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So we all know RU6 is out, but have you checked out what it fixes? .. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959241/en-us Version2.0 says: 950675 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950675/ ) Downloaded .xls file attachments are empty when you open the files by using Outlook Web Access on Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 You use ...

Check it out, Doug is back blogging http://blogs.msdn.com/douggowans/  I used to work with Doug and he knows his stuff and always amazes me with posts that make you go .. I didn't know that! So subscribe to his RSS and be amazed!

Heard a rumour today, that RIM are taking the european datacentre down for 7 hours on Friday (25th July 2008) night! Yeah, you read right, that it they are taking EUROPE out! .. All BES devices that use the European NOC will not be working! Oh my GAWD! time to get those Windows Mobile devices out!  Couldn't find anything on Google about it ...

Interesting article up on the computer weekly website about moving towards webmail.! <SNIP>Businesses with less than 1000 staff should consider replacing in-house e-mail servers with webmail to reduce the cost of providing e-mail for end users, analyst firm Gartner has advised. Matthew Cain, research vice-president at Gartner, said ...

Boyz & Girlz gentle remind if your interested in spending an evening with Gordon McKenna discussing SCOM 2007 and Exchange 2007. This event will be held in London at the MSFT offices in Cardinal Place near Victoria. The meeting will be a mixture of PowerPoint and Discussions so there will be plenty of time to run through your questions. The ...

So I posted this but missed the golden nugget near the end Original Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080519/tc_nm/summit_microsoft_dc_2;_ylt=AsKL2pjELwGF53bquJszSVIE1vAI Microsoft has already signed up large customers to its online services. The company said Coca Cola Enterprises Inc (CCE.N) signed up 70,000 seats for Exchange Online, ...

Any another one .. interesting how you could never find them when you want them  Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937194/  This article describes the product service strategy that Microsoft uses to help support Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. The way that we service Exchange 2007 differs from the way that we service ...

This just arrived in my inbox ... no mention of support for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1! Packed with new features to simplify administration and increase productivity! Includes BlackBerry® Monitoring Service for high availability through enhanced monitoring, alert, troubleshooting and reporting capabilities. Enhanced security features include ...

At last a Web Update Pack for ExBPA.  You can get it from here:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4F2F1339-CBCD-4D26-9174-F30C10D7EC4C&displaylang=en Basically this download contains the latest XML and ExBPA.chm files. Use this package to update your existing installation of the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer. ...

DOWNLOADSMicrosoft Forefront Server Security Management Console Beta 1Forefront 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 ...

Downloads Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 HelpThe Exchange Server 2007 Help can help you in the day-to-day administration of Exchange. Use this information to guide you through Exchange Server 2007 features, tasks, and administration ...

If you use Exchange and Outlook, then YOU NEED TO watch this WebCast! Why oh Why do the damm times for these WebCast SUCK of everyone outside of the US? This one is at 2100-2200 on Friday 2nd Feb 2007 Source: ...

This is an interesting article.  Source: http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/12/07/email-trouble-shooting-cx_rr_1208email.html Every information technology manager knows to reach for the aspirin when the company's e-mail system goes down. Thousands of dollars are lost, and employees across all departments call to demand restored ...

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Hummm interesting! I wonder how this will affect other partners?  Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jul05/07-20FrontBridgePR.mspx REDMOND, Wash. — July 20, 2005 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will acquire FrontBridge Technologies Inc., a leading provider of managed services that address corporate e-mail ...

Source:  http://www-306.ibm.com/software/swnews/swnews.nsf/n/nhan6eerne?OpenDocument&Site=lotus IBM has entered into an agreement to acquire PureEdge, a leading provider of electronic forms based business process management software and services. PureEdge Solutions Inc. is a privately held company established in 1993 with approximately ...

WALTHAM, Mass.—28 Jun 2005—Novell today announced open beta availability of its latest version of the most secure and reliable collaboration platform in the industry, Novell® GroupWise 7. GroupWise 7 features advances for end users such as integrated e-mail and instant messaging, enhanced Outlook support and a pre-bundled SUSETM LINUX Enterprise ...