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Implementing Microsoft ForeFront Security for Exchange

You've seen the Microsoft ads saying how it's easier to defeat viruses using ForeFront than it is to kill zombies. Maybe. But just how hard is it to get ForeFront up and running? And what does it do? Brien Posey explains. Keeping viruses out of an Exchange Server organization...

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Technical articles 2008-02-22

Configuring Exchange 2007 to be an Edge Transport Server

One of the new server roles that was introduced in Exchange 2007 was that of an edge transport server. An edge transport server is a specialized server, running a hardened version of Exchange, that sits between your Exchange organization and the Internet. Brien Posey shows how it...

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Technical articles 2008-02-21

SolutionBase: Working with migration rule files in the User State Migration Tool

The User State Migration Tool is designed to follow instructions that are contained in migration rule files. Since these files are all in XML format, you have the option of modifying any or all of the default migration rule files or creating a custom migration rule file. In this article,...

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Technical articles 2007-10-08

SolutionBase: Migrating user state information in Vista

Often in large-scale Windows Vista migrations, the migration of user state data -- a user's profile -- is overlooked. In this article, Brien Posey shows you how to use version 3.0 of the User State Migration Tool. One aspect of large-scale Windows Vista migrations that is often overlooked...

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Technical articles 2007-10-02

SolutionBase: Deploy Vista images across the network

Business Desktop Deployment 2007 is a vast improvement over previous image deployment tools that Microsoft created. Once you've built the images, you've got to get them deployed. Brien Posey shows us how it works. Business Desktop Deployment 2007 (BDD 2007) helps speed the deployment of Windows...

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Technical articles 2007-09-20

SolutionBase: Customize a Vista deployment image

To ease the pain of deploying a new operating system across many workstations, Microsoft improved its method of creating desktop images in Windows Vista by creating the Business Desktop Deployment 2007 tool. In this article, Brien Posey shows how to finish creating the deployment image. Deploying...

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Technical articles 2007-09-19

SolutionBase: Troubleshooting Active Directory performance problems

Active Directory lies at the heart of your Windows-based network. As such, you want to make sure that it's running at peak efficiency. In this article, Brien Posey shows you how to troubleshoot common Active Directory performance problems. by Brien M. Posey MCSE

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Image galleries 2007-09-14

SolutionBase: Get a handle on managing Exchange with these three new tools from Microsoft

Exchange doesn't come with a whole lot of tools to help you manage it. Fortunately, you can download a lot of tools directly from Microsoft that can help. Brien Posey takes a look at three very useful ones. by Brien M. Posey MCSE

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Image galleries 2007-07-02

SolutionBase: Monitor Vista Key Management Servers from MOM

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Windows Vista introduces new challenges for networkadministrators when it comes to activating the OS. You either use limited-use MultipleActivation Keys or implement a key management server. Key management serverssound like a good idea, but they present special problems and require quite abit...

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Technical articles 2007-05-30

SolutionBase: Setting up a key management server for Vista

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.InWindows Vista, Microsoft has done away with volume license keys that can befreely distributed in an unlimited capacity with no activation required.Instead, there are now two different methods you can use to assign volumelicense keys to computers running Vista. The preferred method...

Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), productivity, brien m. posey mcse, key management server, management server, microsoft windows vista

Technical articles 2007-05-28

SolutionBase: Changes to Product Activation and Volume Licensing

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.If you're installing a single version of Windows Vista inyour organization, licensing is pretty simple; you just go with what came withyour new machine or what came in the upgrade box. Even tracking a few licensesdoesn't present much of a problem. Things...

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Technical articles 2007-05-24

SolutionBase: An overview of Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Of all its new features, Exchange Server 2007 is best knownfor Unified Messaging UM, a new role that allows users to receive e-mail,voicemail, and faxes in their inbox. In this article, I will discuss how UMworks, as well as its capabilities and...

Tags: voip, groupware, microsoft outlook, telephony, brien m. posey mcse, unified messaging, fax, microsoft exchange server, voicemail, microsoft exchange server 2007

Technical articles 2007-05-22

SolutionBase: Administering mobile messaging in Exchange Server 2007

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.There's no denying that more and more people are connectingto corporate mail systems through mobile devices such as PDAsand cell phones. I recently read an article which projected that in two years,95% of all corporate executives will use mobile messaging. For that...

Tags: e-mail servers, groupware, messaging, mobile marketing, brien m. posey mcse, activesync, microsoft exchange server, mobile device, microsoft exchange server 2007, server

Technical articles 2007-05-21

SolutionBase: Performing common tasks in Exchange Server 2007, part 2

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.The release of new versions of software means learning newtricks. Exchange Server 2007 is no different: When you deploy it, you mustlearn the new way of doing things at the same time. Here are some of the thingsyou'll have to know how...

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Technical articles 2007-05-08

SolutionBase: Protecting Exchange Server 2007 from viruses and spam

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Oneof Microsoft's primary focuses in developing Exchange Server 2007 was security.As such, Exchange 2007 is designed to be secure by default. For example,Exchange 2007 has a built-in self-signing certificate. This allowscommunications between Exchange 2007 servers, or between Exchange 2007 andOutlook 2007 clients...

Tags: e-mail servers, groupware, servers, cyberthreats, microsoft outlook, virus, brien m. posey mcse, microsoft exchange server 2007, server, microsoft exchange server

Technical articles 2007-05-07

SolutionBase: Outlook 2007's new features and how they work with Exchange Server 2007

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Whenever Microsoft releases a new version of Office, you canbe sure it includes a batch of new features; Microsoft Office 2007 is noexception, with Outlook receiving the most new features. Although many of thenew features found in Outlook 2007 are available to...

Tags: groupware, microsoft office, brien m. posey mcse, microsoft exchange server, microsoft exchange server 2007, microsoft outlook, outlook 2007, microsoft outlook 2003

Technical articles 2007-05-03

SolutionBase: Performing common tasks in Exchange Server 2007

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.If you've installed Exchange Server 2007, one of the firstthings you probably noticed was that the new Exchange Management Console isdramatically different from the Exchange System Manager that's found in ExchangeServer 2003. As such, the technique for performing virtually every ExchangeServer related...

Tags: e-mail servers, microsoft exchange server 2007, microsoft exchange server, brien m. posey mcse, console, exchange management console

Technical articles 2007-05-01

SolutionBase: Installing Exchange Server 2007

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Microsoft has finally completed the long-awaited ExchangeServer 2007. Because Exchange Server 2007 is radically different from ExchangeServer 2003, I'll walk you through the deployment process.Before we beginBefore even thinking about installing Exchange 2007, youshould make a full system backup of one of...

Tags: servers, e-mail servers, microsoft windows, microsoft corp., brien m. posey mcse, microsoft exchange server 2007, server

Technical articles 2007-04-30

SolutionBase: Even more new features in Exchange 2007

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Exchange 2007 represents a major change for Microsoft andthe entire Exchange product line. It's as different from previous versions ofExchange as Exchange itself is from Microsoft Mail. Here are some of the keynew features you'll find in Exchange 2007.Built-in antispamFighting spam is...

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Technical articles 2007-04-26

SolutionBase: Migrating from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2007

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.With Microsoft's discontinued support for Exchange Server5.5, you might be tempted to upgrade your Exchange Server organization toExchange Server 2007. Sadly, the upgrade process is much more involved thansimply inserting an installation CD and running Setup. In this article, I willexplain what...

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Technical articles 2007-04-23