Coming Soon: PST Capture Tool - Exchange Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

This is truly a valuable tool. I already have clients who have to manage .pst all over the network in PCs belonging to users.

SANS: 20 Critical Security Controls

SANS: 20 Critical Security Controls: "20 Critical Security Controls"

Microsoft TMG needs a restart after installing Root Chain certificate

After installing a root certificate from Entrust and the Root Chain on Microsoft TMG, i was still getting the "CA Untrusted" error when connection over Outlook Web App frome the internet. Talking to the Entrust support folks, said they required a restart especially if a Root Chain cert is installed.

A restart of the TMG and all started working with Outlook Web App.

UC experience: Cisco vs Microsoft « IT based Communications

UC experience: Cisco vs Microsoft « IT based Communications: "UC experience: Cisco vs Microsoft"

Remember: An UC business case is all about end-user experience and productivity. CUCIlync should be carefully evaluated like any other scenario, but in this particular case if something goes wrong you might get a bad impression about the whole solution (ex: a customer might get the ideia that the “lync videocall” is failing).

The real disadvantage is see here is the idea that VPN is required from Cisco perspective for remote connectivity where else a Lync client on remote just need an internet connection to establish connection with the Lync environment using TLS.

Lync Network Monitor Parsers

Colleague of mine found this on the MS download site and i find it truly useful.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=22440

Download details: Microsoft Lync 2010 Training Download Package

This zipped file contains all of the available training and user education resources for Microsoft Lync 2010. The included Lync Training Plans workbook helps you choose the resources that will work best for your users.

Download details: Microsoft Lync 2010 Training Download Package: "Microsoft Lync 2010 Training Download Package"

Announcing Enhanced Hardware Virtualization Support for Exchange 2010 - Exchange Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

Announcing Enhanced Hardware Virtualization Support for Exchange 2010 - Exchange Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs: "Announcing Enhanced Hardware Virtualization Support for Exchange 2010"

: Producer for PowerPoint

Use Microsoft Producer for Microsoft Office PowerPoint to capture and synchronize audio, video, slides, and images, then preview and publish a rich media presentation virtually anywhere for viewing in a Web browser.

Question of the Day - “How do you know when a customer needs UC (unified communications)?"

In a very simple way, see how to answer the question.
http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/question-of-the-day.aspx

CX 600 bug

I was told of this recent bug by a fellow consultant. Hope it helps others. Polycom CX600 (Lync Phone Edition release 4.0.7577.250 (CU2)) and Lync client. USB connection between IP phone and Client. - User is in a call on the phone - 2nd Call comes in - If second call has same phone number as previous caller or comes in with suppressed phone number, secondary call will disrupt the first call and becomes active/connected immediately. - If the USB connector has been pulled, this error does not show up

A cool PowerShell Script.

Retrieve Lync Connection Information - Lync PowerShell - Site Home - TechNet Blogs: "Retrieve Lync Connection Information"

Internet Explorer 9 RC set to launch on February 10 | WinRumors

Internet Explorer 9 RC set to launch on February 10 WinRumors: "Internet Explorer 9 RC set to launch on February 10"

Configuring Windows Live ID as Trusted Identity Provider for SharePoint 2010. - Hiran Salvi's Ramblings - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

Configuring Windows Live ID as Trusted Identity Provider for SharePoint 2010. - Hiran Salvi's Ramblings - Site Home - MSDN Blogs: "Configuring Windows Live ID as Trusted Identity Provider for SharePoint 2010."

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit tools and documentation is now available.

Download URL (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=80cc5ce7-970d-4fd2-8731-d5d7d0829266)

Technet Blog article on the resource kit.

#Lync ´ing from a thin client–Lync on XenDesktop with Hyper-V, RemoteFX, App-V

This is actually pretty cool. Check out the video on how to get Lync inside of an virtual desktop with HD video and enterprise voice with a usb phone device.

teach your kids programming

Microsoft Small Basic is a project that is aimed at making computer programming accessible to beginners. The project comprises a simple programming language that gathers inspiration from the original BASIC programming language; a modern and attractive programming environment; and rich, extensible libraries. Together they make programming fun for kids and adults alike.

Download details: Microsoft Small Basic: "Microsoft Small Basic"

Download details: Migrating from Office Communications Server 2007 R2 to Lync Server 2010

Download details: Migrating from Office Communications Server 2007 R2 to Lync Server 2010: "Migrating from Office Communications Server 2007 R2 to Lync Server 2010"

STEALTHbits Technologies, a leader in the data security and compliance space, announces the release of Version 2.0 of their Data Governance software s

"In Wake of WikiLeaks, Data Audit and Security Software Solution"


Glen Rock, NJ (Dec. 2, 2010) – STEALTHbits Technologies, a leader in the data security and compliance space, announces the release of Version 2.0 of their Data Governance software solution set. Helping organizations address critical security risks such as the recent WikiLeaks incident, the StealthAUDIT Management Platform for Data Governance arms administrators with comprehensive and scalable user activity monitoring, security permissions and assessment tools, and advanced auditing, reporting, and resolution features.

Read more ..
http://www.stealthbits.com/newsroom/WikiLeaks-Solution-Release.html

New HTTP POST DDoS Attack Tools Released

New HTTP POST DDoS Attack Tools Released - Darkreading

Moving your customers to BPOS or Office 365? Check their BANDWIDTH!

From my expereince in deploying BPOS, the customer's bandwidth is a very critical component in deciding how smoothly the migration is going to go thru.
I had customers with low bandwidth that a 4GB mailbox took over night to upload / migrate to BPOS.

Microsoft finally has a deep analysis tool of the customer's bandwidth.
Here is the blog post: http://blogs.technet.com/b/uspartner_ts2team/archive/2010/11/30/moving-your-customers-to-bpos-or-office-365-check-their-bandwidth.aspx