News
BizTalk
New Case Studies
Pension Insurance Provider Boosts Worker Productivity, Improves Customer Service
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=200420
SharePoint
SharePoint Performance Scenarios Publishing Schedule –Excerpt from team blog
Many of you who are working on performance and capacity planning and have been using the content on TechNet are aware there is some content currently “in development.” I wanted to share with you the publishing plans and general dates. All times are estimated. Note, some of the original placeholders will be replaced as a result of reprioritization. Although it would be nice to have performance data on all scenarios, please let us know what we’re missing that you HAVE to have.
- Windows SharePoint Services collaboration environments (Office SharePoint Server) – Complete
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/0a7b2b45-f633-46d2-a4fd-78691d4b8f631033.mspx
- Portal collaboration environments – Mid February
- Excel Services environments – Complete
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/fb6928ce-49f8-492a-abff-5bd00ed588e21033.mspx
- Document repository environments – (reprioritized cut)
- Internet environments – March
- ISP hosting environments- (reprioritized cut)
- Corporate hosting environments – (reprioritized cut)
- Search environments – Early February (added)
- InfoPath Forms Services environments – Mid March (added)
Downloads
SharePoint
Download the MOSS SDK: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6D94E307-67D9-41AC-B2D6-0074D6286FA9&displaylang=en
Download the WSS SDK: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=05e0dd12-8394-402b-8936-a07fe8afaffd&displaylang=en
ISA
Using ISA Server to Extend Server and Domain Isolation Interoperability
This white paper details how to use ISA Server as an IPsec gateway or proxy within a Server and Domain Isolation solution to extend IPsec interoperability.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=589fcf8e-0511-4c22-a39e-6b841dd3c74f&DisplayLang=en
Update for Publishing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 for Microsoft® Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006
This ISA Server 2006 update adds support for publishing Exchange Server 2007 with ISA Server 2006.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=82b717ce-5b63-4098-8425-bbf4a5b7e09c&DisplayLang=en
Update for ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition running on Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
This update addresses issues described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 930414: Update Rollup for Small Business Server 2003 Running on ISA Server 2004 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930414).
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=25bb5f65-4734-4268-b2b1-1606dceac06f&DisplayLang=en
Installing the Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Technologies
Use the step-by-step information provided in these documents to help you install ISA Server 2004 with Service Pack 1 and SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition on your Windows SBS 2003 R2 network.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=29cb973d-41d8-4a5e-9312-90982a0fc164&DisplayLang=en
BizTalk
Learn About Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/solutions/soa/overview.mspx
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Guidance
http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/solutions/soa/esb.mspx
Events/WebCasts
SharePoint
Forefront Security Products
Attend this Live Meeting and learn about Microsoft's Security and Management products. Microsoft Forefront is a comprehensive line of business security products that provides greater protection and control through integration with your existing IT infrastructure and through simplified deployment, management, and analysis. System Center is the Microsoft family of systems management products and solutions, focused on providing IT professionals with the tools and knowledge to help manage their IT infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032327479%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
How Microsoft IT Manages the World's Largest Windows SharePoint Services Deployment (Level 300)
For more than six years, Microsoft IT has been hosting different versions of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. Join this webcast to learn about the best practices, processes, and challenges of hosting the newest version of the product concurrently with older versions. Topics we cover in this discussion include operational process, service definitions, and lessons learned from Microsoft IT's experiences in hosting Windows SharePoint Services in a large-scale deployment scenario
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032324073%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
Adding Rich Reporting to SharePoint Server 2007 with SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (Level 200)
Join this webcast to see how Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Reporting Services is integrated into Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. See how the combination of these tools creates a centralized user interface for enterprise-wide report management. Learn to extend SharePoint Server 2007 to introduce rich reporting and business intelligence dashboards into your environment. This session covers configuring Reporting Services for a SharePoint Server environment, managing reports and models within document libraries, and integrating with Excel Services and Report Center using the ReportViewer Web part.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032326204%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
