Happy New Year to you all, and lets hope this year is better than 2008!
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New Downloads available from December 2008
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol technical documentation set provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft protocols and extensions to industry-standard or other published protocols that are implemented and used in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 to interoperate or communicate natively with Microsoft Office client and other server products.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a9aae935-ad23-4117-a3d9-9ed6093d6d7f&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) SDK December 2008
This release of the Exchange 2007 SP1 Software Development Kit (SDK) Documentation and Samples provides new and updated documentation and samples for building applications that use Exchange 2007 SP1. Use this SDK to help you develop collaborative enterprise applications for Exchange 2007 SP1.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=47720d33-fa5a-4af4-a8eb-fa39695cbad1&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help
This download contains a standalone version of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Help.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5eb0f9a0-2c49-4f2a-8a09-b981ed667821&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standards Documentation
The Exchange Server Standards Documents provide information about Exchange 2007 support for industry messaging standards and Requests for Comments (RFCs) related to iCalendar, IMAP4, and POP3.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6fa94dc9-d4b6-402b-8c22-8a52acea2284&DisplayLang=en
Migrate to Microsoft Online Services
This document describes how to migrate your on-premise Exchange Server mailboxes and POP3 and IMAP4 mailboxes to Exchange Online.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=25350815-5c57-441a-b7fb-329ff5fe14b3&DisplayLang=en
Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University 2009 Instructor-led Training Collateral for Collaboration Track
Training Collateral for Delivering Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University 2009 Collaboration Track.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5540d63f-11cd-4c45-8a8b-f400e8eed91b&DisplayLang=en
Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University 2009 Instructor-led Training Collateral for Business Intelligence
Training Collateral for Delivering Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University 2009 Business Intelligence Track.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c1191aa8-cb0d-45a7-b0e9-11e9902cd53e&DisplayLang=en
Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University 2009 Instructor-led Training Collateral – Fundamentals
Training Collateral for Delivering Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University 2009.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b5f6be2c-5b62-4648-969e-64d5507b5c1a&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes supports the sharing of calendar free/busy schedules between Lotus Domino R5 and R6 and Exchange Server 2003. This tool replaces the Calendar Connector that ships with Exchange Server 2003 (including SP2), and is designed to be used with the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c14932a1-55f4-4256-af7e-617639d46024&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector for Lotus Notes
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector for Lotus Notes supports messaging and calendaring interoperability between Lotus Domino R5/R6 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. This tool replaces the Connector that ships with Exchange Server 2003 (including SP2), and includes several updates to support better message fidelity when routing email between Exchange and Domino, support of iNotes and Domino Web Access clients, enhanced Unicode support and reliability.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d9f3a35e-1046-47b5-b09b-bda9de60cd9d&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1
Starting with Exchange 2007, neither the Messaging API (MAPI) client libraries nor CDO 1.2.1 are provided as a part of the base product installation. As a result, there is functionality missing that many applications depend on. Microsoft Exchange MAPI and CDO 1.2.1 provide access to these APIs
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e17e7f31-079a-43a9-bff2-0a110307611e&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Migration Wizard for Lotus Notes
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Migration Wizard for Lotus Notes supports the migration of Lotus Domino R5 and R6 mailboxes and associated Domino directory information to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. This tool replaces the Migration Wizard that ships with Exchange Server 2003 (including SP2), and includes improved retention of contents and Unicode characters during the migration from Domino to Exchange Server 2003.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c105b3e4-3beb-4f1e-8f52-e345af6c3e50&DisplayLang=en
Collaboration Data Objects, version 1.2.1
CDO 1.2.1 (Collaboration Data Objects, version 1.2.1) is a package providing access to Outlook-compatible objects through a COM-based API. Using CDO, a program can connect to a MAPI store, and then perform operations against that store, including creating and processing calendar items, and resolving and handling mail reci
pients. Starting with Exchange Server 2007 and Outlook 2007, Microsoft will distribute CDO 1.2.1 as a Web download, separated from the two products.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2714320d-c997-4de1-986f-24f081725d36&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1
The Messaging API is a COM-like API that provides access to the contents of messaging stores. CDO 1.2.1 (Collaboration Data Objects, version 1.2.1) is a package providing access to Outlook-compatible objects through a COM-based API. Using either CDO or MAPI, a program can connect to a MAPI store, and then perform operations against that store. Starting with Exchange 2007, Microsoft will distribute the MAPI client libraries and CDO 1.2.1 as a Web download.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94274318-27c4-4d8d-9bc5-3e6484286b1f&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Online Migration Toolkit
Sample migration planning materials including: project plan, communication plan, tracking spreadsheet, procedures, e-mail templates, Known Issues and FAQ.
