Items related to messaging services with a focus on Exchange Online (EXO) and Exchange server (on-premises)
I’d previously mentioned the availability of Lenovo’s Windows 8 beta drivers.
There is now an updated ThinkVantage System Update tool which supports Windows 8 which is neat.
Updated my W510, so let’s see what new features this brings 
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Cheers,
Rhoderick
If it wasn’t enough to be spoiled with the Exchange 2013 RTM help files being made available yesterday, now you can hit up TechNet and download the actual product.
How neat is that?
If you are reading this, why are you still here?? Go get downloading now……
Cheers,
Rhoderick
Looking for some interesting bedtime reading? Want to pick through the new and exciting features in Exchange server 2013?
Well then this should be something you want to scoot off and download – The Exchange 2013 RTM build of the standalone help file.
Note that there are two downloads, one for hybrid configurations and the other for on-premises installations.
I’d start with the what's new, what’s … Read the rest “Exchange 2013 RTM Help Files Now Available”
11-10-2012 is an interesting number as this is the date when the Exchange product group signed off on the build to release Exchange 2013 to Manufacturing. If you are in the UK, yes I know the month and year are the “wrong” way around 
That aside, the other magic number is 15.00.0516.032 which is the RTM build # for Exchange 2013.
This and other interesting deta… Read the rest “Exchange 2013 Hits RTM”
This week I am fortunate to be at MEC along with thousands of other people who are passionate about Exchange, and are looking to get the latest information on Exchange Server 2013.
The event is at the Gaylord Palm Hotel in Orlando, and I have to say it is a spiffy place with coy carp, alligators and a really big salt water tank with lots of really nice big fish. 
If you are looking to see the first public presentations on Exchange 2013, then look no further! Channel 9 has recordings from last week’s TechEd Australia.
You can find these great sessions on Exchange 2013:
If you leverage products from the Forefront family, then you will want to read about changes announced today on the Server & Cloud blog.
Today, as a result of our effort to better align security and protection solutions with the workloads and applications they protect, Microsoft is announcing changes to the roadmaps of some of the security solutions made available under the Forefront brand.
The beta release for System Center 2012 SP1 is now available for you to download and test in your lab environments. This is an interesting release as it is adding support for Windows Server 2012. In the case of SCVMM 2012 SP1, it means that it can only be installed on the RTM version of Windows Server 2012.
At least I know what I’ll be doing this weekend now 
The Virtual Machine Manager server for … Read the rest “System Center 2012 SP1 Beta Available”
Since the System Centre Operations Manager (SCOM) Management Pack (MP) for Exchange 2010 has been re-released to the Microsoft download center, I thought that it would be worth bubbling this up. The previous post can be found here on the blog.
This is build 14.03.0038.004 of the MP, and is dated August 31st 2012.
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Management Pack includes a complete health model, ex… Read the rest “Re-Release Of Exchange 2010 SCOM Management Pack”
Please be aware that there is a pending change for the minimum key length for certificates with RSA keys. The private keys used in these certificates can be derived and could allow an attacker to duplicate the certificates and use them fraudulently to spoof content, perform phishing attacks, or perform man-in-the-middle attacks.
The update is available on the Download Center as well as… Read the rest “Important Upcoming Certificate Changes”