Is this thing on? : New Releases

Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Available!

Scott Schnoll — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:19:00 GMT

Today, we announced that the Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate is feature complete and available for download here. Updated online documentation for this release can be found at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124558(EXCHG.149).aspx.

Make sure your computer and infrastructure meet the Exchange 2010 System Requirements, install the Exchange 2010 Prerequisites, and install the Exchange 2010 RC today!

Enjoy the Release Candidate!

Why You Should Attend Tech·Ed North America 2009

Scott Schnoll — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:13:00 GMT

The Tech·Ed Web site has some great reasons as to why you should attend this year, but I thought I would add a few more:

Sessions, sessions, and more sessions. In case you haven't looked at the Session List, there's 738 technical sessions available.
Of the 738 sessions, 67 of them are Unified Communications sessions.
If you review the 67 UC sessions, you'll see titles like:

UNC204 Introduction to Microsoft Exchange Server "14"
UNC312 Archiving and Retention in Microsoft Exchange Server "14"
UNC313 High Availability in Microsoft Exchange Server "14" (this one is presented by yours truly)
UNC316 Microsoft Exchange Server "14" Architecture
etc., etc. (I think you know where this is going)

You'll also find several Hands On Labs, interactive instructor led sessions, and more!
If you need help convincing your boss that you should attend, we can help with that.
If you need help convincing your friends and co-workers to attend, we can help with that, too.

The future is coming, and you can see it at Tech·Ed North America 2009!

Check out the Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer Beta

Scott Schnoll — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:25:00 GMT

Want an easy way to check if AutoDiscover is working? Not sure if Exchange ActiveSync is configured correctly? Need to test your inbound mail flow? For help with these questions, and more, check out the Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer. This newly announced tool, nicknamed ExRCA, is a free Web-based test tool developed internally by Shawn McGrath and Brad Hughes.

Shawn and Brad announced the tool on the Exchange team blog.

You can check out ExRCA, which is currently in Beta, at http://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com. You can also follow ExRCA on Twitter and also join the ExRCA Facebook group.

Internet Explorer 8 RTM is Released!

Scott Schnoll — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:11:00 GMT

Welcome to the future of Web browsing!

Today at 9:00am PDT, we released Internet Explorer 8 to the web for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows Server.

Visit http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 for complete details on IE8.

To see some of the very cool new IE8 features in action, check out the IE8 videos at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/videos.aspx.

Like add-ons and accelerators? As of this morning there are over 1,200 Web Slices, Accelerators, and add-ons available worldwide in the IE8 add-on gallery.

Download IE8 now, and enjoy the future of Web browsing!