A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: December 2010: To Read

#Exchange2010 #Lync

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Technical White Papers for Exchange Server 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd795096(EXCHG.140).aspx

Nothing new

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Exchange 2007 Documentation Updates
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164372.aspx

Nothing for November

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Office Communication Server Documentation Updates
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676082.aspx

Communications Server 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff770144.aspx -and- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/lync/default.aspx

Check out my previous blogs for Lync docs: http://flaphead.dns2go.com/archive/2010/12/06/a-month-in-exchange-and-ocs-december2010-news-linkz-and-downloads.aspx

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New KBs from Last Month
New means they appear in KB as Revision 1.0! (well apart from the ones that look interesting too) … very quite KB month
Exchange 2003: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_313.aspx
Exchange 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_515.aspx
Exchange 2010: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1282.aspx
Exchange 2010 Coexistence: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1281.aspx
Forefront For Exchange: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_523.aspx
Communications Server 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_557.aspx
Communicator 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_558.aspx
Outlook 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_506.aspx
Outlook 2010: http://kbalertz.com/technology_1543.aspx
Lync 2010: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1859.aspx
Lync Server: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1860.aspx

Found this too: http://blogs.technet.com/b/hot/archive/tags/Messaging+Server/

November 15, 2010
2454123 The “File Open,” “File Save,” and “Insert File” dialog boxes in Microsoft Office do not show network drives in Windows XP

November 12, 2010
2427204 Outlook 2010 crashes at startup

November 9, 2010
2458112 Description of the Office updates: November 9, 2010

November 5, 2010
2426686 Outlook Anywhere (RPC/HTTP) settings are unavailable in the Outlook 2010 Group Policy template

October 12, 2010
2400041 Unable to view attachments in Owa 2003, when sent from Owa 2010

A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: September 2010: Part 3

Exchange2010 #MMMUG

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New On-Demand Web Content from August 2010

Nothing exciting :-|

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Webcasts of interest showing at a desktop near you in September 2010

Wednesday, September 15, 2010: Business Insights Webcast: The New Unified Communications with OCS 2007 R2, Exchange 2010, and Office 2010 (Level 100)
Technology has brought us a very long way in terms of how we communicate in the business world. E-mail, telephones, instant messaging, and conference calling make it possible for us to do things today that were unthinkable twenty years ago. But as these technologies have evolved, they have done so independently, creating communications silos. Attend this webcast to learn how Unified Communications (UC) technologies in Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007, Microsoft Exchange 2010, and Microsoft Office 2010 integrate all of the ways we contact each other in a single environment, using a single identity and presence that spans phones, workstations, and other devices. We showcase the Microsoft UC innovations you can take advantage of to provide more effective and streamlined communications for end users.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032453435

Tuesday, September 15, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft September Security Bulletins (Level 200)
Join us for a brief overview of the technical details of the September 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.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032454433

Wednesday, September 22, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Windows PowerShell Basics for IT Professionals (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=1032458985

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Microsoft Messaging & Mobility User Group UK (MMMUG)

Thursday September 30th 2010: Exchange virtualisation
The subject of the event is Exchange Virtualisation, it’ll be held on Thursday 30th September and EMC will be presenting for half of the session.
Since there wasn’t really time for a Q/A session in the last meeting – we’ll making up for it in this one with half of the time dedicated to a roundtable discussion.

The meeting will be held at one of EMC’s London offices (near Southwark tube station) – there are spaces for 30 people and food and drink will be provided.
http://www.mmmug.co.uk/5-September_30th_Meeting_E28093_Exchange_virtualisation

A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: September 2010: Part 2

#Exchange2010

##*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Exchange and OCS Downloads from August 2010

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and Outlook 2010 Standards Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and Outlook 2010 Standards documentation is intended for use in conjunction with publicly available standard specifications and network programming art, and assumes that the reader either is familiar with the aforementioned material or has immediate access to it. A protocol specification does not require the use of Microsoft programming tools or programming environments in order for you to develop an implementation. If you have access to Microsoft programming tools and environments you are free to take advantage of them.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6fa94dc9-d4b6-402b-8c22-8a52acea2284&displayLang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 RTM Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 RTM Protocol technical documentation set provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft protocols and extensions to industry-standards or other published protocols that are implemented and used in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 RTM. This allows the user 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 3 Help
The Exchange Server 2007 SP3 Help can help you in the day-to-day administration of Exchange. Use this information to guide you through Exchange Server 2007 SP3 features, tasks, and administration procedures.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e10e7561-e480-46da-88a8-9e246f7bcdb8&displayLang=en

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 UM Language Packs
These downloads contain pre-recorded prompts, grammar files, text to speech data, Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) files, and Voice Mail Preview capabilities for a specific language that is supported by Exchange 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging (UM). Warning: This UM language pack must only be installed as an add-in to Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ee7d3f0e-81bd-46ce-8f23-a38199e2c6ee&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

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 helps you achieve new levels of reliability and performance by delivering features that help to simplify your administration, protect your communications, and delight your customers by meeting their demands for greater business mobility.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=50b32685-4356-49cc-8b37-d9c9d4ea3f5b&displaylang=en

