subject: exchange

26 de julho de 2010

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20 de julho de 2010

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Julho 2010)

Está disponível uma nova actualização para o filtro Junk E-mail do Outlook 2003/2007.

"This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail."

O download está disponível para as versões Outlook 2003 e Outlook 2007, ou através do Microsoft Update. Como é habitual, está acompanhado pelo respectivo artigo da Knowledge Base:

Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging PBX Configuration Note for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0

Interessado em integrar as funcionalidades de UM do Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 com o Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0 (ou 6.0)? Então este whitepaper técnico tem toda a informação que precisa: Microsoft Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging PBX Configuration Note for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0.

Brief Description
This PBX configuration note contains information about deploying Exchange 2010 UM RTM and Service Pack 1 (SP1) with a Cisco Unified Communication Manager 7.0 using direct SIP connection. The PBX configuration note contains configuration settings that are specific to Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0.

Overview
This download contains the PBX configuration note for Microsoft Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging with:

PBX Vendor: Cisco
PBX model: Unified Communications Manager 7.0
PBX software: 7.0.2.20000-5
Protocol: Direct SIP Connection
Also applicable to Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0

17 de julho de 2010

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11 de julho de 2010

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2 de julho de 2010

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1 de julho de 2010

Tech·Ed Europe: Registe-se até 5 de Julho e poupe €500!

O Tech·Ed Europe está de volta a Berlim este ano, desta vez de 8 a 12 de Novembro. Todos os registos efectuados até 5 de Julho beneficiam de um desconto de €500.

Tech·Ed Europe is Microsoft’s premier technical education event providing the most comprehensive technical training on Microsoft’s suite of products, technologies, solutions and services. If you are a technology professional involved in building, deploying or maintaining IT solutions using Microsoft technologies, Tech·Ed Europe is the conference that will help you solve today's real-world challenges and prepare you for tomorrow's innovations. >> Learn more about Tech·Ed.

What you’ll get at this year’s event

Hear about the future of Microsoft’s products, technologies, solutions and services directly from Microsoft’s leaders
Choose from over 370 technical sessions delivered by Microsoft and industry experts
Participate in more than 150 Hands-on Labs and Technical Learning Centres designed to give you practical experience with the latest tools and technologies
Network with Microsoft and industry experts, and fellow delegates that share your technology interests and business challenges
Plan the features and architecture to support your product and business goals and to prepare your skills for the future

25 de junho de 2010

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23 de junho de 2010

Chegou o Exchange 2007 SP3!

O tão esperado Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 finalmente chegou! Isto quer dizer que o Exchange Server 2007 é agora completamente suportado em Windows Server 2008 R2.

Antes de instalar esta actualização, não se esqueçam de ler How to Install the Latest Service Pack or Update Rollup for Exchange 2007!

Overview
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been designed specifically to meet the challenges facing our customers and to help address the needs of all the different businesses and organizations utilizing our Exchange Server 2007 enterprise messaging system.
Exchange Server 2007 SP3 is a mission-critical communications tool that enables employees to be more productive and access their information anywhere and anytime while providing a messaging system that enables rich, efficient access to e-mail, calendar items, voice mail, and contacts.
For administrators, Exchange Server 2007 SP3 provides further flexibility with the addition of Windows Server 2008 R2 support for server roles and Windows 7 support for the Exchange management tools. These additions, along with enhancements for the advanced protection options against e-mail security threats, such as spam and viruses and the tools which help manage internal compliance and high availability needs provide Exchange administrators with the tools they need to manage their Exchange 2007 environments efficiently.
Clean installations of Exchange 2007 SP3 on a new server are possible by using this download in the same manner as you would install Exchange 2007 RTM, Exchange 2007 SP1 or Exchange 2007 SP2.
For an overview of the new features that are available in Exchange Server 2007 SP3, see "What's New in Exchange Server 2007 SP3".

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 x64 Edition; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 3

Review the Release Notes prior to installation of Exchange Server 2007 SP3
For information regarding system requirements for Exchange Server 2007 SP3.
Customers using CDO for Exchange (CDOEx) read the detailed information in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 982720
Customers using Small Business Server 2008 review How to install Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 on servers that are running Windows Small Business Server 2008

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 Unified Messaging Language Packs

E com a disponibilização do SP3 chegam também versões actualizadas dos Unified Messaging Language Packs, 32 e 64-bit.

