Windows Search, 84% Faster on Vista SP1 and 26% Faster on XP SP3
Back at the start of June 2008, Microsoft introduced an upgrade for the search infrastructure of its Windows client and Server operating systems.
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20.11.2008 Outlook 2007 users angry over Office 2007 HTML-e-mail changes
A quiet change Microsoft has made in the rendering engine used by Outlook 2007 is beginning to sink in among individuals who have gotten accustomed to having the Internet Explorer (IE) engine render HTML e-mail messages. And the reaction of many is one of anger and disbelief.
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13.1.2007 Outlook 2007 Update focuses on performance
Microsoft Corporation has released an update to Outlook 2007 designed to speed up the communication softwares much-criticized sluggishness.
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15.4.2007 Outlook 2007 Gadgets for Windows Sidebar
If youre a fan of the Outlook 2007 To-Do Bar, but wish your upcoming appointments and tasks could be shown even when Outlook was minimized, Ive got great news for you, you can do this today with the Outlook Sidebar Gadgets.
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1.12.2007 Microsoft Outlook Web Access 2007 - new features in Beta 1
Hi. I'm DJ Schwend, a product designer working on the OWA team here in Exchange. I've put together this overview of the best new features in our Beta 1 release. We've made huge strides to improve the online experience and our goal is to keep being the best web mail client in the world.
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18.5.2006 Outlook HTML and CSS Validator (Office 2007 System Tool)
This download accompanies the MSDN articles "Word 2007 HTML and CSS Rendering Capabilities in Outlook 2007 (Part 1 of 2)" and "Word 2007 HTML and CSS Rendering Capabilities in Outlook 2007 (Part 2 of 2)." To view these articles, click the links available from the Related Links section of the page.
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14.8.2006 Vista SP1 up to 86% faster
Is Vista SP1 really the shot in the arm your Vista system needs? We've spent many hours strapped to our benchmarking system in a caffeine and pizza fuelled haze to uncover these very interesting results.
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5.3.2008 64-bit Vista SP1 Runs Faster than 32-bit Vista SP1 and 32-bit XP SP3!
The 64-bit edition of Windows Vista delivers not only support for larger quantities of system memory, with the high-end editions supporting as much as 128 GB of RAM, but also some extra horse power hidden under the hood.
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29.4.2008 Access 2007 Runtime SP1 is now available
This version of the Access 2007 Runtime contains files whose versions are slightly higher than the level of the same files that are updated by Office 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
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30.3.2008 Windows 7 on multicore: How much faster?
San Francisco - Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is receiving raves in its pre-release testing.
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20.10.2009 How I Use Outlook - 7 Tips
There are so many things you can do with Outlook, but I have to admit, I've never fully explorered all its features. However, the more I "live" in my Outlook at work, the more I've become obsessed with finding new and useful ways to get things done as efficiently and quickly as I can.
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21.11.2007 Vista SP1 is due in the second half of 2007, after all
After lots of wavering, Microsoft has finally made the due date for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) official: The update will ship in the latter half of 2007.
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22.1.2007 Microsoft Office 2007 SP1 Released
What can you expect in Service Pack 1? SP1 focuses on the issues that matter most to our customers based on direct customer feedback and error reporting tools.
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11.12.2007 Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1
Save time and money as Virtual PC allows you to maintain the compatibility of legacy and custom applications during migration to new operating systems and increases the efficiency of support, development, and training staffs.
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19.5.2008 New Outlook Team Blog
Hi! Youve found the new home of the Microsoft Office Outlook Team Blog, your one-stop-shop for tips, tricks, and rants directly from the Outlook product team here at Microsoft.
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15.6.2007 Office 2007 Service Pack 2 More Secure than SP1
In order to support applauding the security enhancements in Windows Vista, Microsoft has played the vulnerability counting game on more than one occasion, comparing the volume of security flaws in the latest edition of the Windows client with previous releases, and even with Linux and Mac OS X.
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27.11.2008 Intel says new chips about 40 pct faster
Intel Corp. said a new line of computer processors due out later this year will be about 40 percent faster than current chips when running computer games, videos and other heavy workloads.
