Arkiv: November 2005
29 November, 2005
The Importance of Auditing your Exchange 2003 Server(s)
Min seneste artikel for MSExchange.org er netop blevet udgivet.
"As most of you already know, messaging is one of the most mission-critical services in our organizations nowadays. In this article I’ll explain why auditing the Exchange 2003 Server(s) in your messaging environment is crucial.
Auditing Exchange usage is considered crucial nowadays, so if you are not already auditing the Exchange server(s) in your messaging environment now, you may not even realize your Exchange Servers could be experiencing problems! Even worse, you may discover that you have a problem but may not even be able to track it down. Auditing can be separated in a couple of different categories; there are Windows Server event auditing, Exchange diagnostics logging and finally 3rd party products which can solve the task for you."
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The Importance of Auditing your Exchange 2003 Server(s)
As most of you already know, messaging is one of the most mission-critical services in our organizations nowadays. In this article I’ll explain why auditing the Exchange 2003 Server(s) in your messaging environment is crucial.
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24 November, 2005
Simple Tracking
Ideén bag Simple Tracking er at holde en opdateret omkring hvor en bestilt pakke befinder sig, og ja de hurtige vil sige hvad nyt er der i det? Vi har efterhånden haft Track and Trace servicen i en del år! Så sandt så sandt, det der dog gør Simple Tracking's service er uhæmmet meget federe, er man bliver holdt opdateret via RSS Feeds 
Skulle der være en admin fra Post Danmark der læser dette, så vil jeg kraftigt anbefale dig at levere informationen videre til de rette personer, således vi får en tilsvarende service hos jer (er lidt trist at skulle besøge en webside hvergang man ønsker at se status på en given pakke 
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Vil jo være relativt nemt at implementere.
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23 November, 2005
Nokia køber Intellisync
Må siges at være et meget interessant og ikke mindst spændende skridt af Nokia...
"SAN JOSE, Calif. —16 Nov 2005— Intellisync Corporation (NASDAQ: SYNC), the leader in platform-independent wireless messaging, announced today that Intellisync has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Nokia (NYSE: NOK), a world leader in mobile communications. Under the terms of the agreement, Intellisync stockholders will receive USD 5.25 per share in cash for each Intellisync common share, implying an enterprise value of approximately USD 430 million or approximately EUR 368 million (on a fully-diluted basis).
This acquisition, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals and the approval of Intellisync’s shareholders, underscores Intellisync’s position in the mobile industry and its leadership in the carrier and enterprise markets in providing multi-device, multi-platform wireless software, mobile applications and synchronization. The acquisition of Intellisync supports Nokia’s goal to be the leader in enterprise mobility and enhances the ability of its customers to connect devices to data sources, applications and networks."
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22 November, 2005
Outlook 12 BETA
Efter en uges test af Outlook 12 BETA på en virtuel spand, fik jeg igår mod nok til at foretage en opgradering fra Outlook 2003 til 12, på henholdsvis min laptop samt primære workstation (faktisk valgte jeg at opgradere min workstation til Office 12). Og det gik perfekt, det skal dog siges jeg ikke benytter en overflod af Outlook add-ins, så operationen burde sådan set heller ikke have voldt de helt store problemer. Det eneste jeg var en smule bekymret over var Newsgator (der er min foretrukne RSS Reader), denne spillede dog i fuld harmoni med Outlook 12. Men men men... Outlook 12 inkluderer jo som standard en "RSS subscription" funktion, så det første jeg gjorde var selvfølgelig at deaktivere Newsgator for at se hvad den indbyggede duede til
Da jeg langt om længe fandt ud af hvorledes man importerer en OPML fil i Outlook 12 (gør man via File > Import/Export, men ville have været rart med en genvej fra Tools > Mail Accounts > RSS Subscriptions) blev jeg endnu engang positivt overrasket. Trods den ikke har nær så mange indstillingsmuligheder, og naturligvis ingen Mobile/PocketPC version (er mig uundværlig når jeg er på farten ) ligesom det er tilfældet med Newsgator er den faktisk ret fornuftig.
Udover en kanon "facelift" er Outlook 12 spækket med lækre detaljer, for dem med 19" skærme og derover er bl.a. den nye "To-Do bar" i højre side genial! Nu mangler jeg bare mit første build af Exchange 12 (skulle jeg få fingrene i i starten af december ), der er jo logisk nok en del funktioner i Outlook 12, der er gearet specifikt mod Exchange 12 (bl.a. et helt nyt faneblad navngivet "Voice Mail" og hvad kan det mon være.... 
