Re: Testing Exchange 2003/2010 transition
i did change the redirection to redirect 2003 users to our 2003 front-end server but now i got a 400 (bad request page) page. [PS] C:\Windows\system32 Set-OwaVirtualDirectory -Identity AMS1-CAS-01.eu.acme.com\owa (Default Web Site) -Exchange2003URL https://2003front-end/exchange Outlook works fine though. When i test from 2003 front-end server https://localhost/Exchange shows me the OWA login page. However when i browse to https://webmail.acme.com/Exchange (our public OWA URL) it uses the redirection but it redirects to https://2003front-end/exchweb/bin/auth/owaauth.dll I have been checking Michael's article http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-server/Migrating-from-Exchange-Server-2003-to-Exchange-Server-2010-A-Small-Organization-Perspective/6.aspx and followed it. The only difference in my setup is that i exported the SSL certificate from or old frontend to the new CAS server On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.comwrote: You mean to a standalone Exchange server? Then it would be fine. If you are upgrading from SBS 2003 - SBS 2008 or SBS v7, then you should use my blog, Microsoft’s articles, or sbsmigration.com – not just Exchange is involved. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com http://theessentialexchange.com/ *From:* Dave Vantine [mailto:dvant...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2010 11:43 AM *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Testing Exchange 2003/2010 transition Michael, Nice articale read it last month. It did bring out a question I had been meaning to ask in this forum. Would this upgrade also be applicable to SBS 2003 Exchange or is that a whole other animal Thanks On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: Correct, it is totally different. The May 2010 WindowsITPro cover article contains everything you need to know (I wrote it, I hope that’s accurate) about configuring these values on both sides. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com http://theessentialexchange.com/ *From:* Al Rose [mailto:arose...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2010 11:20 AM *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Testing Exchange 2003/2010 transition So it is totally different than Exchange2007? On 2007 i was able to use 2003 mailboxes, the CAS would present a 2003 OWA to 2003 mailboxes users and a 2010 OWA to 2010 mailboxes users. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: The exchange2003url is the url on the exchange 2003 server, not the url on the exchange 2010 server. Exchange 2010 does not proxy to Exchange 2003. It redirects. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com http://theessentialexchange.com/ *From:* Al Rose [mailto:arose...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2010 10:36 AM *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues *Subject:* Testing Exchange 2003/2010 transition Hi everyone, My mail system is currently running a front-end server with Exchange 2003 Sp2 and a back-end server also running Exchange 2003 SP2. I have made a trash network where i placed copies of our Domain Controllers and regional Exchange servers (FE and BE). I have prepared the domain and introduced and Win2008R2 server on which i just installed the Client access role, setup finishes succesfully and now i am testing accessing inboxes from webmail. The user i am testing is still having his mailbox housed on Exchange 2003. I have followed documentation to enable 2003 users redirection on the client access server so i ran this command: Set-OwaVirtualDirectory -Identity AMS1-CAS-01\owa (Default Web Site) -Exchange2003URL https://webmail.acme.com/exchange The webmail.acme.com DNS record point to the new Client access server running Exchange 2010 (ams1-cas-01). When trying to get webmail i browse to https://webmail.acme.com/Exchange i am presented with 2010 OWA login prompt i then enter my credentials and receive the following error: HTTP Error 404.8 - Not Found The request filtering module is configured to deny a path in the URL that contains a hiddenSegment section. Detailed Error InformationModule RequestFilteringModule Notification BeginRequest Handler StaticFile Error Code 0x Requested URL https://webmail.acme.com:443/exchweb/bin/auth/owaauth.dllhttps://webmail.acme.com/exchweb/bin/auth/owaauth.dll Physical Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\ClientAccess\owa\bin\auth\owaauth.dll Logon Method Not yet determined Logon User Not yet determined Most likely causes: Request filtering is configured for the Web server and it contains a hiddenSegments section that allows the server administrator to deny access to specific directories. Things you can try: Verify
SP3 Install
Hey List. Got an E2k7 SP1 server reinstall to perform; this particular server is undergoing hardware changes. I have read the documentation regarding reinstalling exchange and using the /M:RecoverServer switch to pull some details out of AD back into the server to get some of the rolls back up and running quicker. (http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Recovering-Exchange-2007-Server-RecoverServer-switch.html) What I am wondering is; can I install Exchange from fresh with the SP3 set up rather than installing Exchange and then upgrading with the /M:RecoverServer switch. Does the SP3 set up support this mode so this server and go strait to SP3 and pull the previous configuration out of AD or is this a no no because the settings in AD were from when the server was a Exchange 2k7 SP1 set up? -- Regards, James. http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/ There are 10 kinds of people in the world; Those who understand Vigesimal, and J others...?
