Microsoft Online: Announcements ForumAnnouncements from the Microsoft Online Services (Standard) team describing new releases, webcasts, etc.© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:09:17 Z9ee7485a-96da-45d0-9b4b-f97bec9c5fdchttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/fa504386-a133-4024-81b9-590dea54ce38http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/fa504386-a133-4024-81b9-590dea54ce38Kevin Weilbacher [SBS MVP]http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Kevin%20Weilbacher%20%5bSBS%20MVP%5dBPOS Outage?I was informed through my MVP channel that BPOS experienced a major outage today (Oct 6 2009). Can someone confirm this, or provide a response? It got me to thinking ... is there a centralize web page that one can go to see the status of BPOS servers?<hr class="sig">kwTue, 06 Oct 2009 20:23:18 Z2009-11-08T12:09:17Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/ef23e6b2-d562-42b3-bcff-fdd1f7997516http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/ef23e6b2-d562-42b3-bcff-fdd1f7997516Lori S - Microsofthttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Lori%20S%20-%20MicrosoftPricing, Licensing, and Activation<p align=left><font face=Arial size=2><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif'"><a class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/online/buy.mspx">Learn how to buy and activate Microsoft Online Services</a>, including information on pricing and licensing.</span></font></p>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:31:52 Z2009-10-06T00:17:39Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/cfcfb3af-3307-4a17-93ad-e47c4cb921d7http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/cfcfb3af-3307-4a17-93ad-e47c4cb921d7Paul_Squyreshttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Paul_SquyresWhat Countries is BPOS now availableThe BPOS 9.1 announcement stated that it is now available in 19 new countries.  Which countries is BPOS now available in?Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:45:17 Z2009-05-29T14:05:50Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/c777ccf9-0276-4618-bc73-e3e4bb6c5c1dhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/c777ccf9-0276-4618-bc73-e3e4bb6c5c1dArvind Sutharhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Arvind%20SutharFrequently Asked Questions about Microsoft Online ServicesPlease check to see if your question is answered here before posting:<br><a><br><font color="#0072bc">http://blogs.technet.com/msonline/attachment/3213868.ashx</font></a><br><br><font style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%" face="'Calibri','sans-serif'">We expect to add to this list over time based on your questions. Let us know what you think.</font><br><font style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%" face="'Calibri','sans-serif'">  </font> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="'Calibri','sans-serif'">Arvind Suthar</font></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="'Calibri','sans-serif'">Director, Service</font></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="'Calibri','sans-serif'">Microsoft Online</font></p>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:33:08 Z2009-03-17T09:34:45Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/164fc054-4de5-4702-8e85-62d5c4ba5599http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/164fc054-4de5-4702-8e85-62d5c4ba5599Alicia Caleshttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Alicia%20CalesThis forum has migrated successfully on December 10, 2008<p>As  part of the migration, posting of new threads and messages is no longer allowed on the Forums 2.x platform.  </p> <p> For reporting bugs on the Forums 3.x Platform, visit:  http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/reportabug/threads/</p> <p> For making suggestions on the Forums 3.x Platform,  visit:  http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/suggest/threads/</p> <p> Thank you for your patience during the migration.</p> <p>  </p> <p>Alicia</p> <p> </p>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:16:42 Z2009-01-13T13:37:51Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/2165ec10-bdfd-430d-ab08-381ba557cfb8http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/2165ec10-bdfd-430d-ab08-381ba557cfb8Alicia Caleshttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Alicia%20CalesThis forum has moved the week of 12/8/2008<p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3> </font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3>Microsoft has created a new forums platform (</font><a title="http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/forums/" href="http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/forums/"><font face=Calibri color="#0000ff" size=3>MSDN</font></a><font face=Calibri size=3> | </font><a title="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums" href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums"><font face=Calibri color="#0000ff" size=3>TechNet</font></a><font face=Calibri size=3> | </font><a title="http://social.expression.microsoft.com/forums" href="http://social.expression.microsoft.com/forums"><font face=Calibri color="#0000ff" size=3>Expression</font></a><font face=Calibri size=3> | </font><a title="http://forums.community.microsoft.com/en-US/forums/" href="http://forums.community.microsoft.com/en-US/forums/"><font face=Calibri color="#0000ff" size=3>Microsoft</font></a><font face=Calibri size=3>) with increased performance, stability, and an improved user experience. During the week of 12/8  this forum will be moving from the Forums 2.x Platform (http://forums.microsoft.com) to the Forums 3.x Platform. To make sure this is a smooth transition, we want everyone using this forum to have a chance to try out the new forums in advance, and give feedback. We’ve