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Help
Use Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Help content to help you plan, deploy and manage your Exchange 2010 SP1 organization.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=2685440c-8e55-463a-ab96-102eddf8a7c4

A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: September 2010: Part 1

#Exchange2010

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Microsoft Exchange … In Blog Posts & News from last month
Microsoft Office Communications Server … In
Blog Posts & News from last month Microsoft Communications Server … In Blog Posts & News from last month

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

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A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: June 2010: Part 4

#Exchange2010

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Technical White Papers for Exchange Server 2007
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164340.aspx

Nothing New

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Technical White Papers for Exchange Server 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd795096(EXCHG.140).aspx

Nothing New

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Exchange 2007 Documentation Updates
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164372.aspx

As ever nothing has been added here

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Documentation Updates from the Exchange Team Blog http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/category/11153.aspx

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Office Communication Server Documentation Updates
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd627231(office.12).aspx

The issue here is that they date the WebPages so its near on impossible to see what has been updated

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New KBs from Last Month
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
Exchange 2010: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1282.aspx
Exchange 2010 Coexistence: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1281.aspx
Forefront For Exchange: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_523.aspx
Communications Server 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_557.aspx
Communicator 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_558.aspx
Outlook 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_506.aspx
Outlook 2010: http://kbalertz.com/technology_1543.aspx

May 27, 2010
980291: An application that is developed by using Exchange Server MAPI Client and CDO 1.2.1 crashes when the application accesses the Exchange Server 2010 message stores
982227: Office Outlook does not automatically resolve the contact name when you schedule a meeting in Office Communicator 2007
981378: Message Classification selections are disabled unexpectedly when the “Do Not Forward” menu choice is disabled on the Permission menu in Office Outlook 2007
981579: Outlook stops updating the screen correctly after Outlook 2007 is running for a long period of time
981977: Office Outlook 2007 does not display the Windows logon domain and username when you are prompted for your login credentials

May 26, 2010
979955: You are prompted to prepare Office Outlook 2007 for first use after you apply security update 972363
982113: Hyperlinks are still active and clickable after you set Outlook to read email messages as plain text

May 24, 2010
2061535: Description of the Office updates: May 11, 2010
982767: Content that is copied from a non-Office program takes longer than expected to finish when an Office 2010 program is running in the background

May 19, 2010
980534: How to export email messages from Windows Live Mail into Outlook
982697: By default, shared mail folders are downloaded in Cached mode in Outlook 2010

May 17, 2010
982913: Microsoft Advisory Services Engagement Scenario – Outlook RPC Dialog Box Troubleshooting
982911: Microsoft Advisory Services Engagement Scenario – Exchange Health Check
982904: Microsoft Advisory Services Engagement Scenario – Configuring Clustering in Exchange Server 2007
982907: Microsoft Advisory Services Engagement Scenario – Configuring Exchange Server 2010 Client Access Features for Remote Access
980084: An oversized message is transferred unexpectedly from Office Outlook 2007 to a computer that is running Exchange Server 2007

May 13, 2010
982577: The file size limits of .pst and .ost files are larger in Outlook 2010

May 11, 2010
978564: Description of the cumulative update package for Communicator 2007 R2: April 2010
981726: Description of the Office Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter update: May 11, 2010

May 10, 2010
980047: XADM: How to disable public folder Conflict Message notification
976368: Resource delegates in Exchange 2007 receive the whole meeting request details despite the resource configuration
980513: Error message when you try to sync Windows Mobile Device Center with either Outlook 2010 64-bit version or with a Click-to-Run installation of Outlook 2010: “Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the messaging”

May 7, 2010
979175: Some e-mail messages become stuck in an Exchange Server environment
982349: “Changes to the distribution list membership cannot be saved” error message when you try to remove members from an Exchange Server 2010 distribution list

May 6, 2010
979227: You cannot back up an Exchange Server 2007 server CCR node after you install Exchange Server 2007 CCR Service Pack 2 on the CCR node
98
2698
: The UseLegacyFB registry value does not work as expected in Outlook 2010

May 5, 2010
979145: The user interface for Office Communicator 2007 pops up for all users who log on to a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2008
974599: Description of the Office Communicator 2007 update package:May 2010
978164: A conversation window opens unexpectedly when you press ENTER in the Search box in Office Communicator 2007

A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: June 2010: Part 3

#Exchange2010

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New On-Demand Web Content from May 2010

MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: Powershell for Data Professionals (Level 200) 
In this episode of geekSpeak, Microsoft SQL Server guru Aaron Nelson shows you how to take control of your SQL Server with PowerShell. Aaron demonstrates how to perform everyday database administrator tasks like backing up user databases, scripting table objects, and evaluating disk space usage, and he shows what a timesaver PowerShell scripts can be for automating SQL Server activities. This geekSpeak is hosted by Glen Gordon.   The geekSpeak webcast series brings you industry experts in a “talk-radio” format hosted by developer evangelists from Microsoft. These experts share their knowledge and experience about a particular developer technology and are ready to answer your questions in real time during the webcast.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032449695&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deployed Exchange 2010 on Premises (Level 300) 
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 introduces numerous advances in performance, scalability, and reliability, while lowering the total cost of ownership. In this Webcast, we discuss the Exchange Server 2010 deployment within Microsoft IT. The session includes descriptions of the Exchange Server 2010 roles, design criteria, hardware choices, and operational changes.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032448860&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Protecting Exchange Server 2010 Using Hybrid Forefront Protection for Exchange (Level 300)
Attend this webcast to learn how Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 work better together. Discover how Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server (FPE) and Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) facilitate the protection of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 from malware, unsolicited e-mail, and other security threats.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032433627&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Security Best Practices for Hyper-V and Server Virtualization (Level 300)
Virtualization is one of the hottest topics in IT today and security is a top priory for IT staff. In this webcast, we cover security best practices for Hyper-V and introduce the Hyper-V Security Guide, the Microsoft reference for hardening servers running Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V enabled.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032445997&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Scaling Out Forefront Unified Access Gateway (Level 200)
Deploying more than what’s in the box is a typical requirement for enterprise IT organizations. You do it to achieve high availability of your remote access service, and you do it to achieve better scale. Attend this webcast to learn how to scale out deployments with Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) array or cluster, how to take advantage of the integrated Windows Load Balancer, and how to use the external Hardware Load Balancer.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032447237&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Forefront Unified Access Gateway and DirectAccess – Better Together (Level 200)
Attend this webcast to learn about the additional manageabilty, scalability, and security Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) brings to DirectAccess deployments. We provide a short overview of DirectAccess, a new innovative technology available in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems, and we explain what Network Address Translation64 (NAT64) and Domain Name System64 (DNS64) are used for, why do you need two tunnels, and how to set tunnels up.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032447229&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Business Insights Webcast: How to Migrate from Your POP E-Mail Account to Exchange Online (Level 200)
Join us for the fifth webcast in this migration series. This week we discuss migrating POP and IMAP mailboxes to Microsoft Exchange Online. Learn about the workflow for POP and IMAP migrations, the availability of Microsoft partner tools for migration, and how to use the Microsoft Online Migration Tools to help you move to Exchange Online.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032447716&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Webcasts of interest showing at a desktop near you in June 2010

Wednesday, June 02, 2010_TechNet Webcast: System Center Configuration Manager v.Next Overview (Level 300) 
The next release of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager is coming. For more than a decade, Microsoft Systems Management Server and Configuration Manager have been used by thousands of customers and partners to deliver classic management capabilities to clients and servers. As we enter a new generation of IT technology, the System Center flagship product is evolving. In this webcast, we present the Microsoft vision for user-centric client management, and we demonstrate the changes since Configuration Manager 2007 using a functioning product to showcase some of these major improvements. This session promises to be very interesting, so you know you can’t miss it.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032453445

Thursday, June 03, 2010_Hands-on Lab Online: Exchange Server 2010 – Ignite Hands-on Lab
What is a HOLO event? It’s an online event where you listen to a live presentation and work on lab exercises. As you work on your labs, Microsoft experts can assist and provide guidance by chatting with you one-on-one or by virtually taking control of your lab.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032445626

Thursday, June 03, 2010_ Hands-on Lab
Online: Exchange Server 2010 – Ignite Hands-on Lab

What is a HOLO event? It’s an online event where you listen to a live presentation and work on lab exercises. As you work on your labs, Microsoft experts can assist and provide guidance by chatting with you one-on-one or by virtually taking control of your lab.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032445625

Thursday, June 10, 2010_Hands-on Lab Online: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Ignite Hands-on Lab
What is a HOLO event? It’s an online event where you listen to a live presentation and work on lab exercises. As you work on your labs, Microsoft experts can assist and provide guidance by chatting with you one-on-one or by virtually taking control of your lab.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032445629

Thursday, June 10, 2010_Hands-on Lab Online: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Ignite Hands-on Lab
What is a HOLO event? It’s an online event where you listen to a live presentation and work on lab exercises. As you work on your labs, Microsoft experts can assist and provide guidance by chatting with you one-on-one or by virtually taking control of your lab.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032445628

Tuesday, June 22, 2010_TechNet Webcast: Technical Introduction to System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 (Level 200)
It’s here; Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 delivers unified data protection of Microsoft application, virtualization, and file servers and client workstations running Windows operating systems. In this webcast, we highlight the new features in DPM 2010, including Microsoft SQL Server database auto-protection and self-restore, Microsoft Exchange 2010 database availability group (DAG) protection, Microsoft SharePoint 2010 protection, Hyper-V R2 with Clustered Shared Volumes (CSV) protection, and item-level recovery. We start the webcast by installing the new DPM 2010 server, and then we provide an overview of the core capabilities and enhanced protection/recovery scenarios. More than half of the webcast is spent on demonstration with time left for questions and answers.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032454008

Wednesday, June 23, 2010_TechNet Simulcast: Forefront Virtual Event (Day 1) 
You may have already heard about the Secure Messaging, Secure Endpoint, Secure Collaboration, Identity and Access Management, and Information Protection solutions which are a part of Microsoft Forefront’s Business Ready Security. Now, you can dive deep into the new Forefront products which are a part of those solutions. Hear from and ask questions directly to the product team as we teach you about the product and deliver some amazing technical demos on FEP, FIM, TMG, UAG, FPSP, FPE, FOPE, and ADRMS + Exchange
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032454002

