A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: January 2011: Events

#Exchange2010 #Lync #MMMUG

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TechNet Webcast: Creating Visio 2010 Organizational Diagrams (Level 200)
n this webcast, we provide key tips and best practice techniques for creating, maintaining, and publishing organizational charting diagrams in Microsoft Visio 2010
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032464501&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Business Insights Webcast: Lowering the Cost of Your Email System with Exchange Server 2010 SP1 (Level 100)
With Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1), organizations can improve their end-user experience and lower the overall costs of their email systems. In this webcast, we highlight the new capabilities in Exchange Server SP1 that provide more hardware storage options and enhance mailbox resiliency, making it possible for you to tailor your Exchange infrastructure to your organization’s needs and giving Exchange users bigger and more reliable mailboxes. Learn about the new archiving, retention, and discovery features in Exchange Server SP1 that give users greater access to mission-critical email and reduce the time users need to manage their inbox. Discover the administrative advances in Exchange Server 2010 SP1 that can help you save time, lower operational costs, and reduce the burden on your IT staff.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032468280&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011  – TechNet Webcast: Using Visio 2010 Brainstorming Diagrams for Business Professionals (Level 200)
In this webcast, we provide key tips and best practice techniques for creating, maintaining, and publishing brain storming diagrams in Microsoft Visio 2010
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032464612

Thursday, January 13, 2011 – TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services: Blackberry Service Overview (Level 200)
Join Kevin Wang from Microsoft for this webcast as he gives an overview of Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) and BlackBerry services.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032474002

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 – Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips and Tricks for Outlook 2010 (Level 100)
We invite you to attend a Live Meeting presentation that will help you get the most out of Outlook 2010. Learn about new features and timesavers to help you in your day-to-day work. This session is good for beginner and intermediate users.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032473542

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 – TechNet Webcast: Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010: Technical Overview (Level 200)
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 (the next generation of Microsoft Forefront Client Security) is built on Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager to deliver high levels of protection and productivity. Join this webcast to get a technical overview and live demonstrations of the new features in Endpoint Protection 2010 that help reduce complexity and lower infrastructure costs, including advanced threat detection and malware protection, centralized control of desktop security and management, and easy deployment using existing client management infrastructure.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032473352

Thursday, January 27, 2011 – TechNet Webcast: Windows PowerShell Basics for IT Professionals (Part 2) (Level 200)
This one-hour webcast is geared towards IT professionals who do not have a strong coding or scripting background. We help you to understand the basics of Windows PowerShell, including parsing, piping, getting help, using variables and operators, and flow control. By the end of this session, you should understand enough to create simple commands and be comfortable enough to explore Windows PowerShell on your own.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032473252

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A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: January 2011: News, Linkz and Downloads

#Exchange2010 #Lync  ..

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Blog Posts & News from last month Microsoft Communications Server … In Blog Posts & News from last month
Lync … In Blog Posts & News from last month

Check out Google fast flip too .. for Exchange, OCS and Lync

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Let me know if this doesn’t work for you, but I have starred stuff in InstantPaper and my Favorites in Twitter.

http://www.instapaper.com/  (create a free account on it, you will be able to add “stared” items to a folder that include most of these, and will update when i do.  My username on Instantpaper is FLAPHEAD)

http://twitter.com/flaphead/favorites

I have started to Star item in google reader, but need to workout how to share them.  Once I have I’ll let you know

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Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB2407132)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7b983156-9e9f-4d29-9e9b-2369747e3b62

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/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c

Exchange Server 2010 Architecture Poster
This poster highlights the architecture and feature set of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=cea0cf7e-d824-49bb-8924-39d66a5fb88e

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Protocol Workloads Poster
This poster shows each workload in Microsoft Lync Server 2010 communications software, describing relationships, dependencies, flow of information, and certificate requirements.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ad8ff3fb-014e-4fd7-8003-436d896ab0c6

Microsoft Lync 2010 SDK
The Lync 2010 SDK is the client-side API set that enables the integration and extension of Lync experiences.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=d98f0bf7-c82c-47f5-9f73-be3edbf30438

Office 365 Beta Data Sheets
These documents provide an overview of the features and benefits of the Office 365 services currently in beta.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=f54b17e1-0cf4-4dab-91d5-fcf386ea7b74

Opportunities with Microsoft Lync as a platform for Communications Enabled Business Process (CEBP)
Microsoft developer partners discuss how the open development architecture of Microsoft Lync platform is changing the conversation, offering great partner opportunity, and broadening service opportunities.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=533a2513-ca20-4bfc-a966-0140f06fdb5e

UC “14” Developer Training Kit
This training kit provides deep technical training on all aspects of the Lync Server 2010 and Exchange Server 2010 SDKs to give developers the skills they need to be productive developing communications driven business processes.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=85db249e-c555-49f1-b213-a1297130b3e1

Multilingual User Interface Package for Microsoft Lync 2010 (32 Bit)
This package adds Multilingual User Interface (MUI) functionality to Microsoft Lync 2010.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=b0038147-1396-4255-a7ba-a4b0f8f672c1

Multilingual User Interface Package for Microsoft Lync 2010 (64 Bit)
This package adds Multilingual User Interface (MUI) functionality to Microsoft Lync 2010.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=18adebb8-459b-44b1-bf01-db52077e4145

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Technical Overview
This download contains the Technical Overview chapter of the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit book. This book is currently being developed. Chapters will be available for download while this book is being completed.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=4c780031-3e53-41be-9c65-2ca04be56bdb

