October 2007 - Microsoft Technical Rollup Mail
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Security
News
The "De-perimeterization" of Networks http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374750
By Ido Dubrawsky, Security Advisor, Microsoft Communications Sector In this month's Viewpoint, learn how and why the hardened perimeter is giving way to a process known as "de-perimeterization" -- the slow disappearance of the perimeter network (also known as DMZ, demilitarized zone, and screened subnet) in order to accommodate the reality of today's business networks and environment.
The Long-Term Impact of User Account Control http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374752
For as much coverage as it gets, there are still a lot of questions and misconceptions about User Account Control (UAC). Here's a frank discussion about what UAC is, what it is not, and how it should affect the way you manage systems.
ISA Server Network Protection: Protecting Against Floods and Attacks http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374753
Businesses need to eliminate the damaging effects of malicious software (also called malware) and attackers by using comprehensive tools for scanning and blocking harmful content, files, and Web sites. Learn how Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server helps provide access protection with intrusion detection, flood mitigation, spoof detection, and other sophisticated attack detection features.
Evaluate Forefront Edge Security and Access Products http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374754
Choose one of several options for evaluating Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 and Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007. Check out a demonstration toolkit, download free ISA Server 2006 trial software, or test drive products through TechNet Virtual Labs.
Declarative Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Security http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374755
By enabling the widest possible set of interactions between clients and services, WCF security introduces a degree of complexity that is difficult to master. In this article, Juval Lowy offers a declarative security framework designed to eliminate that complexity without decreasing security or configuration flexibility for the supported scenarios.
Security Tip of the Month: Adding "Kick" to Your Remote Access Security Policies with Intelligent Application Gateway http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374756
By Uri Lichtenfeld, IAG Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation Having access from anywhere can drive productivity, but it is challenging for companies to create a user experience that is both easy to manage and that helps to protect against security risks. This article describes how Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 provides tools to help companies publish applications in a more secure and user-friendly manner and achieve a better balance between access and security.
Manage Updates and Safeguard Your Systems http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7415504
Manage updates and simplify the task of protecting your systems with these free resources.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July, 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-sep.mspx
Search for previous security bulletins http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3992478
Security Bulletin Feed http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3992479 RSS http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3992480
Documents
Server and Domain Isolation Using IPsec and Group Policy http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374757
Increased connectivity means that domain members on an internal network are increasingly exposed to significant risks from other computers on the internal network, in addition to breaches in perimeter security. This guide presents a concept of logical isolation that embodies two solutions: server isolation to ensure that a server accepts network connections only from trusted domain members or a specific group of domain members; and domain isolation to isolate domain members from untrusted connections. These solutions can be used separately or together as part of an overall logical isolation solution.
ISA Server 2006 Security Guide http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374758
This guide provides you with essential information about how to harden and securely administer computers running ISA Server 2006 Enterprise Edition or ISA Server 2006 Standard Edition. In addition to practical, specific configuration recommendations, this guide includes ISA Server deployment strategies.
Intelligent Application Gateway User Guide http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374759
This guide provides in-depth information about IAG 2007 functionality and how to use its various components and options. It includes step-by-step instructions on how to configure, maintain, monitor, and control IAG servers.
Intelligent Application Gateway Advanced Configuration http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374760
This guide provides details on advanced configuration and capabilities of IAG, including security management tools, customizing Web pages, access control, session settings, and more.
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - Diagnostics and Troubleshooting http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374761
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in tool in Windows Vista is a stateful, host-based firewall that filters incoming and outgoing connections based on its configuration. IPsec and firewall configuration can now be done together in this snap-in. This article describes how Windows Firewall with Advanced Security works, what the common troubleshooting situations are, and which tools you can use for troubleshooting.
Perimeter Firewall Service Design for the Centralized Data Center (CDC) Scenario http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374762
Windows Server System Reference Architecture (WSSRA) is an integrated set of service solutions based on architectural guidance for typical enterprise scenarios. This section of the WSSRA guide provides information on the design used in the CDC scenario to provide a secure firewall solution between the Internet and the perimeter networks of the CDC infrastructure.
Perimeter Firewall Design Guide http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374763
This guide helps you to select a suitable firewall product for your organization's perimeter network. It presents the different classes of available firewalls and highlights their significant features. It also gives you guidance in determining your own requirements and helps you to select the most appropriate product for your perimeter firewall.
Active Directory Replication over Firewalls http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374764
This white paper explains how to get replication to function properly in environments where an Active Directory forest is distributed among internal perimeter networks and external (Internet-facing) networks.
Firewall Information for Windows Media Services 9 Series http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7374765
Most firewalls are used to control "inbound traffic" to the server; they generally do not control "outbound traffic" to clients. However, ports in your firewall for outbound traffic may be closed if a more stringent security policy is implemented on your server network. This article describes how to allocate ports for Windows Media Services and configure Windows Firewall for Windows Media Services, and it also gives firewall and registry settings for Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)
Downloads
Microsoft Antigen for Exchange with Service Pack 1 Beta Software
Antigen for Exchange provides server-level protection against the latest e-mail threats.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b1d3f9bc-97d4-40e1-8902-ce49ea4d579f&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Antigen Spam Manager with Service Pack 1 Beta Software
Antigen Spam Manager helps businesses eliminate spam and other undesirable message traffic on SMTP gateway and Exchange servers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7b94e15d-3d60-4369-bb2f-5a80e750cbe5&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Antigen for Exchange with Antigen Spam Manager with Service Pack 1 Beta Software
The Messaging Security Suite includes Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Antigen Spam Manager, and provides server-level protection against the latest e-mail threats.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d9c7b9e7-f0e5-4468-b29b-e388bd643a62&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Antigen for SMTP Gateways with Antigen Spam Manager with Service Pack 1 Beta Software