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Jeg poster desværre ikke nogen screenshots, da jeg er under NDA (selvom der er andre der har lagt screenshots ud gider jeg ikke at tage nogen chancer) men tag istedet for et kig på nedestående links:
Bink.nu
WinSuperSite
OfficeZealot
ActiveWin
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20 November, 2005
Windows Live Search beta-mobile
Endelig en søgemaskine dedikeret Mobile enheder
"Windows Live Search beta for mobile devices lets you use your Web-enabled mobile device to search the Web for almost anything you’re looking for, just like on a PC. Search results are formatted to fit on your phone’s itty-bitty screen, so you can actually read them easily (a crazy idea, we know). With Local Search, you can find stuff in a specific location (Chinese restaurants in New York, for instance), and see maps with driving directions and phone numbers you can call with a single click. By the way, you need to have your own Web-enabled wireless device to use this service (you knew that, but our lawyers made us add it anyway)."
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En del af Live programmet.
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18 November, 2005
Exchange Server 2003 Common Criteria Certification
Sådan!
"Security begins with good software code and high-quality testing of that code, and it continues with the process used to identify, correct and update security vulnerabilities, and with third-party auditing based on recognized standards. Because of this, Microsoft submitted Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 for a through, independent evaluation based on the new Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation.
Ratified as an international standard in 1999, the Common Criteria replaces the old evaluation schemes, the US TCSEC, which provided the well-known "C2" rating, and the European ITSEC. The nations that embrace the Common Criteria believe that it will improve the availability of security-enhanced IT products, help customers evaluate IT products when making software purchase decisions, and contribute to higher levels of consumer confidence in IT product security."
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17 November, 2005
Exchange 12 "fildeling" via RPC over HTTP
Jeg venter stadigvæk på mit første E12 BETA build, så har personligt ikke testet det endnu, men ifølge denne post på Bink.nu har MS meddelt E12 vil supportere fildeling via RPC over HTTP(S).
Tjek iøvrigt også denne video han optog under E12 demo'en på IT forum 2005. Her demonstreres det hvorledes man kan ringe til sin mailboks og slette mails, redigere mødeindkaldelser osv. via stemme-styret kommandoer. Samme demo blev iøvrigt vist ved E12 key-noten på Exchange Connections 2005 i San Diego.
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Operations Manager 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange udgivet
Jeg var med på BETA'en fik dog ikke testet MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange særlig grundigt. Men nu er den endelige version i mellemtiden blevet udgivet.
"The Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange provides you with an executive dashboard that you can use to measure and trend service availability and workloads across multiple server roles in an Exchange Server messaging environment. This solution also enables you to define desired service levels and identify the cause of service outages."
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16 November, 2005
Årsager til Exchange 12/64-bit beslutningen
Nedenfor ser du hvorfor Exchange 12 kun udkommer i en 64-bit version.
Background and factors in making this decision
Email is a “mission critical” application in most organizations today, and we continually hear from our customers that they are pushing the limits with their current messaging solutions. Demands being placed on messaging solutions continue to grow, and by nature 32-bit email server systems have memory limitations which restrict their ability to cost effectively support these needs. We see customers bumping up against the 32-bit threshold all the time through the support calls we receive about virtual memory fragmentation, kernel memory errors and the inability to use Terminal Services along with various other crashes. While the 3GB switch did some to alleviate the pain in Exchange 2000 and 2003, the reality is that it is not sufficient to address the 32 bit limitations and it just postpones the inevitable need for more addressable memory that we can only get from 64-bit. In addition we continue to get feedback from customers that they want to further consolidate their servers in order to reduce cost and complexity. Only by moving to 64 bit servers do we get the architecture that enables us to meet both of these customer needs.
Customer Benefits of 64 Bit
Although it is still early in the development cycle, internal testing with TAP customers and our own ITG dogfood deployment show significant performance benefits from 64 bit Exchange. By taking advantage of the additional memory available on x64-based systems, E12 is able to reduce the IOs per second which results in performance gains. Internal testing has shown nearly a 75% reduction in IOs per second versus Exchange 2003. What this means is that we can support nearly 4X the number of users on the same disks or require 1/4 the disks to support the same users from a throughput perspective. This reduction is important since it will proportionately decrease the investment in storage which accounts for ~80% of the capital cost of Mailbox servers. We can only achieve these large wins because we made changes that fully optimized for large memory at the expense of a 32 bit in-place compatibility story.
Below are some additional areas in which customers will see benefits from 64 bit:
Email access requirements
As access requirements and interaction with email through other applications increase, there is a greater demand on kernel memory in email servers. For example, additional email clients like mobile devices (e.g. cell phone using EAS or RIM), OWA, or Outlook using RPC/HTTP and other applications that access information in Exchange, like Office Communicator or MSN Desktop Search, all consume memory (per connection) on the Exchange server.
