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Today Microsoft announced the name of it’s upcoming next version of OCS (Office Communications Server). It’s Lync . “Big deal. What’s in a name?” Good point. I guess the bigger news announced today would be that you can now download a Release Candidate of Lync, too...

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Here’s another TLA for you all to learn: CEC . Microsoft’s Common Engineering Criteria . The Microsoft Common Engineering Criteria is a set of engineering requirements and guidelines that govern all of Microsoft’s server products. The idea here is that we build products that work well together, and...

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Evaluate Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate today “The new Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate is here. Download this 120-day free release candidate version and try the new features in your own environment. When you register for the Exchange Server 2010 RC software you will automatically...

An IT Evangelist (so you know he’s cool), Narenda Wicaksono just shared an interesting story with those of us on an internal e-mail distribution list. The story could have been titled: How true love (and technology) overcame all obstacles (and costs!). His e-mail described it like this: ...

Breaking News: The IT Manager Community Hub is LIVE! Spread the word! For several months now, I’ve been working with people in the Microsoft BMO on this project, which started because of a recognition that IT Managers – people who lead IT people and run IT organizations – haven’t been served as well...

Jacob Thornberry of Brooks Stevens took a few minutes out of his busy day as their lone IT Pro to talk to me about his recent rollout of Office Communications Server 2007 . I thought this conversation would benefit anyone who is considering rolling out OCS, and so with Jacob's permission, we recorded...

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Office Connections 2008 - Orlando, FL - April 29, 2008 E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Feedback e-mail to my boss : Rich Russell– richruss@microsoft.com Future Live, In-Person Event Information TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde...

A couple of weeks ago (Wednesday October 24, specifically) I was driving like a madman from Dallas to Houston.  "Why so fast?" I had a deadline.  At 2:00pm I was scheduled to interview Sukhvinder Singh Gulati, a Sr. Lead Program Manager in the Unified Communications space - specifically...

Hi all! Here I am sitting at home for a few more hours before heading to the airport to get on a plane to Texas to deliver TechNet Events on Tuesday and Thursday.  "Texas?!  You don't usually cover Texas!" Well, I am pleased to be able to cover some events there now.  For those...