The Messaging Security Suite includes Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Antigen Spam Manager, and provides server-level protection against the latest e-mail threats.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3075d72a-b209-4551-bc13-8eb882cbf825&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Antigen for SMTP Gateways with Service Pack 1 Beta Software
Antigen for SMTP Gateways provides gateway protection against the latest e-mail threats.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=251d147e-77d3-4daa-aaa3-0e8e4fe3c60e&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console Release Candidate
Forefront Server Security Management Console allows administrators to easily manage Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Forefront Security for SharePoint, and Microsoft Antigen.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f9b669c6-6f9f-4c09-8457-c00b5b6ebd7a&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console Release Candidate User Guide
Forefront Server Security Management Console allows administrators to easily manage Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Forefront Security for SharePoint, and Microsoft Antigen.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ae4ce23b-9e1e-455c-87a4-36167fe43107&DisplayLang=en
Defense in Depth: Securing Windows Server 2003 Datasheet
This is Microsoft Services Defense in Depth: Securing Windows Server 2003 datasheet
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=af323f48-8134-4eba-b2e6-1f973dcb96a8&DisplayLang=en
Software Update Management (SUM) Datasheet
This is Microsoft Services Software Update Management (SUM) datasheet.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0c33ca13-fee3-4859-ae76-661a16beac5c&DisplayLang=en
The Sender ID Framework: Protecting Your Brand, Users & Infrastructure
Describes the benefits of implementing Sender ID
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=41fd8292-23f8-4f28-830c-d6cb6deec747&DisplayLang=en
August 2007 Security Releases ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on August 14th, 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e4dcc3e7-36bd-4c6f-a8b6-421cb8902eaa&DisplayLang=en
Sender ID: "Implementation Tips for the Sender ID Framework—Creating Your SPF Record"
The print-ready brochure describes the benefits of authenticated e-mail and of Sender ID implementation to both senders and recipients.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b7ce1cac-d884-4216-82fe-379f875663ff&DisplayLang=en
Windows: Baseline Security Desired Configuration Monitoring (DCM) Datasheet
This is Microsoft Services Windows: Baseline Security Desired Configuration Monitoring (DCM) datasheet.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c186d5f0-e2f3-42a1-ab90-7bffa72036f8&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004, and 2006 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
The ISA Server Management Pack monitors ISA Server events and alerts for the ISA Server versions 2004 and 2006.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6bf3b468-0473-41a1-9ea1-f3bcec7aa562&DisplayLang=en
Security White Papers
Security white papers that address the specific security needs of particular industries, such as the professional services and financial services industries.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4cd29b01-eed8-45f5-ab1e-ff1e1aef7b22&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Supportability Update
Microsoft® Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Supportability Update provides improved troubleshooting features for ISA Server 2006 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6f629eac-d8c6-4437-9d20-b47b02db413a&DisplayLang=en
ILM 2007 Password Management Collection
The Password Management Collection introduces users to the Password Change Notification Service (PCNS) in ILM 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ae09d2f5-8ac2-4769-ab6a-48fe35a25c63&DisplayLang=en
EST 2007 09 September 11 Enterprise Scan Tool (standalone)
Enterprise Update Scan Tool (standalone version) for detecting needed security updates for September 2007 as described in MS07-052, MS07-053.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d7e0af00-47b7-46d0-9252-cc9d7db7385d&DisplayLang=en
Extended Security Update Inventory Tool
The Extended Security Update Inventory Tool is used to detect security bulletins not covered by MBSA including MS04-028, February 2005 bulletins, and future security bulletins that are exceptions to MBSA.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2c93da1d-48a0-4e5c-991f-87e08954f61b&DisplayLang=en
September 2007 Security Releases ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on September 11th, 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=08cb7697-468f-4642-857e-1b5137ecc242&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)
This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ad724ae0-e72d-4f54-9ab3-75b8eb148356&DisplayLang=en
Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [September 2007] (KB905866)
Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=aa029fde-f341-44fc-8b85-0c6f3d3c2d69&DisplayLang=en
Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter for x64-based Systems [September 2007] (KB905866)
Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=749e10cd-f40c-4f94-8e38-d4221ded7652&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console Release Candidate
Forefront Server Security Management Console allows administrators to easily manage Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Forefront Security for SharePoint, and Microsoft Antigen.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f9b669c6-6f9f-4c09-8457-c00b5b6ebd7a&DisplayLang=en
2007 Office System Document: Digital Signing of Microsoft 2007 Office System Documents
The 2007 Microsoft Office system provides many security improvements over its predecessors, including digital document signing. This white paper introduces the reader to digital signatures: what they are and how to use them.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=79d06e72-4b45-4669-9eac-0eca5821e8ff&DisplayLang=en
ILM 2007 Password Management Collection
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ae09d2f5-8ac2-4769-ab6a-48fe35a25c63&DisplayLang=en
Update for Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB937833)
This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in September 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b9f8df9-ee04-415e-954f-6ba45b6e72c8&DisplayLang=en
Update for Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB936677)
This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in September 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3431b2b0-5313-4acb-8daa-4fb9e638f901&DisplayLang=en
Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Design and Deployment Guides
BitLocker design and deployment guidance.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=41ba0cf0-57d6-4c38-9743-b7f4ddbe25cd&DisplayLang=en
Podcasts: How Microsoft IT Manages Physical Security through Strategic IT Convergence
The purpose of World Wide Security Operations is to protect Microsoft’s assets in a manner consistent with corporate culture.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b72ea3fb-6905-48b6-a987-cc4c032de7e1&DisplayLang=en
Events/WebCasts
Microsoft Security Webcast Series: Upcoming and On-Demand
Security Webcast Calendar http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=37910
Find security webcasts listed in an easy-to-use calendar format.
Upcoming Security Webcasts
http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/upcoming.mspx
Register for the following Webcasts on the link above
TechNet Webcast: Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (Level 200)
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 11:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: Message Security, Active Protection, and Compliance with Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Friday, October 5, 2007 9:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft October Security Bulletins (Level 200)
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: Managing Messaging and Collaboration Security with the Forefront Server Security Management Console (Level 200)
Friday, October 19, 2007 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time
Microsoft Webcast: Improve and Simplify Mobile Device Security and Management (Level 100)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:30 A.M.-11:30 P.M. Pacific Time
On-Demand Security Webcasts
http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/ondemand.mspx
Windows Platform
News
Technical Rollup Mail Blog
The TRM mail that you get monthly is now on line. This will make it easier and faster for you to search for core article and information as well as going back through archives. Each month the Technical Rollup Mails will get posted up to this site to keep you onto of all your technology needs.
