• All you need to know about Exchange 2010
• Getting started
• What has been removed
• New features added
• Exchange Server 2010 and Active Directory
• Exchange Server coexistence
• Server roles

http://www.red-gate.com/specials/Exchange/esa_exchange2010.htm?utm_source=ebkpr

The one thing I’ve struggled with is the need for a mobile client, but I think I’ve found the answer, it’s a nifty little Windows Mobile app called Twikini. It’s simple yet has all the features you need for tweeting on the go.

Highly recommend you check it…

http://www.trinketsoftware.com/Twikini

Live Mesh: MacOS, Windows Mobile | www.nickhodge.com

Or to get your mobile meshing straight away use your phone browser to go to

http://m.mesh.com

On October 14 we announced at VoiceCon in Amsterdam the upcoming release of OCS 2007 R2.  For the full announcement check this out…

http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2008/oct08/10-14OCSR2PR.mspx

I’m really excited about this release, I’ve been involved with it early and can see we’ve really added some great new features that will really enable companies to reduce costs and empower users.

The Dial-in Conferencing and Response Group features are fantastic enhancements to our existing Voice capabilities and I can’t wait to see the impact this product has on the market in the coming years.

Really exciting stuff!  :-)

In October this year, we will again be experiencing Daylight Savings changes in Australia. These changes can have a significant impact on business performance if not dealt with proactively. These effects can range from the incorrect time display on the clock, to calendaring problems, to financial and reputation loss if business critical services fail.

Daylight saving now commences on the first Sunday in October and ends on the first Sunday in April in Australia Eastern (New South Wales, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania) and Central (South Australia). This change affects Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office Outlook and other Microsoft, third party and custom applications.  Please find below some of the key things you need to know.

What is the impact of Daylight Savings changes?

Effects can range from the incorrect time display on the clock, to calendaring problems, to financial and reputation loss if business critical services fail.  

The 5^th of October commences the second window of time zone harmonisation for this year, however, we expect a greater impact in October as the change is 21 days difference, whereas the adjustment earlier in the year was only 7 days.

What is affected?

- All Microsoft Windows PC, server and mobile devices in the affected time zones must be updated to ensure accuracy of internal time zone tables and correct operation of the system clock.

- Microsoft Office Outlook calendars may need to be adjusted. Client and Server-based tools are available to automate this service.

- Microsoft, third party and custom applications which schedule events at future dates should be reviewed to ensure they will operate correctly during the extended daylight saving period. Previously scheduled events may also need to be adjusted.

- Microsoft recommends that all PC and server systems are updated regardless of location to ensure consistency of operation.

What do I need to do?

Thorough planning and testing for these changes is critical to ensure the change results in minimal user impact, so to help customers prepare Microsoft has developed the Australia 2008 Daylight Saving Planning document which details the nature and impact of the DST changes, along with planning guidance to avoid user impact.

What if the systems have been previously patched?

Where servers, workstations and mobile devices have been added to the infrastructure, organisations will need to audit their environment to ensure all systems are patched according to the organisation’s Daylight Savings Plan.

Where the environment does not have a consistent Daylight Savings Time (DST) patch level, appointments may have been created with a mix of correct and incorrect DST transition dates.  Furthermore, Microsoft recommends customers update all systems to ensure consistency of operation, even if none of your systems are in the affected time zones.

Planning for Daylight Savings changes

Microsoft has revised the Australia 2008 Daylight Saving Planning Guide with learnings from the April transition and additional considerations for the October transition. Download the guide and update your daylight savings plan.

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BlackBerry - BlackBerry Client for use with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007

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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=149E5DD5-EAAE-46B6-AFBA-01C31E88A275&displaylang=en

Here's the blurb...

The Edge Planning Tool asks questions about your proposed or current edge server deployment. The tool uses your answers and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 best practices to generate the following reports:

• Settings that you can use to configure your certificates, DNS services, and firewalls
• Custom documentation for configuring your edge servers, reverse proxy, and next hop server
• A comparison of your answers to Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 best practices

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