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April MMMUG meeting

Now that our Unified Communications technology is coming of age, there seem to be a number of...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/27/2007

Office Communications Server 2007 Beta now live!

Finally the wait is over, we have now made public the betas for :- Office Communications Server 2007...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/26/2007

Microsoft Response Point

One of the problems with most telephony systems is that small business don't want to spend their...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/20/2007

The end of the phone ? - Part 2

I raised this question in a post a while back and after receiving a big box from Redmond today I...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/16/2007

Be the first to get the beta!

My overflowing mailbox tells me that many of you are desperate to get your hands on a copy of the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/09/2007

VoiceCon 2007 - Exciting announcements from Microsoft

Today at VoiceCon Spring 2007, Jeff Raikes keynote detailed the next major towards realising...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/07/2007

IM supporting NineMillion.org ... you?

Today I noticed that Steve Clayton has changed his Display Name for Windows Live Messenger, it now...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/05/2007

Want to try Exchange Server 2007 yourself?

I am the first to admit there is nothing like trying something out before you buy it and I am glad...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 02/15/2007

Exchange 2007 taking its ideas from Star Trek?

Well not quite but it got you wondering didn't it ? Hot of the heels of Exchange 2007 is the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 02/15/2007

A picture paints a thousand words

I like to think of messaging systems as living entities rather than a random collection of servers...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/15/2007

Want to get your hands on Exchange Server 2007 now?

It occurs to me that most of you have probably already left work for the weekend now, for the few of...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/12/2007

Are you a Tech-No?

Today I spent ten minutes reading an article on 'tech-no's', found here, and thought I would share...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/12/2007

Unified Communications in a nut shell? - All you need is the 'Electric Wand'

At times it can be quite hard to sum up Unified Communications and more importantly why its useful...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/09/2007

Everything you wanted to know about Exchange 2007 but were afraid to ask

Well, at least the basics are on this blog post for a start :-) Scott Schnoll spent new year's eve...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/05/2007

Let Santa know your last minute present requests!

I spotted this on someone's blog today and wanted to share this with you :-) It appears that in...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/22/2006

Want to help out with the next generation of Microsoft software?

I was reading the MS Exchange team blog and came across this interesting Microsoft site that I wasnt...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/22/2006

Battle of the titans - Family Fortunes

Earlier this week we ran an internal event at Microsoft in UK to celebrate the launch of Exchange...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/15/2006

The end of the phone?

Is it really possible to live without a phone on your desk? Is that a little too far fetched? Well...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/14/2006

Exchange RTMs ... now its the beta for OCS 2007

Working at Microsoft, I rarely find myself running a machine with RTM software on it, but with the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/12/2006

Exchange 2007 and Forefront for Exchange has RTM'd!

At about 11am (PST) on December 8th we released Exchange Server 2007 to manufacturing. Exchange 2003...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/08/2006

No IM ... am I bovered?

Well if you are a 'teen' then the answer is yes! A recent survey found that 3 out of 4 teens favored...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/08/2006

Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007 ... better together?

I get asked this question from time to time so I thought it might be a good idea to post something...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/04/2006

Exchange 2007 on the 'price list'

Microsoft UK has now entered its 'season of launch' and this started yesterday with the press launch...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/01/2006

Free Wifi

Thought that might get your attention! Recently I went to visit the inlaws in Norfolk and you can...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/20/2006

me@ITForum

Sorry I have not made any posts recently, I have been packing my suitcase and got myself on a plance...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/14/2006

Vista has released to manufacturing ... Exchange 2007 next!

Hot of the heels of my post yesterday, I am pleased to say that I received an email today to...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/08/2006

Its starting ......... 2007 Microsoft Office System goes gold!

I joined the company five years ago in 2001 and a month later they launched Windows XP. I remember...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/08/2006

Fancy taking Exchange 2007 for a test drive?

A lot of the time I a recommending to IT Pros that they should go ahead and download a copy of...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/08/2006

Windows Live Local goes 3D!

local.live.com has now gone 3D and as you can see on the left hand side, its a pretty good start....

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/07/2006

The Devils Does Unified Communications - Part 2

"A Tale of two meeting rooms" Hot of the heels of the first video, I am pleased to say we have...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/03/2006

The Devil does Unified Communications!

I have had a couple of comments recently about my blog post titles ..... hopefully this one is...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/02/2006

Beta the devil you know!

Recently I found myself in the strange position of actually having fully released software on my...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/01/2006

Finding a spare meeting room a Microsoft ... easier than you think ... for now!

First of all I would like you to know that I am giving away a little known Microsoft employee...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 10/23/2006

Only in a 'month of Sundays'

When the moons are in the correct alignment, October has 5 Sundays, your running Exchange 2003, you...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 10/23/2006

The end of 'hold music' is nigh!

This week I experience problems with my XBOX, to cut a long story short I can't talk to people...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 10/15/2006

Want to trial Exchange Unified Messaging?

While reading the Exchange product group blog, I noticed this post which I wanted to share with you...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 10/03/2006

Partner Exchange-Vista-Office (EVO) site goes live!

One of the things I get asked from time to time is can a partner go if they want to find out more...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/26/2006

Five years on...

The 10th of September saw my fifth year at Microsoft pass by and this got me thinking about what has...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/12/2006

Exchange 2007 Ignite training - Available in the UK!

A fair few months ago, we sent a number of partners on Exchange 2007 training in preparation for the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/12/2006

Unified Communications Product Group start their own blog

One of the great things that has occurred in the last year or so is that the product groups over in...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/22/2006

New FY, New Challenges, New Role :-)

Back in February, I started writing to this blog as my role was changing slightly within Microsoft....

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/18/2006

Speechserver moves into Office Communications Server

For those of you with an interest in either Speech Server or Office Communications Server (the next...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/09/2006

LCS 2005 and support for SQL 2005 (and a bit about Windows 2003 R2)

I have an email in my inbox asking if LCS 2005 SP1 and SQL 2005 SP1 will 'work together' so I...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/01/2006

Exchange 2007 Beta 2 - Now available for download

A little late I know but I wanted to post something just in case you missed it! Exchange Server 2007...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/31/2006

LCS 2005 SP1 book available for download

For those of your that subscribe via RSS to my blog you might notice an increase in the number of...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/31/2006

Microsoft & Nortel - Innovative Communications Alliance (ICA)

One of the great things about our Unified Communications solution, both current and future, is that...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/19/2006

Bridging the divide....

.... between Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger :-) I mentioned this a while back and now...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/14/2006

Partner Unified Communications site now Live!

I wanted to bring to your attention a new Unified Communications site designed especially for...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/13/2006

Activesync 4.2 now available

As a user of Outlook 2007, I have subscribed to a number of RSS feeds which allows me to stay on the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/10/2006

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