News
Premier
OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT
Microsoft Premier Support UK - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/
Antigen & Forefront
http://blogs.technet.com/forefront
http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds
Exchange
Exchange Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/
MCS UK Unified Communications Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc
Microsoft Online Services Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/
How large is my Exchange Offline Address Book (OAB)?
Released: Processor Query Tool v1.1
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/30/released-processor-query-tool-v1-1.aspx
Exchange Server Deployment Assistant Update for Exchange 2007 and Office 365 Hybrid Deployments
Is ARIA ready to make Web 2.0 accessible? The OWA team says "YES!"
Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Language Pack Available for Download
Exchange Server Deployment Assistant Update for Exchange 2010 Hybrid Deployments with Office 365
Released: Update Rollup 3 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2
RPC Client Access Cross-Site Connectivity Changes
Holy COW! Changes to Recoverable Items versioning in Exchange 2010 SP2 RU3
Everything You Need to Know About Exchange Backups* - Part 1
Check Out Some TechNet Radio Podcasts on Hybrid Deployments
Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting
NextHop - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/
DrRez: Microsoft Lync Server Technical Reference Hub
http://blogs.technet.com/b/drrez/
Deploying Lync Jump Start Video Series
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/27/deploying-lync-jump-start-series.aspx
Lync and Learn: Delivering Professional Quality Webcasts Using Lync Online
Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 with Snooper: Part 3
Interview with a Lync Pro: Elan Shudnow
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/02/interview-with-a-lync-pro-elan-shudnow.aspx
Planning and Designing a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Solution Jump Start
Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 with Snooper: Part 4
Notes from the Field: Three Unified Communications Success Criteria Every IT Team Should Consider
Video: Troubleshooting “Cannot Connect to the Server” Error When Using Lync Mobile for Office 365
Lync Server 2010 Geographically Dispersed Edge Topology: Part 1
Push Notification Flow for Windows and iOS Mobile Device on Lync Server 2010 Internal Network
Using Server-Side Logging to Troubleshoot Lync Server 2010 Mobility Issues
LyncMD: Troubleshooting Installation Issues when Deploying Lync Server 2010 with Other Microsoft Products
Introducing Lync Partner Connect!
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/29/introducing-lync-partner-connect.aspx
Microsoft Announces New MVP Website
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/06/01/microsoft-announces-new-mvp-web-site.aspx
Outlook
http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx
Other
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ocs/ee465814.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/themasterblog
Documents
Antigen & Forefront
FOPE-EHA Support Contact Information and Support SLO Details
Document contains all contact and SLO information for FOPE-EHA
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28774
Exchange
Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook Standards Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook standards documentation describes how Exchange and Outlook support industry messaging standards and Requests for Comments (RFCs) documents about iCalendar, Internet Message Access Protocol – Version 4 (IMAP4), and Post Office Protocol – Version 3 (POP3).
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13800
Microsoft Exchange Server Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange protocol documentation provides detailed technical specifications for the Microsoft protocols that are implemented and used by Microsoft Exchange to interoperate or communicate with other products. It also provides technical specifications for extensions to industry-standard and other published protocols that are used by Microsoft Exchange.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15779
How To Successfully Migrate From Novell GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange
Learn how organizations perform successful migrations from Novell GroupWise to Exchange Server or Office 365 using migration tools from Quest Software and services provided by Dimension Data.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29683
Infrastructure Planning and Design
The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c
Open Specifications Poster
The Open Specifications Poster (PDF format) makes it easy for interoperability developers to explore the Open Specifications overview documents for Office client, Lync, SharePoint, Office file formats, and Exchange Server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=1b9a43e0-2e37-481b-9e00-686973094ca0
Hosted Messaging Collaboration
Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting
Open Specifications Poster
The Open Specifications Poster (PDF format) makes it easy for interoperability developers to explore the Open Specifications overview documents for Office client, Lync, SharePoint, Office file formats, and Exchange Server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=1b9a43e0-2e37-481b-9e00-686973094ca0
Unified Communications Phones and Peripherals Datasheets
These datasheets list the phones and peripheral devices that are qualified to display the "Optimized for Microsoft Lync" logo.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16857
Training Presentation - Scheduling Lync 2010 Online Meetings
Learn how to schedule online meetings and conference calls with Lync 2010, and the familiar user interface of Microsoft Outlook.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26793
Outlook
Open Specifications Poster
The Open Specifications Poster (PDF format) makes it easy for interoperability developers to explore the Open Specifications overview documents for Office client, Lync, SharePoint, Office file formats, and Exchange Server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=1b9a43e0-2e37-481b-9e00-686973094ca0
Downloads
Exchange
Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Help
This download contains a standalone version of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Help.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28207
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Language Pack Bundle
This download contains the most recently updated language packs for Exchange 2010. The language bundle includes all packs for all supported languages.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28953
Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 (KB2685289)
Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 (KB2685289)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29899
Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tools
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tools are provided to help make some routine tasks easier for IT administrators who deploy and manage Lync Server 2010.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21165
Outlook
Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB2598343)
This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29725
Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook
The Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook (CalCheck) is a program that checks the Microsoft Outlook Calendar and items for problems or for potential problems.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28786
Events/Webcasts
New KB's
Antigen & Forefront
Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange: Legitimate email messages are marked as spam for a Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) user
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2669119/en-US
Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange: How to perform a message trace in the Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) Administration Center
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2690809/en-US
Exchange
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition: How to reset system folders in Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822444/en-US
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition: How to reset the default virtual directories that are required to provide Outlook Web Access, Exchange ActiveSync, and Outlook Mobile Access services in Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883380/en-US
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: The E-mail Signature text box is not editable in Outlook Web App when you use Google Chrome in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2695022/en-US
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: You cannot move some users’ mailboxes from one Exchange Server 2010 mailbox database to another
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698960/en-US
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: Event ID 122 is logged incorrectly on a server that is running Exchange Server 2010
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2716912/en-US
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standard: Application-generated email messages or email messages from a user in an external organization generate an NDR that has a 5.6.0 status code when messages are sent to an Exchange Server user
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2710089/en-US
Outlook
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: XCLN: Error Message: Text Formatting Command Is Not Available
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/235244/en-US
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter update: May 8, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598343/en-US
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: You experience issues when your Exchange account uses Cached Exchange Mode and you set a .pst file as the default delivery location in Outlook
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2701020/en-US
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: Error printing from Outlook 2003 "The system cannot find the file specified"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2711221/en-US
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: How to configure how the Offline Address Book is downloaded when you use Outlook in Cached Exchange Mode
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823580/en-US
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter update: May 8, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598290/en-US
Microsoft Outlook 2010: How to configure the default message class for new items in an Outlook folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2697986/en-US
Microsoft Outlook 2010: Outlook cannot encrypt by using AES when Outlook is running on Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2710636/en-US
Microsoft Outlook 2010: Email remains in the Outbox when the StrictAccountOrder registry value is non-zero
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2713772/en-US
Microsoft Outlook 2010: Office document attachments in Outlook unexpectedly open in Protected View mode
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2714439/en-US
Microsoft Outlook 2010: Problems when Outlook and Exchange components (2003 and earlier) are installed on the same computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2715315/en-US
Microsoft Outlook 2010: Administering the offline address book in Outlook