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The public registration for 71-662: TS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuring is open, check it out here ....

The release notes for Exchange 2007 SP2 can be downloaded here .

Modality Systems has created an OCS client for the iPhone, iDialog . This client utilizes CWA and is therefore straightforward to deploy. Lacking an iPhone I haven't tested it myself, but from the experiences I hear iDialog is a fast and easy to use application....

Another great example of the extensibility of Microsoft UC can be found in the Global Crossing Kiosk demo, http://www.microsoft.com/australia/business/uc/videos/gloablcrossing.html

A very interesting announcement concerning PIC has been made: "Customers with Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard CAL or Office Communications Server 2007/Live Communications Server 2005 SP1 Standard CAL with Software Assurance will no longer require an additional license to federate with...

Using a pre-configured vhd is a very convenient way to build a test or demo environment, an Exchange 2010 beta version has been released. “This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Beta VHD for 60 days.” Download details: Exchange Server...

Version 6907.32 of the Planning Tool for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 has been released, check it out at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=fdf32585-c131-4832-8e27-67e70636c1e8...

The Exchange Team has blogged about the upcoming SP2 for Exchange 2007. SP2 will make it possible to deploy Exchange 2010 in an existing 2007 organization (yes, you really have to wait for SP2 to be able to do that!). But even without the coexistence scenario it still contains some very interesting features...

Perhaps one of the most overlooked and underestimated steps in deploying OCS (or any server product) is end user training. A great resource for supporting this is the Adoption & Training kit which contains a whealth of information and materials for educating the end users....

The R2 version of the Edge planning tool is now available for download . This is by far the easiest way to produce an overview of the dns, ip and port requirements and is also a great aid when dealing with firewall or DNS administrators....