Thursday, June 24, 2010_TechNet Simulcast: Forefront Virtual Event (Day 2)
You may have already heard about the Secure Messaging, Secure Endpoint, Secure Collaboration, Identity and Access Management, and Information Protection solutions which are a part of Microsoft Forefront’s Business Ready Security. Now, you can dive deep into the new Forefront products which are a part of those solutions. Hear from and ask questions directly to the product team as we teach you about the product and deliver some amazing technical demos on FEP, FIM, TMG, UAG, FPSP, FPE, FOPE, and ADRMS + Exchange
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032454004

A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: June 2010: Part 2

#Exchange2010

##*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Exchange and OCS Downloads from May 2010

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange Server protocols documentation provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols (including extensions to industry-standard or other published protocols) used by Microsoft Exchange Server to communicate with other Microsoft products.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d1b4ce22-8312-4669-bd59-6b13528a833a

Microsoft Outlook Live Connected Campus using Exchange Web Services API
Provide your school or university with seamless integration of campus applications, information systems and portals to Outlook Live using the Exchange Web Services (EWS) API and PowerShell. This whitepaper details a scenario of integrating a course registration system with Outlook Live using the EWS Managed API and explains the EWS Managed API with code snippets so that you can plan for a similar implementation.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=80a02d11-e540-40f4-8703-6929cdc6517e

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange Server protocols documentation provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols (including extensions to industry-standard or other published protocols) used by Microsoft Exchange Server to communicate with other Microsoft products.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a9aae935-ad23-4117-a3d9-9ed6093d6d7f

Microsoft Exchange Server Public Folder DAV-based Administration Tool
Use the Exchange Server Public Folder Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV)-based Administration tool (PFDAVAdmin) to perform various management tasks related to public folders and mailboxes. The tool checks the permissions status of each public and mailbox folder and corrects any problems found. The ability to bulk export/import the permissions and replica lists make this tool invaluable in achieving greater productivity in managing public folders. The program can also reports content information of each public folder and mailbox folder such as the number of items in each folder, size of folder and most recent modification date of any item in the folder.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=635be792-d8ad-49e3-ada4-e2422c0ab424

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.
Updated! SQL Server
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c

A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: June 2010: Part 1

#Exchange2010

Okay so let me try this .. I am going to split out the sections this month instead of one big blog post .. let me know what you think.

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Microsoft Exchange … In Blog Posts & News from last month
Microsoft Office Communications Server … In
Blog Posts & News from last month Microsoft Communications Server … In Blog Posts & News from last month

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

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A Month in #Exchange: May 2010

#Exchange2010 #OCS

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

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Exchange Server 2010 Release Notes
The Exchange Server 2010 Release Notes contain late-breaking information about Exchange Server 2010.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=884b5e4c-912c-4335-8b35-432aba919535

Microsoft Exchange Server Public Folder DAV-based Administration Tool
Use the Exchange Server Public Folder Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV)-based Administration tool (PFDAVAdmin) to perform various management tasks related to public folders and mailboxes. The tool checks the permissions status of each public and mailbox folder and corrects any problems found. The ability to bulk export/import the permissions and replica lists make this tool invaluable in achieving greater productivity in managing public folders. The program can also reports content information of each public folder and mailbox folder such as the number of items in each folder, size of folder and most recent modification date of any item in the folder.
Version: 06.05.8164
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=635be792-d8ad-49e3-ada4-e2422c0ab424

Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB981383)
Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP2 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP2 customers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b8f7f872-16d5-49d6-9867-adc01351c06f

Update Rollup 10 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB981407)
Update Rollup 10 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP1 customers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=6a894b4e-12b6-4a91-9555-d813956b6aac

Quick Start Guide for Outlook Voice Access 2010
Outlook Voice Access lets UM-enabled users to access their Exchange 2010 mailbox using analog, digital, or cellular telephones. By using the menu system found in Outlook Voice Access, UM-enabled users can read e-mail, listen to voice messages, and interact with their Outlook calendar. This quick reference sheet shows the navigational tree and the options that are available to UM-enabled users when they are using Outlook Voice Access.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=77f1f82e-5da1-4ab5-9969-d1eb72b2ee0f

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.
Version: 6.5.8165.0
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=94274318-27c4-4d8d-9bc5-3e6484286b1f

Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies protocol documentation provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols (including extensions to industry-standard or other published protocols) that are implemented and used in SharePoint Products and Technologies to interoperate or communicate with Microsoft products.

The documentation includes a set of companion overview and reference documents that supplement the technical specifications with conceptual background, overviews of inter-protocol relationships and interactions, and technical reference information.