created a </font><a title="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/tnsandbox/threads/" href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/tnsandbox/threads/"><font face=Calibri size=3>Sandbox forum</font></a><font face=Calibri size=3>, where you can create threads and try out functionality, and a </font><a title="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/suggest/threads/" href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/suggest/threads/"><font face=Calibri size=3>suggestions forum</font></a><font face=Calibri size=3> where you can give us your feedback. Please take some time to go to the new forums today and let us know what you think. </font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3> </font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3>On the day the forum moves to the new platform, a post will be made letting you know the process has been started, and the forum will be locked to new posts. Once the process is complete, a final post to the forum will be made letting you know the forum has moved.</font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3> </font></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><font><font><font face=Calibri size=3>1.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal" face="'Times New Roman'">       </font></font></font><font face=Calibri size=3>All posts in the forum will be preserved</font></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><font><font><font face=Calibri size=3>2.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal" face="'Times New Roman'">       </font></font></font><font face=Calibri size=3>Any points you’ve received for replies will move with you (on a per forum basis)</font></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><font><font><font face=Calibri size=3>3.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal" face="'Times New Roman'">       </font></font></font><font face=Calibri size=3>Any bookmarks to this forum or threads within this forum will redirect to their new location</font></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><font><font><font face=Calibri size=3>4.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal" face="'Times New Roman'">       </font></font></font><font face=Calibri size=3>Your “My Threads” will be preserved on the new platform</font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3> </font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3>The only thing you’ll need to do after migration is set Windows Live Alerts for any threads you were tracking.</font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3> </font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3>If you have feedback, let us know in the </font><a title="http://forums.technet.microsoft.com/en-US/suggest/threads/" href="http://forums.technet.microsoft.com/en-US/suggest/threads/"><font face=Calibri color="#0000ff" size=3>suggestions forum</font></a><font face=Calibri size=3> or contact me directly at Andrew.Brenner at Microsoft.com</font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3> </font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3>Thanks,</font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face=Calibri size=3>Alicia</font></p> <p align=left><font face=Arial size=2></font> </p>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:11:05 Z2009-01-13T10:37:26Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/456070e2-c178-4bb6-afbe-43ec3a99b9aehttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/456070e2-c178-4bb6-afbe-43ec3a99b9aeLori S - Microsofthttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Lori%20S%20-%20MicrosoftGet the Latest Webcasts - Subscribe to an RSS Blog Feed Today!<font face=Arial size=2> <p class=MsoListParagraph style="margin:0in 0in 3pt"><font size=3><font face=Calibri><b style=""><span style="color:black">It’s all about Webcasts!</span></b><span style="color:black"><span style="">  </span><a title="http://blogs.technet.com/msonline/archive/tags/Webcasts/default.aspx" href="http://blogs.technet.com/msonline/archive/tags/Webcasts/default.aspx">Get the latest Webcasts in one location</a>, and subscribe to an RSS blog feed today.</span></font></font></p></font>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:20:35 Z2008-12-11T02:17:56Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/182f8040-108c-4bd7-bd5e-cc26eee59685http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/182f8040-108c-4bd7-bd5e-cc26eee59685Lori S - Microsofthttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Lori%20S%20-%20MicrosoftStart Planning Your Move to Microsoft Online Services - Get Free Asessment Tools and Guidance<font color="#0000ff" size=4> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0.75pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:blue"><a title="Start planning your move to Microsoft Online Services with free assessment tools and guidance" href="http://services.social.microsoft.com/Feeds/FeedItem?feedId=99017c31-c3db-4346-b7fc-8231b6c8bfff&amp;itemId=8733b271-272c-4dc5-b25a-b87b95ebddc9&amp;title=Start+planning+your+move+to+Microsoft+Online+Services+with+free+assessment+tools+and+guidance&amp;uri=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/dd277934.aspx&amp;k=oty%2bmRfW7u7UGw9xAcNY4dIZqYcji%2b9FZXPY5f8tT/w%3d"><span style="color:blue"><font face=Calibri size=3>Get Free Assessment Tools - Check out the Solution Accelerators TechCenter for Microsoft Online Services</font></span></a></span><span style=""></span></p><a class=BulletListHeadlineLink id="ctl00_mainContentContainer_ctl10_ctl10_ctl10" title="Start planning your move to Microsoft Online Services with free assessment tools and guidance" href="http://services.social.microsoft.com/Feeds/FeedItem?feedId=99017c31-c3db-4346-b7fc-8231b6c8bfff&amp;itemId=8733b271-272c-4dc5-b25a-b87b95ebddc9&amp;title=Start+planning+your+move+to+Microsoft+Online+Services+with+free+assessment+tools+and+guidance&amp;uri=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/dd277934.aspx&amp;k=oty%2bmRfW7u7UGw9xAcNY4dIZqYcji%2b9FZXPY5f8tT/w%3d"></a></font>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:11:04 Z2008-12-11T02:17:56Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/ea2acfc2-72c2-44ef-922e-b371d0fe278dhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/ea2acfc2-72c2-44ef-922e-b371d0fe278dErik Gunvaldsonhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Erik%20GunvaldsonExtend Your Free Trial or Add Seats<font face=Arial size=2><span><font face=Calibri> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span><font size=3>If you would like to extend your free trial, you can request a one-time, 30-day extension, and add up to 40 additional seats.