Manchester Technet Event Q&A
At our recent Technet Event in Manchester we asked customers to submit questions via SMS. Some of them we ran out of time to answer so I offered to answer them and submit to my blog...
For those that attended - remember to complete the feedback form when you get the email :)
| Q. | Ref the exchange server front end/back end setup is this the same version of exchange 2003 or is the front end enterprise edition ? |
| A. | Yes it is - you just need to ensure the Front End is running Service Pack 2 |
| Q. | Are LCS licenses per user or per device? If you had license for use on desktop, would you need additional license for win mobile device? |
| A. | If you have a CAL for Live Communication Server then the Mobile client is at no extra cost - https://www.microsoft.com/office/livecomm/howtobuy/default.mspx |
| Q. | Is it possible 2 deploy active sync 2 pc where user is not an admin using sms & pc may have older active sync |
| A. | Yes - Activesync 4.0 allows this. |
| Q. | Does ms have sms server support |
| A. | Yes we do - it's the Device Management Feature Pack - https://www.microsoft.com/smserver/downloads/2003/dmfp.mspx |
| Q. | Do u require any CAL's/mailboxes 4 the front end server. |
| A. | No you do not. |
| Q. | Will microsoft produce 'mobile GP' for the mobile 5 enviroment via AD |
| A. | Maybe in the future …. Today - try www.fullarmor.com |
| Q. | Are microsoft going to add any mobile functionality like group policy to mobile 5 so menus and tools are restricted |
| A. | Try Trust Digital or Credant who have solutions for this today! |
| Q. | Can the email sync support encrypted email |
| A. | Yes - we have support for S/MIME |
| Q. | I can build pda applications which are flexible enough to be upgraded remotely but what features are there in windows mobile 5 to upgrade or patch it? |
| A. | In Windows Mobile 5 - we have a feature called Image Update which can provide the ability to update the ROM on the device without affecting apps or data |
| Q. | If u have a tablet can u use activesync4 and a 3g card to get push mail? |
| A. | Yes - but you use RPC/HTTP not Activesync |
| Q. | Can you download your signature block from your outlook - I have had to rewrite mine on this device |
| A. | No there isn't I'm afraid :( |