RE: SP3 Install
Hi James I've always done recoveries/reinstalls by reinstalling the OS and Exchange to the same version as my backup. This reduces the number of possible variable that could bite you in the ass :) My recommendation, albeit not having done an Exchange 2007 SP1 re-install like this, would be to reinstall it so the exactly the same OS, Exchange and SP level as your original server and then upgrade it to SP3. Regards Peter Johnson I.T Architect United Kingdom:+44 1285 658542 South Africa: +27 11 252 1100 Swaziland: +268 442 7000 Fax:+27 11 974 7130 Mobile: +2783 306 0019 peter.john...@peterstow.com This email message (including attachments) contains information which may be confidential and/or legally privileged. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message or from any attachments that were sent with this email, and If you have received this email message in error, please advise the sender by email, and delete the message. Unauthorised disclosure and/or use of information contained in this email may result in civil and criminal liability. Everything in this e-mail and attachments relating to the official business of Peterstow Aquapower is proprietary to the company. Caution should be observed in placing any reliance upon any information contained in this e-mail, which is not intended to be a representation or inducement to make any decision in relation to Peterstow Aquapower. Any decision taken based on the information provided in this e-mail, should only be made after consultation with appropriate legal, regulatory, tax, technical, business, investment, financial, and accounting advisors. Neither the sender of the e-mail, nor Peterstow Aquapower shall be liable to any party for any direct, indirect or consequential damages, including, without limitation, loss of profit, interruption of business or loss of information, data or software or otherwise. The e-mail address of the sender may not be used, copied, sold, disclosed or incorporated into any database or mailing list for spamming and/or other marketing purposes without the prior consent of Peterstow Aquapower. No warranties are created or implied that an employee of Peterstow Aquapower and/or a contractor of Peterstow Aquapower is authorized to create and send this e-mail. -Original Message- From: James Bensley [mailto:jwbens...@gmail.com] Sent: 13 July 2010 11:23 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: SP3 Install Hey List. Got an E2k7 SP1 server reinstall to perform; this particular server is undergoing hardware changes. I have read the documentation regarding reinstalling exchange and using the /M:RecoverServer switch to pull some details out of AD back into the server to get some of the rolls back up and running quicker. (http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Recovering-Exchange-2007-Server-RecoverServer-switch.html) What I am wondering is; can I install Exchange from fresh with the SP3 set up rather than installing Exchange and then upgrading with the /M:RecoverServer switch. Does the SP3 set up support this mode so this server and go strait to SP3 and pull the previous configuration out of AD or is this a no no because the settings in AD were from when the server was a Exchange 2k7 SP1 set up? -- Regards, James. http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/ There are 10 kinds of people in the world; Those who understand Vigesimal, and J others...?
RE: SP3 Install
Hi James, You MUST* reinstall/recover to the version currently in use i.e. SP1. Rollups are irrelevant. You can then do an in-place upgrade to SP3. However, after that, you will be able to perform future recoveries directly to SP3. Cheers Richard *You'll just get blocked/Powershell error if you try to recover an SP1 installation to SP3. -Original Message- From: bounce-9013087-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:bounce-9013087-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of James Bensley Sent: 13 July 2010 10:23 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: SP3 Install Hey List. Got an E2k7 SP1 server reinstall to perform; this particular server is undergoing hardware changes. I have read the documentation regarding reinstalling exchange and using the /M:RecoverServer switch to pull some details out of AD back into the server to get some of the rolls back up and running quicker. (http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Recovering-Exchange-2007-Server-RecoverServer-switch.html) What I am wondering is; can I install Exchange from fresh with the SP3 set up rather than installing Exchange and then upgrading with the /M:RecoverServer switch. Does the SP3 set up support this mode so this server and go strait to SP3 and pull the previous configuration out of AD or is this a no no because the settings in AD were from when the server was a Exchange 2k7 SP1 set up? -- Regards, James. http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/ There are 10 kinds of people in the world; Those who understand Vigesimal, and J others...?