http://blogs.technet.com/trm/
Windows Server 2008 RC0 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility and reliability of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0818d425-cd47-4279-be8d-24aba14530a3&DisplayLang=en
Improving opportunities with Office OpenXML
Whether it is a shorter development cycle when creating new opportunities to fulfil customer needs, or the enablement of a rich client component for your Office Business Applications, the adoption of Open XML formats will enhance your ability to boost revenues, lower development cost, and scale successfully. In fact, it lets you effectively turn into reality the development ideas you may have been considering, but never got round to doing because of the investment in time and cost required. Download the paper 'Improving Opportunities with Ecma Office Open XML Formats' and learn how the Open XML formats can help lower barriers to developer adoption, enabling integration with business data whilst still allowing room for innovation.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7303645
Join the Beta for the 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide
When released this fall, the 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide will provide best practices, preconfigured security settings, and automation tools to help you quickly and easily deploy security configurations for the 2007 Microsoft Office system release across your organisation. The beta programme for the guide is launching in mid-September. Reserve your place now.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7464595
Get Best-Practice Guidance for Managing Windows Vista Desktop Operations
Windows Vista Service Life Cycle Management provides concise guidance to help minimise total cost of ownership of desktop infrastructure. Process guidance and document templates help make service management concepts from the IT Infrastructure Library and the Microsoft Operations Framework tangible and easily implementable by focusing on a single and common IT service.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7464596
Windows Server 2008 in Branch Offices
Among the critical challenges faced by administrators of branch office environments are cost control, security and agility. See how enhancements in Windows Server 2008 help businesses overcome these challenges in a cost-effective way.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7464541
Get an Extra Shot at Microsoft Certification
For a limited time, you can get an extra chance to pass any Microsoft IT Professional or Microsoft Dynamics Certification exam - free. Register for this offer before your first exam and you'll get two shots at success. Register now.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7464537
Windows Vista TechCenter
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/default.aspx
Documents
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta Whitepaper
Windows Vista SP1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 will contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. SP1 also addresses some management, deployment, and support challenges.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=090deaf6-2eaa-4aaa-8b3b-2e199db4a97d&DisplayLang=en
Get Best-Practice Guidance for Managing Windows Vista Desktop Operations
Windows Vista Service Life Cycle Management provides concise guidance to help minimise total cost of ownership of desktop infrastructure. Process guidance and document templates help make service management concepts from the IT Infrastructure Library and the Microsoft Operations Framework tangible and easily implementable by focusing on a single and common IT service.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7464596
Windows Server 2008 in Branch Offices
Among the critical challenges faced by administrators of branch office environments are cost control, security and agility. See how enhancements in Windows Server 2008 help businesses overcome these challenges in a cost-effective way.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7464541
Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals
These step-by-step guides will assist IT Professionals in deploying or migrating to Windows Vista. These guides will also provide step-by-step information on how to control device installation using Device Management and Installation (DMI) and manage ADMX files. There are also step-by-step guides to help you protect data using BitLocker Drive Encryption, to administer the TPM Security Hardware in a computer using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Services, and to help deploy better-managed desktops and mitigate the impact of malware using User Account Control (UAC).
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=311f4be8-9983-4ab0-9685-f1bfec1e7d62&DisplayLang=en
Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate: System Requirements and Installation Documentation
Release documentation containing known issues for the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1087a498-40ad-46ba-9ada-f32a58a94a85&DisplayLang=en
Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides
These step-by-step guides help IT Professionals learn about and evaluate Windows Server 2008. These documents are downloadable versions of guides found in the Windows Server 2008 Technical Library. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=86808)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=518d870c-fa3e-4f6a-97f5-acaf31de6dce&DisplayLang=en
Changes in Functionality from Windows Server 2003 with SP1 to Windows Server 2008
This document describes new features and technologies, which were not available in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), that will help to increase the security of computers running Windows Server 2008, increase productivity, and reduce administrative overhead. These topics apply to the next release of Windows Server 2008, based on the functionality expected to be included in the Beta releases in 2007. They do not describe all of the changes that are included in Windows Server 2008. Instead, they highlight changes that will potentially have the greatest impact on your use of Windows Server 2008 and provide references to additional information.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=173e6e9b-4d3e-4fd4-a2cf-73684fa46b60&DisplayLang=en
Download the Architecture Journal: Infrastructure Architecture
You can now download Journal 11 which covers Infrastructure Architecture, and includes articles on Test Driven Infrastructures, Versioning in SOA and Mass Hosting High Availability Architecture.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7137202
Free Subscription to Architecture Journal
Composite Applications is the topic under discussion in the current edition of the Architecture Journal with articles on 'Building Office Business Applications' and a profile of Scott Guthrie from Microsoft Corporation. Register today for your free print or online subscription.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6500756
Downloads
Windows Server 2008 RC0 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility and reliability of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0818d425-cd47-4279-be8d-24aba14530a3&DisplayLang=en
SC Ops Mgr 2007 Resource Kit – Sample Vista Gadget
A Vista Gadget that enables you to view the active alerts and health states for a specified set of objects from a computer running Windows Vista.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0f5a060b-635d-4355-b0ac-32ee2943bfd9&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer
Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer (MBCA) provides the ability to analyze/benchmark a system’s configuration with respect to a predefined baseline configuration.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=db70824d-abae-4a92-9aa2-1f43c0fa49b3&DisplayLang=en
Group Policy Management Console Sample Scripts
The Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) provides a comprehensive set of COM interfaces that you can use to script many of the operations supported by the console. Included in this download is a set of sample scripts that make use of these interfaces.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=38c1a89b-a6d2-4f2a-a944-9236999aee65&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Office Outlook Connector
With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages and contacts for free!
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7aad7e6a-931e-438a-950c-5e9ea66322d4&DisplayLang=en
Events/WebCasts
Licensing
Licensing can be confusing - but it needn't be. Attend this course to understand Microsoft Licensing and how best to apply it in your company to fit in with your business needs. This session is aimed at IT professionals who wish to gain a better understanding of Microsoft's software licensing. The briefing assumes no previous or in-depth technical licensing experience.
21 November 2007, Reading: An Introduction and Overview of Microsoft Licensing
Virtualisation and Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)
Get an overview of the virtualisation role, the scenarios, and the features that make server virtualisation an important pillar of Windows Server 2008. We also cover the longer-term strategy and road map for Microsoft virtualisation technologies.
Video Series: Building an Office Communications Server 2007 Architecture
Watch the recent Office Communications Server 2007 Ignite Tour on demand in high-resolution video and learn how to deploy Office Communications Server 2007 voice communications, conferencing, instant messaging and enhanced presence across the enterprise.
New Windows Server 2008 Webcast Express Demo Videos
Let our IT Pro Evangelists take you on a quick tour of different features in Windows Server 2008 in these demo videos:
- Windows Server 2008 Initial Configuration
- User Account Controls
- Server Manager
- Granular Password Setting
- Everything You Need to Know About System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 in 15 Minutes
TechNet Podcast: An Interview with Bill Staples on Windows Server 2008 Web and Application Platforms
WMA (5 MB) | MP3 (10 MB)
Windows Server 2008 is a powerful web application and services platform. Join Bill Staples as he talks about the release of Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008, which delivers a completely modular, extensible web server with expanded application hosting, while retaining excellent compatibility and solving key customer challenges.
TechNet Podcast: An Interview with Bob Visse on the Benefits of Windows Server 2008 Features
WMA (6MB) | MP3 (12MB)
Learn how Windows Server 2008, with its built-in web and virtualisation technologies, is one of the most robust, secure and reliable foundation on which to develop, deliver and manage rich user experiences and applications; provides a secure network infrastructure; and reduces costs while increasing technological flexibility and value within your organisation.
TechNet Podcast: An Interview with Bryon Surace on Windows Server Virtualisation Scenarios and Architecture
WMA (5MB) | MP3 (9MB)
Tune in for the interview with Bryon Surace as he provides a brief overview of the new virtualisation technologies incorporated in Windows Server 2008. He will provide an overview of the scenarios, architecture and key features.
Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008
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Unified Communications
News
Microsoft Unveils Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 in Technology Preview
New software builds on Exchange Server 2007’s anywhere access* to information, operational efficiency and built-in protection.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/aug07/08-13Exchange2007NewPR.mspx
Exchange Team Blog
http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx
Outlook Team Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx
Unified Communications Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/uc/default.aspx
Downloads
Intermass Fischer Asia Pte Ltd case study
Case study featuring how Intermass Fischer benefited from Upgrade existing Windows NT Server to Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 (SBS 2003 R2) which comes with Exchange Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d244f88db-e5c2-4e01-8759-9840d378641f%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Shell Help
This download contains the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) version of the Exchange Management Shell Help.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d0e14dd15-bb52-4b3f-9756-5146179a0809%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SDK July 2007
This release of the Exchange Server 2007 Software Development Kit (SDK) Documentation and Samples provides new and updated documentation and samples for building applications that use Exchange 2007. Use this SDK to help you develop collaborative enterprise applications for Exchange 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d7a44a56a-1dfd-4c26-b99a-1e680e914444%26DisplayLang%3den
Unified Communications and Collaboration:Pervasive Capabilities for Where and How People Work
This whitepaper describes the Unified Communications and Collaboration platform from Microsoft and how Microsoft's approach to unified communications and collaboration delivers the capabilities for people to collaborate on-demand – anywhere, anytime.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d37fd3106-a063-4308-b48e-a1184d9c3c81%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Help
This download contains a standalone version of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Help.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d5eb0f9a0-2c49-4f2a-8a09-b981ed667821%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino
Microsoft Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino is used for interoperability and migration from Lotus Domino to Active Directory, Exchange Server 2007, and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d35fc4205-792b-4306-8e4b-0de9cce72172%26DisplayLang%3den
VIDEO: Using the Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Office Outlook v2.0
This video will aid customers in using the Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Office Outlook.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d1a511c92-a45b-46ed-9848-64349eebd040%26DisplayLang%3den
VIDEO: Using the Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Exchange Server v2.0
This video will aid customers in using the Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Exchange Server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3da05519ef-b698-4a60-8292-d22d35393e43%26DisplayLang%3den
VM for Exchange Calendar Update Configuration Tool
The Exchange Calendar Update Configuration Tool enables administrators to update, using the Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft® Office Outlook®, multiple user mailboxes, thereby avoiding the challenges involved with broadly deploying the Outlook Time Zone Data Update Tool to all end-users.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d42b3bf77-7a2d-4454-9e77-5bf6e579116f%26DisplayLang%3den
Security White Papers
Security white papers that address the specific security needs of particular industries, such as the professional services and financial services industries.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d4cd29b01-eed8-45f5-ab1e-ff1e1aef7b22%26DisplayLang%3den
Exchange Management Shell Quick Reference
This download contains a quick reference sheet that can be used to access frequently used Exchange Management Shell cmdlets and syntax.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=11&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d01a441b9-4099-4c0f-b8e0-0831d4a2ca86%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Transport Server Role Architecture Diagrams
This download contains architectural diagrams of the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 transport server roles.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=12&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d612f811d-2953-4c08-945e-833c17150083%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console Release Candidate
Forefront Server Security Management Console allows administrators to easily manage Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Forefront Security for SharePoint, and Microsoft Antigen.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=13&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3df9b669c6-6f9f-4c09-8457-c00b5b6ebd7a%26DisplayLang%3den
TimeChangeType Extension Sample
The TimeChangeType Extension Sample extends the TimeChangeType that implements IXmlSerializable to create an IXmlSerializable partial class.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=14&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3da662c591-b6d7-44de-9085-821a3f8be90f%26DisplayLang%3den
Exchange Calendar Update Tool
The Exchange Calendar Update Tool enables administrators to update multiple user mailboxes and adjust calendars and meetings for daylight savings times.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=15&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d27bb0ee2-03ac-4e5b-aec5-3e878490fce1%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Antigen for Exchange with Service Pack 1 Beta Software
Antigen for Exchange provides server-level protection against the latest e-mail threats.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=16&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3db1d3f9bc-97d4-40e1-8902-ce49ea4d579f%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Antigen for Exchange with Antigen Spam Manager with Service Pack 1 Beta Software
The Messaging Security Suite includes Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Antigen Spam Manager, and provides server-level protection against the latest e-mail threats.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=17&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3dd9c7b9e7-f0e5-4468-b29b-e388bd643a62%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console Release Candidate User Guide
Forefront Server Security Management Console allows administrators to easily manage Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Forefront Security for SharePoint, and Microsoft Antigen.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=18&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3dae4ce23b-9e1e-455c-87a4-36167fe43107%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Quality of Experience
This document introduces Microsoft UC Quality of Experience, an innovative approach that aims to provide all users with the best possible quality anytime anywhere.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d05625af1-3444-4e67-9557-3fd5af9ae8d1%26DisplayLang%3den
Office Communicator Mobile (2007 Release)
Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile is a unified communications client for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. Communicator Mobile runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 or 6.0 software for Pocket PC and smartphone devices.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d2eea3e24-f216-4887-92b0-f37d942e26e0%26DisplayLang%3den
Communicator Mobile (2007 Release) Release Notes
The Communicator Mobile release notes document describes known issues about Communicator Mobile (2007 release) and suggested resolutions.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d6de9c753-5c89-4fa5-924f-a9cf8e877394%26DisplayLang%3den
Communicator Mobile (2007 Release) Frequently Asked Questions
The Communicator Mobile Frequently Asked Questions document provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about Communicator Mobile (2007 release).
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d96346923-bb96-4558-908f-d11195832565%26DisplayLang%3den
Communicator Mobile (2007 Release) Planning and Deployment Guide
The Communicator Mobile Planning and Deployment Guide describes server and client requirements and procedures for installing Communicator Mobile.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d892e9c25-1a0b-436d-b112-033d9993e034%26DisplayLang%3den
Communicator Mobile (2007 Release) Troubleshooting Guide
The Communicator Mobile Troubleshooting Guide describes the resolutions to issues that some users of Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile encounter under particular circumstances.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3dcfd79278-ac9d-4755-ae98-5922561927b9%26DisplayLang%3den
Communicator Mobile (2007 Release) Quick Reference Card - Instant Messaging (IM) and Presence
The Communicator Mobile Quick Reference Card for Instant Messaging (IM) and Presence describes the most commonly used Communicator Mobile (2007 release) features.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d83e972a8-81a1-4d51-bbef-74396b0f2641%26DisplayLang%3den
Communicator Mobile (2007 Release) User's Guide
The Communicator Mobile User's Guide describes how to use Communicator Mobile (2007 release) features.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d739ce707-2a35-4714-95f6-1d9f394ccae2%26DisplayLang%3den
Communicator Mobile (2007 Release) Quick Reference Card - Installation and Configuration
The Communicator Mobile Quick Reference Card for Installation and Configuration describes the minimum tools and procedures required to install and configure Communicator Mobile (2007 release).