Sample e-mail migration planning materials
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b4d668f4-26b0-4b3c-8b13-5e0275948257&DisplayLang=en
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Webcasts showing at a desktop near you in January 2009
No Exchange ones, but these look interesting
Thursday, January 08, 2009: TechNet Webcast: What Is New in Data Protection Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (Level 100)
It has been a year since the release of Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007. Microsoft released a DPM 2007 Update Rollup in June, and DPM 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will be available for download by the time of this live webcast. Every workload that is protected by DPM 2007 received some enhanced functionality within SP1, including mirrored database support for Microsoft SQL Server, Standby Continuous Replication (SCR) protection with Microsoft Exchange, significant optimization of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server farm protection, and of course, Hyper-V protection. Desktop protection and disaster recovery were also enhanced in DPM 2007 SP1, and new protection scenarios for branch offices are supported. Attend this webcast to learn about the new capabilities in DPM 2007 SP1 and find out about a management pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 that enables enterprise monitoring and management of the DPM environment.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032399151%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
Wednesday, January 14, 2009: TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft January Security Bulletins (Level 200)
On January, 14, 2009, Microsoft releases its monthly security bulletins. Join us for a brief overview of the technical details of the January security bulletins. We intend to address your concerns in this webcast, therefore, most of the webcast is devoted to attendees asking questions about the bulletins and getting answers from Microsoft security experts.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032395120%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
Thursday, January 29, 2009: TechNet Webcast: Failover Cluster Troubleshooting with Windows Server 2008 R2 (Level 300)
Do you know what to do when your mission-critical solution breaks? In this webcast, we discuss how to troubleshoot Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering and the various tools available for doing it. Learn about the new tools introduced in Windows Server 2008 such as Validate, find out about changes to generate and collect the verbose debug Cluster.log, understand where cluster events are logged, and discover some tips and tricks for analyzing the cluster event log. We also cover the new failover cluster support policy in Windows Server 2008 and some of the new failover cluster logging and troubleshooting changes coming in Windows Server 2008 R2 code name “Windows Server 7.”
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032399047%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
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Technical White Papers for Exchange Server 2007
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Exchange 2008 Documentation Updates
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New KBs in December 2008
New means they appear in KB as Revision 1.0!
Exchange 5.5: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_55.aspx
Exchange 2000: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_53.aspx
Exchange 2003: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_313.aspx
Exchange 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_515.aspx
Forefront For Exchange: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_523.aspx
December 19, 2008
959958 Multiple error messages occur when you try to install Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
959956 When you send e-mail from Outlook to a non-SMTP address, you receive a non-delivery report message if your organization includes Exchange Server 2007
959955 When you use Microsoft Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino to migrate messages to Exchange Server 2007, some messages may be migrated without attachments
December 18, 2008
959957 You cannot include the default global address list in a new or existing Offline Address Book in Exchange Server 2007
December 17, 2008
960975 The Exchange database online maintenance schedule, Information Store maintenance schedule, quota notification schedule, and OAB generation schedule are offset by one hour when DST changes occur
955443 Some free/busy messages are not replicated from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2003 servers after some mailboxes are migrated from Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007
959959 When you try to uninstall Exchange Server 2007, the uninstall operation stops responding when it runs the task to remove Exchange files
December 16, 2008
960963 An Exchange 2007 Hub server incorrectly sets the Sent time on an e-mail message
956536 The Microsoft Exchange File Distribution service uses lots of memory and processor time when Exchange Server 2007 processes many OABs
December 11, 2008
960446 December 2008 cumulative daylight saving time (DST) update for Exchange 2000
960445 December 2008 cumulative daylight saving time (DST) update for Exchange Server 2003 SP2
December 1, 2008
959254 When you try to access Outlook Web Access, the Store.exe process stops responding, and event IDs 7031 and 1000 are logged in Exchange Server 2003
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