Re: SP3 Install
Hi Peter, Yes I also thought that restoring the server as-was would be the safest bet also but just thought I'd check :) Hi Richard, Thanks for the heads up, I shall restore to SP1 and then upgrade. I had wondered with the changes to the location of configuration settings etc moving stuff into and out of the schema etc if this route work work and I had suspected not. Thanks guys ;) -- Regards, James. http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/ There are 10 kinds of people in the world; Those who understand Vigesimal, and J others...?
RE: SP3 Install
Not a problem. Glad to be of assistance. Regards Peter Johnson I.T Architect United Kingdom:+44 1285 658542 South Africa: +27 11 252 1100 Swaziland: +268 442 7000 Fax:+27 11 974 7130 Mobile: +2783 306 0019 peter.john...@peterstow.com This email message (including attachments) contains information which may be confidential and/or legally privileged. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message or from any attachments that were sent with this email, and If you have received this email message in error, please advise the sender by email, and delete the message. Unauthorised disclosure and/or use of information contained in this email may result in civil and criminal liability. Everything in this e-mail and attachments relating to the official business of Peterstow Aquapower is proprietary to the company. Caution should be observed in placing any reliance upon any information contained in this e-mail, which is not intended to be a representation or inducement to make any decision in relation to Peterstow Aquapower. Any decision taken based on the information provided in this e-mail, should only be made after consultation with appropriate legal, regulatory, tax, technical, business, investment, financial, and accounting advisors. Neither the sender of the e-mail, nor Peterstow Aquapower shall be liable to any party for any direct, indirect or consequential damages, including, without limitation, loss of profit, interruption of business or loss of information, data or software or otherwise. The e-mail address of the sender may not be used, copied, sold, disclosed or incorporated into any database or mailing list for spamming and/or other marketing purposes without the prior consent of Peterstow Aquapower. No warranties are created or implied that an employee of Peterstow Aquapower and/or a contractor of Peterstow Aquapower is authorized to create and send this e-mail. -Original Message- From: James Bensley [mailto:jwbens...@gmail.com] Sent: 13 July 2010 12:27 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: SP3 Install Hi Peter, Yes I also thought that restoring the server as-was would be the safest bet also but just thought I'd check :) Hi Richard, Thanks for the heads up, I shall restore to SP1 and then upgrade. I had wondered with the changes to the location of configuration settings etc moving stuff into and out of the schema etc if this route work work and I had suspected not. Thanks guys ;) -- Regards, James. http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/ There are 10 kinds of people in the world; Those who understand Vigesimal, and J others...?
FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Alex Eckelberry CEO
RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Alex Eckelberry CEO
RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
I hope they're still on target for the NinjaBlade 2.0 product. I've been waitingwaiting -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Alex Eckelberry CEO html body Anthony Shields Systems Administrator The Epstein School 335 Colewood Way, NW Sandy Springs, Ga 30328 404-250-5659 ashie...@epsteinatlanta.org The Epstein School is a proud beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. /body /html
RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
Agree... I am not sure I can recall any instance where an acquisition made the product(s) better. Let's hope for the best in this case. BF -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Alex Eckelberry CEO
Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
Buyouts tend to enrich the executives of the newly formed company at the expense of customers and shareholders. More complicated companies require additional compensation and experienced management. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:05 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: To be quite honest my heart sank when I read the message this AM. Having several installations of their products and doing some selling of it as well I am pretty nervous about the possibilities, I've never experienced a buyout that was a totally positive experience for the end users. I hope and pray GFI has the sense to leave well enough alone.. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com http://theessentialexchange.com/ -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Alex Eckelberry CEO CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please
RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
Where do I sign up! John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:15 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Buyouts tend to enrich the executives of the newly formed company at the expense of customers and shareholders. More complicated companies require additional compensation and experienced management. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:05 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.orgmailto:john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: To be quite honest my heart sank when I read the message this AM. Having several installations of their products and doing some selling of it as well I am pretty nervous about the possibilities, I've never experienced a buyout that was a totally positive experience for the end users. I hope and pray GFI has the sense to leave well enough alone.. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.comhttp://theessentialexchange.com/ -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.commailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Alex Eckelberry CEO CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information
Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
I feel so bad :( ALEX WHY, you have a good thing going? I hope the list survives this. I hope tech supports stays in north america. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:17 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: Where do I sign up! *John W. Cook* *Systems Administrator* *Partnership For Strong Families* *315 SE 2nd Ave* *Gainesville, Fl 32601* *Office (352) 393-2741 x320* *Cell (352) 215-6944* *Fax (352) 393-2746* *MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4* *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:15 AM *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Buyouts tend to enrich the executives of the newly formed company at the expense of customers and shareholders. More complicated companies require additional compensation and experienced management. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:05 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: To be quite honest my heart sank when I read the message this AM. Having several installations of their products and doing some selling of it as well I am pretty nervous about the possibilities, I've never experienced a buyout that was a totally positive experience for the end users. I hope and pray GFI has the sense to leave well enough alone.. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com http://theessentialexchange.com/ -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Alex Eckelberry CEO CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice
Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
What will happen to exchange mail security software from Sunbelt? What will happen to the malwarebytes partnership? Will alex have a role in the new gfi/sunbelt company? On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:31 AM, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.comwrote: I feel so bad :( ALEX WHY, you have a good thing going? I hope the list survives this. I hope tech supports stays in north america. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:17 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: Where do I sign up! *John W. Cook* *Systems Administrator* *Partnership For Strong Families* *315 SE 2nd Ave* *Gainesville, Fl 32601* *Office (352) 393-2741 x320* *Cell (352) 215-6944* *Fax (352) 393-2746* *MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4* *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:15 AM *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Buyouts tend to enrich the executives of the newly formed company at the expense of customers and shareholders. More complicated companies require additional compensation and experienced management. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:05 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: To be quite honest my heart sank when I read the message this AM. Having several installations of their products and doing some selling of it as well I am pretty nervous about the possibilities, I've never experienced a buyout that was a totally positive experience for the end users. I hope and pray GFI has the sense to leave well enough alone.. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com http://theessentialexchange.com/ -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to
RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