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3db185ddc6-b67b-43a1-8bbb-2cc59fa4a46d%26DisplayLang%3den
Office Communications Server 2007 Document: Enterprise Voice Planning and Deployment Guide
This document provides information to help you plan and deploy Enterprise Voice in your Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d24e72dac-2b26-4f43-bba2-60488f2aca8d%26DisplayLang%3den
Office Communications Server 2007 Best Practices Analyzer
The Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Best Practices Analyzer is designed for administrators who want to determine the overall health of their Office Communications Server 2007 servers and topology.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=11&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d1b90993c-072a-4c84-b385-b76d23b2f27c%26DisplayLang%3den
Multilingual User Interface Package for Microsoft Office Communicator 2007
This package adds Multilingual User Interface (MUI) functionality to Microsoft Office Communicator 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=12&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d86de1e77-3406-475a-9271-24f507e20972%26DisplayLang%3den
Language Pack for Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access (2007)
This package adds multilingual user interface (MUI) functionality to Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access (2007 release).
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=13&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d82fb56f5-1dff-4b35-be2e-b60bdc60bd96%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Web Conferencing Choices White Paper
Compare Microsoft Web Conferencing Choices
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=15&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d250c2446-14dc-4f16-8c0a-38a0aad055b2%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Datasheet
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Datasheet
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=16&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d6306ae9c-6ede-4908-800f-256a75bebc75%26DisplayLang%3den
Office Communications Server 2007 Software Update Service
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Software Update Service provides an automated way to update all unified communications devices deployed in an organization.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=17&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d889c542e-8b09-46c2-bd86-671c21668830%26DisplayLang%3den
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Update Service Deployment Guide
This document describes how to deploy Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Software Update Service.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=18&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d83ef9159-e446-4d13-b05f-7e328b3cb4ad%26DisplayLang%3den
Office Communications Server 2007 Document: Backup and Restoration Guide
This document provides information to help you backup and restore service in your Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=19&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d5c6e6ac7-079a-4326-b517-3c117fadb44e%26DisplayLang%3den
Events/Webcasts
Exchange Unplugged Series
Exchange Unplugged gives you the inside scoop on Exchange Server 2007, Office Communications Server 2007 and the rest of the Unified Communications platform. Microsoft UK’s specialists will show you how Exchange 2007 has changed due to customer feedback, how to migrate from your existing solution to a unified communications solution and how Office Communications Server 2007 can help your users communicate better.
24 October 2007, London: Exchange Unplugged in Association with BT
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350037&Culture=en-GB
25 October 2007, London: Exchange Unplugged in Association with Dimension Data
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350057&Culture=en-GB
26 October 2007, London: Exchange Unplugged in Association with Fujitsu
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032349432&Culture=en-GB
30 October 2007, Chesterfield: Exchange Unplugged in Association with Lynx Technology
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032349424&Culture=en-GB
31 October 2007, Manchester: Exchange Unplugged in Association with Lynx
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350056&Culture=en-GB
01 November 2007, Maidenhead: Exchange Unplugged in Association with Nortel
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350071&Culture=en-GB
02 November 2007, Gaydon: Exchange Unplugged in Association with Post CTI
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032349336&Culture=en-GB
05 November 2007, Glasgow: Exchange Unplugged in Association with Capito
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032349344&Culture=en-GB
05 October 2007, TechNet Webcast: Message Security, Active Protection, and Compliance with Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
This session covers three main topics. We start with a look at message hygiene. Your e-mail system is constantly being bombarded with unwanted messages, and as a messaging administrator, it is your job to prevent that. Next, we discuss messaging policies. Following recent accounting scandals and the global terrorism threat, governments and their agencies require organizations to store, and produce upon request, pertinent e-mail messages. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 provides policies to achieve this goal with policies that are simple to set up and administer. Finally, we look at how messages can be made secure while in transit through your organization, between organizations, and across untrusted networks, such as the Internet.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032352474%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
19 October 2007, TechNet Webcast: Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting in Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Discover how you can use Windows PowerShell to perform day-to-day administrative tasks. In this session , we provide an overview of Windows PowerShell commands and describe how to construct them. Next, we demonstrate how you can build more complex scripts in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. We conclude the webcast with a review of the reporting facilities available in Windows PowerShell.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032352635%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
24 October 2007, Momentum Webcast: Early Preview of Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (Level 100)
Join this webcast for a preview of the newly announced Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1). The enhanced features of this service pack include support for the Windows Server 2008 operating system, enhanced integration with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, and improved mobile device management and advanced security technology. Exchange Server 2007 SP1 also includes features that can help enhance the user experience in Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (OWA), provide greater functionality in the Exchange Server 2007 Management Console, and deliver improved disaster recovery capabilities through Standby Continuous Replication.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032350850%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
26 October 2007, TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 Client Access and Web Services (Level 200)
In this webcast, we explore Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Client Access Services. The overall goal of Client Access Services is to add value to the data in your inbox by enabling you to access that data from wherever you are. In addition to access from Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (OWA), and mobile devices, we cover some new client access features introduced in Exchange Server 2007. We look at the various underlying components of Exchange Server 2007 Client Access Services and we describe improvements to calendaring functionality, the new Unified Messaging, Exchange Web Services, and programmatic access to messaging data. We conclude this webcast with a look at enhancements to Exchange Server ActiveSync.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032352684%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
Premier Soundbytes and Workshops (Ask your TAM for more details)
08/10/07 : Soundbyte : Introduction to Exchange 2007 Powershell
19/11/07 : Soundbyte : Exchange 2007 Messaging Records Management
17/12/07 : Soundbyte : Exchange 2007 Autodiscover
11/10/07 : Exchange 2007 Upgrade and Migration
26/11/07 : Exchange 2007 Upgrade and Migration
26/11/07 : Exchange 2003 Clustering
New KB’s
KB933261: The nickname of a mail user must be unique in a forest if you use the original release version of Exchange 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=933261
KB941169: You cannot use a Windows Mobile 5.0-based device or a Windows Mobile 6.0-based device to send an e-mail message to Exchange 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941169
KB938657: Duplicate Global Object IDs may appear in Exchange 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938657
KB940757: The Exchange Management Console crashes when you redraw a mailbox in the Recipient Configuration node in Exchange 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940757
KB940632: The last instance of a recurring meeting request is missing when a mailbox is migrated from Lotus Notes to Exchange 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940632
KB940764: Certain IMAP commands may cause the CPU usage to increase to 100 percent on an Exchange 2007 server that is running the Client Access Server (CAS) role
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940764
KB935202: You cannot move a mailbox across forests in an Exchange 2007 organization
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=935202
KB941146: Error message when users try to log on to Outlook Web Access in Exchange 2007: "A problem occurred while trying to use your mailbox"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941146
KB924955: The "From" field in a meeting request displays the wrong user when two Exchange 2003 organizations are connected by using an SMTP connector
