Thursday, April 16, 2009

A review of IP PBX systems for the SMB; Exchange 2010 beta leads kickoff of new Office lineup

April's Patch Tuesday is a whopper; PBX killer, Voice CAL coming to OCS in 2010
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Joe Schurman: Microsoft Voice and UC
A review of IP PBX systems for the SMB
Joe has been testing five of the top names in IP PBXs to see which is the best fit for the smaller user. These include Fonality PBXtra, Digium / Asterisk AA60, TrixBox / Asterisk Virtual PBX, Microsoft Response Point Version 1, Service Pack 2 5 and Nortel BCM 50. Which one gives the most bang for the buck? Joe's got the scoop.

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PBX killer, Voice CAL coming to OCS in 2010 Microsoft will ship a new version of its Office Communications Server in 2010 and another in the following year or more, according to its TechNet Web site.

Report: Microsoft, Yahoo talking again Microsoft and Yahoo have begun talking again and this time the focus is on search and advertising deals and not acquisition, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday filled with zero-day exploits Microsoft's Patch Tuesday arrived with a nasty twist, as six of the 23 vulnerabilities spread among the eight patches are already being threatened by exploit code in the wild.
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Microsoft fends off Google with Web browser-friendly Exchange 2010 Microsoft said it would release a public beta of Exchange Server 2010 on Wednesday, and said the final version of its flagship communications software would be released by year's end.

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Partition managers take on Vista's tools Space is no longer the final frontier -- at least, not as far as hard drives are concerned. We are awash in a sea of high-capacity (1TB+) disks selling at relatively low prices.

Economy, Vista Slowing Windows 7 Adoption Plans A report released today about IT managers' Windows 7 upgrade plans reveals that a large majority of IT staff do not intend to upgrade existing Windows machines to Windows 7 in the next year. Industry watchers estimate fall of 2009 will be the likely ship date for Windows 7; Microsoft has not confirmed timing yet.

Forrester: Microsoft opens virtual desktop options Changes Microsoft has made to its desktop-virtualization licensing are giving enterprises more scenarios for how they can virtualize Windows XP or Vista on corporate desktops, but it's still a complicated and relatively expensive endeavor, according to a recent report by Forrester Research.

Microsoft moving XP into reduced-support phase on Tuesday As planned, Microsoft Corp. will drop Windows XP out of what it calls "mainstream support" Tuesday, the company confirmed Monday.

Microsoft targets IE6, IE7 users with browser upgrade Microsoft Corp. will begin pushing Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to users running the older IE6 and IE7 browsers this week, the company has announced.

Microsoft eating up U.S. and global netbook markets Microsoft's chest thumping last week over its 96% share of the U.S. netbook market for February doesn't appear to be just its normal bravado as the company also is charging toward dominance on a global front.

Judge kills class-action status in 'Vista Capable' suit A federal judge late Friday refused to restore class-action status to the Vista Capable lawsuit, handing Microsoft its second major victory in the case in the last two months.

User education key to IT security: Microsoft With the release of its latest Security Intelligence Report, Microsoft is encouraging its partners and customers to become more security aware and educated, as new attack tactics are on the rise.

April giveaways galore
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04/16/09

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