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Ramblings on all things tech, trying to stick to Exch & UC...
A New Year Tip - HOWTO enable GODMODE in Win7 and Svr2008r2 !!
Happy New Year to all, lets hope its a great one. To start the year off, here's a really cool hidden...
Author: John7629 Date: 01/04/2010
Update to the Exchange Supportability Matrix - Download it HERE
from Kevin Allison, General Manager, Exchange Customer Experience "With the release of Exchange 2007...
Author: John7629 Date: 12/15/2009
Exchange 2010 RU1 is now available for download
We have just released the Exchange 2010 Update Rollup 1. You can download the update here and read...
Author: John7629 Date: 12/15/2009
Exchange 2010 perf counters and thresholds to watch
Good post from Erin Bookey here: "Seeing that many will be finding a copy of Exchange 2010 under the...
Author: John7629 Date: 12/15/2009
Forefront Protection for Exchange - Antispam Video HERE
Alex Nikolayev, a program manager on the Forefront Server Protection team, was recently interviewed...
Author: John7629 Date: 12/15/2009
Keeping your head in the cloud - Monitoring BPOS
MessageOps has posted an applicaiton for monitoring Exchange Online. This looks like a really useful...
Author: John7629 Date: 12/08/2009
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 - HOT ISSUES LIST Nov 2009
A series Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 issues have been reported to Microsoft customer...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/24/2009
Outlook 2010 - HOWTO Set up Multiple EXCHANGE profiles from a single account
A new and currently not widely known capability in Outlook 2010 is the ability to sync with multiple...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/24/2009
Office 2010 Beta has launched - get it HERE!!
The public beta has launched and now YOU can finally get hold of Office 2010. You can download it...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/24/2009
Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 released!!
Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 development is now finished, and its released - the...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/23/2009
Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 SP2 has now been released!
Microsoft has released Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB 971534) to the...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/20/2009
The Cryptic NDR Codes Revealed!
Seems I am always being asked about the actual meaning of the various cryptic non delivery reports...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/20/2009
Exchange Server 2010 Deployment Assistant Released - Get it Here!
We heard concerns from our early adoption Exchange Server 2010 customers regarding transitioning...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/12/2009
Exchange 2010 Mailbox Role Calc Released - Grab a coffee and start reading...
Overview The Exchange Mailbox Server role is arguably one of the most important roles within an...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/11/2009
So, What exactly is NEW in Exchange 2010?
Well, If you didnt hear already Exchange 2010 is now available worldwide. I thought it would be a...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/10/2009
Forefront for Exchange 2010 available here!
Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server is now available and you’ll find new...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/10/2009
Exchange 2010 Launch Keynote Speech - Download Link
You can see the Keynote from TechED Berlin (pictured below) and watch the Exchange 2010 Demo...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/10/2009
Get your FREE Exchange 2010 Virtual Labs HERE!!
Yesterday at TechEd Berlin we announced that Exchange Server 2010 has shipped! Learn more about...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/10/2009
Download Exchange 2010 Today!!
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is now available for download and helps you achieve new levels of...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/10/2009
Exchange 2010 now available - Worldwide!!
Well, at last its Here ! Exchange 2010 is now available for global download. Congratulations to all...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/09/2009
Welcome to “The New Efficiency”
A few weeks ago we launched “The New Efficiency” campaign and we backed it up with a Virtual Launch...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/09/2009
Apples no longer falling out of the clouds - BPOS support for Macs Now available!
Because many of you have asked to use your Macs with Microsoft Online Services, we’ve been...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/05/2009
UPDATE - Support for Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008R2 is coming!!
Great news on the Exchange 2007 support front as posted here at EHLO We are listening and this sort...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/05/2009
Exchange 2010 Launch Tour PPTs available for FREE download!
Harold Wong has posted his latest slide decks for Exchange 2010, presented during the Exchange 2010...
Author: John7629 Date: 11/01/2009
Happy Birthday to the Internet!! - Win $40k by Finding just 10 Red Weather Balloons
To celebrate the Web's 40th anniversary, DARPA wants to explore social networking's role in...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/30/2009
HOWTO - Automation of Exchange 2010 Pre-Requisites on Windows Server 20008 R2
Thanks to Neil Johnson over at MSUKUCC for this cool snippet of PowerShell goodness; Everyone knows...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/30/2009
Exchange 2010 Webcasts - The complete download list
I have been asked by a few people now to consolidate a list of public webcasts regard the new...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/29/2009
Exchange Webcast - Virtualization - Lets hope they confirm the Exchange 2010 support stance!!
The Exchange team have announced a good webcast coming up next week to discuss recommendations for...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/29/2009
Exam 70-662 TS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuring now public and available!!
The first Exchange 2010 exam has now gone live, also confirming the new Exchange 2010 track for the...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/28/2009
Exchange 2010 - Launch details starting to emerge, ballpark pricing - Exchange Server Standard will support HA DAG!!!
Thanks to Julie White for confirming some really GREAT early Exchange 2010 launch info: Exchange...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/27/2009
Exchange 2010 and Single Label Domain Names, Disjoint Namespaces, and Discontiguous Namespaces - SUPPORTED!!
In response to customer feedback, the Exchange team has updated their testing matrix and has...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/27/2009
Windows XP mode for Windows 7! FREE Download here
The announcement of Windows XP mode caused a lot of excitement, in this screen cast we have a look...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/27/2009
Scalable Networking Pack revisited for 2008 - COULD STILL BE ISSUES!!
A number of customers have been enquiring about the current situation of our Scalable Networking...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/27/2009
Windows7 - The Burger!!
Burger King have put the massive Windows 7 Whopper onsale in Japan to celebrate the launch of our...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/26/2009
FREE Download - Resource links, step by step articles and ebooks for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7!!
Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 eBook Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 is a deep-dive work,...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/24/2009
Top 7 Windows 7 Resources for Microsoft Partners
I have had several discussions about the resources available to help you all prepare for the release...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/22/2009
7 new tools to help with Win7 deployments...
Today, Windows 7 is released to cities around the world. Are you thinking about migrating your PCs...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/22/2009
Microsoft Press - Deploying Windows 7 - FREE Download
Free for a very limited time, this Microsoft Press eBook provides selected chapters with guidance...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/22/2009
Windows 7 in the Enterprise... The answers to all the common questions
This is it! Windows 7 is generally available today. We have waited and waited, and it is finally...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/22/2009
Windows 2008R2 and Exchange 2007 - Supported or not...??
Server administrators be warned; if you’re looking at Windows Server 2008 R2 you need to be aware we...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/19/2009
Windows 7 - Whats all the fuss about anyway??
I saw this posting on techradar news and thought it was worth sharing. They provide a nice summary...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/19/2009
XP to Win7 Migration - How do I do that then?
With the excitement around the public release of Windows 7 this week, I’m getting lots of questions...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/19/2009
Windows 7 Search Info
As there is currently a masssive interest in Windows 7 I thought I would share this helpful learning...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/19/2009
Windows7 - Only 6 day to go & the WOW starts NOW!!
As I hope you know by now, we are releasing the OS on 22 Oct 2009. I’m on the Windows 7 final build...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/16/2009
NATAL and MILO in the workplace??
I hope most of you have already read alittle about project Natal and Project Milo, if not check my...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/16/2009
Project NATAL and Project MILO... Whats all that about?
Microsoft has now confirmed that nearly all of the big names in video games are working on titles...
Author: John7629 Date: 10/16/2009