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18.4.2007 Fixing Vista: Faster, smarter search
In previous installments of this series, I discussed the virtues of a clean Vista install, some useful User Account Control workarounds, top tools for troubleshooting, and the wisdom of shutting off Windows system services.
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6.6.2008 Speed Test: Windows 7 May Not Be Much Faster Than Vista
Though Windows 7 edged out Vista in our lab tests, you may not notice much of a difference.
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7.5.2009 How to delay all outgoing email in Outlook
I've been burnt many times on sending out an email that wasn't quite ready to go out. This could happen for a couple different reasons.
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7.7.2007 The Vista driver outlook gets a little brighter
ve been watching for the past six months as PC hardware makers deliver updated drivers to make their products work with Windows Vista. Lately, the trickle has turned into a steady stream.
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8.7.2007 Microsoft Office 2007 SP1 releasing to Automatic Update
As we noted when we released Office 2003 Service Pack 3 via Microsoft Update (MU), we are committed to providing at least 30 days notice before making Office service packs available via Microsoft Update automatic distribution (for Vista and XP).
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10.5.2008 Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1
Yesterday we made the Windows 7 Beta available for public download. Hopefully youre as excited as I am that the beta is here! The Windows 7 Beta is already getting some rave reviews for its new features, performance, and stability. But it is a beta, and with that comes the potential risk that some things may not work as well as they will in the final release.
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13.1.2009 Windows Server 2008 is 20% faster than Vista
It seems Microsoft may have a successor (or replacement) for Vista after all and its already been released. Windows Server 2008 isnt easy to configure as a desktop operating system but when done correctly can be 20% faster than Vista while retaining most of the same features.
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12.3.2008 Quick Reference for Outlook Voice Access
Outlook Voice Access lets UM-enabled users to access their Exchange 2007 mailbox using analog, digital, or cellular telephones.
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12.6.2006 Remove Unnecessary Startup Entries To Boot Windows Faster
Sometimes it's very frustrating when your computer is booting up Windows very slowly especially when someone calls you up to check something on your computer, and you need to call back because your computer takes ages to boot.
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5.5.2007 Microsoft to kill Hotmail via Outlook Express on September 1
If you're still using Outlook Express for checking your Windows Live Hotmail, listen up.
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4.6.2009 Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarking
Enough with benchmarking the OS - lets see if Office 2007 is any faster on Vista SP1.
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26.2.2008 Windows Vista, Office 2007, Exchange 2007 Business Launch
While it's not the retail launch date, today is the official business launch for the next generation of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows Vista.
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1.12.2006 Windows Vista, 2007 Office System and Exchange Server 2007 Launched in The Netherlands
Today Microsoft launched Windows Vista, 2007 Office System and Exchange Server 2007 for Volume license businesses in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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29.11.2006Apple announces faster syncing with Outlook for MobileMe
Apple has posted on its website that they have improved MobileMe syncing with Microsoft Outlook. This is a step in the right direction for the
platform after it faced a very rocky start. From Apple's website "We've recently improved the performance of MobileMe syncing with Microsoft
Outlook on Windows. Contacts and calendars automatically sync whenever a change is made in Outlook, and likewise when a change is made on the web or
from another device.
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11.02.2009Outlook Anywhere changes in Exchange Server 2007 SP1
In Exchange Server 2007 SP1, the configuration of Outlook Anywhere (formerly known as RPC over HTTP) has been changed to accommodate the different
ways Exchange CAS servers are deployed on the Internet. This blog post provides an overview of these changes.
In Exchange 2007
RTM, enabling Outlook Anywhere (using either the Exchange Management Console or the Exchange Management Shell enable-OutlookAnywhere cmdlet) required
a mandatory parameter called ExternalAuthenticationMethod. This parameter was used to update Outlook 2007 clients using the Autodiscover service.