Tends not to be great for existing employees further down the chain as departments are normalised ..! Fingers crossed the lists remain ... a From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: 13 July 2010 14:15 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Buyouts tend to enrich the executives of the newly formed company at the expense of customers and shareholders. More complicated companies require additional compensation and experienced management. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:05 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: To be quite honest my heart sank when I read the message this AM. Having several installations of their products and doing some selling of it as well I am pretty nervous about the possibilities, I've never experienced a buyout that was a totally positive experience for the end users. I hope and pray GFI has the sense to leave well enough alone.. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com http://theessentialexchange.com/ -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to
Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
hopefully copper top is kept :) On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Alan Davies adav...@cls-services.comwrote: Tends not to be great for existing employees further down the chain as departments are normalised ..! Fingers crossed the lists remain ... a -- *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] *Sent:* 13 July 2010 14:15 *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Buyouts tend to enrich the executives of the newly formed company at the expense of customers and shareholders. More complicated companies require additional compensation and experienced management. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:05 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: To be quite honest my heart sank when I read the message this AM. Having several installations of their products and doing some selling of it as well I am pretty nervous about the possibilities, I've never experienced a buyout that was a totally positive experience for the end users. I hope and pray GFI has the sense to leave well enough alone.. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com http://theessentialexchange.com/ -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Alex Eckelberry CEO CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or
RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
+1 Although now would be a good time to go free-lance. Having had her help us, I can attest to her skillset. She'd probably do pretty well as a consultant. From: justino garcia [mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:53 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software hopefully copper top is kept :) On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Alan Davies adav...@cls-services.commailto:adav...@cls-services.com wrote: Tends not to be great for existing employees further down the chain as departments are normalised ..! Fingers crossed the lists remain ... a From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.commailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: 13 July 2010 14:15 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Buyouts tend to enrich the executives of the newly formed company at the expense of customers and shareholders. More complicated companies require additional compensation and experienced management. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:05 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.orgmailto:john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: To be quite honest my heart sank when I read the message this AM. Having several installations of their products and doing some selling of it as well I am pretty nervous about the possibilities, I've never experienced a buyout that was a totally positive experience for the end users. I hope and pray GFI has the sense to leave well enough alone.. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.comhttp://theessentialexchange.com/ -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.commailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any
Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
I agree I have done business with GFI in the past , not that is bad however when your service with them they do hound you a lot. If they make it a division that controls its self maybe it will stay good Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint! - Reply message - From: Carol Fee c...@massbar.org Date: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 12:23 pm Subject: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com +2 on that. We just last week changed from ESET to Vipre, and I'm sorry we did now. I've been recommending Vipre to anyone who asks for quite a while now, but I'll put that on hold for a while. CFee -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Alex Eckelberry CEO
Alert and possibly throttle outbound email per user
I've been searching around for logical solution to monitor and throttle Exchange accounts if a user has unknowingly given up their username/password in a phishing attack. The typical attack utilizes OWA to start sending SPAM shortly afterwards. Environment is Exchange 2007 SP2. I'm attempting to find a solution that would trigger an alert if a user is sending 'x' number of messages in a 30 minute to 1 hour window. Has anyone found a simple solution? Thanks, Scott
RE: Alert and possibly throttle outbound email per user
It's going to take an application of some type. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Bolser, Scott [mailto:scott.bol...@childrens.harvard.edu] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 3:24 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Alert and possibly throttle outbound email per user I've been searching around for logical solution to monitor and throttle Exchange accounts if a user has unknowingly given up their username/password in a phishing attack. The typical attack utilizes OWA to start sending SPAM shortly afterwards. Environment is Exchange 2007 SP2. I'm attempting to find a solution that would trigger an alert if a user is sending 'x' number of messages in a 30 minute to 1 hour window. Has anyone found a simple solution? Thanks, Scott
Re: Alert and possibly throttle outbound email per user
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:24, Bolser, Scott scott.bol...@childrens.harvard.edu wrote: I’ve been searching around for logical solution to monitor and throttle Exchange accounts if a user has unknowingly given up their username/password in a phishing attack. The typical attack utilizes OWA to start sending SPAM shortly afterwards. Environment is Exchange 2007 SP2. I’m attempting to find a solution that would trigger an alert if a user is sending ‘x’ number of messages in a 30 minute to 1 hour window. Has anyone found a simple solution? Thanks, Scott MBS says a third party app. I wonder if, for instance, nagios/syslog/MOM/OSSEC/OSSIM/whatever can monitor the logs and keep a count of SMTP transactions by IP address and if a threshold is exceeded raise an alarm. Kurt
RE: Alert and possibly throttle outbound email per user