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=924955
KB941265: The HeOABUpdate tool does not update the offline address book when you upgrade a user to a MAPI-enabled customer plan in Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (HMC) version 3.5
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941265
KB939216: Some provisioning requests do not work, and you receive a "0xc220140b" error message after you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 on a server that is running Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=939216
KB941856: Event ID 7514 is logged when a custom word list file is larger than 128 KB on an Exchange 2003 server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941856
KB941385: A mailbox store in a recovery storage group cannot be dismounted, and the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service cannot be shut down on an Exchange 2003 server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941385
KB940048: E-mail messages in the Drafts folder display incorrect sent dates after you use Microsoft Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino to migrate a mailbox to Exchange 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940048
KB942691: The Exchange 2003 Setup program deletes all empty folders and empty subfolders in the Exchange 2003 installation folder when you remove an Exchange 2003 component
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942691
KB940631: After you recover the clustered mailbox server in an Exchange Server 2007 single-copy cluster configuration, the expected registry entries are not created
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940631
KB940056: Microsoft Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino cannot migrate mailboxes from Lotus Domino to Exchange Server 2007 if the mailboxes in Lotus Domino contain a folder that has a blank name
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940056
KB941704: The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service stops responding on an Exchange 2007 server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941704
KB936734: You receive a NDR message after you send an e-mail message that contains a .zip file attachment by using an Exchange 2007 Edge server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936734
KB942179: You experience problems in Exchange 5.5 after daylight saving time (DST) starts in New Zealand in 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942179
KB942119: The basic version of Outlook Web Access for Exchange 2007 generates an exception when you click "Next Page" to view more search results in the address book
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942119
KB940053: Error message when a user tries to access a mailbox and download e-mail messages by using a DAV e-mail client program: "HTTP 500: Internal server error"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940053
KB934716: Error message when a user tries to double-click the Mail.prf file to start Office Outlook 2007 in a Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 3.5 environment: "PICS Rule file"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=934716
SQL Server 2008 Solutions – Your Data, Any Place, Any Time
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 provides a trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform that enables you to run your most demanding mission critical applications, reduce time and cost of development and management of applications, and deliver actionable insight to your entire organization.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/default.mspx
SQL Server 2008 Solutions – Redefining Pervasive Insight
SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence platform provides a scalable BI platform optimized for data integration, reporting, and analysis enabling organizations to deliver intelligence where users want it.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/solutions/bi.mspx
Welcome to the Microsoft SOA & Business Process Conference 2007 Website
Microsoft is pleased to announce the 2007 Microsoft SOA & Business Process Conference to be held from October 29th through November 2nd, 2007 at the Microsoft Conference Center on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA. During 4 days of breakout sessions, chalk talk discussions, hands-on-labs, peer networking, and social events you will learn about both Microsoft’s current portfolio and long-term strategy for SOA & Business Process initiatives. Whether you are a developer, architect, or business decision maker we will have something for you with tracks spanning technology, architecture, and business value topics.
http://www.mssoaandbpconference.com/
SQL Server 2005 is the Data Platform Leader
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a comprehensive, integrated data management and analysis software that enables organizations to reliably manage mission-critical information and confidently run today’s increasingly complex business applications. SQL Server 2005 allows companies to gain greater insight from their business information and achieve faster results for a competitive advantage.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/overview/default.mspx
Documents
Scale-Out Querying with Analysis Services Using SAN Snapshots
This SQL Server Best Practices white paper describes the use of virtual copy SAN snapshots in a load-balanced scalable querying environment for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services to increase the number of concurrent queries to Analysis Services servers with a rapid response time per query. Load-balanced querying distributes the load of all queries among the available servers. The use of the virtual copy SAN snapshots eliminates the need to copy data between an Analysis Services processing server and one or more dedicated Analysis Services query servers. This paper supplements the Scale-Out Querying with Analysis Services white paper.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7ac8e03d-bf1f-4733-93e0-bc0f6e567608&DisplayLang=en
National Aquarium Case Study
The National Aquarium in Baltimore had 16,000 animals, 2.2 million gallons of water—and too much data. At least, too much for it was locked away in isolated databases, where it was inaccessible and unable to be used for timely decision making. Now, by using Microsoft Business Intelligence, all-important attendance data is available in near real time rather than after a week’s delay, so it can be used to make marketing decisions that enhance attendance. A range of key performance indicators is immediately accessible to staff through business scorecards, with drill-down reports just a click away. Staff members regain up to 30 percent of their time by not having to create reports manually. And the solution can be easily extended to provide new analysis capabilities to functions and departments throughout the organization.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=691ad043-a5a0-4101-ab45-66ae8acca262&DisplayLang=en
Hewlett Packard Case Study
This case study discusses how Microsoft technology is helping HP consolidate its online storefront presence. It is also helping the company capture more revenue per order; the company estimates that the new solution has increased revenues on logistical services by about 14 percent per order. Customer service is also streamlined through the changes to real-world business processes.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5f00a849-12f3-4465-be07-a83ab2e4c254&DisplayLang=en
Kopitiam Group Case Study
To support an aggressive expansion strategy the Kopitiam Group's IT department selected Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 operating system to improve its operations and provide quality, innovative service to increase customer satisfaction, productivity and profitability.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e7e124b9-6850-4c97-a7c4-a81c75018420&DisplayLang=en
Empowering Enterprise Solutions with SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
This whitepaper describes how Microsoft’s scalable and integrated database platform can help companies of all sizes securely store and manage ever-increasing amounts of data from disparate sources. Microsoft's solution can also help ensure that business-critical systems and applications stay up and running.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=927b0b3a-d510-4742-a982-be801d204063&DisplayLang=en
Reducing Costs through Better Data Management
Discover how you can gain faster results, generate better decisions on a proven, enterprise strength, high performance database and analysis platform with lower total cost of ownership by downloading this brochure on Microsoft Data Management.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5cad951b-4883-4c8a-98b7-6e3eecf7b0d0&DisplayLang=en
High Performance Data Warehouse with SQL Server 2005
This document discusses things to consider when architecting a large, high-performance relational data warehouse, especially one that is host to unpredictable ad hoc queries. The discussion includes some of the new features of SQL Server 2005 and considerations to take into account when using these features. It also includes methodologies for creating and storing pre-aggregated result sets to facilitate mainstream queries and reports.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8d708350-4867-4447-af69-b9af2c2769f9&DisplayLang=en
Case Study: Crossmark: Three Terabyte Data Warehouse Set for Growth with SQL Server 2005
Based in Plano, Texas, CROSSMARK serves some of the biggest names in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. It assists CPG manufacturers in making sure that products are in stock, properly displayed, and priced correctly. As CROSSMARK planned for its biweekly feeds into its data warehouse to grow to 4 billion rows, it needed a robust extract, transform, and load (ETL) solution and a powerful reporting environment. CROSSMARK upgraded its data warehouse using Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 running on Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Enterprise Edition. The solution uses SQL Server 2005 Integration Services for ETL and SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=de34207b-74f1-4e8f-8654-724ef35770b8&DisplayLang=en
EMEA Case Study Resources