<span>  </span></font><a title="https://mocp-support.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/mocp_support.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?p_sid=L2Sk935j" href="https://mocp-support.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/mocp_support.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?p_sid=L2Sk935j"><font size=3>Request an extension/ add seats</font></a><font size=3><span>  </span>| </font><a title="https://mocp.microsoftonline.com/Site/Support.aspx" href="https://mocp.microsoftonline.com/Site/Support.aspx"><font color="#013da4" size=3>General Support Information</font></a></span></font></span></font></p>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:23:25 Z2008-12-11T02:17:56Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/a3cf9619-4e00-499e-82b4-09f6593a7afahttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/a3cf9619-4e00-499e-82b4-09f6593a7afaLori S - Microsofthttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Lori%20S%20-%20MicrosoftGet Help with Trying and Buying Microsoft Online Services<font face=Arial><font size=4><span> <p><span><font size=3><font face=Calibri>Need help managing your profile, subscriptions, and free trials?  Here are some helpful resources to guide you through the <a title="https://mocp.microsoftonline.com/site/default.aspx?sourcesystem=bpostry" href="https://mocp.microsoftonline.com/site/default.aspx?sourcesystem=bpostry">Microsoft Online Services Customer Portal</a>, the gateway to trying and buying Online services from Microsoft.</font></font></span></p> <p align=left><span><font face=Calibri size=3></font></span> </p><span><font size=3><font face=Calibri> <p class=MsoListParagraph style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 38.15pt;text-indent:-20.15pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:#0070c0;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">          </span></span></span><span style="color:#0070c0"><a title="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb981188.aspx" href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb981188.aspx"><span style="color:#0070c0">Visit the Microsoft Online Services TechCenter</span></a> </span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 38.15pt;text-indent:-20.15pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:#0070c0;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">          </span></span></span><span style="color:#0070c0"><a title="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/MOCP/threads/" href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/MOCP/threads/"><span style="color:#0070c0">Ask a Question in the Community Forum</span></a></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 38.15pt;text-indent:-20.15pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:#0070c0;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">          </span></span></span><span style="color:#0070c0"><a title="https://mocp-support.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/mocp_support.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?p_sid=L2Sk935j" href="https://mocp-support.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/mocp_support.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?p_sid=L2Sk935j"><span style="color:#0070c0">Enter a Request to Our Support Team</span></a></span><span style="color:#0070c0"></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style="margin:0in 0in 3pt 38.15pt;text-indent:-20.15pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:#0070c0;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">          </span></span></span><span style="color:#0070c0"><a title="https://mocp.microsoftonline.com/Site/Support.aspx" href="https://mocp.microsoftonline.com/Site/Support.aspx"><span style="color:#0070c0">General Support Information</span></a></span><span style="color:#0070c0"></span></p> <p align=left></font></font></span><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span><font size=3> </p> <p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:normal"></font></span></span> </p></span></font></font>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:22:13 Z2008-12-11T02:17:56Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/cfe868bc-096b-488e-92a5-51e4cc3aeb19http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onlineservicesannouncements/thread/cfe868bc-096b-488e-92a5-51e4cc3aeb19MS_Ryanphhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=MS_RyanphWatch an Overview Demo about Microsoft Online Services<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif'"><a title="http://www.microsoft.com/online/demo/demo.aspx" href="http://www.microsoft.com/online/demo/demo.aspx">Watch an overview demo about Microsoft Online Services</a>, and learn how Microsoft can help support your business without the need to manage your own hardware, software, and services.</span></p>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:33:15 Z2008-12-11T02:17:56Z