On Monday 21st November 4pm-5pm (UK time) we will be hosting a web cast on troubleshooting Exchange Activesync. The speaker will be Paul Flaherty, Support Specialist for Microsoft UK. He will be covering off some of the most common support issues around Exchange Activesync and techniques and tips for delving deeper into problem solving in EAS. Paul will also be covering off how to troubleshoot some of the new features of Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2.

You will be able to join the webcast on 21st November via this link: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/join?id=MB9CF5&role=attend&pw=hh%5DGD8HQq

It's totally off topic, but I thought this was interesting:

Reading - UK - 20 October 2005 - Microsoft UK and Wembley National Stadium Ltd have today announced that Microsoft has become Wembley Stadium's first Founding Partner.

The 90,000-seat venue will be the biggest and most sophisticated stadium in the world, when it opens next year. As Wembley Stadium's first Founding Partner, Microsoft UK will support the Stadium in its final stage of construction and for the first four years of its operational life.

Nick Barley, Business & Marketing Officer at Microsoft UK, explained:

"Microsoft believes in helping people to achieve their potential. Wembley Stadium plays a unique role in British life it's a national icon that has inspired generation after generation of young people with the dream of playing and performing at Wembley. By becoming Wembley Stadium's first Founding Partner, we are helping to ensure that dream continues."

http://www.microsoft.com/uk/press/content/presscentre/releases/2005/10/PR03529.asp

Now imagine the referee running around the pitch with a little wireless Pocket PC in his to pocket, being able to call up video clips from various angles and photos of incidents.... Now how about tagging the players and using real time tracking to help with off-side decisions... :-)

Coming up on the 16th December we are hosting an event at Microsoft HQ on the Mobile Opportunity. The event is open to our Partners and is 100% subsidised. If you want to find out more about the latest happenings in the Windows Mobile space and how you can take that to your customers, do come along to meet us.

Here is the blurb from the web:

We'll cover how mobility fits within the Microsoft vision, the Windows Mobile device platform including Exchange SP2 and Windows Mobile 5 features, selecting a device, security, systems management and mobile application scenarios. During the day we’ll demonstrate Exchange 2003 with Exchange Active Sync, CRM mobile and SQL based mobile solutions. You will see the latest mobile devices such as the i-Mate K-Jam (new Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Phone Edition with integrated WiFi and keyboard).

We'll also showcase a range of killer applications for mobile devices such as live GPS tracking, field force enablement and more.

The link to book on to the event is here:   www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/readiness/opportunity/mobility

Last week we hosted a webcast on Mobilising Small Business Server. Scott Millar of Exactive shared some of his experiences with Windows Mobile and SBS2003 and some of the key messages that he takes to his customers. If you want to check out the webcast, the recording is here: https://www119.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/view?id=47NFCH

My thanks to Scott for taking part and thank you to those who attended the live webcast.

They powered the Gumballers across Europe and now the boys over at ALK have been busy updating CoPilot and have announced the arrival of v6. I *love* this application as it just works - it's easy and powerful and if you're a business, you will love the Live element that allows you to track units in the field. Check out the business solutions site from ALK where they highlight their recent partnership with TBS