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Microsoft to release PST Capture tool to search, import and destroy PST files

Microsoft has announced it will release PST Capture, a free tool to search .PST files, import them into Exchange Server 2010 and Exchange Online and (optionally) destroy the files. Exchange mailbox data is stored on Exchange servers – either on-premises in your organization’s datacenter, or in Exchange Online if you’re using Microsoft’s new Office 365 […]

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Outlook Spy 2.15 is Outlook 2010-compatible

Didn’t notice earlier— one of my favorite Outlook/Exchange tools is now compatible with Outlook 2010. Outlook Spy is primarily a tool for Outlook/Exchange developers, but Exchange administrators also find it useful. It allows you to look under the hood of mailboxes and messages. If you need to peek under the hood of Exchange mailboxes and […]

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Troubleshooting Exchange Performance: Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) tool

Interested in monitoring and troubleshooting Exchange Server performance? Check out the Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) tool on CodePlex. PAL creates some great reports that provide a better analysis of Exchange performance data than actually looking at perfmon counters all day. Mike Lagase has more details in his blog post “Performance Troubleshooting using the PAL […]

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Zenprise Wins Best Of TechEd 2007 Award

An interesting week in Orlando, as TechEd weeks generally are. The Zenprise team returned home with the Best of TechEd 2007 award! That’s 2 years in a row – first time a start-up has won Best Of TechEd two years in a row! What’s a cause for cheer for most of us – this time […]

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Where is TZMOVE.EXE?

Just installed the Outlook Calendar Update Tool and can’t locate it in the Windows Start menu (All Programs, or in the Microsoft Office program group)? After installation, the tool starts running and shows the start-up screen. If you’ve already run it once or chose to run it at a later time, here’s where you’ll find […]

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DST 2007: Understanding what needs to be done and how to do it

As we head closer to March 11, which is when the extended Daylight Savings Time kicks in – 3 weeks earlier this time, thanks to the Energy Policy Act, here are answers to some more commonly asked questions. This is not meant to be a comprehensive guide to DST 2007 (at least as of writing) […]

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DST 2007: Microsoft Exchange Calendar Update Tool and Outlook Cached Mode

This seems to be a source of confusion judging from the questions asked in the few Microsoft webinars/conference calls I attended throughout last week on the DST 2007 issue, and the webinar held by Zenprise on Friday that also covered guidance about updating BlackBerry devices and BlackBerry Enterprise Server for DST 2007: do I need […]

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DST 2007: Microsoft Exchange Calendar Update Tool v2.0

For those glued to the DST 2007 issue, this may not come as a big surprise, but judging by the questions I had at this morning’s webinar held by Zenprise for DST issues, apparently not a lot of folks are aware that version 2.0 of the Exchange Calendar Update Tool is now available on microsoft.com. […]

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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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Installing Windows Server 2003 Admin Tools on Windows Vista

Like many IT folks, if you’re ahead of the pack and now have Windows Vista RTM running on your laptop or workstation, you’re probably wondering about or may already have tried running Windows Server 2003 admin tools (adminpak.msi) and Exchange System Manager on Vista. These admin tools are not officially supported on Vista yet. MVP […]

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