Version: 0410
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5e94ad07-902c-422f-aadd-ff2bba9e540a

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TechNet Webcast: Security Best Practices for Hyper-V and Server Virtualization (Level 300)
Virtualization is one of the hottest topics in IT today and security is a top priory for IT staff. In this webcast, we cover security best practices for Hyper-V and introduce the Hyper-V Security Guide, the Microsoft reference for hardening servers running Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V enabled.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032445997&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Publishing SharePoint and Exchange with Forefront Unified Access Gateway (Level 200)
Accessing your messaging and collaboration software solutions while working remotely has never been easier. Attend this webcast to learn how to use Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 to securely publish Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and other applications to your remote users—employees, partn
ers, vendors, and others.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032447232&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Forefront Unified Access Gateway and DirectAccess – Better Together (Level 200)
Attend this webcast to learn about the additional manageabilty, scalability, and security Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) brings to DirectAccess deployments. We provide a short overview of DirectAccess, a new innovative technology available in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems, and we explain what Network Address Translation64 (NAT64) and Domain Name System64 (DNS64) are used for, why do you need two tunnels, and how to set tunnels up
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032447229&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Business Insights Webcast: How to Migrate from Your POP E-Mail Account to Exchange Online (Level 200)
Join us for the fifth webcast in this migration series. This week we discuss migrating POP and IMAP mailboxes to Microsoft Exchange Online. Learn about the workflow for POP and IMAP migrations, the availability of Microsoft partner tools for migration, and how to use the Microsoft Online Migration Tools to help you move to Exchange Online.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032447716&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Capacity Planning and Sizing for Session Virtualization and VDI with RDS (Level 300)
Customers are increasingly looking at centralizing their users’ desktops and applications as a way to lower their total cost of ownership (TCO) or to increase business agility. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and session virtualization (formerly Terminal Services) are two scenarios supported by Remote Desktop Services (RDS) in the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system, and both have different pros and cons from an IT professional’s perspective. From a scalability and user-density standpoint, session virtualization looks like the clear winner, but just how many virtual desktops—or sessions—can you host on any given hardware? Attend this webcast to learn about Microsoft tests and tools to measure capacity and performance of your RDS deployments, so you arrive at the right planning and sizing conclusions.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032447904&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

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May 04, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 – Technical Overview (Level 200)
Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 is designed to meet the growing demand for a single sign-on solution that crosses organization, application, and platform boundaries. In this webcast, we explain what’s new in AD FS 2.0 and share best practices for achieving a secure and highly available AD FS 2.0 deployment.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032446000

May 11, 2010: TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deployed Exchange 2010 on Premises (Level 300)
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 introduces numerous advances in performance, scalability, and reliability, while lowering the total cost of ownership. In this Webcast, we discuss the Exchange Server 2010 deployment within Microsoft IT. The session includes descriptions of the Exchange Server 2010 roles, design criteria, hardware choices, and operational changes.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032448859

May 12, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft May Security Bulletins (Level 200)
Join us for a brief overview of the technical details of the May 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.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032427724

May 13, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Automating Virtual Infrastructure Management with PRO Tips in System Center (Level 200) 
You don’t want to miss this webcast on how you can turn your virtualization infrastructure into a highly automated and dynamic application servicing machine. See how Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) in Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 provides application-aware optimization of virtual machines. Using demos, we show how PRO tips make it possible for administrators to dynamically balance and optimize their servers at physical, virtual, and workloads levels. We also discuss partner solutions that extend PRO tips to address complex virtualization management scenarios.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032446002

May 14, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Protecting Exchange Server 2010 Using Hybrid Forefront Protection for Exchange (Level 300)
Attend this webcast to learn how Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 work better together. Discover how Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server (FPE) and Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) facilitate the protection of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 from malware, unsolicited e-mail, and other security threats.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032433626

May 18, 2010: Microsoft Simulcast Event: Launch 2010 Technical Decision Maker Briefings, Maximizing your Business Productivity Infrastructure
Discover how Microsoft Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 can help drive efficiency for you and your enterprise — across PC, phone, and browser.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032451127

May 19, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Clusters and Virtualization: Guest Clustering vs. Host Clustering (Level 300)
In host clustering the Hyper-V parent partition handles the clustering of virtual machines, while in guest clustering each virtual machine manages the clustering of services or applications running inside the virtual machin
e. What are the pros and cons of each clustering model? What approach is right for which scenarios? What about combining physical and virtual machines in the same cluster? How do I configure clusters? In this webcast, we address these questions and many more.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032448849

May 24, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Automating and Managing Windows Server Failover Clusters with PowerShell (Level 300)
Learn how the new failover clustering PowerShell cmdlets introduced in the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system simplify server management. Coupled with other PowerShell cmdlets included in Windows Server that provide a variety of features and server roles, these new failover clustering tools provide both a powerful command-line interface and scripting capabilities for automation of failover clusters. Attend this webcast to see how easy managing clusters running on Server Core or Microsoft Hyper-V Server can be.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032448851

May 27, 2010: MSDN Simulcast Event: Launch 2010 Technical Readiness Series, Life Runs on Code
Find out how you can ride the next wave of innovation ushered in by Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Join us online for this full-day event where you’ll learn about the rich platforms that Visual Studio 2010 supports and what that means for creativity, collaboration, and more. Find out about the variety of rich application platforms that Visual Studio 2010 supports, including Windows 7, web, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Windows Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, and Windows Phone 7 Series. From tighter testing and collaboration to application development, it’s a whole new world of innovation. You’ll get a full day of training from Microsoft engineers, evangelists, and partners
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032451132

