This is an interesting topic as presence information is not shared between Microsoft applications in the way you might think. After using OCS for several months and seeing presence information displayed in Outlook 2007, SharePoint sites, and the OCS Client itself, I was under the (false) impression that there was some communication taking place between my OCS, MOSS, and Exchange Servers. In reality all of the Presence information is actually processed on the client - with no sharing of presence information

SQL Server 2008: What's New The new version of SQL Server offers a host of new features and enhancements that promise to improve performance, increase security, and make life better for database administrators. Here's an overview of the key changes and what you can expect from SQL Server 2008. SQL Server 2008: Security Security continues to be an area of deliberate improvement for SQL Server. Explore some of the most important security-related changes you'll find in SQL Server 2008, from encryption

BIWUG organizes another session around different topics see below. 18:00 - 18:30 Registration and welcome 18:30 - 19:30 How to do branding in MOSS 2007 with master pages and themes by Joost Feyen Join this session to get a walkthrough of the different customization and branding options in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. What effort does it take to brand SharePoint? What about accessibility? When to use SharePoint Designer?  This is an interactive

1. Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Technical training . This four day instructor-led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to architect and build Business Intelligence solutions using Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. This session covers both Monitoring and Analytics and Planning. Through extensive hands on exercises participants will build on their base knowledge. An outline of the course is attached. Dates currently scheduled are: November 20 – 23

This white paper describes how different versions of Microsoft Office programs work together with the 2003 and 2007 versions of Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies. Fair, Good, Better, Best, White Paper

What's New NEW - 2007 Office System Certifications Now Available The new 2007 certification exams will be rolled out throughout the first half of 2007 and will count toward the existing IW specializations certification requirements. Help your partners become proficient on the new Office System 2007 Technologies and get ready to take advantage of the great business opportunity with the 2007 IW Specializations. New Exams Available (Mapping Messaging and Collaboration and Portals and ECM Specializations)

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If so, you've come to the right place...... The Microsoft Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimisation course dates have now been scheduled! :) The dates are: 22 – 23rd Jan, at Microsoft UK 25th – 26th Jan, Regis TVP 29th – 30th Jan, Regis TVP 1st – 2nd Feb, Regis TVP Link to enrol: https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=eb59d8f8-796b-45e0-a184-62e8ae7ccb66 For more information about the course please refer to my earlier BPIO blog at the following address http://blogs.technet.com/jocarpenter/archive/2007/01/04/bpio-partner-sales-readiness-workshop.asp

CRN Headline: Vista's Guinea Pig: Lab Puts Microsoft's Vista Stack To Work On Cancer Research It’s always good to see good press in the headlines, so I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight the efforts being made to implement technology from the Information Worker segment in this high profile customer example. Quote from the article: "The advanced functionality of SharePoint 2007 and of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) at Vista's heart meant that two InterKnowlogy developers could

Detailed Information about the following Training Courses Clinic 3041: Deploying Microsoft® Windows Vista™ and the 2007 Office System Client Products (Beta) Clinic 3369: Getting Started with Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0 (Beta) Clinic 3370: Getting Started with Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 (Beta) Clinic 5045: Inside Look at Developing with Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0 Clinic 5046: Inside Look at Building and Developing Solutions with Microsoft® Office SharePoint®