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E-mail is currently the most widely used collaborative technology. Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 enables information workers to gain access to critical communications almost whenever and wherever they need to and is designed to deliver greater security, availability, and reliability. In this tutorial, author and certified instructor Mark Long guides users through understanding, designing and implementing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. He discusses differences between this and previous versions, helping Microsoft Exchange 2000 users easily migrate to 2003. The basics of Shared File and Client Server, updating Exchange Security, as well as other new features, are all covered. This tutorial can help you go from beginner to expert in no time!
For most businesses, e-mail is the most crucial communications tool. Microsoft Exchange 2007 provides new features and architecture to provide more than just e-mail functionality. Exchange 2007 includes a new architecture designed to address the requirements of business communication in the Internet age along with the need for information collaboration. In this course, Mark Long introduces you to the latest version of Microsoft's Exchange product and shows you how to take advantage of many of the new features and architecture to provide scalable, secure communication within your organization.
The inbox of just a few years ago has now evolved into a technology bin. Mail messages, voice mail and other communications are part of how we live and do business. Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is a flexible and reliable messaging platform that can help you lower your messaging costs by 50-80% while increasing productivity with anywhere access to business communications. An effective, efficient Exchange 2010 administrator requires not only technical knowledge, but strong experience as well. In this course, Microsoft Certified Trainer Mark Long covers the basics of Exchange 2010 administration and helps you understand the new functions and improvements that Exchange 2010 offers.
Now, more than ever, business requires cost-effective and flexible communication tools. With Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 you can achieve new levels of reliability and performance with features that simplify your administration, help protect your communications, and delight your users by meeting their demands for greater mobility. Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is a flexible and reliable messaging platform that can help you lower your messaging costs by 50-80%, increase productivity with anywhere access to business communications and safeguard your business with protection and compliance capabilities that help you manage risk. In this course, Microsoft Certified Trainer Mark Long covers the design issues you need to be aware of as you prepare to implement Exchange 2010 into your organization.
Language Integrated Query is a new programming feature set that Microsoft officially introduced as part of the 3.5 release version of the .NET Framwork. LINQ brings the world of data queries into the .NET Framework and makes the query itself part of the development environemnt. The result is that developers can now access data from diverse sources using queries with very similar syntax. LINQ provides Intellisense, compiler hints and assistance as well as making data queries happen with few lines of code that is easier to read and understand. In this course, Mark Long introduces you to the basics of LINQ. He shows you how to get started with LINQ, how LINQ works and with lots of programming demos, he takes you step by step through using LINQ to query Objects, SQL Server and XML documents.
Achieving the Microsoft Server Administrator MCITP certification is a great way to prove your knowledge and skill level and help you stand out to employers. Microsoft's certifications are among the most recognized and respected in Information Technology. Achieving Microsoft Server Administrator MCITP certification requires you to pass three exams: MS 70-640 Configuring Active Directory, MS 70-642 Configuring Network Infrastructure and MS 70-646 Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator. In this course, Microsoft Certified Trainer Mark Long covers the topics that will be on the Microsoft Exam 70-640. You will learn about Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Certificate Services and much more as Mark guides you through many of the steps so you can follow along. He also explains the technologies and points out a number of exam topics to watch for, while directing you to more technical information for further study and preparation. There are a number of step-by-step guides and additional documents included in the work files folder accompanying this course.
Achieving the Microsoft Server Administrator MCITP certification is a great way to prove your knowledge, skill level and stand out to employers. Earning a Microsoft Server Administrator MCITP certification requires you to pass three exams: MS 70-640 Configuring Active Directory, MS 70-642 Configuring Network Infrastructure and MS 70-646 Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator. In this MCTS Exam 70-642 course, Microsoft Certified Trainer Mark Long covers the topics that will be on the exam. You will learn about TCP/IP Addressing and Subnetting, DHCP, IP Routing, DNS, File and Print Services and much more as Mark guides you through many of the steps so you can follow along. He also explains the technologies and points out a number of exam 'gotchas' to watch for, while directing you to more technical information for further study and preparation. Also included are work files, containing a TCP/IP Memorization Chart, Microsoft's WSUS Deployment Guide, a Step-By-Step Guide, as well as the WSUS 3.0 (SP2) installation file.
Office 2008 is an update to Microsoft's suite of business applications for the OS X platform. Tutorial author Brian Culp will guide users through a tour of the Office's four core applications: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Entourage - the Macintosh version of Outlook, complete with Exchange support. Users will quickly step through the basics of using each of these four applications, spending the bulk of the tutorial working through more advanced tips and techniques. Brian's approach is to give users a look at features that will unlock maximum creativity with a minimum of time investment for the user.
Office for Mac 2011 is a powerful update of the widely used productivity suite. Mac users now have access to a slew of updated features which are designed to simplify workflow while still maintaining the incredible strength of inter-application collaboration. This VTC course explores the 2011 update through a detail driven approach and with the help of practical examples. All of the major applications in Office are covered, along with several of the lesser profile utilities. Office may be constantly changing, but that doesn't mean you need to be left behind! Jump on board with Sam McGuire and get the very most out of the tools you use on a daily basis.
Microsoft Outlook 2007 provides an integrated solution for managing and organizing e-mail messages, schedules, tasks, notes, contacts, and more. With its new design and advanced customization features, Microsoft Outlook 2007 is much more than just an e-mail/calendar application. Author Brian Culp guides users through using this exciting new program, from installation to utilizing it as a complete task and communication management program. As a part of Microsoft Office, or as a stand alone program, Brian Culp will show users how to get the most out of Microsoft Outlook 2007, and he even includes 10 of his favorite tips / tricks.