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Welcome to the January edition of the ITS Feda Newsletter. This month we've ordered things a little diffferently, sorting news stories by vendor. We hope it makes it easier to find the things that are most relevant to you. The newsletter menu (below) offers quick navigation of the news articles in this email so you can quickly scan the topics and chose if you want to read more on those relevant to you. We always like communication with our customers to be two-way so please let us know about any changes you would like to see and anything you would like us to publish more information on. Menu • Get a Network Health Check• ITS Training Brochure now available Novell • This month's Top Tech Tip from our Novell Helpdesk • Migrating GroupWise to Linux? Useful Utility • New Case Study available on Novell Cluster Services • Free Novell OES Self-Study kit • New Novell Courses released • Get the latest info from the horses's mouth - on Novell Open Audio Microsoft • Exchange 2007, Windows Vista and Office 2007 news • Try the new Office free for 60 days • Try Exchange Server 2007 free for 120 days • Check if your hardware is up to running Windows Vista • Microsoft’s SharePoint Learning Kit opens its doors to the community at BETT • Microsoft European SharePoint Conference 2007 Adobe • Get the Adobe Photoshop CS3 beta 2 • Now available: Adobe Reader 8 |
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Get a Network Health Check You know we do consultancy but not everyone knows that we also do Network Health Checks. This quick review by one of our experienced engineers normally just takes a single day and is a really great idea if you are planning a migration, installing new software or just want to give your network an MOT. A fresh pair of expert eyes can really make a difference towards the continued smooth running of your network. Give us a call to chat to us about this service on 0870 145 1600 or email sales@itsgroup.org.uk |
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ITS Training brochure now available To order your copy simply complete the online form and we will post one out to you. |
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This month’s Top Tech Tip from ITS Feda’s Novell helpdesk Our current recommended Netware 6.5 service pack level is SP5. However, if you do need to upgrade to SP 6, we recommend that you read further to avoid a few very annoying but easy to fix issues. Our helpdesk services cover Novell, Linux and Microsoft, so if you don’t have support with us but need a hand contact us on 0870 145 1600 or enquiries@itsgroup.org.uk to discuss options. |
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Migrating GroupWise to Linux? With Linux adoption rates starting to increase our consultants thought this tool might be of interest. If you are looking to migrate GroupWise (version 7 or 6.5) from NetWare or Windows servers to Linux, ITS Feda’s Novell engineers suggest the new GroupWise Server Migration Utility 1.0 should help you. This wizard like utility will help you easily migrate post offices and Post Office Agents, domains and Message Transfer Agents, as well as Internet Agents and WebAccess Agents. It will also simplify cross-platform tasks such as mounting file systems and copying files from NetWare and Windows to Linux. You can download the tool here ~ or get in touch if you want to ask about GroupWise and Linux Licensing, Training, Support and Consultancy. You can contact us on 0870 1451 600 or enquiries@itsgroup.org.uk |
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New case study available on Novell Cluster Services The pressure to meet customer and staff expectations for rock solid application availability coupled with the practical logistics of needing to perform maintenance work on your network and apply patches during working hours increasingly seem to be clashing, with the results that many network managers suffer either many unhappy conversations with frustrated and impatient users or have to work long outside hours to keep things moving. ITS Feda recently worked in conjunction with The Isle of Wight College to install a cluster solution to address exactly these issues. Find out how together we brought both stability and flexibility to their network. View case study PDF |
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Free Novell OES self-study kit A bonus for customers who already own, or who plan to purchase or upgrade to Novell Open Enterprise Server. You can now download a copy of the self-study kit for Novell’s five-day "Integrating Novell Open Enterprise Server for Linux" course, absolutely free. |
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New Novell courses
released N3077: Integrating Novell Open Enterprise Server for Linux N3080: Foundations of Novell Open Enterprise Server for NetWare There are still more new courses to come later this month, so to keep up to date with the latest courses on offer from ITS Feda via our website, click here There are new Novell self-study kits available as well including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 kits. You can buy these, Novell’s current self-study bestseller – GroupWise 7.0 Administration, and a host of others from ITS Feda. Regrettably these can’t all be free like the OES kit above, but we do make sure that you can buy them from ITS Feda via purchase order for less than you would need to pay Novell via credit-card on their website. Email your kit requests to training@itsgroup.org.uk |
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Get the latest info from the horses mouth – on Novell Open Audio It may not be very well
known but Novell Open Audio is a great way to keep up to date to
with the latest developments in Novell products. This month’s
news is that Jason Williams, Novell Product Manger extraordinaire,
has been back on Novell Open Audio yet again. This time he has given
us an update about the Novell Client, covering Linux, Windows Vista,
and new wireless network authentication features that have generated
some enthusiastic comments from listeners. |
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Exchange 2007, Windows Vista and Office 2007 News
Windows Vista,
2007 Microsoft Office system and Exchange Server 2007 are already
available to volume licence, MSDN and TechNet subscribers. The ITS Feda training team are already offering courses on Vista, upgrading to Exchange Server 2007, SharePoint Services 2007 and SharePoint Server 3.0. More courses will be added as they are released. You can view the courses and dates online here. Microsoft is making whole rafts of resources available for the new EVO products. Just a few examples appear in the following articles. Before you get to the online resources though, you may be aware that ITS Feda already introduced these new Microsoft products to a number of customers at a successful event at Microsoft ‘s UK HQ in December. If you missed it you may still get another chance to look at them and a number of other toys, this time from a broad spectrum of vendors, in free events being scheduled to run in Manchester and Bristol in the next few months. Dates will be announced soon. We hope to see you there. ITS Feda will be providing Consultancy, Support, Licensing and Training services for the new Microsoft products. Please contact us if you have any requirements you would like to discuss. 0870 145 1600 or enquiries@itsgroup.org.uk |
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Try the new Office free for 60 days Learn first hand how the 2007 Microsoft Office system can help you get more from the products you use every day. Download a free trial today. |
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Try Exchange Server 2007 free for 120 days Anywhere access, operational efficiency, and built-in protection. Try the new Microsoft Exchange Server today. |
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Check if your Hardware is up to running Vista Quickly assess your company's readiness for Windows Vista upgrades network-wide with a single networked PC. Sign up for the beta today. |
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Microsoft’s SharePoint Learning Kit opens its doors to the community at BETT SharePoint Learning Kit is a tool for SharePoint 2007 that makes it easy for teachers to turn any electronic document into an online assignment. It can be used by schools, companies or other organisations, and has been released as a community source product, making it free to users, and a platform for more innovation. Learn more here |
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Microsoft European SharePoint Conference 2007 In addition to the new standard training courses already mentioned above, Microsoft has launched its first Microsoft European SharePoint Conference. From 12—14 February 2007 in Berlin, top executives from Microsoft and partners will give their technical and strategic insights. Learn more . ITS Feda would like to announce that it will be providing Consultancy, planning, design, installation, and configuration along with onsite customised training for these products, so if you are looking at them bear us in mind! |
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Get the Adobe Photoshop CS3 beta 2 Download the
Photoshop CS3 beta 2 today to experience a rich new feature
set. Macintosh users: Get native performance on both PowerPC and
Intel-based Macs. |
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Now available: Adobe Reader 8 Download free Adobe Reader 8 to more securely view, print, search, sign, and collaborate on PDF documents. |
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