Changing this parameter, however, did not influence the authentication methods enabled on the /rpc virtual directory on IIS servers. As a result, both
Basic and NTLM authentication methods were always enabled even though Outlook clients would connect using only 1 authentication method. Additionally,
it was not possible to manually turn off an authentication method using the IISManager MMC snap-in, since every 15 minutes the Exchange Services Host
Service would automatically re-enable both Basic and NTLM authentication methods in IIS.
Note that if you had already enabled
Outlook Anywhere, the ExternalAuthenticationMethod parameter could also be specified through the set-outlookAnywhere task, and it had the same effect
as described above.
For further details, you can refer to
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123513.aspx For Exchange 2007 SP1, instead of always enabling
Basic and NTLM, Outlook Anywhere now provides the ability to choose the authentication methods that will be enabled on the /rpc virtual directory in
IIS.
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11.11.2007Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Beta 2 VHD Available
This download enables you to
evaluate Microsoft Exchange
Server 2007 SP1 Beta 2.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
is designed to reduce the
growing cost and complexity of
managing a corporate messaging
system by providing more
control for IT administrators,
more value and expanded inbox
access for end users, and
increased security and
compliance for the
organization as a whole.
Microsoft
Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Beta
2 provides built-in protection
technologies to help keep the
e-mail system up and running
and better protected from
outside threats while allowing
employees to work from
wherever they are using a
variety of clients including
Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Web
Access, and mobile devices.
Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Beta
2 makes it easier for IT to
deliver these new capabilities
to their organizations by
making the messaging
environment easier to manage
and more cost efficient.
This fully
functional pre-configured VHD
provides you a trial software
will automatically expire
after 30 days.
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17.08.2007Outlook 2007 Gets SMS
Integration
While Outlook 2007 won't be
receiving the same user
interface overhaul as its
fellow core Office
applications, the e-mail and
organization software will get
a number of new features,
including RSS integration and
improved calendar sharing.
Also on the docket: built-in
SMS text
messaging.
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24.05.2006Microsoft Unveils Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 in Technology Preview
Microsoft Corp. today
announced Exchange Server 2007
Service Pack 1 (SP1) and
opened a technology preview
for the software. Exchange
Server 2007 SP1 features
enhancements such as support
for Windows Server 2008,
enhanced integration with
Microsoft Office
Communications Server 2007,
and improved mobile device
management and advanced
security technology.
Exchange Server
2007 SP1 also includes
features that enhance the user
experience in Outlook Web
Access, provide greater
functionality in the Exchange
Server 2007 Management
Console, and deliver improved
disaster recovery capabilities
through Standby Continuous
Replication.
As part of the technology
preview, nearly a million
Microsoft Developer Network
(MSDN) and TechNet subscribers
can download the service pack
beta. Today more than 150,000
people are already testing the
service pack at organizations
such as the U.S. Army, Oconics
and Windrush Frozen Foods Ltd...
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14.08.2007Microsoft releases stand-alone Outlook with CRM built-in
This morning, Microsoft has come up with a new approach to the problem for which some Outlook users have been asking for over a decade: It's amending
Outlook to be able to handle business contacts in a relational manner -- for example, to group customers by the contact who brought them to you, or to
maintain custom data on those customers. Contact management is being built directly into Outlook.
But there's a catch: Microsoft
Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager, as the product will now be known, is a separate version of Outlook that will be integrated,
starting today, into Office Small Business, Professional, and Ultimate editions. For those who already have Office editions with the pre-existing
Outlook 2007, or who purchase Outlook or Office without the Business Contact Manager, the new version will be available separately as a replacement
for $149.95.
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06.02.2008Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) SDK November 2007
The Exchange 2007 SP1 SDK November 2007 Documentation and Samples assists developers who are building applications for Exchange 2007 SP1. This release
of the SDK provides new and updated information and sample code to help you develop collaborative enterprise applications for Exchange 2007 SP1.
The
README file contains installation instructions
for and late-breaking information about the Exchange 2007 SP1 SDK November 2007 Documentation and Samples.
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27.11.2007Update for Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 for Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
This update ensures that Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 and the Office Language Pack 2007 for Business Contact Manager are compatible after
the Update for Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 (KB 946140) is installed.
