Introduction We have been working on a problem that surfaced with the release of Exchange 2007 Rollup 5. A number of customers reported that some of their Exchange 2007 managed services did not start automatically after Rollup application, however they Read More

Performance analysis and troubleshooting can be a very complex and daunting area with Exchange Server. Being able to quickly and accurately identify and resolve issues requires a thorough understanding of the most interesting and important performance Read More

Before you can install Exchange Server 2007 SP1 on a Windows Server 2008 there are varying prerequisites that need to be installed, depending on the Exchange 2007 Server role you plan on installing. Details on how to install those prerequisites manually Read More

Today Bill Gates and Jeff Raikes (my boss) launched Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS), and announced that Exchange Server 2007 SP1 will be available in the 4th quarter of this year. Here is a long list of enhancements within SP1 – but given the Read More

Via the Office Communications Server blog: Join Bill Gates and Jeff Raikes as they kickoff the worldwide Unified Communications Launch 2007 in San Francisco on October 16, 2007.  This free, day-long event includes a keynote with demos, a series Read More

Microsoft IT has published a white paper about their rollout of Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging (UM).  This is a good resource for those who enjoy technical detail and are curious about real-world UM implementations! Using Exchange Server Read More

I have learned (via William) that there is a limited time offer of a free Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging course that you can take online if interested. From the course page: Title: Clinic 5091: Introduction to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unified Read More

The Unified Messaging component of Exchange 2007 SP1 is the designed to be the voice mail solution for Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS). What it means is that anyone can dial an Office Communications Server user and leave a voice mail which will Read More

Unified Messaging provides the functionality of having voice mail, email and fax to a single location that is the user's mailbox. In Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging the fax feature is limited to inbound fax only. Which means that, an external or internal Read More

What is a Dialing Rule Dialing rules are created to modify a phone number before sending it to the PBX for outbound calls. Dialing rules serve two purposes: 1. Specify the numbers that can be dialed as outbound calls internal or external. Administrators Read More

NOTE: This article has also been published in the official Exchange 2007 documentation. We recommend that you check the documentation for the most up-to-date version. Please see the following links: Planning Processor Configurations - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998874.aspx Read More

There are 2 ways that Exchange Server 2007 UM is integrated with your OOF.  The first is from the telephone using Outlook Voice Access (OVA) and the 2nd is from the desktop using Outlook or Outlook Web Access (OWA): 1. By using logging into OVA, Read More

Introduction Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging (UM) supports automatic speech recognition (in English, only). UM-enabled users who call into UM can speak to it for command and control in Outlook Voice Access (e.g. "Next message", "I'll be 20 minutes Read More