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From the Editor
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Welcome to TechNet Flash,
I was recently discussing instant messaging (IM)
applications with a few colleagues. Nearly all
who had tried the recently released Microsoft
Office Communicator 2005 noted that it is an IM
application that -- finally! -- integrates
smoothly into our existing workflow and
communications infrastructure. After using
Communicator 2005 for the past few months, I
must admit that I’ve gone from being an IM
avoider to being “IM friendly.” I attribute this
remarkable turnaround to the communications
client’s low “annoyance factor.”
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Unlike most personal IM clients, Communicator 2005
supports groups (My team). What I like best is that it
automatically syncs my presence to my Outlook schedule
to set my status to Online, Away (when I’m in a
meeting), or Out of Office.
Communicator 2005 also integrates seamlessly with our
phones, providing a telephony system that surpasses
anything I’ve experienced, with built-in call
forwarding, audio conferencing, Microsoft Office Live
Meeting support, and even a “people finder” search box
that links into our Active Directory. When my phone
rings, it tells me who’s on the line, and I can see more
details about them or schedule a conference with a
single click. I find myself increasingly using it to see
who is in a meeting or is available to take a call -- it
integrates very elegantly with our Outlook calendars.
Through Microsoft Office Live Communications Server
2005, Communicator 2005 delivers support for voice video
conversations, application sharing, e-mail and file
transfers, plus the usual IM functions -- including deep
support for Active Directory and Exchange Server 2003
(both of which are required as a core back end, running
on Windows Server 2003). It’s worth a look, if you’re
looking for an elegant yet full-featured solution that
has the annoyance factor beat.
You’ll find links to more information about Communicator
2005 in the Featured Topic section.
Enjoy the issue.
Graeme Bennett
Editor, TechNet Flash
Featured Topic: Real Time Collaboration
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Microsoft Office real-time collaboration (RTC)
technologies help information workers and
organizations improve the way they collaborate
and communicate to deliver more effective
results. Integrated presence, enterprise instant
messaging, Web/data collaboration, and
audio/video collaboration offer easy,
integrated, faster, and more secure ways to
connect to employees, customers, and partners.
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Register today for one or more RTC webcasts to learn
about these exciting new solutions and qualify for a
chance to win a Portable Media Center (U.S. only). For
more details, see
official rules.
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Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 is an
integrated communications client that helps
information workers communicate in real time. As
the recommended client for Microsoft Office Live
Communications Server 2005, Communicator 2005
integrates with Microsoft Office System
applications and compatible enterprise telephony
infrastructures.
Download the Microsoft Office Communicator
evaluation version.
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In addition to explaining the centralized hosted
architecture of Live Meeting, which has been
built upon a foundation of reliability,
security, and scalability, this white paper
discusses the stability, security, and
simplicity designed into the client application.
These combined factors create an ideal online
meeting environment that helps information
workers communicate more efficiently and
effectively.
Try Live Meeting free for 14 days.
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Register today for one or all of our new
virtual labs featuring Live Communications
Server 2005. There’s no complex setup or
installation required to experience Live
Communications Server 2005 running in the
full-featured TechNet Virtual Lab. Each lab
includes a downloadable manual and a
pre-allocated block of time.
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Download a
technical white paper that details how
Microsoft IT deployed Microsoft Office Live
Communications Server 2005 and Office
Communicator 2005 to provide its employees with
a real-time communications and instant messaging
solution.
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Security for IT Pros
Latest Security Advisories
Check out the following recent or updated security
advisories:
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There’s a new script that can help identify a
condition where Microsoft Office is not offered
any security updates if installed in “Per-user”
mode. There is no easy way to determine the
mode, but you can get a script in the TechNet
Script Center that can tell users which mode
they are running.
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Get hardware with Internet Security and
Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 preinstalled,
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of out-of-the-box advanced firewall protection
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Web caching.
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Service Packs and Downloads
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Learn about the free Collaborative Workspace
applications Microsoft just released. With these
applications, you can support the needs and
requirements of specific business processes or
sets of tasks. These applications deliver
out-of-the-box functionality, and you can
customize them to fit your individual needs.
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How-to Articles
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Want to delete all e-mail messages after 30
days? You can use the Exchange 2000 Mailbox
Manager to do this.
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How to Manage Internet Explorer Add-ons
You can unblock a publisher of an add-on by using Manage
Add-ons in Internet Explorer. To unblock a publisher to
enable the download of a specific file, you can remove
the publisher from the Untrusted Publishers list. To do
this, in Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click
Internet Options, click the Content tab, click the
Publishers button, and then remove the publisher’s name
from the Untrusted Publishers list.
Read this KB article for more details.
Hotfixes
Knowledge Base Articles
See a selection of
new Knowledge Base articles on the TechNet Web site.
KB articles now feature an Article Translations box in
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drop-down list and read the article in the selected
language.
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Tell Us Your IT Interests and Get News to Match
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How Microsoft Does IT
Upcoming Microsoft IT Showcase Webcasts
Microsoft IT Showcase webcasts illustrate how
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