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Microsoft Office 365: A "Tales From The Trenches" Roundtable Webcast
A free interactive roundtable webcast with Planet Technologies and Microsoft experts discussing Office 365 migration challenges and best practices.
ExRCA Now Supports Office 365
The Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer (ExRCA) adds a new Office 365 tab for validating Rich Coexistence configurations.
Microsoft Launches Office 365 Globally
Microsoft has officially launched Office 365 globally. Official press release: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2011/jun11/06-28MSOffice365PR.mspx This is not just another product announcement. If your work is to support Microsoft technologies, this is something you must learn about…
Office 2010 SP1 Released
Office 2010 Service Pack 1 was released to Windows Update today. You can download it for yourself here: List of all Office 2010 SP1 packages There are 3 primary enhancements for Outlook 2010: Outlook 2010 SP1 includes Office 365 support. Outlook 2010 SP1 can be set to always use the default sending account. Fixes an issue in which the snooze time does not work correctly between appointments. You can see the complete list of fixes (on all of the Office 2010 products) via KB 2460049. ...
Talking IRM on RunAS Radio
Recently, I had a chance to chat with Richard Campbell and Greg Hughes on the popular RunAS Radio Show. The topic was Information Rights Management and how it relates to Exchange Server. This was also a feature I demonstrated on stage at the Exchange Connections event in Orlando earlier this year. If you’re not sure what IRM is or does, or if you wish to learn more about it, be sure to tune in on May 4th to listen to show #210! ...
RSAT for Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Until now, there were no Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) available for Windows 7 SP1. Microsoft released an updated version today which adds this support. You can download it here: Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Major PKI Breach
There has been a security breach identified with many Comodo Certificates. If you’re running Windows you need to apply this patch immediately. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=2524375 If you’re using Mac or Linux, this affects you too, however I do not have links for you at this time.
Cloud-Based BES Services With BPOS / Office 365
Two big developments for BlackBerry admins today: Microsoft’s Hosted Exchange (BPOS / Office 365) announced it would provide complimentary BlackBerry licenses for existing mailbox subscribers. RIM revealed plans to introduce a cloud-based BES service. Check out the official announcement at the Microsoft Office 365 blog for additional details.
IE9 RTM / RTW
Are you using Internet Explorer 8? Whelp, you’re now officially running Legacy software! IE9 released to the Microsoft Download Center tonight. Windows Vista / Server 2008: Windows Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista 64-bit Edition and Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition Windows Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (x86) Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2: Windows Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7 64-bit Edition and Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Edition Windows Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7 (x86) I’ve been using this for a while and after getting over a few bumps and learning curves, I can now say I really like it! ...