Microsoft Teams & Staff

Update Rollup 5 for Exchange 2007 SP1 is now released

2008-11-21T14:36:04Z

We have now released the Update Rollup 5 for Exchange 2007 SP1 (which we announced a few days ago ). The rollup is available on the Download Center here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=652ED33A-11A1-459C-8FFE-90B9CBFE7903&displaylang=en It will be available on Microsoft Update in 2-3 weeks from now (we will announce that). In case that you need a fix in a language that is not available right now, they are in the pipeline already so please check back. The KB article describing...(read more)

Optimize Your Communications Environment with Exchange Server 2007

2008-11-20T15:29:00Z

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 can help you deliver the advanced protection your company demands to safeguard its messaging environment-anywhere access people require to boost productivity and operational efficiency to cut costs. Tune in to a webcast or take part in a virtual lab to learn how Exchange Server 2007 can help you optimize your hardware and networking investments and provide anywhere access to e-mail, voice mail, calendars, and contacts from a variety of client computers and devices....(read more)

Explaining the detection logic of MS08-052

2008-11-20T13:03:40Z

Mike Johnson , a Senior Support Escalation Engineer for WSUS, recently sent me some interesting info on the detection logic in MS08-052 and why it may be a little confusing. If you noticed that MS08-052 superseded MS08-040 , but that MS08-052 is not detected as "needed" on some of the same SQL installations then Mike explains why: ======== If you've deployed MS08-040 to SQL installations in your environment via WSUS you may have noticed that MS08-052 superseded MS08-040 but that...(read more)

More on throttling WSUS downloads

2008-11-19T16:52:51Z

I know I've touched on this before thanks to WSUS Senior Support Engineer Ellis George , but throttling downloads continues to be a popular discussion topic so I thought I'd add to it a little using some tips from Joe Tindale , also a Senior Support Escalation Engineer for WSUS. If you want to avoid all those calls from irate users wondering why their WAN link is crawling then you'll want to read over this: ======== Sometimes when very large update packages (e.g. Windows XP SP3...(read more)

Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 is almost out-the-door

2008-11-18T21:07:59Z

This is a heads up that Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 is in the final stages of getting released and should be out in a couple of days. The next step for the Exchange team will be to release the Update Rollup onto the Download Center and then publish it to Microsoft Update. Microsoft Update publishing will happen 2-3 weeks after the Download Center publishing, due to internal policies and processes. We will let you know when this happens. Regarding the overall patching experience, we have...(read more)

Didn't pass that Microsoft Certification exam? Get a free second shot

2008-11-18T13:35:47Z

Just an FYI that Microsoft is offering a free second chance to pass that Microsoft Certification exam as well as a 25% discount on an additional exam. You better hurry though as you have to sign up by December 31st. ======== Second Shot now gives you two incentives to get certified! In the real world, you might need more than one chance at certification. With Second Shot, if you do not pass a Microsoft Certification exam on your first try, we’ll let you retake the exam for free...(read more)

Updated Knowledge Base articles for 11-9 through 11-15

2008-11-17T14:27:00Z

We had three updated Knowledge Base articles for the week. One is the old familiar 894199 article but the other two are fairly new additions to the list. Links and titles are below: ======== Microsoft Software Update Svcs 894199 - Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content for 2008 Published - Updated Microsoft Software Update Svcs 322365 - Server requirements and recommendations for installing Microsoft Software Update Services Published - Updated...(read more)

November 2008 Security Bulletin Webcast Questions and Answers

2008-11-17T13:20:50Z

Over on the MSRC blog they posted on the availability of this months webcast covering the questions regarding November's security bulletins. If you didn't have the chance to attend then check out the webcast below to see what you missed. ======== During this month’s webcast we were able to address 12 questions in the time allotted. The questions were spread fairly evenly across both bulletins. We also fielded questions regarding the Exploitability Index and the MS08-067 form the...(read more)

Security Bulletin Webcast Questions and Answers - November 2008

2008-11-14T16:54:00Z

Hi, During this month’s webcast we were able to address 12 questions in the time allotted. The questions were spread fairly evenly across both bulletins. We also fielded questions regarding the Exploitability Index and the MS08-067 form the October Out-of-Band Release. Here is the link to the full Q&A so you can see all of the answers that were provided for these great questions: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/pages/monthly-security-bulletin-webcast-q-a-November-2008.aspx Also, here is the link...(read more)

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Launch

2008-11-13T18:17:00Z

Our friends over at Office Communication server wanted to get the word our on their upcoming release which they are promoting through their website. Here's their announcement, go check it out! Office Communications Server 2007 R2 will launch on February 3 rd 2009. We are trying something new this time and will do the launch through a website that mimics a live event. The website will include: keynote, breakout sessions, customer evidence and partner's booths. Access to the website will be...(read more)

How to Configure Certificate Based Authentication for OWA - Part II

2008-11-12T23:42:00Z

In my last post I showed how to set up OWA certificate based authentication on a Windows 2003 CAS with ISA 2006. In this post, I will cover how to set this up when your Client Access server is running on Windows 2008 server without being published with ISA server. Note: These steps are only for Exchange 2007 mailboxes, and will not work for the /Exchange virtual directory. Your PKI infrastructure should already be in place as well. This can be a Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 certificate server, or...(read more)

WSUS clients install updates properly but don't send any status reports back to the server

2008-11-12T17:05:00Z

Here's a cool tip and a cool tool that was sent to me by Joe Tindale , one of the top Support Escalation Engineers in our WSUS group. If you find that your WSUS clients are not sending status updates back to the server then this is something you'll want to check out: ================= Issue: You may notice that your clients will check into WSUS and install updates properly but don't send any status reports back to the server even though you can see that events were being generated locally...(read more)

MS08-068 and SMBRelay

2008-11-12T02:49:00Z

Hi, this is Christopher Budd. We’ve received some questions from customers about MS08-068 and its relationship to an issue that was first discussed in 2001, called the SMBRelay attack. Specifically, we’ve gotten some questions about why, in 2008, we’re releasing an update that addresses an issue first discussed in 2001. Since I was in the MSRC back in 2001 when this was all first discussed, I feel well placed to answer that. At a high level, the behavior that was discussed in the original SMBRelay...(read more)

TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft November Security Bulletins

2008-11-11T22:21:16Z

Just a quick FYI that we have a webcast discussing the November security bulletins tomorrow at 11:00am PST: ======== Language(s): English. Product(s): Security. Audience(s): IT Professional. Duration: 60 Minutes Start Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada) Event Overview: On November 11, 2008, Microsoft released its monthly security bulletins. Join us for a brief overview of the technical details of the November security bulletins. The intent of this webcast...(read more)

November 2008 Bulletin Release

2008-11-11T22:14:16Z

Over on the MSRC blog they have a post about the two bulletins included in the November 2008 bulleting release that came out today: ========= • MS08-068 : Vulnerability in SMB Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957097). This has a severity rating of Important . • MS08-069 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955218). This has a severity rating of Critical . ======== For more information and to read the entire post visit http://blogs.technet...(read more)