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OCS Client for Blackberry users

August 6th, 2008 · Microsoft, OCS

This is a good news for those companies that use Blackberry and have deployed (or are looking to deploy) OCS 2007.  At first glance it looks like this client is for LCS but after reading through the information you can clearly see it is for OCS.

Click here to download the Blackberry client…

Click here to read some lessons learned from Matt McGillen’s deployement…

I originally spotted this post via the LCSKid.

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Update for MOC Phone Edition aka "Tanjay" v1.0.522.101

July 31st, 2008 · Microsoft, OCS

This download was originally released on October 15, 2007.  For a complete list of fixes and changes in this latest version, please see KB article 952693.

Click here to download the update…

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Advanced Group Policy in Vista

July 30th, 2008 · AD, Microsoft, Server, Vista

Windows Client Springboard Series: Advanced Group Policy
Derek Melber, author, IT Consultant and Microsoft MVP for Group Policy, discusses how to effectively use the new group policy objects in Windows Vista to improve manageability and strengthen security.

Click here to download…

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Server 2008 management pack updates for SCOM 2007

July 28th, 2008 · Microsoft, SCOM, Server

Announced on the OpsMgr team blog

"OpsMgr 2007 SP1 and SCE 2007 SP1 have recently announced support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 in knowledge base article 953141. Along with the release of this support statement, the first batch of management packs that provide monitoring for the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Operating System have been released to the MP Catalog. This batch of MPs covers the following technologies:

  • Windows Server Operating System
  • Windows Terminal Services
  • Windows Server 2008 Application Server
  • Windows Key Management Service"

Read the rest of the post here…

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OCS Presence in Lotus Notes

July 24th, 2008 · Microsoft, OCS

Overview

This sample shows how to use a use an ActiveX control to display presence status and provide real-time collaboration options in Lotus Notes. The control requires that Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 is installed on the client machines.

Click here to download the sample API…

Click here to read Johann’s original post…

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According to Johann the tool focuses on two main objectives:

  1. Allow Notes users to immediately experience Office Communications Server 2007 technologies working in their own environment
  2. Support Notes developers to quickly integrate Office Communications Server technologies into their own custom Notes applications

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Powershell meets OCS

July 24th, 2008 · Microsoft, OCS

This post has been working it’s way through the online world for a few days now and I personally am a huge fan of Powershell and Powergui.

Dmitry’s post illustrates just how deep and powerful Powershell can be…

"If you have Office Communications Server 2007 there’s a new must have tool for you: OCS powerpack for PowerGUI just posted by Curtis Johnstone: it is free, totally based on PowerShell (you can see the PowerShell code behind each and every node, link, or action), and has a lot of functionality not present in the native OCS MMC."

Read the rest of Dmitry’s post here…

Get the powerpack for PowerGUI here…

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Unified Communications Certificate Partners for Exchange 2007 and OCS 2007

July 16th, 2008 · Exchange, Microsoft, OCS

INTRODUCTION

Microsoft works with public X.509 certification authorities (CAs) to make sure that Microsoft Exchange Server customers can obtain the certificates that they require in order to use Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 for the Domain Security feature to enable secure client access from the Internet.
Microsoft also works with CAs in order to make sure that Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 customers can obtain certificates that they require for Communications Server 2007 servers.

Click here to read the rest of the KB…

Good post from Aaron on the topic that is worth a look…

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Exchange 2007 MP update for SCOM 2007: v6.0.6278.12

June 25th, 2008 · Exchange, Microsoft, SCOM

Overview

The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 management pack is designed to be used for monitoring Exchange 2007 events, collecting Exchange component-specific performance counters in one central location, and for raising alerts for operator intervention as necessary. By detecting, sending alerts, and automatically responding to critical events, this management pack helps indicate, correct, and prevent possible service outages or configuration problems, allowing you to proactively manage Exchange servers and identify issues before they become critical. The management pack monitors and provides alerts for automatic notification of events indicating service outages, performance degradation, health monitoring, and centralized management.

This Management Pack requires Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1. This Management Pack requires the Operations Manager 2007 updates specified in Knowledge Base articles 950853, 951979 and 951380 (see the Management Pack Guide for details).

Release History:
  • 10/9/2007 - Initial Release, version 6.0.5000.0
  • 6/22/2008 - Updated Release, version 6.0.6278.12

Click here to get the update…

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Office Communicator 2007 Document: Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Group Policies v1.2

June 22nd, 2008 · Microsoft, OCS

Overview

This document provides an Office Excel spreadsheet that describes Office Communicator 2007 Group Policies. Administrators can use Office Communicator 2007 Group Policies to provide the appropriate registry settings for users when deploying Office Communicator 2007.

Click here to download…

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Firefox 3 Launched today!

June 19th, 2008 · News

Been using the beta now for sometime…and eagerly waiting the launch.  The wait is over.

www.firefox.com

Top Features:

  • One-Click Browsing
  • Improved Performance
  • Password Manager
  • Smart Location Bar
  • Full Zoom
  • Instant Web Site ID
  • Platform-Native Look & Feel

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