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DST2007 CDO patch: Hotfix released for Store not mounting issue

After applying the DST 2007 CDO patch for Exchange (includes Store.exe v 06.05.7651.61) on Exchange Servers 2003 SP2, the Store does not mount. This happens in environments with more than one domain where a well-known SID like BUILTIN\Administrators is included in Exchange permissions, and the Store.exe is version v06.05.7651.26 or later. KBA 930241 outlines a […]

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DST 2007 and Exchange 2000: Patch For A Price?

IT folks in many organizations still on Exchange 2000 are upset about the fact that Microsoft isn’t providing the DST 2007 CDO patch for Exchange 2000 for free, unlike the ones for Exchange 2003. (Exchange Server 2007 does not require it). If you’re still on Exchange 2000, and upset about the price-tag of this patch, […]

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Zenprise 3.0: Now available for Blackberry

Zenprise just released Zenprise 3.0 – its first product that helps troubleshoot issues with RIM’s Blackberry Enterprise Server (for Exchange), besides some great new functionality for Exchange Server environments. With mobile email usage predicted to skyrocket over the next few years (According to projections by Radicati Group, number of mobile devices will shoot up from […]

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Windows Vista: Is there really a lack of interest?

Almost every single day for past few weeks, I’ve been asked by someone or the other if Windows Vista is available yet, and whether they should upgrade. Last night it was a teenager at a SonyStyle store in San Jose, where I happened to wander to take a peek at new Vista laptops. (Yes, I’m […]

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Microsoft announces co-existence and migration tools for Lotus Notes/Domino

Microsoft announced the public beta of its coexistence and migration tools for Lotus Notes/Domino, called Transporter Suite 2007 for Domino. More info on the team blog.

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Oliver Rist talks about bumps in the road to Exchange Server 2007

InfoWorld columnist Oliver Rist writes about bumps in the road to Exchange Server 2007 [read it on Infoworld: “Brace for Exchange 2007 bumps“]. I love Rist’s columns and can be considered a regular reader. Issues he outlines:Issues #1 & 2: Exchange Server 2007 won’t run on the next version of Windows server, codenamed “Longhorn server”. […]

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Zenprise wins SearchExchange.com’s Product Of The Year Award

Barely into 2007, Zenprise has yet another feather in its cap – SearchExchange.com has selected Zenprise as Product Of The Year in Exchange Server Reporting & Management category! Runners up in the category are Quest MessageStats and IPSwitch. “Zenprise Inc.‘s second-generation namesake product received excellent marks from our judges for performance, ease of integration, ease […]

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iPhone buzz refuses to die down after a Mac-less MacWorld

The furore surrounding Apple’s iPhone announcement refuses to die down (depending on whether you’re a faithful Mac/iPod user wedded to Apple, a Microsoft-basher – and there’s no dearth of these – or not). However, sanity seems to be returning to the world. The fact is, what many consider to be the sexiest phone ever to […]

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Zenprise as starship Enterprise: Meet Spock & Captain Kirk

“TWO ENTREPRENEURS in Fremont are hoping to reach ‘Star Trek’ status with their e-mail troubleshooting software”, starts this report on InsideBayArea.com and in Bay Area newspapers. It’s titled “E-mail doctors arrive on Zenprise to help“. The mission: “To boldly go where no software has gone before”… I’m mostly clueless about Startrek – memories of watching […]

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Zenprise wins InfoWorld’s 2007 Technology Of The Year award

Seems like an interesting start of the year for Zenprise – Zenprise 1.0.3, reviewed by InfoWorld last year and given a big thums up by the IT journal [read previous post “InfoWorld gives a thumbs up to Zenprise 1.0.3“], has now brought home InfoWorld’s 2007 Technology Of The Year award as the Best Exchange Troubleshooting […]

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