Watchdog & (in)secure email
For anyone that watched last night’s Watchdog on how insecure email can be at wireless hot spots; I can confirm that all of our Exchange 2007 customers would not have been affected/at risk. Our Exchange 2007 Client Access Server requires access via an encrypted connection (https) for whole duration of your session. This differes from many other popular web based services that only require the secure connection when entering the password.
You can watch the episode online here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nmv0l/Watchdog_29_10_2009/
As a reiteration, all of our applications and websites that require a username/password (usually for the admin panel) run over https and are forced to use https.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact myself or a member of the team and we’ll be happy to answer them.
New domain acquired
WEBIT and Anything Hosted have acquired www.microsoftexchangehosting.co.uk. This is going to be a great addition in building our Exchange 2010 arm of Anything Hosted.
Watch this space!
No Support For Family Guy
Despite early approval from Microsoft about a Family Guy special involving Windows 7, Microsoft has confirmed that they’ve dropped their support for the episode. The reason being that, “…after reviewing an early version of the variety show, it became clear that the content was not a fit with the Windows brand”. I’m sure avid viewers will understand. But as they say, the show must go on, and so will this: it’s being aired in the US on November 8th. Although it won’t be released in the UK for a few months, our friends across the border will fill us in on what happens.
Windows 7 Official Release
Windows 7 was made available to the general public today. Having used it personally since the beta in January and the final version in August, it is a must upgrade for anyone!
You can get more information on Windows 7 here or contact one of the team at WEBIT here and we’ll be happy to answer any questions or talk you the best upgrade path for your organisation.
Move Over Harry Potter
Amazon has reported that pre-orders for the Windows 7 operating system has stormed ahead of the pre-orders made for ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’. Come on Windows 7! However it should be noted that this isn’t the case for The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Speaking of which, can anyone tell me if it’s worth reading?
Windows Mobile 6.5
We are really pleased that Vodafone, WEBIT’s chosen mobile carrier has released a ROM update for the new version of Windows Mobile 6.5. The improved benefits WM6.5 will become apparant when we switch to Exchange 2010 before the end of the year -namely being able to push Outlook Mobile updates to the phone and synchronising SMS.
If you have this phone (Touch Pro II on Vodafone), you can get the update here: http://devicehelp.vodafone.co.uk/firmwaredevice.php?ModelID=384&e=0
Exchange 2010 RTM
Microsoft Exchange 2010′s code is complete is on it’s way to General Availbility. Anything Hosted, WEBIT’s wholly owned partner hopes to launch E2010 before the end of the year for new and existing customers. All of us here are very excited to offer their new version, which boasts many improvements.
You can read more here:
http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/10/08/452775.aspx
http://www.exchange2010hosting.co.uk/
E-Rage!
I was searching the net when I came across an old article in the BBC archive. It highlights the fact that a big contributor to the loss of computer data is due to human error (yes..You!). One American man got so angry at his laptop he actually shot at it! (failing to realise that none of his files were backed-up). Have a read of the article; it’s quite an eye-opener, especially the examples at the bottom. After you’re finished, check out BACK IT UP for our solution to these problems (the loss of data that is…not e-rage).