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13.02.2008Microsoft Office Outlook Connector 12.1
With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your
Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages, contacts and calendars for free!
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23.07.2008Outlook 2007 Gadgets for Windows Sidebar
If you’re a fan of the Outlook 2007 To-Do Bar, but wish your upcoming appointments and tasks could be shown even when Outlook was minimized,
I’ve got great news for you, you can do this today with the Outlook Sidebar Gadgets.
One of the new features introduced in Windows
Vista is the Windows Sidebar, an application that allows gadgets—small applications that provide quick access to useful information or
commands—to be displayed on your desktop or in the Sidebar.
The Sidebar presented a great opportunity for Outlook to surface the same
information that we show in the To-Do Bar. To this end, we developed two Outlook gadgets: Outlook Appointments and Outlook Tasks. These gadgets can be
used independently or together to provide at-a-glance information without the need to bring up Outlook.
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30.11.2007Microsoft Office 2007 SP1 Released
What can you expect in Service Pack 1?
SP1 focuses on the issues that matter most to our customers based on direct customer feedback and
error reporting tools. You can expect:
- Stability. Using data from the Dr. Watson bug-reporting system, we've fixed the top software
issues for each application in the 2007 Office system. The 2007 Office system SP1 also improves the stability of server components in the 2007 Office
system and delivers compatibility with Windows Server® 2008, so you can confidently plan for future upgrades.
- Performance. The 2007
Office system SP1 improves performance in applications and servers. Performance improvements can be found in Microsoft Office Excel® 2007,
Microsoft Office Outlook® 2007, Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2007, and Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server 2007.
- Security. By
incorporating incremental advances in security and results from application testing, the 2007 Office system SP1 offers home and office users better
protection against malicious software and potential threats to privacy.
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11.12.2007Exchange Server 2007 SP1 SDK August 2008
The Exchange 2007 SP1 SDK August 2008 Documentation and Samples assists developers who are building applications for Exchange 2007 SP1. This release
of the SDK provides new and updated information and sample code to help you develop collaborative enterprise applications for Exchange 2007 SP1.
The
README file contains installation instructions
for and late-breaking information about the Exchange 2007 SP1 SDK August 2008 Documentation and Samples.
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15.08.2008How I Use Outlook - 7 Tips
There are so many things you can do with Outlook, but I have to admit, I've never fully explorered all its features. However, the more I
"live" in my Outlook at work, the more I've become obsessed with finding new and useful ways to get things done as efficiently and
quickly as I can. On that note, here are a few Outlook tips I've discovered that have been making my work life easier.
1. The
ClearContext add-in - every since someone told me about this add-in, I've been using the heck out of it. Although I can only afford the free
version, I've found it unbelievably useful for categorizing my mail. Since I had been using a folders system prior to the Outlook 2007 upgrade, I
didn't feel much like redoing this system just to use Outlook 2007's color-coded categories. Instead, I use a mashup of ClearContext labels
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21.11.2007Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Beta Now Available
Microsoft has begun rolling
out the first beta of Service
Pack (SP) 1 for Exchange
Server 2007, according to a
blog posting on Microsoft's
TechNet site.
Microsoft launched
Exchange Server 2007 a little
over four months ago, in
December 2006.
The first beta is
available to select Microsoft
Developer Network and TechNet
subscribers for download,
starting April 11, according
to the TechNet posting.
In
February, Microsoft Exchange
team members blogged that the
first beta of SP1 would be
available in April. The final
version of SP1 for Exchange
Server 2007 is slated to ship
in the latter half of 2007,
around the same time that
Longhorn Server ships,
officials added.
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rest of this article.
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12.04.2007Microsoft to deliver Office 2007 SP1 early
Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on Office 2007 Service Pack (SP) 1 and is hoping to roll it out the week of December 10, according to
sources claiming familiarity with Microsofts schedule.
Microsoft officials said last month during the companys TechEd conference
in Barcelona that
Office 2007 SP1 was tracking toward shipping in the first
calendar quarter of 2008.