Word documents and PowerPoint presentations for GCRP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7cbc1d01-bdfb-46af-acc1-8ce17ff50bcb&DisplayLang=en
SQL Server 2008 Manageability
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008 builds on the management capabilities of previous versions and provides a variety of tools and frameworks to help you manage your enterprise data environment. The comprehensive management automation capabilities of SQL Server 2008 reduce the administrative overhead that is required to maintain data services and ensure compliance with change management policies. A new end-to-end performance monitoring and analysis suite helps you to optimize the responsiveness and scalability of your SQL Server services across the enterprise, and the scalable management interfaces and tools help you to reduce server management effort and focus on higher value activities.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_manageability.mspx
SQL Server 2008 Performance and Scale
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008 incorporates the tools and technologies that are necessary to implement relational databases, reporting systems, and data warehouses of enterprise scale, and provides optimal performance and responsiveness. With SQL Server 2008, you can take advantage of the latest hardware technologies while scaling up your servers to support server consolidation. SQL Server 2008 also enables you to scale out your largest data solutions.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_perfandscale.mspx
Delivering Location Intelligence with Spatial Data
The growing ability of businesses and consumers to quickly absorb large volumes of data, together with the increased availability of digital maps and spatially-enabled applications has created an unprecedented opportunity to incorporate geographic factors into decision making processes and analysis. The new spatial support in Microsoft SQL Server™ 2008 can help you to make better decisions through visual analysis of location data that can be stored and manipulated in a SQL Server database.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/spatialdata.mspx
Reporting Services in SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services provides a complete server-based platform that is designed to support a wide variety of reporting needs including managed enterprise reporting, ad-hoc reporting, embedded reporting, and web based reporting to enable organizations to deliver relevant information where needed across the entire enterprise. Reporting Services 2008 provides the tools and features necessary to author a variety of richly formatted reports from a wide range of data sources and provides a comprehensive set of familiar tools used to manage and secure an enterprise reporting solution.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_ssrs.mspx
What's New for XML in SQL Server 2008
Microsoft introduced XML-related capabilities in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with the FOR XML and OPENXML Transact-SQL keywords, which enabled developers to write Transact-SQL code to retrieve a query result as a stream of XML, and to shred an XML document into a rowset. SQL Server 2005 extended these XML capabilities significantly with the introduction of a native xml data type that supports XSD schema validation, XQuery-based operations, and XML indexing. SQL Server 2008 builds on the XML capabilities of previous releases and provides enhancements to meet the challenges that customers have faced when storing and manipulating XML data in the database.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_xml.mspx
Managing Unstructured Data with SQL Server 2008
The proliferation of digital content has significant implications for the way in which organizations store and access business data. Increasingly, databases that are at the core of business applications must be integrated with unstructured data in the form of documents, images, video content, and other multimedia formats. Organizations increasingly need to be able to store and manage digital data of all formats in order to manage the information lifecycle, meet compliance requirements, and implement content management solutions.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_unstructured.mspx
Downloads
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 CTP 4
SQL Server 2008, the next release of Microsoft SQL Server, will provide a comprehensive data platform that is more secure, reliable, manageable and scalable for your mission critical applications, while enabling developers to create new applications that can store and consume any type of data on any device, and enabling all your users to make informed decisions with relevant insights.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6a39affa-db6e-48a9-82e4-4efd6705f4a6&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2 Community Technology Preview August 2007
In its continued commitment to interoperability, Microsoft has released a new Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver with SQL Server 2005. The SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2 CTP August 2007 download is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge, and provides access to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 from any Java application, application server, or Java-enabled applet. This is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides database connectivity through the standard JDBC application program interfaces (APIs) available in J2EE (Java2 Enterprise Edition). This release of the JDBC Driver is JDBC 3.0 compliant and runs on the Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.4 and higher. It has been tested against all major application servers including BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, JBoss, and Sun.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f914793a-6fb4-475f-9537-b8fcb776befd&DisplayLang=en
SC Ops Mgr 2007 Resource Kit – Active Directory Integration Sample Script
A sample script that enables you to extract a list of computer names from your custom SQL Server database and add them to an Active Directory security group. The security group can then be referenced in the Agent Assignment and Failover Wizard to automate agent assignments to Management Servers.
1. Queries customer SQL asset database.
2. Populates custom security group with computer accounts of computers returned by the SQL query.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b3aa2d5a-b56c-40e8-8b63-139865a1749b&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Codename "Astoria" - Sept 2007 Community Technology Preview
The goal of Microsoft Codename Astoria is to enable applications to expose data as a data service that can be consumed by web clients within corporate networks and across the internet. The data service is reachable over regular HTTP requests, and standard HTTP verbs such as GET, POST, PUT and DELETE are used to perform operations against the service.
The payload format for the data exchanged with the service can be controlled by the client and all options are simple, open formats such as plan XML and JSON. The use of web-friendly technologies make it ideal as a data back-end for AJAX-style applications, Rich Interactive Applications and other applications that need to operate against data that is across the web.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0fa1413c-cb55-4577-960e-0f3491847f58&DisplayLang=en
.NET Rocks! - Donald Farmer on Data Mining
Donald Farmer has worked in the Microsoft Business Intelligence team for 6 years. He has worked on both the Analysis Services and Integration Services product teams. Donald is now Principal Program Manager for SQL Server Data Mining, working to build a seamless integration of predictive and exploratory analytics with the Microsoft business intelligence offering. Mr. Farmer is a popular speaker at international events for both business and technical audiences, with a wide range of interests including data integration, information quality, metadata intelligence, master data management and predictive analytics. He is the author of a number of books and articles. Prior to joining Microsoft, Donald worked not only in business intelligence but in fields as varied as medieval archaeology and fish-farming.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=79f0cb7a-99a0-46f8-bd23-77529a5c8758&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.1
In its continued commitment to interoperability, Microsoft provides a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for use with SQL Server 2005. The SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge, and provides access to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 from any Java application, application server, or Java-enabled applet. This driver is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides database connectivity through the standard JDBC application program interfaces (APIs) available in J2EE (Java2 Enterprise Edition). SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.1 is JDBC 3.0 compliant and runs on the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.4 and later versions. It has been tested against all major application servers, including BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, JBoss, and Sun.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6d483869-816a-44cb-9787-a866235efc7c&DisplayLang=en
Events / WebCasts
SQL 2005 Webcasts and Virtual Labs
SQL Server 2005 is data management and analysis software that delivers enhanced security, availability, and scalability to mission-critical data applications—while making them easier to develop, deploy, and manage. Choose from a wide range of live and on-demand webcasts. Or take part in a virtual lab, which allows you to cut your teeth on the new platform by experimenting with its different capabilities.
SQL Server 2005 Webcasts
Tuesday Teasers Webcast Series - Windows Server 2008 – Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:00 AM Central Time (US & Canada)
Please join Microsoft and our strategic partners each Tuesday for a weekly series of webcasts which will provide an overview of some of the new and exciting products and technologies set to be released for the coming year. In this series, you will hear from experts about how these new products can be leveraged in your enterprise to deliver great value within the Microsoft Optimization Models.
