So we have had a bit of snow in the UK, and here is A Month in Exchange for February 2009 … and it’s my Birthday on Wednesday (11th) :-D
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New Downloads available from January 2009
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
Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.5
HMC 4.5 brings together powerful Microsoft enterprise products such as Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, and now gives you Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, which manages all real-time communications such as instant messaging (IM)
and audio and video conferencing.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c9cbbc69-4ae4-450d-af5e-f49e7c701cf4&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging Language Packs
Use unified messaging language packs to allow the Exchange Server 2007 system to speak additional languages to callers. This download contains pre-recorded prompts, for example “Welcome, you are connected to Microsoft Exchange” in the language specified by this download. It also enables text to speech translation such that content (e-mail, calendar, contact information, etc.) can be read to the caller in the language of the Unified Messaging language pack.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a59e41bd-5760-45ef-8299-1dc57601d9bd&DisplayLang=en
Infrastructure Planning and Design
The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c&DisplayLang=en
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Webcasts showing at a desktop near you in February 2009
Monday, February 09, 2009: TechNet Webcast: What’s New in Voice with Communications Server 2007 R2 (Level 300)
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 contains exciting telephony and enterprise voice capabilities. In this webcast, we discuss many of the new features in Communications Server 2007 R2 and explore the functionality and architecture with detailed demonstrations of both client-side and server side capabilities. We also cover core enhancements to the media stack for telephony and enterprise voice, specifically regarding how to ensure the highest quality of experience.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009: TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft February Security Bulletins (Level 200)
On February, 11, 2009, Microsoft releases its monthly security bulletins. Join us for a brief overview of the technical details of the February 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.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009: TechNet Webcast: Deploying and Migrating Communications Server 2007 R2 (Level 300)
Come to this webcast and learn about Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 architecture, changes from Communications Server 2007, supported deployment topologies, recommended configurations, planning process , and deployment best practices. We also cover in detail the migration process from Communications Server 2007 to Communications Server 2007 R2.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032402572%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, February 25, 2009: MSDN Webcast: Communications Server 2007 R2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, and the Unified Communications Platform (Level 100)
The Microsoft Unified Communications (UC) platform enables developers to build productivity-enhancing communication features efficiently and se
curely by leveraging Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server as a communications software infrastructure. In this webcast, you learn about the future of Microsoft Unified Communications products and platform, including Communications Server 2007 R2, Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, and the new UC platform software development kits (SDKs). Learn how your client and service solutions can communication with context using presence, instant messaging (IM), voice over IP (VOIP), and video.
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Technical White Papers for Exchange Server 2007
White Paper: Continuous Replication Deep Dive
Topic Last Modified: 2009-01-14
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc535020.aspx
White Paper: Exchange 2007 Autodiscover Service
Topic Last Modified: 2009-01-22
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb332063.aspx
White Paper: Planning for Large Mailboxes with Exchange 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2009-01-22
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc671168.aspx
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Exchange 2008 Documentation Updates
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New KBs in January 2009
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
January 30, 2009
959960: When you move mailboxes from an Exchange Server 2003 computer to a continuous cluster replication (CCR) Exchange Server 2007 environment, all mail for some users may be put in the Deleted Items folder
January 26, 2009
952928: Users cannot delete or modify their own e-mail messages from a mail-enabled public folder in an Exchange Server 2007 environment
January 22, 2009
947638: Exchange Server 2003 routes messages incorrectly after you create an X.400 connector that has multiple organizational unit (OU) attributes in an address space
January 20, 2009
962220: You receive an “Event ID 4999” and an “Event ID 5000” error message when you try to mount a database on a server that is running the cluster continuous replication feature in Exchange 2007
963033: HOW TO: Disable heuristic detections for the (Authentium) Command engine in Antigen 9 or Forefront Server Security products
January 13, 2009
961940: Inline attachments are not displayed in Outlook 2007 e-mail messages
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