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This page lists what's new in the world of Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook utilities and resources in the past month or so. Dates in parentheses on each item indicate when it was added to our database, not necessarily when it was released. Most recent items are at the top of each category.

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New Utilities

Make ICS CalendarBatch file that combines multiple ICS calendar files into a single ICS that you can then import to Outlook. (Jul 1)
 
Deduper for OutlookTopalt Deduper is an easy to use tool for removing duplicated items in Microsoft Outlook. It can detect and remove (delete or move to another folder) duplicated appointments, contacts, e-mails, journals, notes and tasks. (Jul 1)
 
MAPILab POP3 Connector for Exchange 2007MAPILab POP3 Connector allows companies download mail from external POP3 servers and deliver it to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Supports SSL. Use with personal or catchall mailboxes. For Exchange 2007 only. Version 1.0.2 (Jul 1)
 
PeoplePasswordPeoplePassword provides the most secure and flexible web-based self-service password reset tool for Windows in the industry. We have built PeoplePassword not only to be extremely intuitive for the end user to enroll and recover their Active Directory password, but also very powerful for the administrator to control security through built-in and customized profiles, questions, and question lists specific to a profile. PeoplePassword brings it all together for businesses of all sizes to implement a simple and secure self-service password reset tool. (Jun 25)
 
PeopleMinderPeopleMinder is a simple, easy, and affordable way to alert users that their Windows password is about to expire. PeopleMinder allows administrators to schedule email notification to their end-users of an upcoming Active Directory password expiration. PeopleMinder is both a standalone product or available as an add-on to PeoplePassword. (Jun 25)
 
Professional Archiving Manager for ExchangeProfessional Archive Manager for Exchange is a multi award winning email archiving software solution that utilizes its integrated HSM (Hierarchical Storage Management) to direct all .PSTs, emails and their attachments to a central storage medium. Single Instance Storage (SIS) removes duplicates, stores the original email and its attachments onto a cheaper storage unit, and leaves behind a link on Exchange. (Jun 25)
 
LiveOffice Mail ArchiveLiveOffice Mail Archive is a complete and affordable software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed to seamlessly meet and exceed your email archiving needs. This fully managed, web-based service is designed for businesses and public organizations of all sizes that need the benefits of e-discovery and mailbox management solutions, but lack the significant financial and internal IT resources required to deploy an on-premise system. (Jun 25)
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Updated Utilities

Groupware Server for Microsoft OutlookShare any Outlook folders with your team without Exchange Server. MAPILab Groupware Server provides real-time access to special shared folders in the Microsoft Outlook. From a user point of view, folders on MAPILab Groupware Server look and behave exactly the same as folders on Microsoft Exchange Server: the moment someone creates a new note in the folder, you will see it at your place. Version 1.5.3 (Jul 2)
 
Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST RepairStellar Phoenix Outlook PST Recovery Software is designed to repair and restore data from damaged or corrupted Microsoft outlook file. This Outlook recovery software scans the damaged .pst file and extracts and saves information in a new usable .pst file, enabling PST Recovery. In addition, Phoenix-Outlook mail recovery software allows you to recover accidentally deleted messages that have been emptied from the "Deleted Items" folder in Outlook. (Jul 1)
 
PSTSyncUse PSTSync to perform Outlook synchronizations, helping you synchronize every Outlook folder, even custom created ones. PSTSync provides bi-directional folder synchronization as well as a number of other tools to help you manage your pst files with ease, PSTSync offers SmartMove and SmartCopy functionality as well as Encryption, Password Protection, Online Backup as well as the popular built in PST file viewer. It takes into consideration the time and date in calendar according to GMT, not just your local time ( a PSTSync exclusive)Version 2.6.0 (Jul 1)
 
Attachments2ZipAttachments2Zip automatically zips and encrypts sensitive large or small e-mail attachments. Allows you to see zip attachments' content without opening the file archive. Open only selected files from multiple files zip attachments in one click without opening all archive files. Auto-Encryption With Predefined Password. Now you can enable auto-encryption of ZIP archive in options, and your attachments will not only be zipped, but also encrypted automatically before they are sent. (Jul 1)
 
Duplicate Killer MergerDuplicate Killer for Microsoft Outlook is a powerful plug-in for searching, managing and eliminating any type of duplicates (e-mails, contacts, tasks, calendar items (events, appointments, meetings), notes, journals) across all or chosen Outlook folders (including public folders). New Report Of Found Duplicates. The updated report with the list of found duplicates now provides more options to manage your duplicate items, and simplifies the process of resolving. Duplicate Merging dialog functionality has been dramatically improved, allowing you to quickly review and merge the fields you want. New properties to search added to Calendar and Contacts Wizard. (Jul 1)
 
Sync2 for OutlookSynchronize Microsoft Outlook data between multiple PCs using external USB device, shared network folder, your own or free FTP service. Share and Sync Outlook Calendar and Contacts folders with Google Calendar service and Gmail. Now supports synchronization of Google Contacts. (Jul 1)
 
Open Relay Filter Enterprise Edition (ORFEE)ORFEE has SURBL blacklist support, honeypot tests, greylisting, tarpit delay, and automatic sender whitelist for improved spam filtering. ORFEE supports filtering emails on arrival, which allows delivery path analysis, keyword and attachment filtering and Attachment and keyword filtering so you can drop emails with malicious attachments or replace the attachments with a customizable warning text. Both the keyword and the attachment filtering support using Perl-compatible regular expressions and are Unicode-aware. E-mails caught by the On Arrival filtering point can be dropped, redirected or tagged (header or subject). ORFEE includes a built-in log viewer which allows easy browsing, searching and filtering the logs. Version 4.3 (Jun 25)
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Administrator Resources

