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Microsoft Exchange 2013 Preview

Give the new Microsoft Exchange 2013 Preview a try, you can download it from the Technet Site using the link below

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh973395.aspx?wt.mc_id=TEC_116_1_33

You will require one of the following operating systems to install the Exchange 2013 Preview:

  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard with SP1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with SP1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or later

Exchange 2013 Preview allows you to use one of the following Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Entourage clients:

  • Outlook 2013 (Preview)
  • Outlook 2010 SP1 (with April 2012 Cumulative Update)
  • Outlook 2007 SP3 (with July 2012 Cumulative Update)
  • Entourage 2008 for Mac (Web Services Edition)
  • Outlook  for Mac 2011

You will require one of the following operating systems to install the Exchange 2013 Management tools:

  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard with SP1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with SP1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or later
  • 64-bit edition of Windows 8 Release Preview
  • 64-bit edition of Windows 7 with SP1

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 – Update Rollup 2

Microsoft have released Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 which resolves many issues that have been reported since the initial release of Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2

Summary of Fixes:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2519806 – A meeting request that is sent by an external user or by using a non-Microsoft email system is stamped as Busy instead of Tentative in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2556766 – Slow performance when you create many contacts by using Exchange Web Services in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2592398 – Email messages in the Sent Items folder have the same PR_INTERNET_MESSAGE_ID property in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2601301 – Customized contact objects revert to the default form after a public folder database replication in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2630808 – A user can log on to a mailbox by using Outlook for Mac 2011 unexpectedly in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2632201 – MAPI_E_INVALID_PARAMETER errors occur when a MAPI application receives notifications in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635223 – A hidden user is still displayed in the Organization information of Address Book in OWA in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636387 – Event ID 3022 is logged and you cannot replicate a public folder from one Exchange Server 2010 server to another

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636883 – Returned message items can disappear from the search results view when you use Outlook in online mode in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641249 – Error message when you use the “Folder.Bind” method in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641753 – An email message from an Exchange Server 2003 user is forwarded incorrectly to an external recipient of an Exchange Server 2010 user mailbox

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2644144 – A read receipt is not sent when a receiver does not expand a conversation to preview the message by using OWA in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2644920 – The Get-FederatedDomainProof cmdlet fails in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2645587 – An external email message is not delivered to mail-enabled public folders and you do not receive NDR messages in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649499 – Updates for a meeting request are sent to all attendees directly in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649679 – Text in tables is displayed incorrectly in the Conversation view in Outlook Web App in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652730 – You encounter failures when you run the Test-EcpConnectivity cmdlet to test Exchange Control Panel connectivity in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2657103 – CPU resources are used up when you use the Set-MailboxMessageConfiguration cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2660178 – “More than one mailbox has the same e-mail address” error message when you try to manage a mailbox in a tenant organization in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Hosting mode environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661277 – An ActiveSync user cannot access a mailbox in an Exchange Server 2010 forest

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661294 – An email address policy does not generate the email addresses of recipients correctly in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663581 – OK button is not displayed when you change your password in Outlook Web App by using Firefox in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2664365 – Certain MailboxStatistics properties are not updated when a user uses a POP3 or IMAP4 client to access a mailbox in an Exchange 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2664761 – DPM protection agent service may stop responding on Exchange Server 2010 servers that are protected by System Center DPM 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665806 – Error message when you open an RTF email message that has inline attachments in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673087 – Error message when you try to copy the Inbox folder to another folder in Outlook in online mode in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2677847 – The Microsoft Exchange File Distribution service consumes large amounts of memory in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2678361 – The user-agent information about an Exchange ActiveSync device is not updated in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2678414 – The display name of a contact in address book is empty in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681464 – An EWS application crashes when it calls the GetStreamingEvents operation in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685996 – Error message when a user who does not have a mailbox tries to move or delete an item that is in a shared mailbox by using Outlook Web App Premium

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2688667 – W3wp.exe consumes excessive CPU resources on Exchange Server 2010 Client Access servers when users open recurring calendar items in mailboxes by using Outlook Web App or EWS

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2693078 – EdgeTransport.exe process crashes in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2694280 – Whatif switch does not work in the Set-MoveRequest or Resume-MoveRequest cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2694289 – Resource mailbox does not forward meeting request to delegates after one of the delegates’ mailbox is disabled in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2694414 – The update tracking information option does not work in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2694473 – File name of a saved attachment is incorrect when you use OWA in Firefox 8 in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2694474 – Incorrect delivery report when you send an email message to a recipient who has configured an external forwarding address in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2696857 – EdgeTransport.exe process crashes without sending an NDR message when you send a message to a distribution group in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2696905 – Day of the week is not localized in MailTips in Outlook Web App in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2696913 – You cannot log on to Outlook Web App when a proxy is set up in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

ATI / AMD Catalyst 12.1a Preview Driver Released

ATI / AMD have released the Catalyst 12.1a preview driver, you can obtain the new driver from here:

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/Catalyst121apreviewdriver.aspx

Release Notes from ATI/AMD are as follows:

The AMD Catalyst™ 12.1a Preview driver includes all of the features found in AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview

Additional changes for upcoming update of Rage

  • Resolves some new texture corruption issues introduced by the latest version of the game
  • Improved performance ~5%
  • Smoother game play and reduces multicore sync points
  • Fixed mapbuffer failures when switching maps on 32-bit systems
  • Fixed a game crash when switching maps back and forth on 32 and 64bit systems

Happy Gaming 🙂

ATI / AMD Catalyst 12.1 Driver

ATI / AMD have released the Catalyst 12.1 preview driver you can obtain the driver from here http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/Catalyst121Previewdriver.aspx

The AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview includes all of the features found in AMD Catalyst™ 11.12 and also includes all of the latest optimizations found in the AMD Catalyst 11.11c performance drivers (AMD Catalyst 11.12 does not include the latest 11.11c optimizations).   It is highly recommended that all gamers use the AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver.

Feature highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview driver:

AMD HD3D technology support enhancement

  • Enables support for AMD HD3D technology in conjunction with AMD CrossFireX configurations
  • ·         Delivers a new Stereo 3D mode over HDMI 1.4a connections – 1080p at 30Hz is now enabled on supported displays.

AMD Catalyst Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center enhancements – Application Profiles

  • AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver enables users to create per application profiles to individually control 3D and CrossFireX settings for Direct3D applications
  • Please be sure to select the “Restore Factory Defaults” option under the Catalyst Control Center Preferences menu before using the new application profiles feature – this ensures there are no compatibility issues between previous drivers and the new AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver with regards to application profiles

AMD Catalyst Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center enhancements – Video UI improvements

  • AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver includes user interface enhancements to simplify adjustment of video color and video quality control.

Performance highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview driver (in addition to the AMD Catalyst 11.11c performance driver)

  • Improves performance (10-15%) in Elder Scrolls: Skyrim when Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing is enabled on the AMD Radeon™ HD 6900 Series for single GPU and AMD CrossfireX configurations