December 2006 - Posts

• Partnership opportunities - NYC, NJ, CT, PA

  We would like to talk to you about a ground floor opportunity.  We are particularly interested in: Microsoft Certified consultants (SMS, MOM, OpsMgr, Exchange, SharePoint, Small business Servers - next generation release) Individual with strong interest in these areas and looking for a mentoring environment for growth. Management Team (business development, recruiting, sales, marketing - NY, NJ, CT) Knowledge of Microsoft Partner program, exposure to other partners or certification program (Cisco, Linux, Oracle) Send inquiry to jobs@gethire.com Posted Dec 29 2006, 02:14 PM by Anonymous with 7 comment(s) Filed under: Jobs

• SMS, AdminStudio, Wise, Consultant, packagers

  Immediate openings now available for qualified packagers in the North East.  Client is looking for someone to start the first week of January - great opportunity, new packaging environment.   Requirements: AdminStudio experience a must WisePackageStudio knowledge a plus Scripting knowledge (wisescript, vbscript, installscript, wmi) XP migrataion experience a plus Vmware or virtual pc SMS, MOM, sharepoint and exchange consultants (architects, administrators) are also encourage to send their resume and salary requirements.   If you want an above market rate, a supportive network and be part of an unique opportunity send your resume to: jobs@gethire.com Posted Dec 29 2006, 02:13 PM by Anonymous with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Jobs

• SMS Administrator - Contract to Hire - Miami, FL

  We are looking to fill an a contract-to-hire opportunity in Miami, FL   If you, or anyone you may know, are interested; please call so that we may proceed.   I’ve taken the liberty of pasting, below, the details of this opportunity.   Thank you for your consideration.   Position:  SMS Administrator   Location:  Doral Area of Miami, FL   We are presently searching for a technical resource that possesses the following qualifications:   Three to five years of experience or an equivalent combination of relevant Information Technology experience Experience with SMS 2003 design, administration and operation including Site Settings (Site Boundaries and Roaming Boundaries) Experience with SMS 2003 Collections (not only basic membership rules but dynamic Collections based on more advanced WQL queries), Advertisements, Packages, Reports and System Status Strong experience with the SMS 2003 SP2 Advanced Client including WMI and DCOM troubleshooting, Component configuration and a strong of understanding of the Advanced Client logs and interpreting errors Strong understanding of SQL and WQL query language and the ability to create advanced SMS Reports and Queries Experience with the SMS ITMU or previous Security/Office Update Feature Packs Support for operational policies and standards and the ability to operate in a team environment Strong documentation and SMS 2003 troubleshooting skills Posses advanced knowledge of client/server technologies Strong verbal/written communication skills are required Knowledge of health care environment is desirable Working experience of application packaging/automating technologies (preferably Wise Package Studio) Please respond with your call or email (rsilverstein@ciber.com) http://www.ciber.com Richard Silverstein  Senior Recruiter 3303 West Commercial Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL Posted Dec 27 2006, 03:36 PM by Anonymous with 7 comment(s) Filed under: Jobs

• New myITforum.com Download: Adobe v8 install using customization tool

  From nusolmc03 on the SMS email discussion list. Document outlining the Adobe v8 install using the customization tool.  This document outlines the steps taken to download, install, and configure the Adobe Acrobat ver8.0 reader for software deployment. Download… Posted Dec 26 2006, 08:17 PM by Anonymous with no comments Filed under: Downloads

• Today's Articles; December 22, 2006

  Scripting VB script to append wbem path and repair SMS client by Ying Li - 12/22/2006 In our environment, we noticed that SMS Host Agent Service stopped on some of the clients and their cache size is 0. Further investigation revealed that this is because wbem is missing from System Variable -Path. Since quite a number of clients have the same issue, I wrote a VB script to append wbem   Windows PowerShell PowerShell script to get Computers Chassis Types by Ying Li - 12/22/2006 Here is a PowerShell script to get Computers Chassistypes Exchange Server Exchange Server 2007 - Changes 101 by Alan Maddison - 12/22/2006 A brief introduction to the key changes within Exchange Server 2007 Posted Dec 22 2006, 02:23 PM by Anonymous with no comments Filed under: Articles

• It's back!

  Just in time for Christmas, and due to popular demand, the old myITforum.com XBOX list has been revived.  Visit the revamped email discussion lists page to sign-up: http://www.myITforum.com/lists/ Posted Dec 21 2006, 10:09 PM by Anonymous with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Site News

• Atlanta SMUG meeting January 31, 2007

  Read about it… Posted Dec 21 2006, 07:42 PM by Anonymous with no comments Filed under: User Groups

• Revamped email discussion lists page...

