes, that’s right. LiveLabs became the first group within Microsoft to launch an application for the iPhone. It’s called SeaDragon Mobile. It’s available on Apple’s AppStore. More on LiveLabs.com.

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EHLO: DSNConversionMode and You

If you haven’t already read Jason Nelson’s take on Delivery Service Notifications (DSNs), head over right away to DSNConversionMode and You: An Administrator’s Guide.

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Returning all recipients from the Forest in recipient cmdlets

If you’re trying to get recipients from the whole AD Forest using the Exchange shell, there are two things to be aware of: 1. Session scope: By default, the scope of your shell session is set to the Domain of the computer you’re running the session on.2. Result size: By default, shell cmdlets return 1000 […]

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