Tuesday Teasers Webcast Series - Windows Server 2008
Tuesday Teasers Webcast Series - SQL Server 2008 – Tuesday, October 09, 2007 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Please join Microsoft and our strategic partners each Tuesday for a weekly series of webcasts which will provide an overview of some of the new and exciting products and technologies set to be released for the coming year. In this series, you will hear from experts about how these new products can be leveraged in your enterprise to deliver great value within the Microsoft Optimization Models.
Tuesday Teasers Webcast Series - SQL Server 2008
TechNet Webcast: Advanced Manageability for SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services (Level 300) – Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
With Microsoft SQL Server 2008 comes the next release of Analysis Services, which offers advanced features for manageability. One such feature is Dynamic Management Views. These views enable the administrator to query for information regarding connections, sessions, and server performance. In this webcast, we introduce these views and drill down into many examples of their usage. Join us to learn not only which views are available, but also how to build effective queries, reports, and even cubes that you can use to understand and monitor the behavior of your Analysis Services servers.
TechNet Webcast: Advanced Manageability for SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services (Level 300)
Podcasts: How Microsoft IT Streamlined the SAP Unicode Conversion Process to Minimize User Impact and Enhance Performance
Join this webcast to find out how Microsoft, like many large organizations, relies on SAP AG enterprise resource planning (ERP) products to manage the day-to-day operations of its business. Newer SAP releases require the use of the Unicode codepage. In an effort to cause the least impact to SAP users and interfaces, minimize downtime, and equal pre-conversion SAP system performance, Microsoft IT developed a process that streamlined the conversion process requirements from one week to 22 hours. Only 15 of those hours were required for the actual conversion process. This process included exporting data through multiple servers, minimizing export and import times, and splitting large tables into as many as 13 packages. As a result, critical import and export times improved, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 log space requirements were minimized during data imports.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3b402a29-f5cc-406c-b96b-21c0cbb1521f&DisplayLang=en
Further on-demand webcasts are available here: http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetsqlserver2005.mspx
New KB’s
SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
You cannot upgrade the named instance of SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine Service Pack 3a that is installed together with Application Center 2000 Service Pack 2 to SQL Server 2000 SP4
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941825
SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
Some or all SQL Server 2005 services are not listed in SQL Server Configuration Manager, or you receive a "No SQL Server 2005 components were found" error message when you perform operations in SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941823
Error message when you run a distributed query against a loopback linked server in SQL Server 2005: "Transaction context in use by another session" or "MS DTC has cancelled the distributed transaction"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941152
How to use a stored procedure to monitor traces in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=912914
FIX: Transactions that are being committed on the principal server may not be copied to the mirror server when a database mirroring failover occurs in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940961
FIX: On a computer that is running SQL Server 2005 and that has multiple processors, you may receive incorrect results when you run a query that contains an inner join
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=935789
FIX: An access violation may occur intermittently when you run an Integration Services package that contains a Data Flow task in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942087
FIX: Some changes from subscribers who use SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition or Web synchronization are not uploaded to the publisher when you use the republishing model in a merge publication in Microsoft SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940933
FIX: A memory leak occurs when you call the Initialize method and the Terminate method of the SQLDistribution object in a loop in an application that you develop by using Microsoft ActiveX replication controls in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940719
FIX: An access violation may occur when you run a query that uses a hash join hint in the x64 version of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937521
FIX: A SQL Server Agent job fails when you run the SQL Server Agent job in the context of a proxy account in SQL Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938086
FIX: Error message when you use SQL Native Client to connect to an instance of a principal server in a database mirroring session: "The connection attempted to fail over to a server that does not have a failover partner"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936179
FIX: Error message when you run a query that references a temporary table in SQL Server 2005: "Internal error. Buffer provided to read column value is too small. Run DBCC CHECKDB to check for any corruption"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938697
FIX: In a maintenance plan, the databases that you selected are no longer selected when you edit a Back Up Database task in SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938912
FIX: Error message when you run a maintenance plan that contains a Back Up Database task in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2: "0x80004003: Object reference not set to an instance of an object"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938913
FIX: Event ID: 21421 occurs when you use the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 agent to monitor a clustered instance of SQL Server 2005 in a clustered environment
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938911
SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
FIX: The performance of the MDX queries may be very slow when you run many MDX queries in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941611
SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
FIX: The calendar control in a SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services report may display incorrect values
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940382
FIX: The Report Designer or the Report Manager stops responding when you try to export a SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services report to a PDF file or a TIFF file
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937090
BizTalk Server
BizTalk Server Database Optimization
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb743398.aspx
New Case Studies
6 new case studies published this month
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/search.aspx?ProTaxID=1265&NoDays=30
Microsoft Internet Information Server
The Tasty Morsels Found In Dogfood… MSCOM OPS Top 10 Changes In IIS7.0
http://blogs.technet.com/mscom/archive/2007/09/07/the-tasty-morsels-found-in-dogfood-mscom-ops-top-10-changes-in-iis7-0.aspx
The .NET Show: IIS 7.0
(Shipping with Windows Vista will be the latest version of Internet Information Services (IIS), which includes a broad collection of features and capabilities that have been anxiously awaited by both developers and IT Pros. Scott Guthrie and Bill Staples describe and demo new features in IIS 7.0. )
http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/episode.aspx?xml=theshow/en/episode056/manifest.xml
Sharepoint Technologies
Correction for last month where we missed the URL off from this post
The great Office Server smorgasbord: SharePoint 2007 - Microsoft's five new Office Servers give Office 2007 users a wealth of new features and capabilities. We examine how in this four-part series, starting with SharePoint 2007
So here it is: http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/13/33TCmoss_1.html
Gartners Summit 2008
Gartners Summit hear about Dow Jones and Linklaters moving to Sharepoint 2007
http://info-architecture.blogspot.com/2007/09/gartner-pcc-summit-2007-part-8.html
and http://info-architecture.blogspot.com/2007/09/gartner-pcc-summit-2007-part-7.html
SharePoint Designer
Microsoft SharePoint Designer team looking for customer needs for data design, view and functionality. Copies of Office Professional are available in a sweepstake for all entrants.
http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepointdesigner/archive/2007/09/19/sharepoint-designer-data-team-survey.aspx
Latest Product test Drive
Test Drive Microsoft Office and SharePoint 2007 in a new online package
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101687261033.aspx
DST Comes around again
Daylight Savings Time comes around again, make sure you are up to date.
http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/09/19/important-hotfixes-for-upcoming-daylight-savings-time-dst-change.aspx
Introducing the Performance Point Developer Portal
Performance Point Server 2007 provides all the functionality that is needed for performance management. Performance Point offers features that not only help analysts monitor and analyze organizational performance, but also do critical planning, forecasting, and financial re