Exchange 2010 can give you the instantaneous data, but doesn't provide any BI that comes out of the raw data. Didn't intend to imply that it was hard or difficult - just that it wasn't built-in. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 5:26 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Alert and possibly throttle outbound email per user On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:24, Bolser, Scott scott.bol...@childrens.harvard.edu wrote: I’ve been searching around for logical solution to monitor and throttle Exchange accounts if a user has unknowingly given up their username/password in a phishing attack. The typical attack utilizes OWA to start sending SPAM shortly afterwards. Environment is Exchange 2007 SP2. I’m attempting to find a solution that would trigger an alert if a user is sending ‘x’ number of messages in a 30 minute to 1 hour window. Has anyone found a simple solution? Thanks, Scott MBS says a third party app. I wonder if, for instance, nagios/syslog/MOM/OSSEC/OSSIM/whatever can monitor the logs and keep a count of SMTP transactions by IP address and if a threshold is exceeded raise an alarm. Kurt
RE: Alert and possibly throttle outbound email per user
A scheduled task and a PS script could grab all the Send events with a Source of SMTP from the message tracking logs for the last hour of half hour, tally up the counts per user (hash table), and then send you and email if anybody goes over whatever you set for a warning threshold. -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:34 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Alert and possibly throttle outbound email per user Exchange 2010 can give you the instantaneous data, but doesn't provide any BI that comes out of the raw data. Didn't intend to imply that it was hard or difficult - just that it wasn't built-in. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 5:26 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Alert and possibly throttle outbound email per user On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:24, Bolser, Scott scott.bol...@childrens.harvard.edu wrote: I’ve been searching around for logical solution to monitor and throttle Exchange accounts if a user has unknowingly given up their username/password in a phishing attack. The typical attack utilizes OWA to start sending SPAM shortly afterwards. Environment is Exchange 2007 SP2. I’m attempting to find a solution that would trigger an alert if a user is sending ‘x’ number of messages in a 30 minute to 1 hour window. Has anyone found a simple solution? Thanks, Scott MBS says a third party app. I wonder if, for instance, nagios/syslog/MOM/OSSEC/OSSIM/whatever can monitor the logs and keep a count of SMTP transactions by IP address and if a threshold is exceeded raise an alarm. Kurt ** Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. **
Re: Alert and possibly throttle outbound email per user
Didn't think you meant difficult, but your suggestion that a 3rd party (or homegrown) app is why I suggested a centralised log collection/analysis tool - IMHO it's something that should be available in an IT environment of any size anyway, and it's just one more task for it to work on. Kurt On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 14:34, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: Exchange 2010 can give you the instantaneous data, but doesn't provide any BI that comes out of the raw data. Didn't intend to imply that it was hard or difficult - just that it wasn't built-in. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 5:26 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Alert and possibly throttle outbound email per user On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:24, Bolser, Scott scott.bol...@childrens.harvard.edu wrote: I’ve been searching around for logical solution to monitor and throttle Exchange accounts if a user has unknowingly given up their username/password in a phishing attack. The typical attack utilizes OWA to start sending SPAM shortly afterwards. Environment is Exchange 2007 SP2. I’m attempting to find a solution that would trigger an alert if a user is sending ‘x’ number of messages in a 30 minute to 1 hour window. Has anyone found a simple solution? Thanks, Scott MBS says a third party app. I wonder if, for instance, nagios/syslog/MOM/OSSEC/OSSIM/whatever can monitor the logs and keep a count of SMTP transactions by IP address and if a threshold is exceeded raise an alarm. Kurt
RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software
Hi Guys! Do not worry about VIPRE. On the contrary. Starting Sunbelt was great, and it has been an excellent 16-year run. But I truly thought that Sunbelt needed a partner with much deeper pockets and way more resources than my partner and I could bring to the party. Both Sunbelt and GFI are going great guns. We are doing fabulous in the US, but not so well in Europe. GFI does fabulous in Europe. The two together are really a very good match. And you may not know that they have -substantial- financial backing. All in all, this will give VIPRE the resources it needs to expand even more, and become an even better product than it is! I'll continue to write the newsletter, and play a new game as well. In the mean time, you will still see me as the List Admin and kill threads now and then. LOL. Warm regards, Stu -Original Message- From: Carol Fee [mailto:c...@massbar.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:52 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software +2 on that. We just last week changed from ESET to Vipre, and I'm sorry we did now. I've been recommending Vipre to anyone who asks for quite a while now, but I'll put that on hold for a while. CFee -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel that's too bad. It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View the press release here: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details of the webinar are as follows: CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 11:30am Eastern Time Register here to attend https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where their technologies would complement our offerings. In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of achievement possible. For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business with Sunbelt. We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Alex Eckelberry CEO ..
single sign-on solution for OWA
Does anyone know of a way that would allow me to provide a single sign-on solution for OWA? Basically I would like for the the user to be able to log onto a web portal, using their AD credentials, and have the ability to access Outlook Web Access without needing to log on again. Thanks, Daniele