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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164340.aspx

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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd795096(EXCHG.140).aspx

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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164372.aspx

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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
Exchange 2010: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1282.aspx
Exchange 2010 Coexistence: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1281.aspx
Forefront For Exchange: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_523.aspx
Communications Server 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_557.aspx

April 23, 2010
982463 “Outlook Web Access has disabled this link for your security” error message when you click a link in an e-mail message in Outlook Web Access 2007

April 21, 2010
979693 You cannot mount a public folder store on a newly installed Exchange 2007 server, and it fails with a MapiExceptionNoAccess error
979695 Exchange Management Console (EMC) crashes, and you receive an error: “MMC could not create the snap-in”

April 15, 2010
981257 An update to the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Audio Video Conferencing server is required to maintain existing behavior after update 977547 is applied

April 14, 2010
982351 Custom Address Lists are not shown in the GAL in Microsoft Office Outlook

April 13, 2010
976703 MS10-024: Description of the security update for Exchange 2000 Server: April 13, 2010
976702 MS10-024: Description of the security update for Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2: April 13, 2010
981383 Description of Update Rollup 4 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2
980639 A user can only set the time zone to Bucharest in OWA after you update Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack1 to Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2
981407 Description of Update Rollup 10 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
981401 Description of Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Release to Manufacturing
981664 RPC clients or MAPI on the Middle Tier clients may not receive responses from the mailbox server role on an Exchange 2010 server

April 2, 2010
981539 Installation of Exchange Server 2007 fails on a multiprocessor server

A Month in #Exchange: April 2010

#Exchange2010 … April already

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Microsoft Exchange … In Blog Posts and News from last month
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 Help
The Exchange Server 2007 SP2 Help can help you in the day-to-day administration of Exchange. Use this information to guide you through Exchange Server 2007 SP2 features, tasks, and administration procedures.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=85c5ef71-6a1f-4eb0-9ff3-3feee6057e96

Microsoft Exchange Server Profile Analyzer (32 bit)
Use the Microsoft Exchange Server Profile Analyzer tool to collect estimated statistical information from a single mailbox store or across an Exchange Server organization. The collected data can be used for such tasks as analyzing the performance and health of a server that has mailboxes, improving capacity planning models, and improving testing methodologies and tools.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8f575f60-bd80-44aa-858b-a1f721108fad

Microsoft Exchange Server Profile Analyzer (64 bit)
Use the Microsoft Exchange Server Profile Analyzer tool to collect estimated statistical information from a single mailbox store or across an Exchange Server organization. The collected data can be used for such tasks as analyzing the performance and health of a server that has mailboxes, improving capacity planning models, and improving testing methodologies and tools.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c009c049-9f4c-4519-a389-69c281b2abda

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Language Pack Bundle
This download is available to customers who would like to install the most recent languages packs for Exchange 2010. This bundle does not include language packs for Unified Messaging.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=30a01b2b-0360-44b4-8b9a-1c4b3af781a6

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Language Pack Bundle, March 2010
This download is available to customers who would like to install the most recent languages packs for Exchange 2010. This bundle does not include language packs for Unified Messaging.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4ba91cf8-dafa-4328-9edc-2052fe8347fc

Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console Documentation
Forefront Server Security Management Console allows administrators to easily manage Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Forefront Security for SharePoint and Microsoft Antigen, providing a web-based console to centralize configuration and operation, automate the download and distribution of signature and scan engine updates, and generate comprehensive reports. Forefront Server Security Management Console also allows administrators to rapidly respond to outbreaks and update protection across enterprise deployments, improving organizational agility in responding to new threats. Through integration with Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server, Forefront Server Security Management Console helps maintain reliability and performance of messaging and collaboration protection.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ae4ce23b-9e1e-455c-87a4-36167fe43107