Collaborating in the Global Marketplace with Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 100)
In the global marketplace, competitive companies require employees to quickly strategize and collaborate for changing opportunities. Discover how Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 can help your business grow, embrace change, and transform opportunity into revenue. In this webcast, we explore Office SharePoint Server 2007 and illustrate the key features of the Microsoft collaboration environment. Learn how these capabilities can help your business and your people get to that next level.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032324316%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
Disaster Recovery Planning for Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 200)
In this webcast, we explore the available tools and methods to help you protect your deployments of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We discuss content recovery and offer proactive strategies for disaster recovery planning. We also provide recommendations for achieving and maintaining high availability with your SharePoint Server 2007 farm.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032326676%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
Enterprise Search at Microsoft with Office SharePoint Server 2007
Like most large companies, Microsoft’s intranet contains terabytes of structured and unstructured content that employees need to find and use on a daily basis. In the past, it has been difficult to bring such diverse content sets together in a single search-center experience. Join this webcast to see how the recent release of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 makes it possible for users to search different content repositories with just a few clicks. We explore how Microsoft manages its internal search experience built on SharePoint Server 2007, both on the central corporate portal site and as a search service used by more than 75,000 employees worldwide.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032323829%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
Introduction to SharePoint Server 2007 Webcast
Come listen to what’s new in MOSS 2007 and what the additions from WSS 3.0 to MOSS 2007. See the core improvements in Collaboration, integration to Office 2007 suite and new portal features. Hear about the integration of Content Management Server and the revelation in Search. Understand how Business Intelligence processes enable better and faster data driven business decisions. Finally, watch how the new Office Server features enhance Forms and workflow capabilities.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032323620%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
Security, Performance, and Compliance Considerations for Planning the Deployment of Enterprise Search Solutions (Level 300)
In this webcast, we look at the challenges IT professionals face when trying to support searches across both user desktops and disparate information repositories within their enterprise. Find out how Windows Desktop Search and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 can help you address these issues. We discuss security, performance and compliance considerations, and we also show you best practices for developing and implementing a search strategy.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032325455%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
Improve Productivity and Communication Using Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 100)
Have you ever thought about how much time is lost by your employees because of miscommunication or by the learning curve for a new product, environment, or policy? Join this webcast to get a better understanding of how Microsoft IT is attacking this problem head-on with the built-in features in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.We describe using a programmatic approach to improving the quality, effectiveness, and timeliness of the communications and content sent to employees. We also examine how tools, support, availability of critical patches, and access to user education resources can help you boost productivity and communication.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032325174%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
Planning for and Deploying Search in SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)
In this webcast, we provide an overview of the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 architecture and discuss topics relevant to deploying search, including topology, server roles, network conditions, and security. Learn about the three-tier administration model and how its components—central administration, shared services, and site settings—are commonly used.
Join us for a better understanding of:
• The steps for planning and deploying search in SharePoint Server 2007.
• The technical architecture and server topologies of search in SharePoint Server 2007.
