Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7, shouldn’t that be Windows Mobile 7? Yes and No. Windows Phone 7 (WP7) is the successor to Windows Mobile 6, but the rebranding also hints at changes in the approach towards Windows...
View ArticleBlackBerry Enterprise Server Express
Today at the Mobile World Congress, RIM announced the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express (BESE). BESE is positioned by RIM as a free(!) alternative for small to medium sized companies which require...
View ArticleWindows Mobile 6.1 update for Exchange 2010
An update for Outlook Mobile has been released for Windows Mobile 6.1 users who connect to Exchange 2010; users running Windows Mobile 6.5+ do not need this update. This update adds the following...
View ArticleWindows Phone 7 to support multiple Exchange accounts
I seem to have missed the news from a few days back that during a broadcast on the @ch9live development network , Joe Belfiore, Microsoft Corporate Vice President for Windows Mobile, confirmed multiple...
View ArticleExchange ActiveSync and Hotmail
As of Monday, it is possible to synchronise your Hotmail account, i.e. e-mail, calendar and contacts, with your mobile using Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). To synchronise your mobile with Hotmail, use the...
View ArticleExchange & Windows Phone 7
This TechNet article on Windows Phone 7 got my attention. It appears you cannot fully utilize Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policies, unless you set AllowNonProvisionableDevices to True. If you don’t do...
View ArticleSSL client compatibility
Exchange fellow Jetze Mellema blogged (in Dutch) about a useful online check, which will allow you to check your current client – computer or smartphone – against a set of certificates from different...
View ArticleExchange ActiveSync and Inheritable Permissions issue
The issue and solution described here is by design, but not known by every customer so here’s my short write-up on this subject. Recently, I was at a customer reporting issues with several users not...
View ArticleActiveSync, Intermediate Certificates and You
Recently, a customer called with ActiveSync issues. They had installed the certificate with the proper Subject and SAN entries on the Exchange server, but were unable to synchronize their Windows Phone...
View ArticleReview: iPhone with Exchange 2010: Business Integration & Deployment
A while back, I was asked if I wanted to review a book written by Exchange fellow Steve Goodman. The full title of the book is “iPhone with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010: Business Integration and...
View ArticleiOS6 issues with Exchange (updated)
Since the release of iOS6, several issues have been identified with this version when used in conjunction with Exchange: Meeting Request where the device user becomes the meeting organizer, which can...
View ArticleDiscontinued support of ActiveSync in GMail
Few days ago, Stuart J. Johnston of TechTarget approached me and several other Exchange fellows to ask how we thought the discontinued support of ActiveSync in GMail, part of Google’s “Winter Cleaning”...
View ArticleYAII (or Yet Another IOS Issue)
L’Histoire se répète. After the meeting issues with iOS 6.0, which were fixed in 6.0.1, you could have assumed Apple learned a lesson. Unfortunately, there are again reports of misbehaving iOS devices;...
View ArticleThe UC Architects Windows Phone App
Most of you listen to or at least are aware of our The UC Architects podcast. If not, The UC Architects is the world’s most popular community podcast on Exchange and Lync made by people with a passion...
View ArticleOWA for iPhone and OWA for iPad are here!
Today, the Exchange team announced the immediate availability of the (free) OWA for iPhone and OWA for iPad apps. Exchange fellows Tony Redmond and Dave Stork already hinted earlier this month that...
View ArticleIOS 7.0: To Block or Not to Block? (updated)
With the meeting and log flooding issues caused by certain IOS 6.x versions still fresh in memory, one may prefer to adopt a more conservative strategy when it comes to new IOS releases interacting...
View ArticleiOS 8.2 fixes Exchange-related issues
Today, Apple released an update for iOS which supposedly fixes, amongst other things, some Exchange-related issues. The release notes of iOS 8.2 mention the following Exchange-related fixes: Fixes...
View ArticleiOS 8.3 Exchange-related fixes
Today, Apple released an update for iOS which supposedly fixes, amongst other things, some Exchange-related issues. The release notes of iOS 8.3 mentions the following Exchange-related fixes: Exchange...
View ArticleiOS 9 Outlook App & Lync 2013 App Issues
After Apple released iOS 9 to the public yesterday. From an Exchange or Office 365 perspective, iOS 9 supports the enhanced calendar features of Office 365 and Exchange 2016 when that is released....
View ArticleIgnite 2016: September 26-30, Atlanta
Out of nowhere, news came yesterday from the Chicago Tribune that Microsoft cancelled the Microsoft Ignite event at Chicago for 2016. Originally, the Ignite event, replacing former events like MEC,...
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