In case you are not already aware, the latest set of GC updates for OCS 2007 R2 have been released: Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat Server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980042 Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat Client...

Perry Clarke's new blog post answers some interesting Exchange Storage questions - http://blogs.technet.com/perryclarke/archive/2010/04/14/storage-performance-and-my-take-on-virtual-storage.aspx

  Voicemail is a relatively mature technology. It is so thoroughly established in users’ daily workflows that it has become practically invisible to the organization except as an ongoing expense. Because of their origins in telephony, voicemail systems...

If you have a spare 7mins I suggest you watch this video of Perry Clarke (Exchange PM) talk about Exchange 2010 Storage, SSD, Hot and Cold Data. Geek Out with Perry

Thanks to Steve for posting this, but these two videos on Windows Phone 7 make it very exciting about what’s coming – looks fabulous and about time. Enjoy. http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2010/04/28/office-and-email-on-windows-phone-7.aspx

Hope everyone had a great Easter..! If you haven’t seen this then I would recommend a quick read http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/982021?p=1

Has been made public – you can found out the details here …. yes this includes support for OL2007 and the Personal Archive

Francois Doremieux discusses a little more about OCS Wave 14 Voice features. Take a look: TechDays 2010: New Voice capabilities and infrastructure in Microsoft Communications Server "W14"

The Microsoft Exchange VP Rajesh Jha discusses about moving to the Cloud, and Moving Up from Exchange 2003 with Windows IT Pro http://bit.ly/bqajEq A good 12min video of the benefits of Exchange 2010

Role Purpose Be part of one of the most exciting areas within MSFT, Unified Communications(UC). You will be responsible for bringing customers exciting new solutions like Office Live Meeting, Office Communications Server, Communicator, VoIP technologies...

Forrester analysts say Exchange 2010 is an upgrade worth considering http://bit.ly/9djMaT