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TechNet Webcast: Hyper-V for the VMware Administrator (Level 300)
If you are a VMware administrator or you are considering a virtualization platform purchase, then this webcast is for you. Using demonstrations, we compare Microsoft and VMware virtualization platforms and highlight the differences in the two platforms. Topics we cover include Failover Clustering, the Microsoft high availability solution; live migration, how Microsoft does VMotion; using Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) to move virtual machines; and much more.   
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032441811&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Audio Conferencing Deep Dive (Level 200) 
Are you familiar with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 dial-in conferencing and want to go deeper into the technical details? Or, are you thinking about deploying dial-in conferencing but have not yet done so? Attend this webcast for a demonstration of how Communications Server 2007 R2 works in practice, and get a detailed look at component interactions and call flows
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032441775&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Monitoring, Backing Up, and Restoring Exchange Server 2010 with System Center (Level 300)
Microsoft System Center helps you get the most from your mission-critical messaging infrastructure with management solutions that enhance the availability features built into Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. In this webcast, we look at how System Center can improve the health and availability of your servers running Exchange with the Exchange Server 2010 Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2007 and Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007. System Center has application awareness built into its management solutions to help deliver guidance and best practices to Exchange administrators, ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) are met and saving organizations money.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032437152&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet
Webcast: Discover the New OWA: Outlook Web App (Level 200)
Outlook Web App provides the most robust Web experience for accessing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. With Outlook Web App, users get more ways to communicate from the Web, including the new Outlook Web App instant messaging (IM) and SMS sync features, changes made to the conversation view, new communication types, and presentation methods in Outlook Web App that can increase user productivity. Attend this webcast to learn about Outlook Web Access and to see demonstrations of new features like MailTips, side-by-side calendars, delegate access, and delivery reports. We focus on the new end-user functions in Outlook Web App 2010, walk you through the configuration of IM with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, and demonstrate how to troubleshoot common configuration errors in setting up Outlook Web App IM.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032441268&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Management and Operations (Level 200)
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 includes new capabilities that make the operation of your Exchange environment more efficient. Attend this webcast to discover how Microsoft made the Exchange Management Console more powerful, extended the reach of PowerShell, made it easier to delegate management tasks, and built Web-based tools to make the job of managing Exchange easier than ever.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032441270&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unified Messaging (Level 300)
Unified messaging in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 made it possible to connect with a telephone system and put voice mail into an Outlook inbox. In this webcast, we demonstrate how deeper use of speech recognition in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 unified messaging makes “anywhere access” to information even easier. We also discuss other new features, product architecture, and upgrading from Exchange Server 2007.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032442908&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Calendar Sharing and Federation in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 (Level 300)
Federation is a key part of the architecture of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, powering new organization-to-organization sharing scenarios. Attend this webcast to learn how to implement free/busy and full calendar sharing with your business partners using Exchange Server 2010.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032440902&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Windows Failover Clustering PowerShell Cmdlets: Overview and Examples (Level 400)
With the release of the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system, a new set of Windows PowerShell cmdlets has been included, providing a new level of robust automation for Windows clusters. In this webcast, we review the pre-PowerShell methods for interacting with a Windows cluster and then dive into the new cmdlets. We spend most of the time in the webcast on two demonstrations that focus on the top 20 new cmdlets that every “traditional” and Hyper-V cluster administrator should know.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032445738&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Deploying and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Transport Servers (Level 200)
The transport server role in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 provides some exciting new management functionality that makes mail flow issues easier to monitor and diagnose. In this webcast, we show you the best ways to take advantage this functionality, including Direct Deliver, Shadow Redundancy, and transport service level agreement (SLA) measurement and reporting. Learn how to plan for the most efficient transition to Exchange Server 2010, whether you are moving from Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 or Exchange Server 2003.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032441275&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Storage Architecture (Level 300)
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 carries on the tradition begun in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 of dramatically reducing mailbox storage costs. Attend this webcast to learn about the new levels of storage flexibility in Exchange Server 2010, and find out the technical details to help you select the right storage solution for your Exchange Server 2010 environment. We focus on how the storage architecture in Exchange Server 2010 has evolved and goes beyond the investments previously made to positively impact Microsoft customers.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032442912&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

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Friday, April 09, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Security Best Practices for Hyper-V and Server Virtualization (Level 300) 
Virtualization is one of the hottest topics in IT today and security is a top priory for IT staff. In this webcast, we cover security best practices for Hyper-V and introduce the Hyper-V Security Guide, the Microsoft reference for hardening servers running Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V enabled.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032445996

Thursday, April 15, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Scaling Out Forefront Unified Access Gateway (Level 200) 
Deploying more than what’s in the box is a typical requirement for enterprise IT organizations. You do it to achieve high availability of your remote access service, and you do it to achieve better scale. Attend this webcast to learn how to scale out deployments with Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) array or cluster, how to take advantage of the integrated Windows Load Balancer, and how to use the external Hardware Load Balancer.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032447236

Thursday, April 22, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Publishing SharePoint and Exchange with Forefront Unified Access Gatewa
y (Level 200)
Accessing your messaging and collaboration software solutions while working remotely has never been easier. Attend this webcast to learn how to use Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 to securely publish Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and other applications to your remote users—employees, partners, vendors, and others.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032447231

Monday, April 26, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Forefront Unified Access Gateway and DirectAccess – Better Together (Level 200)
Attend this webcast to learn about the additional manageabilty, scalability, and security Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) brings to DirectAccess deployments. We provide a short overview of DirectAccess, a new innovative technology available in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems, and we explain what Network Address Translation64 (NAT64) and Domain Name System64 (DNS64) are used for, why do you need two tunnels, and how to set tunnels up.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032447228

Tuesday, April 27, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Protecting Exchange Server 2010 Using Hybrid Forefront Protection for Exchange (Level 300)
Attend this webcast to learn how Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 work better together. Discover how Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server (FPE) and Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) facilitate the protection of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 from malware, unsolicited e-mail, and other security threats.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032433626

Tuesday, April 27, 2010: Business Insights Webcast: How to Migrate from Your POP E-Mail Account to Exchange Online (Level 200)
Join us for the fifth webcast in this migration series. This week we discuss migrating POP and IMAP mailboxes to Microsoft Exchange Online. Learn about the workflow for POP and IMAP migrations, the availability of Microsoft partner tools for migration, and how to use the Microsoft Online Migration Tools to help you move to Exchange Online.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032447715