19 de junho de 2010

RTM’ed: Jetstress 2010 & Load Generator 2010 (BONUS: actualização dos mailbox calculators)

Enquanto lia o blog do Scott Schnoll, reparei que 2 óptimas ferramentas de Exchange foram recentemente disponibilizadas em RTM (já havia uma versão Beta pública):

Microsoft Exchange Server Jetstress 2010 (64 bit) – Use Jetstress 2010 to verify the performance and stability of a disk subsystem prior to putting a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, 2007 and 2010 server into production. Jetstress helps verify disk performance by simulating Exchange disk Input/Output (I/O) load. Specifically, Jetstress simulates the Exchange database and log file loads produced by a specific number of users. You use Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, and ESEUTIL in conjunction with Jetstress to verify that your disk subsystem meets or exceeds the performance criteria you establish. After a successful completion of the Jetstress Disk Performance and Stress Tests in a non-production environment, you will have ensured that your Exchange disk subsystem is adequately sized (in terms of performance criteria you establish) for the user count and user profiles you have established. It is highly recommended that the Jetstress user read through the tool documentation before using the tool.
Exchange Load Generator 2010 (64 bit) – Use Microsoft Exchange Load Generator 2010 (LoadGen) as a simulation tool to measure the impact of MAPI, OWA, ActiveSync, IMAP, POP and SMTP clients on Exchange 2010 and 2007 servers. LoadGen allows you to test how a server running Exchange 2010/2007 responds to e-mail loads. To simulate the delivery of these messaging requests, you run LoadGen tests on client computers. These tests send multiple messaging requests to the Exchange server, thereby causing a mail load. LoadGen is a useful tool for administrators who are sizing servers and validating a deployment plan. Specifically, LoadGen helps you determine if each of your servers can handle the load to which they are intended to carry. Another use for LoadGen is to help validate the overall solution.
This version is intended for Microsoft Exchange 2010 and 2007 Servers only.
Important! LoadGen should be used only in laboratories that have no connection to the production environment. This tool should not be used in any way in a production environment or an environment that is mission critical or contains important information of any kind anywhere in the network.

Ao mesmo tempo, as calculadoras de requisitos de storage para Exchange 2007 e Exchange 2010 também foram actualizadas. Para uma lista completa de alterações, sigam os seguintes links:

Updates Tracking (Exchange 2007)
Updates Tracking (Exchange 2010)

Microsoft Tech•Ed Online

“Couldn’t make it to all the sessions? Watch them online!”, é esta a frase que nos recebe no site do Microsoft Tech•Ed Online, onde poderemos encontrar inúmeras gravações de vídeo das sessões que ocorreram naquele evento.

Existe uma área inteiramente dedicada às Unified Communications, onde, para além de outras, poderemos encontrar várias sessões sobre Exchange que tiveram lugar no Tech•Ed North America 2010 (estão lá muitas mais de eventos anteriores):

18 de junho de 2010

Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010

O Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 (KB982639) foi recentemente disponibilizado.

Overview
Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2010 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2010 customers.
For a list of changes that are included in this update rollup, see KB982639.
This is a cumulative update rollup and replaces the following:

KB976573 Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2010 (KB976573)
KB979611 Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010 (KB979611)
KB981401 Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 (KB981401)

Para mais detalhes técnicos, queiram por favor ler o post no blog da Microsoft Exchange Team: Released: Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 (contém informação bastante importante para os utilizadores de Forefront!), e, claro, o artigo da Knowledge Base correspondente: KB 982639.

Eu já instalei esta actualização no meu ambiente de testes, e posso-vos dizer que tudo correu conforme o esperado, sem qualquer tipo de problema.

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11 de junho de 2010

GRÁTIS: Ferramentas de desenvolvimento para Outlook [.PST]

A Microsoft disponibilizou recentemente 2 ferramentas de desenvolvimento para Outlook, no modelo open source, que visam ajudar os programadores a tirar partido do formato .PST, que tem vindo a ser gradualmente aberto pela Microsoft.

The PST Data Structure View Tool (http://pstviewtool.codeplex.com/) is a graphical tool allowing the developers to browse the internal data structures of a PST file. The primary goal of this tool is to assist people who are learning .pst format and help them to better understand the documentation.
The PST File Format SDK (http://pstsdk.codeplex.com/) is a cross platform C++ library for reading .pst files that can be incorporated into solutions that run on top of the .pst file format. The capability to write data to .pst files is part of the roadmap will be added to the SDK.

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10 de junho de 2010

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Junho 2010)

Está disponível uma nova actualização para o filtro Junk E-mail do Outlook 2003/2007.

"This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail."

O download está disponível para as versões Outlook 2003 e Outlook 2007, ou através do Microsoft Update. Como é habitual, está acompanhado pelo respectivo artigo da Knowledge Base:

Exchange Server Active Directory Schema Changes Reference, June 2010

O documento Exchange Server Active Directory Schema Changes Reference, June 2010 está disponível para download.

Brief Description
This download includes the Active Directory Schema Reference, which provides information about the changes that Microsoft Exchange Server makes to the Active Directory schema when it is installed.