Outlook Tools: description of sample tools for managing PST files in your Outlook ProfileSample tools are available from the Microsoft Download site that will give administrators the ability to add a new or existing .pst to the profile, remove a .pst file from the profile, or retrieve information about .pst files in the profile. (May 6)
 
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 VHDEvaluate the new capabilities of Exchange Server 2007 SP1 using this fully configured virtual machine of the latest release of Exchange Server 2007 SP1. (Mar 26)
 
Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP1 customers. For a list of changes that are included in this update rollup, see KB 960384. (Mar 19)
 
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-003 - CriticalVulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959239). This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. The first vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted TNEF message is sent to a Microsoft Exchange Server. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of the affected system with Exchange Server service account privileges. The second vulnerability could allow denial of service if a specially crafted MAPI command is sent to a Microsoft Exchange Server. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant service and other services that use the EMSMDB32 provider to stop responding. This security update is rated Critical for all supported editions of Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. (Feb 12)
 
Unified Communications ManagementQuest Solutions for UC Management provides the ability to detect when an email outage has occurred, and rapidly switch users automatically to a defined Exchange server/store where they will continue to have send/receive mail capabilities. (Dec 15)
 
InTrust Plug-in for ExchangeThe InTrust Plug-in for Exchange provides detailed, real-time auditing of changes to Exchange server configurations and permissions. The Plug-in works in the framework of the full InTrust product to provide all information behind important changes, including who made the change, where they made the change from and the before and after values. This provides operational value by allowing an administrator to troubleshoot Exchange problems and reverse any changes if necessary. It also has security and compliance value by allowing organizations to track changes to Exchange security and policy settings which may adversely affect the organization. (Dec 15)
 
Policy Authority for UCQuest Policy Authority for UC enforces policies and archives instant messaging and other real-time communications. Its flexible architecture blocks unwanted protocols, improves security and hygiene, protects sensitive data, and enforces regulatory compliance. Policy Authority captures IM and file transfers, PIN-to-PIN and SMS messages further helping IT organizations create a true compliance archive. (Dec 15)
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Development Resources

Deprecation of Exchange Client Extensions"ECEs will continue to operate as expected in Outlook 2007 and earlier. However, ECEs will not load in Outlook 2010. Outlook 2010 has converted its own ECEs such as Delegate Access, Deleted Items Recovery, Exchange Extensions commands, and Exchange Extensions property pages to native Outlook code." (May 7)
 
PMAPIWrapperPMAPIWrapper is a small COM library offering functionality to get around the Outlook Security prompts introduced in Outlook 2000. It provides a set of functions to get properties without invoking the security prompts, and also some properties not available to the Outlook Object Model. (Mar 25)
 
RedemptionSupports Outlook 2007. This update contains many new features and bug fixes. See Redemption history for a complete list of changes in this build. Version 4.7.0.1026 (Feb 26)
 
Microsoft Outlook 2007 ProgrammingThree chapters from Sue Mosher's book “Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming”, are available on MSDN. They are:
  • Chapter 5- Introducing Form Regions
  • Chapter 17- Working with Item Bodies in Outlook 2007
  • Chapter 24- Generating Reports on Outlook 2007 Data
  • (Feb 25)
     
    Outlook 2007 MAPI ReferenceMSDN’s Outlook 2007 Messaging API (MAPI) Reference guide provides the messaging architecture for Outlook 2007. MAPI for Outlook 2007 provides a set of classes, interfaces, functions, and other data types to facilitate the development of Outlook 2007 messaging applications. (Dec 3)
     
    Outlook 2007 Add-Ins: RulesAddin, TravelAgencyAddin, and PrepareMeAddinThe Outlook 2007 Sample Add-Ins are a learning tool that will help you understand some of the important new features in the Outlook 2007 object model. Each sample is available in a version for Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition (VSTO 2005 SE) in addition to the version based on the Outlook 2007 Sample: Visual Studio 2005 Templates. They provide information on Using the Rules object model, which allows you to programmatically create or access most rules supported by the Outlook Rules Wizard (Rules sample), Implementing a form region for an Outlook contact item (Travel Agency sample) and Adding a custom task pane to an Outlook AppointmentItem (Prepare Me sample) (Aug 7)
     
    Installing An Outlook Com Add-In Office 2007/VistaA white paper written by Helen Feddema explaining how to install Outlook com add-ins in Outlook 2007 installed on Vista. (Dec 11)
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    Other Resources

    Frequently Asked Questions about the February CUThis address some of the top questions, comments, and concerns Microsoft has received regarding the February Cumulative update. (Mar 19)
     
    Outlook 2007 improvements in the February 2009 cumulative updateA pre-SP2 update for Outlook 2007, the February Cumulative Update (CU) contains a large set of the fixes that release as part of the 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 2 (SP2). (Feb 24)
     
    Modify Calendar Printing Assistant TemplatesLearn the basics of editing the Calendar Printing Assistant templates. (Jan 27)
     
    Trouble with Live Search Maps Add-in for OutlookMicrosoft has received a large number of support cases that are caused either directly or indirectly because of this add-in. These include hangs, crashes, and leaks. One problem is the custom form and an updated form is available for download. (Oct 28)
     
    Outlook and IMAP: Outlook sends unknown messagesWhen an IMAP account is configured in Outlook 2007, your tracking preferences are ignored and read receipts are returned when you delete items from the Junk E-mail folder. (Oct 28)
     
    iPhone, Outlook, and Disappearing AppointmentsSuggested workarounds for problems with the iPhone and Outlook calendar syncing. (Jul 24)
     
    Exchange Server ProtocolsMSDN documentation of Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols. This documentation provides specifications for protocols that are implemented in the Microsoft Exchange Server system software and that are used to communicate with other products. (Apr 8)
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