Why 64 bit helps
Today, as memory runs out on the Exchange Server, the only relief is to increase the number of servers to handle the same user base or to limit functionality available to users. With a 64-bit release of Exchange, companies will have a far more cost effective solution through the ability to add memory, not servers, to accommodate new clients and increased connectivity.
Enhanced security
Security is the top priority for most organizations, and many are designing deeply nested security groups to create a robust and flexible permissions system. The result is multiple security groups per user with each security group utilizing kernel memory resources.
Why 64 bit helps
As more granular rights are implemented in a 32-bit Exchange environment, the number of users on the server needs to be reduced or additional hardware purchased. Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), which is also commonly deployed in Exchange environments to bolster security, consumes additional resources on the system. With 64-bit systems, these types of security measures can be employed without requiring the number of users running on the server to be decreased.
Larger inboxes
As email volumes continue to grow and with more and larger attachments being sent, customers are demanding larger mailboxes.
Why 64 bit helps
Increase in mailbox size means fewer inboxes can be supported on each 32-bit server - which ultimately means more servers must be purchased. 64-bit servers provide more memory so customers can increase mailbox sizes without the need for additional servers.
Getting more out of storage
Storage is approximately 80% of the capital costs for an Exchange deployment and it is not fully utilized today.
Why 64 bit helps
Memory restrictions on 32-bit hardware limit customers from fully utilizing the space on their storage hard drives. The move to 64-bit systems will help to alleviate this, enabling customers to not only get more usage out of their storage systems today, but reduce the amount of hard drives they may need to purchase as inboxes grow.
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15 November, 2005
Exchange 12 bliver kun udgivet i en 64 bit udgave!
Jeps den er god nok, der var en officiel udmelding på IT Forum 2005 i Barcelona tidligere idag. Ligeledes har jeg fået denne info direkte fra en Exchange Program Manager (men kunne ikke dele det med jer andre da den stadigvæk var under NDA).
Så står du for at udskifte hardwaren på dine Exchange servere, bør du seriøst overveje at indkøbe 64 bit udstyr og/eller evt. trække den lidt længere indtil vi ser nogle mere overkommelige priser, medmindre du alligevel køber nyt udstyr når Exchange 12 RTM ser dagens lys.
Jeg poster lidt mere detaljeret info senere...
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11 November, 2005
Exchange 2003 SP2 Direct Push og din firewall
Husk nu at værd opmærksom på Microsoft anbefaler du sætter time-out værdien for HTTPS i din firewall til minimum 15 minutter, når/hvis I begynder at synkronisere Windows Mobile 5 enheder med EFP (Enterprise Feature Pack'en aka Messaging and Security Feature Pack'en) installeret via EAS (Exchange ActiveSync).
MS har netop udgivet en KB artikel, der forklarer det lidt grundigere end hvad er tilfældet i Exchange 2003 SP2 release notes.
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06 November, 2005
Så drager jeg hjemad!
Så er dagen kommet hvor det er tid til at drage hjemad, hvilket jeg ser frem til. Den sidste session blev holdt torsdag, og fredag var jeg på en post-conference ting (Clustering Exchange 2003 af Jim McBee). Lørdag var der tid til at se lidt nærmere på byen (fik shoppet en del ).
Exchange Connections 2005 var absolut en positiv oplevelse, virkelig vel planlagt. Dog savnede jeg nogle dybere sessions (Level 400), da indholdet simpelhen var for overfladisk. Ligeledes måtte der også gerne have været nogle decideret E12 sessions, der var kun en enkelt keynote om E12
Jeg må indrømme jeg er faldet for San Diego, virkelig en fed by hvor det aldrig er direkte koldt. Hele ugen har der stort set været solskin med 23-27 grader, hvis jeg blev tilbudt det helt rigtige job kunne jeg godt tilbringe nogle år her
Jeg boede på W Hotel hvilket er et lækkert men også et lidt "cozy" hotel med blåt lys på værelserne, og house musik ved indgangen, i elevatorene m.m.
Jeg har taget et par billeder (ikke så skarpe er taget med min C500) af hotellet udefra.
Jeg boede på 10ende...
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04 November, 2005
Exchange Management Pack/Configuration Wizard til MOM 2005 opdateret
Nu hvor Exchange 2003 SP2 har set dagens lys er Exchange Management Pack'en samt Exchange Configuration Wizard'en til MOM 2005 blevet opdateret.