Overview
This download includes the Active Directory Schema Reference, which provides information about the changes that Microsoft Exchange Server makes to the Active Directory schema when it is installed. The Active Directory Schema Changes Reference includes changes made Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1, Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007, and Exchange Server 2003.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta

Só quem andou muito distraído, ou foi eventualmente raptado por extraterrestres, não reparou que o Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta foi disponibilizado. Algumas das novidades incluem melhorias no processo de archiving e discovery, Outlook Web App (OWA) mais rápido, funcionalidades de mobilidade actualizadas e diversas melhorias na consola de administração. Para saber mais detalhes, leiam Yes Virginia, there is an Exchange Server 2010 SP1.

Additional Information
The downloadable software is for evaluation purposes only and is not a released product. If you plan to install the software on your primary computer, it is recommended that you back up your existing data prior to installation. Before you install the Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta, we recommend that you review the summary of system requirements and technical information located in the Exchange Server 2010 Technical Documentation Library.

Expiration Notice
This time-limited, free pre-release version of Exchange Server 2010 SP1 will end 120 days after installation.
To learn more about Exchange Server 2010, visit http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/2010.

Entretanto, também os Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta UM Language Packs foram disponibilizados para download (YESSS!!!! Finalmente disponibilizaram o Language Pack pt-PT!).

Overview
Unified Messaging (UM) language packs allow an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta UM server to speak additional languages to callers and recognize other languages when callers use ASR or when voice messages are transcribed. UM language packs contain:

Pre-recorded prompts, for example "After the tone, please record your message. When you’ve finished recording, hang up, or press the # key for more options." in the language of the UM language pack.
Grammar files that are used by a UM server to lookup the names of given users in the directory in the language of the UM language pack.
Text to Speech (TTS) translation so that content (e-mail, calendar, contact information, etc.) can be read to callers in the language of the UM language pack.
Support for Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), which allows callers to interact with UM using the voice user interface (VUI) in the language of the UM language pack.
Support for Voice Mail Preview which allows users to read the transcript of voice mail messages in a specific language from within a supported e-mail client such as Outlook or Outlook Web Access.

Instructions
Download the file, and use Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta setup to install the UM language pack.
Example: Setup.com /AddUmLanguagePack:UmLanguagePackName /s: d:\MyLocalFolder

Grátis: Certificate Manager for Exchange 2007

A U-BTech disponibilizou uma ferramenta grátis que permite gerir os certificados do Exchange Server 2007: Certificate Manager for Exchange 2007.

Exchange 2007 enables SSL within IIS by default. Using PowerShell commands, certificate creation and management is quite confusing and often results with incorrect results due to the nature of the syntax. U-BTech Solutions is providing Certificate Manager for Exchange Server 2007 freely, to ease the process with a simple, easy to use GUI which enables you to:

1) Manage your current server certificates.
2) Enable certificates for Exchange 2007 Services (POP, IMAP, SMTP, IIS, UM).
3) Generate an Exchange 2007 Certificate Signing Request and process the Certificate Authority answer.
4) Generate an Exchange 2007 Self-Signed certificate (not for production use).
5) Easily include additional subject names in a single certificate.
6) Import & Export ability for existing certificates.
To read more about Certificate Use in Exchange 2007 at Microsoft TechNet follow the link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb851505.aspx

Certificate Manager for Exchange Server 2007 is currently offered by U-BTech Solutions free of charge, enjoy!

TechNet Magazine – Junho 2010

A edição de Junho 2010 da TechNet Magazine já está disponível para ser lida online.

Editor’s Note: Securing the Cloud

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8 de junho de 2010

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29 de maio de 2010

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23 de maio de 2010

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14 de maio de 2010

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11 de maio de 2010

TechNet Magazine – Maio 2010

A edição de Maio 2010 da TechNet Magazine já está disponível para ser lida online.

Editor’s Note: Keeping Tabs on Remote Offices

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Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server Capacity Planning Tool

Apesar da equipa de produto do Forefront Server Protection já ter blogado sobre capacity planning, está disponível uma nova ferramenta (Excel spreadsheet) que constitui uma preciosa ajuda: Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server Capacity Planning Tool.

Brief Description
The Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server (FPE) capacity planning tool lets you understand the hardware requirements for planning new FPE deployments. It also lets you evaluate the system requirements for existing deployments.

Overview
The FPE capacity planning tool helps you understand how CPU utilization and memory requirements vary by specifying different protection settings of FPE. This tool is based on the capacity planning guidance provided for Exchange Server 2010. The FPE capacity planning tool uses two specific reference architectures, the Standard Reference Architecture which is targeted at the small to medium size customers and then the Enterprise Reference Architecture targeting larger organizations. You can select a workflow associated with a reference architecture and specify CPU utilization and maximum memory constraints for your targeted hardware. You can specify the desired protection settings for each of the FPE server roles in the associated reference architecture, and describe the desired environment to be supported. After all these items are specified, the tool produces a summary of the hardware requirements with the number of servers that should be utilized to support the targeted environment given the FPE protection settings and the specified hardware constraints. The tool also provides performance guidance using graphs to understand performance aspects of the product and comparative performance of virtualized and non-virtualized scenarios with different operating systems and Exchange versions.