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Resources for Moving to the Microsoft Collaboration PlatformThis page provides resources for organizations that are evaluating a move from another collaborative platform, such as Lotus Notes, to a Microsoft Collaboration Platform. The resources are intended to help you in planning and making this transition. They are organized in two ways in the table below; first by the type of resource, and second, by technical area. Find the Guidance, Tools, Training, and Additional Resources you will need to plan and implement your transition to the Microsoft Collaboration Platform. GuidanceDirectory | Windows Server 2003 Deployment Guide | The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Deployment Guide provides guidelines and recommended processes for designing and deploying Windows Server 2003 family technologies to meet your business needs and IT goals. | Directory | Best Practice Guide for Securing Windows Server Active Directory Installations | This guide assists information technology (IT) professionals who participate in security planning for Active Directory deployment and who are running a secure Active Directory operation. | Messaging | Planning an Exchange Server 2003 Messaging System | This guide provides recommendations for designing an Exchange Server 2003 messaging system, and describes improvements in Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. | Messaging | Exchange Server 2003 Deployment Guide | This guide walks you through the prerequisites and procedures to successfully deploy and install Exchange Server 2003 into your infrastructure. | Messaging | Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Security Hardening Guide | This guide is designed to provide you with essential information about how to harden your Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 environment. In addition to practical, hands-on configuration recommendations, this guide includes strategies for combating spam, viruses, and other external threats to your Exchange Server 2003 messaging system. | Messaging | Live Communications Server 2005 Document: Planning Guide | This guide describes the planning process for deploying instant messaging (IM) and presence services in your organization using Live Communications Server 2005 with Service Pack 1. | Applications | Enterprise Windows SharePoint Services Deployments | The resources contained on this Web page are aimed to help you plan and deploy Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services for large scale environments. It is designed to provide quick access to core resources needed by IT professionals and business decision makers who are faced with the challenge of making a large scale Windows SharePoint Services solution work within an organization. | Applications | Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit | Read the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit to find guidance and information that you'll need to design, deploy, customize, and troubleshoot Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. |
TrainingMessaging | TechNet Virtual Lab: Exchange | Learn how to take advantage of key features of Exchange Server 2003. This lab provides exploration of the Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange management packs and walk-through server configurations. | Messaging | Microsoft Office Live Communications Server Airlift DVD | The Labs and Tools kit will help you discover the many features and benefits of Live Communications Server 2005. | Messaging | Microsoft Office Live Communications Server TechNet Labs | Familiarize yourself with Live Communications Server in our Virtual Labs. | Applications | Online Training: Implementing Windows SharePoint Services | This course provides you with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan, implement, and manage a Windows SharePoint infrastructure that will allow increased productivity in your organization. | Applications | TechNet Virtual Lab: Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 | Get first-hand deployment experience through the Virtual Lab series. The Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 hands-on labs will teach you how to set up the portal, organize content on the portal, manage user permissions, create Web Parts for custom tasks, and much more. | Applications | Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Discovery Kit | The SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Discovery Kit includes a series of discovery labs that go beyond learning about a particular component of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to understanding how to build a divisional portal site solution, how to deploy Web applications that integrate tightly with the portal site environment, how to use SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services to track and analyze portal site usage, and lastly, how to customize the portal site user interface. |
Additional ResourcesDirectory, Messaging, Applications | Microsoft Collaboration Strategy Home | Learn about the Microsoft Collaboration Strategy. | Directory | Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Home | A central component of the Windows platform, Active Directory directory service provides the means to manage the identities and relationships that make up network environments. Windows Server 2003 makes Active Directory simpler to manage, easing migration and deployment. | Messaging | Microsoft Exchange Server Home | The advanced security innovations and embedded technologies in Exchange Server 2003 help block malicious actions before they can disrupt your business communications. | Applications | Windows SharePoint Services Home | Now available for download at no additional charge, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services technology in Windows Server 2003 is an integrated portfolio of collaboration and communication services designed to connect people, information, processes, and systems both within and beyond the organizational firewall. | Messaging, Applications | Extending Your Notes Environment with Microsoft Collaboration Webcasts | You already have an investment in Lotus Notes but your business productivity requirements have outgrown your implementation. How do you preserve that investment while still delivering the productivity improvements you need? Executives, join your host Jim Bernardo, Microsoft Enterprise Technology Strategist, as he explains the "why" and "where" of coexistence between the collaboration platform from Microsoft and Lotus Notes/Domino solutions. | Applications | SharePoint Portal Server Home | SharePoint Portal Server extends the capabilities of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services by providing organization and management tools for SharePoint sites, and by enabling teams to publish information captured on their SharePoint sites to the entire organization. | Directory | Microsoft Identity Integration Server Home | Find out how Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003 SP1 can help reduce the cost, risk, and complexity associated with building, deploying, and maintaining an end-to-end identity and access management solution. | Directory | Active Directory Technical Library | Use this page to find technical documentation, white papers, tools, training, and other content to help you deploy and operate Active Directory. | Messaging | Live Communications Server 2005 Deployment Resources | Use this page to find technical documentation, white papers, tools, training, and other content to help you deploy and operate Live Communications Server 2005. | Messaging | Exchange Server Partners: Migration Tools | The companies listed on this page provide tools you can use to migrate from other systems to the latest version of Exchange Server. To assist you in locating these products, non-Microsoft providers are listed on this page for your convenience only. | Messaging | Deploying Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Office Communicator 2005 at Microsoft | How Microsoft IT deployed and operates a reliable, enterprise-wide real-time presence and communications infrastructure | Messaging | Exchange Server 2003 Webcasts | Keep your skills up to date with tips and best practices from Exchange Server 2003 experts. Whether you are currently administering Exchange Server 2003 or planning to migrate to Exchange Server 2003, register for these free webcasts. | Applications | Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Webcasts | Get in-depth information on SharePoint Portal Server 2003 deployment, migration, integration and customization during May and June. This series of webcasts, presented by Microsoft subject matter experts and partners, is designed to help you to get the most out of your SharePoint Portal Server 2003 deployment and to introduce you to new topics and capabilities. | Applications | Medium Business Solution for Collaboration Services v 1.0 | This solution provides guidance that can be used to plan, build, deploy, and operate collaboration services in the medium IT environment. | Applications | QuickPlace to SharePoint Migration Tools (external) | This workspace is used for development and testing of Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Import tools as well as development of various exporters (SPS2001, Lotus QuickPlace, File Share, eRoom, Public Folders) to the importer neutral XML format. |
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