• The functionality provided by the three-tier administration model.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032325458%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
New KB’s
ISA
Error message when you try to join a client computer to the domain after you install ISA Server 2004: "The remote procedure call failed and did not execute"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928580
A Web page that uses link translation and that is published behind ISA Server 2006 may not appear correctly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928841
A large file download fails when an ISA Server 2004 SOCKS client computer uses passive mode FTP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923322
Users who do not have the appropriate permissions can receive restricted content from ISA Server 2004
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894679
The ISA Server 2000 firewall client is incompatible with Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930208
You cannot synchronize your personal digital assistant device to a desktop by using Microsoft ActiveSync 4.0 if the Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 firewall client service is turned on
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930207
Update is available that supports publishing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 behind Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925403
The ISA Server Management snap-in stops responding when you create a new connectivity verifier or modify the parameters of an existing connectivity verifier in ISA Server 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925691
ISA Server takes a long time to apply changes to the firewall configuration, or changes may not be applied to members of the array in ISA Server 2006 Enterprise Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926845
Error message after you use the ISA2KExport.exe tool to migrate ISA Server 2000 to ISA Server 2004, Standard Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930214
You cannot apply an OWA Web publishing rule that redirects users who connect to the root of the OWA Web site to an internal folder by using ISA Server 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930415
Error message when you try to join a client computer to the domain after you install ISA Server 2004: "The remote procedure call failed and did not execute"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928580
You cannot join a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista to a Windows domain on which ISA Server 2004 is configured as a firewall
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917903
An update rollup is available for computers that are running ISA Server 2004, Standard Edition and Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930414
Error message when client computers that are behind a proxy server access Web sites that are published by using ISA Server 2004: “404 Not Found. The requested item could not be located (12028)”
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917265
Error message when you install ISA Server 2000 SP2: "The system cannot find the file specified"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930213
BizTalk
FIX: Event ID: 4099 may be logged when you process messages by using BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928259
The BizTalk FileAct and InterAct Adapters for SWIFT are now available
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930224
FIX: Error message when you try to enlist two orchestrations at the same time in BizTalk Server 2006: "Value does not fall within the expected range"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927052
SharePoint
Error message when you try to add a user to the portal site in SharePoint Portal Server 2003: "Unable to validate data"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930013
You experience issues with portal alerts in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 or with search performance in SharePoint Server 2007 after you create SQL Server 2005 maintenance plans
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930887
Description of the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: January 3, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930103
Message in the Information bar in Internet Explorer 7 when you browse to a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site or to a SharePoint Server 2007 site: "The Web site wants to run the following add-on: 'Name ActiveX Control'
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931509
Error message when you try to migrate content from Content Management Server 2002 to SharePoint Server 2007: "Unable to connect to the database server"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930462
Search results include draft documents in SharePoint Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928623
SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard does not start after you install SharePoint Server 2007 and Project Server 2007 on a computer that is running Windows SharePoint Services 2.0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928621
The "Operation in Progress" message remains visible after the page is loaded when you try to use Excel Web Access in Internet Explorer to view an Excel 2007 workbook
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928752
Percentage-formatted data in an Excel 2007 chart data table has a value that is 100 times larger than the actual value when you view the chart data table in Excel Web Access
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928325
Excel Web Access stops responding when you try to open a large Excel worksheet that resides on a SharePoint Server 2007 server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928756
Description of the supported method to upgrade from MCMS 2002 to SharePoint Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930007
The "Get Filter Values From" command is not displayed in the Connections menu when you try to edit an Excel Web Access Web Part in Excel Services
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928739
You cannot create a new document or check out an existing document in a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 document library when you have multiple versions of Office installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929360
You receive an error message when you deactivate or remove a form from a form server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923522
Error message when you open a Web page that uses Excel Web Access in SharePoint Server 2007: "You do not have permissions to open this file on Excel Services" or "Excel cannot load the workbook that you requested"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925713
The Verify button and the Upload button stop working when you try to verify a file name on the Upload Form Template page in Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923312
More than one item is returned in the search results when you use the "item:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923899
You cannot create new Outlook calendar items when you click "Connect to Outlook" in a calendar that resides on a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929359
You cannot create a new document or check out an existing document in a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 document library when you have multiple versions of Office installed http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929360
Mobile browsers and devices that are supported in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and in SharePoint Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930147
Cannot view a SharePoint Services 3.0 Web site after you migrate a Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 content database
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929320
How to install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 side-by-side with Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 on a computer that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928095
Message in the Information bar in Internet Explorer 7 when you browse to a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site or to a SharePoint Server 2007 site: "The Web site wants to run the following add-on: 'Name ActiveX Control'"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931509
You cannot create new Outlook calendar items when you click "Connect to Outlook" in a calendar that resides on a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929359
You cannot create a new document or check out an existing document in a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 document library when you have multiple versions of Office installed http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929360
Mobile browsers and devices that are supported in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and in SharePoint Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930147
Cannot view a SharePoint Services 3.0 Web site after you migrate a Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 content database
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929320
How to install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 side-by-side with Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 on a computer that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928095
Error message when you try to create a site collection by using a site template in the top-level site template gallery in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: "The template you have selected is invalid or cannot be found"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928617