The OC 2007 R2 Evaluation Edition is now [re]-released. KB article 980093 pertains to this release of OC. Description of the update for the Evaluation version of Office Communicator 2007 R2: February 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid...

Loads of webcasts and Exchange 2010 Videos to consume… Enjoy :) Webcasts: · Introducing Exchange Server 2010 · Discover the New OWA: Outlook Web App · Upgrade and Coexistence with Exchange Server 2007 and 2003 · Information Protection and Control in Microsoft...

Print this out on A3 and this poster clearly explains how OCS works. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=af2c17cb-207c-4c52-8811-0aca6dfadc94

Just to let you know the Microsoft UC Folk will be in force at this years UC Expo – will be fun..! “Interested in understanding more about Microsoft’s Unified Communications Strategy, the future of email, a software based approach to integrated telephony...

I needed to get permission to post this, but now I have, here is our real example of how Office Communications Server R2 (OCS R2) has been deployed in our Dublin data centre and as such, enabling all Microsoft UK employees the capability of reducing travel...

This morning I delivered a Ex2010 Overview session at Fujitsu’s offices in London – and as discussed I have revved the slide deck and other associated material which you can download from here Thanks to FJ for a fun morning and a good # of delegates.

http://blogs.technet.com/tlyons/archive/2010/01/19/additional-windows-live-messenger-pic-federation-ip-address.aspx

Busy day today :) The latest versions of the Live Meeting Client and Outlook Conference Add-In have been released – this also includes the 64bit version Add-In’s for the 64 bit version of Outlook 2010 – woohoo..! Remember 1. Both the LM Client and Conf...

As you maybe aware the native Notes connector was retired in Exchange 2010. I received the following PR today from Binary Tree regarding the availability of their tool to provide migration tools from Notes to Exchange Server 2010 – in their own words...

You may have recently heard of an IBM “win” of Panasonic moving to the cloud with iNotes – essentially being touted as a competitive win against Exchange. Before you get to immersed in all the news, I encourage you to take a look at the facts from Julia...

I get asked fairly frequently about the native reporting on OCS R2 – now you can make life really is with this tool from Unify2 “PowerView is a comprehensive reporting and billing solution for Microsoft’s Office Communications Server (OCS).  It comes...

Happy New year..! Just to let you know that the latest updates for OCS and Communicator have been released: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b3b02475-150c-41fa-844a-c10a517040f4 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads...

A minimum of 2 OCS articles every week from the MVP and OCS Masters community:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ocs/ee465814.aspx

You can download from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=371add31-d7a0-4c8b-8325-a6fced2d05e6&displaylang=en   This rollup includes changes required to support BlackBerry® Enterprise Server against Exchange Server...

Register for the HP Exchange 2010 Webinar Today! Making the Move to Exchange 2010: The Inside Story Tuesday, December. 8th, 8:30-9:30 AM (PST) Invite your customers to sign up today for this one-hour webinar. They'll receive invaluable insights into the...

Today’s session was just next to the London Eye and Thank you DiData for an expertly organised morning. On behalf of Microsoft, Thank you. As mentioned in the Exchange 2010 session – all the decks, including Gareth’s Windows Server 2008 R2 session can...

Obviously my SharePoint workspace isn’t happy …. You can grab the deck I used, plus other useful content off my SkyDrive

I’m currently on my way back from our first Exchange 2010 Launch hosted at the Manchester City Football Stadium, hosted by PostCTI . All in all a good day and the tour round the Stadium was great – including the heated seats in the Directors box..!  ...

This is simply ace…. http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/skyplayer

Get technical training, on demand. The following technical readiness webcasts are designed to provide partners with in-depth knowledge of new features and improvements in Exchange Server 2010. Exchange Online Introducing Exchange Server 2010 Addressing...

Description of the update package for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 XMPP Gateway: November 2009 Update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 XMPP Gateway (XMPP_2007R2_CU1) has been released to the Microsoft download center. http:/...

Next week I’m running a series of launch activities with a number of UK Exchange partners and as part of the demo’s, I’ll be doing the integrated OCS R2 Presence in OWA I thought it might be useful to show you how to configure it (albeit in a simple environment...

The Exchange Server 2010 Help file is available and you can grab it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8071C31F-45BE-48DC-BFCA-E1FB51F544D2&displaylang=en

I get asked this all the time and although this question is answered on a case by case basis there are some common themes throughout every business case. If you need a starting point then please make sure you immerse yourself in these resources: Forrester...

The Deployment Assistant has now been released and you can get hold of it here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exdeploy2010/default.aspx#Home