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Getting to Know Microsoft Exchange Server 2007http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/preview/default.mspx
Download Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2007/downloads/beta.mspx
Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2 Overviewhttp://www.microsoft.com/exchange/preview/evaluation/overview.mspx
Exchange Server TechCenterhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/default.mspx
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Technical Resourceshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2007/default.mspx
Exchange Server 2007 Learning Resources (FREE e-Learning for a limited time!)http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exchange2007/default.mspx
Exchange Server In-Depth – Webcast Serieshttp://www.microsoft.com/events/series/tnexchangeserver.mspx
Exchange Team Blog – “You Had Me At ELHO”http://msexchangeteam.com/
This session’s resource page:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/EXC-103
Book: Hacking Exposed Network Security Secrets & Solutions 5th Ed.McClure, Scambray and Kurtz; McGraw Hill Emeryville, CA 2005
Securing Active Directory Administrative Groups and Accountshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/networksecurity/sec_ad_admin_groups.mspx
How Security Principals Workhttp://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/6375943b-1089-4ec5-9b2d-823b884ec1ec1033.mspx?mfr=true
Strengthening Security on Service Administration Accounts and Groupshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/networksecurity/sec_ad_admin_groups.mspx#E2KAC
What Is Administrative Templates Extension?http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/8f0daf74-1eac-4d47-ac8a-bcbe23c67352.mspx
Administrative Template File Formathttp://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/policy/policy/administrative_template_file_format.asp
How Administrative Templates Extension Workshttp://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/74635e11-a0e2-42e0-b3c6-a5ccbc43c9311033.mspx?mfr=true
Software restriction policies overviewhttp://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/90b75a83-bca7-4871-a661-d67eafcfd86c1033.mspx?mfr=true
How to use Group Policy to remotely install software in Windows Server 2003http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816102/EN-US/
How To Prevent Domain Group Policies from Applying to Administrator Accounts and Selected Users in Windows Server 2003http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816100/EN-US/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kithttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/reskit/deploykit.mspx
Security Configuration and Analysis Concepts http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/2b8c0c89-53f8-461d-bebf-8c68413c49a6.mspx
Security Configuration Wizard for Windows Server 2003http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/configwiz/default.mspx
Security Configuration Wizard – Quick Start Guidehttp://download.microsoft.com/download/f/7/1/f71adf6e-dbab-48a2-9a29-9e481110fd55/SCWQuickStartDoc.doc
What's New in Group Policy in Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn“http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/library/gpol/a8366c42-6373-48cd-9d11-2510580e4817.mspx
Identifying Group Policy Client-Side Extensionshttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/216357
Recommendations for managing Group Policy administrative template (.adm) fileshttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/816662
User Account Control Overviewhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/security/uacppr.mspx
Windows Vista Features – Security – User Account Controlhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/features/foreveryone/security.mspx#more
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