Lync Server 2010 Group Chat Monitoring Management Pack
The Lync Server 2010 Group Chat management pack supports health monitoring for the following Group Chat Server roles (Channel service, Lookup service, and Compliance service).
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=928ff5b8-0189-4783-8ab9-58d3a78eb41b

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Administration Guide
This document contains procedures and guidance for administering a Lync Server 2010 deployment.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7141b219-5336-40e0-9529-83a6d53a3727

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Archiving Deployment Guide
The purpose of the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Archiving Deployment Guide is to guide you through the process of deploying Lync Server 2010 Archiving Server and the related components that are required to support archiving of instant messaging and web conferencing (meeting) content.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ff9f1066-c92c-4e74-9639-2f09f0bfaae9

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Voice Deployment Guide
This download contains two documents: Deploying Enterprise Voice at Central sites and Deploying Branch Sites
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=af7cced8-e110-434e-97de-300b8a064e16

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Call Park Deployment Guide
This download guides you through the process of configuring the Call Park call management feature for Enterprise Voice.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=e1cfd1dc-7ae0-4096-895b-101422146878

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition Deployment Guide
This document guides you through the process of deploying Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition and configuring dial-in conferencing.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=787d6b9f-cbb3-4d6d-b292-34fe43e9afc3

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Device Management and Troubleshooting Guide
The purpose of the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Device Management and Troubleshooting Guide is to provide guidance on how to manage and update devices. It is also intended to answer frequently asked questions. This document identifies supported topologies, configurations, and scenarios described in detail in the Lync Server device deployment and planning documentation.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ca28982c-fb5c-4b79-b197-a3e25eb72323

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Getting Started Guide
Descriptions of new features in Microsoft Lync Server 2010. Both server features and client features are included.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=e33765bc-9c5d-49b2-bb4f-ec8d42ccc1c7

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Group Chat Administration Guide
This document guides you through the process of administering Lync Server 2010 Group Chat Server and the related components that are required to let organizations set up searchable, topic-based chat rooms that persist over time, allowing geographically distributed teams to better collaborate with one another while preserving organizational knowledge.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/confirmation.aspx?FamilyID=7af3e109-38ec-4f04-bf2f-3d35b6454a77

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Reference: Call Data Recording and Quality of Experience Database Schema
This document describes the call detail recording (CDR) and the Quality of Experience (QoE) databases schemas in Microsoft Lync Server 2010.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=de71b0a5-f164-46a1-b706-b6018dc7ccc4

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Group Chat Deployment Guide
This document guides you through the process of migrating and deploying Lync Server 2010 Group Chat Server and the related components that are required to let organizations set up searchable, topic-based chat rooms that persist over time, allowing geographically distributed teams to better collaborate with one another while preserving organizational knowledge.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=cd79d0a0-b7fb-4ed1-83e8-61acf5a69f78

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Announcement Deployment Guide
This download guides you through the process of configuring the Announcement call management feature for Enterprise Voice.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9bb9cdf3-6a75-4700-a91c-6286bd3f778b

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Response Group Deployment Guide
This download guides you through the process of configuring the Response Group feature for Enterprise Voice.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=14f32cca-1ef2-4283-8a80-3e444248c065

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Edition Deployment Guide
This document guides you through the process of deploying Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Edition and configuring dial-in conferencing for Lync Server 2010.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=4cf4bed4-2f76-4b99-adcb-60653521cc70

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Active Directory Guide
This document guides you through the process of preparing Active Directory for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and includes the Active Directory schema reference.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=513c46db-adc3-4d62-8acc-5f0ee27f1f9c

Enabling Quality of Service with Microsoft Lync Server 2010
If your Windows Server network supports Quality of Service (QoS) manage
ment, you can take advantage of this functionality to optimize media traffic in your Microsoft Lync Server 2010 deployment. This guide shows you how.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1d27de6c-a21a-498c-9cda-7eb5aae42f23

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Edge Server Deployment Guide
This document guides you through the process of deploying Lync Server 2010 edge servers and Directors.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=85c62b26-e509-435e-811f-71c8c89dca83

Migrating from Office Communications Server 2007 to Lync Server 2010
This document provides guidance from migration from Office Communications Server 2007 to Microsoft Lync Server 2010.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ffc27548-1bc5-45ac-98aa-48f0dbd25827

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Monitoring Deployment Guide
This document guides you through the process of deploying Lync Server 2010 Monitoring Server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8ad1bdf1-c43a-4dd4-af07-52027a4bcaeb

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Client and Device Deployment Guide
This download guides you through the process of deploying client software and devices for Lync 2010.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=39d317af-3b6e-43cd-a53c-a0ef561e3355

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Documentation Help File
This download contains a compiled help file (chm) of all the available Lync Server 2010 IT professional documentation on the Technical Library.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9720c3f1-ddd4-426b-b98a-f1205561ce00

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Planning Guide
This document contains information for planning a deployment of Lync Server 2010 and Lync clients.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da9fa26-e032-4dcf-b487-da916ddc508f

Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Core Components Runtime Package
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Core Components Runtime Package deploys the Microsoft Office Communications Server Core Components from Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and its pre-requisites onto your computer.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8b4068ec-daaa-4cef-8b8b-28b813d15607

Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Communicator Mobile Component Package
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Communicator Mobile Component Package deploys the necessary components needed for installing the Communicator Mobile component alongside Lync Server 2010 so that Office Communicator Mobile 2007 R2 for Java and Office Communicator Mobile for Nokia 1.0 can connect to the Communicator Mobile component as usual in Lync Server 2010 deployments.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=73b0007b-3a91-4ad5-bc66-26a745337e00