With Microsofts SharePoint Server 2007
team
hinting during the past week that SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 was due imminently, some company watchers began wondering
whether Office 2007 SP1 might be ready early, too. One Softie said that Microsofts due date for SharePoint Server SP1 was simply
guidance of the latest possible delivery date via which Microsoft planned to make the update available.
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04.12.2007Office 2007 SP1 Installation/Slipstream Guide
Some of you may be wondering how to do a clean install of Office 2007 using an Office 2007 RTM image along with SP1 at the same time. As you may know,
Office 2007 makes use of the Updates folder in the installation media to install any new updates that it finds in the folder however updates have to
be in the .msp file format for them to be recognized. Since the Office 2007 SP1 update file is delivered in the .exe format, an extra step is required
before being able to proceed:
First, you should copy the contents of the Office 2007 RTM image to a temporary folder. For our
example we're using C:O2007Temp. We have also copied the Office 2007 SP1 Update file (office2007sp1-kb936982-fullfile-en-us.exe) to the D:
drive.
Then, using the Run command in Windows XP/Vista (WinKey+R), run the following command:
D:office2007sp1-kb936982-fullfile-en-us.exe /extract:C:O2007TempUpdates
replacing D: with wherever you stored
the Office 2007 SP1 update file and C:O2007Temp with wherever you stored the Office 2007 RTM files. After agreeing to the Microsoft Software
License Terms, SP1 will be extracted to C:O2007TempUpdates.
That's it! Just start the setup for Office 2007 and the
updates for SP1 will then be picked up and installed during the setup. The same method applies to any other Office 2007 SP1 update.
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12.12.2007Final Microsoft Office Outlook Connector Now Available
With Outlook Connector, you
can use Outlook 2003 or
Outlook 2007 to access and
manage your Windows Live
Hotmail or Office Live Mail
accounts, including e-mail
messages and contacts for
free! Calendar, tasks and
notes can also be accessed and
managed in Outlook for
accounts with a paid
subscription.
Outlook Connector enables
you to use your Live Hotmail
accounts within
Outlook:
- Read and send
your Office Live Mail/Windows
Live Hotmail e-mail messages.
- Manage your Live
Mail Contacts.
-
Use advanced options for
blocking junk e-mail messages.
- Manage multiple
e-mail accounts in one
place.
With a paid
subscription, Outlook
Connector enables these
additional features:
-
Manage, share, and synchronize
your Windows Live Calendar in
Outlook.
- Access
your Tasks and Notes.
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15.08.2007Outlook 2007/2003/2002 Add-in: Personal Folders Backup
Backing up your Microsoft Outlook information is quicker and easier with the Personal Folders Backup feature. Personal Folders Backup creates backup
copies of your .PST files at regular intervals, in Outlook 2002 and later versions, making it easy to keep all of your Outlook folders safely backed
up.
With Personal Folders Backup, you can choose which of your .PST files you wish to back up, and how often you wish to back
them up.
Each .PST file contains all of your Outlook folders, including the Inbox, Calendar, and Contacts. You can have a single
.PST file (usually called "Internet Folders" or "Personal Folders" in your Folder List), but you might also have an additional .PST file that you
use for archiving ("Archiving Folders"). Personal Folders Backup lets you back up any or all of these .PST files.
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08.05.2008Users Upset at Outlook HTML Change
Microsoft has made the
decision to use the Word HTML
rendering engines for both the
reading and composing of
messages within Outlook 2007,
a decision that has been
criticized by those who use
HTML e-mail frequently. Now,
the company is attempting to
perform damage control...
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31.01.2007Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 VHD - 32-bit version
The Microsoft VHD Test Drive Program provides customers with an enhanced server-based software evaluation experience thats faster, better supported
and more flexible. You can now access the entire catalog of pre-configured Microsoft and partner products and solutions in the VHD format and start
evaluating and testing today from
www.microsoft.com/vhd.
This
download enables you to evaluate Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 is designed to reduce the growing cost and
complexity of managing a corporate messaging system by providing more control for IT administrators, more value and expanded inbox access for end
users, and increased security and compliance for the organization as a whole.
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