Nedenfor finder du en liste over tilføjelserne til Management Pack'en:
• Exchange database sizes limits
• Exchange ActiveSync configuration settings
• Exchange ActiveSync Up-to-Date Notifications performance
• Exchange ActiveSync errors
• Monitor intelligent message filtering performance
• Intelligent message filtering for errors.
• Sender ID configuration errors
• Sender ID errors
• Disk read/write performance
• DSAccess settings
• Public folder replication
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Microsoft Acquires FolderShare, a File-Synchronization Technology Provider
Man kan ikke sige Microsoft holder sig tilbage med opkøb i øjeblikket, denne gang er det FolderShare der iøvrigt er en af mine favorit services.
"Deal aligns with Windows Live goal of connecting customers to the people and information that matter most to them.
REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 3, 2005 — Microsoft Corp. today announced it has acquired FolderShare™, a leading service in the emerging space of file synchronization and remote access technology that helps customers access information across multiple devices. FolderShare customers will continue to be able to enjoy the service at http://www.foldershare.com Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Launched in 2002 and owned and operated by Austin, Texas-based ByteTaxi Inc., the award-winning FolderShare service saves customers the hassle of sending large files via e-mail, burning them to CDs or DVDs and mailing them, or uploading them to a Web site. Instead, it allows customers to sync important information, making it well suited for personal or small-business use. The FolderShare service also enables private, remote access to customers’ own files from any Web browser."
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Nu håber jeg ikke de laver servicen om til en ren MSN ting
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Microsoft Exchange Server Analyzer Tools
Microsoft har udgivet 2 nye Exchange analyzer tools.
Microsoft Exchange Server Disaster Recovery Analyzer Tool v1.0
"Overview
The Exchange Server Disaster Recovery Analyzer programmatically collects configuration data and header information from databases and transaction log files. The tool analyzes all headers and creates a detailed list of instructions explaining what the problem is, and how to resolve it."
Kan hentes her.
Microsoft Exchange Server Performance Troubleshooting Analyzer Tool v1.0
"Overview
The Exchange Server Performance Troubleshooting Analyzer programmatically collects configuration data, performance counters and live tracing information from an Exchange server. The tool analyzes each subsystem to determine individual bottlenecks, then aggregates the information to provide root cause analysis."
Kan hentes her.
ExBPA er ligeledes blevet opdateret til version 2.5, den kan hentes her.
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03 November, 2005
MSFP bliver til EFP
Herovre på Exchange Connections i San Diego deltog jeg igår i en af Scott Schnoll's sessions (Accessing Exchange Server from Your Mobile Device). Den havde selvfølgelig en hel del fokus på Exchange 2003 SP2 Direct Push teknologien, device politikker samt muligheden for remote wipe af devices - altsammen sammen ganske interessant, særligt når man ved der ligger en Windows Mobile 5 (i-mate JASJAR GSM/GPRS Pocket PC) enhed derhjemme, og venter på at blive taget i brug. Ja jeg ved godt den er en smule klodset men jeg fik den ekstremt billigt (via Exchange MVP programmet) så kunne ikke sige nej, og den skal primært bruges til testformål.
Nedturen er bare den at Messaging and Security Feature Pack'en (MSFP) der iøvrigt bliver omdøbt til Enterprise Feature Pack'en (EFP) ikke ser dagens lys før omkring Januar/Februar 2006. Uden EFP vil interessante features som Direct Push, GAL lookup, remote wipe og device politikker ikke fungere. Nu tænker nogle af jer sikkert det ikke er så skide fikst at udgive EFP'en flere måneder efter Exchange 2003 SP2 samt flere WM5 modeller, og jeg er helt enig men det er faktisk ikke Microsoft's skyld, da det er mobil udbydernes opgave at ligge EFP'en i deres WM5 enheders ROM (MS udgiver ikke EFP som en web release som nogle går og tror).
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02 November, 2005
Configuring and enabling Sender ID filtering in Exchange 2003 SP2
Min seneste artikel for MSExchange.org er udgivet.
"Now that the wait is over and Exchange 2003 SP2 has been released, I think it’s a good time to take a closer look at some of the new features in the service pack. In this article I’ll explain the purpose and benefits of enabling Sender ID filtering in Exchange 2003 SP2, as well as show you how to configure this feature."
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01 November, 2005
Configuring and enabling Sender ID filtering in Exchange 2003 SP2
Now that the wait is over and Exchange 2003 SP2 has been released, I think it’s a good time to take a closer look at some of the new features in the service pack. In this article I’ll explain the purpose and benefits of enabling Sender ID filtering in Exchange 2003 SP2, as well as show you how to configure this feature.
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