Author name: Benoit HAMET

SharePoint 2010 – Change authentication providers from Classic to Claims

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As you may already know, there is 2 different authentication providers in SharePoint 2010: Classic Mode Authentication: the ‘old’ authentication providers. Used for standard Windows (NTLM, Basic or Kerberos) authentication Claims Based Authentication: the ‘new’ one. Used to allow Form Based Authentication When you create a new web application, you have to choose between these

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Office 365 – BlackBerry service for Office 365 Beta now available

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After announcing that BlackBerry service for Office 365 was in beta, it seems the service is now live since few days (see http://blog.hametbenoit.info/2011/08/26/office-365-blackberry-business-cloud-services-for-o365-new-information-and-resources/) but still in beta. The program is currently accepting new participant. To take part of it, go to https://www.blackberry.com/beta/businesscloud

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Office 365 / Lync – Transition from Live Meeting to Lync

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For those who are using Live Meeting, Microsoft has released a white paper to assist you in your transition to Lync. This document covers also the transition from Live Meeting to Lync Online (Office 365) http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26494

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ForeFront UAG – UAG Endpoint components may block services to start

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If you are using ForeFront UAG, you already know there is some Active X and client side components used to check computer health status. These components may be deployed using SCCM or any other software deployment solution using the MSI package provided. In my case, I didn’t manage specific computer collection for UAG Endpoint components

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Office 365 – Self service password reset beta

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With the release of Office 365 cloud services, Microsoft is continuously improving features and services offered. As part of these improvements, a password reset portal has been released. Until then, you were obliged to contact Microsoft Office 365 support to reset the password used (or your administrator). If you want to take part of this

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Office 365 – BlackBerry Business Cloud Services For O365 – New Information and Resources

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Microsoft and Research in Motion (RIM) announced in March 2011 that RIM will provide a hosted BlackBerry service for Office 365 customers, known as BlackBerry Business Cloud Services. Blackberry Business Cloud Services will provide BlackBerry users with email, calendar, PIM, and additional capabilities. A public beta is expected to be available in early October. RIM

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Office 365 – Microsoft Office 365 Partner Deployment Trainings

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Microsoft is planning various trainings for partner on Office 365 These 3 days trainings will be held at various location around the wordl   Redmond, WABarcelona, SpainBrussels, BelgiumMiami, FLKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSydney, AustraliaTokyo, JapanWashington D.C.Bangalore, IndiaSao Paulo, BrazilLondon, United KingdomDallas, TX Aug 16-18Sept 13-15Sept 27-29Sept 27-29Oct 10-12Oct 18-20Oct 31-Nov 2 Nov 8-10Nov 15-17Nov 29-Dec 1Dec 6-8Dec 13-15

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