I'm happy to have returned to Microsoft. My new blog is http://blogs.technet.com/loum/

I've spent the past six years here at Microsoft, 1/2 of which was dedicated to helping move customers to our platform from Lotus. I wish the remaining team good luck. Sincerely, Lou Mandich.

I would like to thank Mark Smith for contributing this IP and allwing me to blog this on his behalf for the benefit of the community. Here is Mark's introduction... " Mark is the Infrastructure Practice Manager and Principal Architect for Capax...

Thank you Casey Spiller for updating this script! ################################################################################################## # Move-DominoGroupWithSMTP.ps1 # # Written by Casey Spiller # # # This script will move Domino Groups...

What's new for Transporter Suite in regards to Lotus Domino in the July 2008 Release. Download the Suite from here -> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=35FC4205-792B-4306-8E4B-0DE9CCE72172&displaylang=en Customers...

When attempting to migrate groups from Lotus Notes to Exchange 2007 with the Transporter for Lotus Notes, you may notice that Groups that contain SMTP addresses (non Exchange or Notes users) are not migrated with the group. I became aware of this issue...

# merge-DominoUser.ps1 # ------------- DISCLAIMER ----------------------- # The code herein is provided as is with no gurantee or waranty concerning # the usability or impact on your messaging system and may be used, distributed # or modified...

Earlier this week we released a major update to the Microsoft Transporter Suite (A set of tools that help customers migrate content into Exchange, SharePoint and Active Directory). The Microsoft Transporter Suite is now available for download ( here ...

This is a living document to describe the features between multiple different messaging migration tools used for Domino to Exchange. It is only meant to be an aid, not a definitive solution. It will help you narrow your choices when comparing toolsets...

Have you been waiting with bated breath for fantastic end to end guidance around the Microsoft Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino? Well my good reader, your wait is over! We’ve been working hard with support and with the field to make sure that the information...

I’ve been testing the scenarios for applications migration and one of the testing areas was application data mapping. Today I’d like to talk about alternative migration of Notes Document Library databases. The default target for Notes Document Library...

Hello it’s Lou again, I’d like to thank Omar Castillo Rodriguez for his work on this topic. “In Office 2007 here are your two options for OLE- 1. Use the registry key that we need modify to enable Outlook 2007 to permit the access to OLE Objects...

Today we release the Microsoft Transporter Suite 2007 for Lotus Domino. It is publically available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/interopmigration/collaboration/default.mspx . Customers, Partners and consultants can download the released...

The Windows PowerShell team has a great blog where you can learn all kinds of interesting tips and tricks. They recently posted this great PowerShell "cheat sheet" and we thought our readers might be interested, so we're reposting it here. The PowerShell...

Wow, Tuesday’s webcast was great ! Tons of interest and fantastic questions. Plus it was fun to take a break for a couple of hours during these final weeks before we ship and show off the Transporter a little. If you missed Tuesday’s webcast overview...

There isn’t transport stack in the Microsoft Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino. We have switched the transport stack from using the Exchange Development Kit Gateway from the Connector for Lotus Notes which was available in Exchange 5.5, Exchange 2000...

Hi again! We talked briefly before about what was new with directory migration, but you may well ask what have you done for me lately? Well I’ll tell you. Directory migration wasn’t the only place we made improvements, mail migration also got some love...

With this blog I would like to open a series of Connector blogs and will start with what is new in Transporter Connectors. We have made significant changes in this release of Connectors in Transporter Suite, including: 1. Ability to configure and...

After the release of the public beta last week, I thought it would be fun/good to have an open Live meeting to allow everyone to meet the team, do some demos, and answer some questions. So consider this your invitation to join us in a review of this recent...

You may be wondering to yourself, what’s new about directory migration in the Transporter Suite? Well, I’m glad you asked. There were a couple of things that we were trying to accomplish in the area of directory. First of all, it occurred to us that you...

Had some down time this evening so I wanted to quickly blog about some of our thinkig around the GUI and the PowerShell tasks. The New Consolidated Transporter Management Console; The decision to make life easier for the admin by consolidating...

Just thought I would post a pointer to Bob's site on the Sharepoint Templates released. http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/01/22/announcing-role-based-templates-for-sharepoint-my-sites.aspx -todd

Yes, as the team releases the beta of 2007 tools, I am here in Orlando suffering through all the sunlight and warmth... I've been attending Lotusphere since it started 14 years ago, but only as a Microsoft employee for the last two. Last year was shortly...

Busy Day…Week…Year… Today, Microsoft publicly announces a new set of tools to make the transition from Lotus to Microsoft easier. The announcement details: · A new set of coexistence and migration tools (Microsoft’s Transporter Suite 2007 for Lotus...

After what looks to be a long break, I want to make sure folks know we are still alive and well!!! From a team perspective, we have really been cranking hard on our tools, doubling down our efforts, helping customers with their migrations and doing...