Wednesday, April 28, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Planning and Deploying Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with Management Technologies (Level 300)
In this webcast, we drill down into the architecture of the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and determine what key questions need to be asked and answered around required components, networking, capacity, and end-user experience.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032447901

Friday, April 30, 2010: TechNet Webcast: Capacity Planning and Sizing for Session Virtualization and VDI with RDS (Level 300)
Customers are increasingly looking at centralizing their users’ desktops and applications as a way to lower their total cost of ownership (TCO) or to increase business agility. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and session virtualization (formerly Terminal Services) are two scenarios supported by Remote Desktop Services (RDS) in the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system, and both have different pros and cons from an IT professional’s perspective. From a scalability and user-density standpoint, session virtualization looks like the clear winner, but just how many virtual desktops—or sessions—can you host on any given hardware? Attend this webcast to learn about Microsoft tests and tools to measure capacity and performance of your RDS deployments, so you arrive at the right planning and sizing conclusions
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032447903

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Technical White Papers for Exchange Server 2007
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164340.aspx

White Paper: Configuration and Mailbox Access Auditing for Exchange 2007 Organizations
Topic Last Modified: 2010-02-08
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee331009(EXCHG.80).aspx

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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd795096(EXCHG.140).aspx

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Exchange 2007 Documentation Updates
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164372.aspx

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Exchange Provisioning Article in TechNet Magazine
http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2010/04/05/454531.aspx

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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
Exchange 2010: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1282.aspx
Exchange 2010 Coexistence: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1281.aspx
Forefront For Exchange: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_523.aspx
Communications Server 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_557.aspx

March 25, 2000

  • 201273 “Microsoft Outlook Synchronization Service Failed” Error Message During Synchronization

March 22, 2010

  • 961919 A new feature known as Intelligent Message Filter in Exchange Server 2003 prevents regular messages from being moved to the Junk E-mail folder

March 18, 2010

  • 979170 You receive an error message when you use ExBPA to schedule a scan on an Exchange Server 2007 SP2 server
  • 978200 The sender address of a forwarded meeting request does not include on behalf of as expected in an Exchange Server 2003 organization and an Exchan
    ge Server 2007 organization mixed environment
  • 978469 A mailbox that was moved from an Exchange Server 2007 server to an Exchange Server 2010 server cannot be accessed by using Outlook
  • 977179 You receive an “0x800423f0” error message when you perform system state backups on the passive node of Windows Server 2008-based Exchange Server 2007 CCR clusters
  • 978517 The Exchange Information Store service stops responding on an Exchange Server 2007 server
  • 976108 “451 4.4.0 DNS Query Failed” status message in an Exchange Server 2007 Edge Transport server
  • 978528 The Exchange Information Store service crashes on a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 server when a user tries to access a specific calendar item
  • 978253 A SSL certificate validation error is generated on an Exchange Server 2007 server when you run any test commands after you run the Test-SystemHealth command
  • 977531 An external recipient misses the last occurrence of a recurring meeting request or a recurring appointment that is sent from an Exchange Server 2007 user
  • 981541 You must enter your logon credentials two times when you log on to Outlook Web App
  • 978137 The subject of a confirmation message is garbled for certain languages when a remote device wipe operation is performed in Exchange Server 2007
  • 978832 Read items are marked incorrectly as unread items in an Exchange Server 2007 public folder
  • 978521 The synchronization and the reconciliation between Microsoft Office Outlook and a BlackBerry mobile device fails when a mailbox is moved around between two Exchange Server 2007 servers
  • 979694 Error message when you import a third-party certificate into Exchange Server 2010: “The certificate status could not be determined because the revocation check failed”
  • 981474 You receive error 1603 when you try to install the Exchange Server 2010 RU1
  • 979357 You experience audio quality issues when many performance counters are logged on to Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Audio/Video Conferencing Server

March 16, 2010

  • 972077 “Outlook cannot display this view. Unknown Error” error message is generated in Outlook client and Event ID 9667 is logged on an Exchange Server 2003 server
  • 979690 An error occurs when an Exchange server 2003 user tries to open more than one delegate mailboxes of Exchange Server 2010 in Outlook 2003

March 4, 2010

  • 979563 Exchange Server 2010 Push Notifications does not work
  • 980261 This fix introduces the supports for Exchange Server 2010 page patching when a “-1022” disk I/O error is generated
  • 980262 Event ID 2156 is logged on a computer that is running Exchange Server 2010
  • 977633 Certain third-party IMAP4 clients cannot connect to Exchange Server 2003 mailboxes through an Exchange Server 2010 CAS server
  • 979431 The POP3 service crashes when a user connects to a mailbox through the POP3 protocol and the user is migrated from an Exchange Server 2003 server to an Exchange Server 2010 server
  • 979611 Description of Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010: February 18, 2010

March 3, 2010

  • 980400 On Exchange Server 2007 or on Exchange Server 2010, e-mail messages seem to disappear when you try to move them to a mailbox folder
  • 977920 You receive an error when you try to create a Unified Messaging Auto Attendant in the Exchange Management Console: “The pilotidentifier ‘string value’ is not a valid extension”
  • 980049 You cannot connect to an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox from Outlook Web Access