  We’ve revamped the myITforum.com email discussion lists page so you can easily subscribe and unsubscribe, as well as, quickly find the list you are looking for.  Check it out… http://www.myITforum.com/lists/ Posted Dec 21 2006, 05:37 PM by Anonymous with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Site News

• myITforum's On-hold games...

  Spending time on the telephone with a support representative can be time consuming, as they transfer you from one extension to another. Play the myITforum.com games to help pass the time… http://www.myitforum.com/mohg/ Posted Dec 21 2006, 03:11 PM by Anonymous with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Site News

• New myITforum Download: Yahoo Messenger MOF File

  From Peter Ballantyne. This MOF file inventories Yahoo Messenger versions affected by the latest vulnerability at: http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1946 Download… Posted Dec 20 2006, 08:18 PM by Anonymous with no comments Filed under: Downloads

• New myITforum.com newsletter -- The Weekly Review

  As part of our continuing effort to give you all the options available to make your myITforum.com experience valuable, we’re putting together a new newsletter.  Delivered on Saturday’s, this newsletter is like a “digest” of the previous week’s Daily Newsletter.  It gives the week’s run-down of the articles, downloads, and most popular “goings-on” at myITfourm.com. You can sign-up using the following link: Manage Your Subscriptions Posted Dec 16 2006, 02:32 PM by Anonymous with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Site News

• Exchange Admin - Legato 12 month contract in Temecula, Ca.

  Exchange Administrator Legato 12 month contract + for a Fortune 100 Company in Temecula, Ca.   JOB DESCRIPTION   NOTES:  What we are looking for is someone whose main responsibility has been Exchange, not someone who just dealt with it.  Needs to come from large enough environment where they actually have people that mainly just focus on Exchange.  Other pluses are any experience with Microsoft ExMerge and Legato EmailXtender. DESCRIPTION: Windows Exchange / Messaging Duties include: ·         Support Exchange environment to include global messaging infrastructure and services, and monthly maintenance. ·         Provide Remedy/Frontline support, including on-call rotation. ·         Support Messaging projects such as mailbox migrations, email separation and integration, and MOM. Must have skills / experience ·         Exchange 2000/2003 in large environments ·         Excellent communication skills ·         Time management Highly desired skills / experience ·         Windows clustering, SAN, email archiving, RightFax. ·         Blackberry Enterprise Server ·         Exchange migrations Gary Coleman Sapphire Technologies 800-500-5339 gary.coleman@sapphire.com Posted Dec 15 2006, 05:54 PM by Anonymous with no comments Filed under: Jobs

• New stuff added to the myITforum Reading Room

  http://www.myitforum.com/myITAmazon.asp Posted Dec 15 2006, 03:32 PM by Anonymous with no comments Filed under: Site News

• Today's Articles; December 15, 2006

  SMS 2003, Patch Management Patch Management - SMS to schedule the server reboot after patches deployed by ITMU by Ying Li - 12/15/2006 We use ITMU to deploy the patches to all the servers at the same time. Normally we will suppress the reboot during the patching process. We will use SMS to schedule the reboot afterwards depending on the maintenance window we get from the server owners. Exchange Server Exchange Server 2003 - Monitoring Exchange performance by Alan Maddison - 12/15/2006 Using the Windows Performance Console to monitor your Exchange environment. Posted Dec 15 2006, 02:46 PM by Anonymous with no comments Filed under: Articles

• Southeast IT Management Meeting

  Event Overview   9:00-10:30am Technical discussion regarding Microsoft’s Desktop Optimization Pack and integration points with                     System Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 3   ·         Application Virtualization with Microsoft SoftGrid ·         Microsoft Asset Inventory Service              ·         Microsoft Disaster Recovery Toolset ·         Microsoft Advance Group Policy Management   10:30-10:45am Break   10:45-12:00pm Monitoring ..NET Applications with Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) & Avicode   12:00-1:00pm Working Lunch Managing Mobile Devices with SMS 2003 & Odyssey Software   1:00pm-2:30pm Monitoring SAP with Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) & Tidalsoft   2:30-2:45pm Break   2:45-3:30pm SMS & MOM Top 10 issues delivered by PSS   Please use the links below to register for this great event   January 24th 2007 Event Title : Charlotte Southeast IT Management Meeting  Event ID : 1032321549  Event URL : http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032321549&Culture=en-US   January 31st 2007 Event Title : Atlanta Southeast IT Management Meeting  Event ID : 1032321546  Event URL : http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032321546&Culture=en-US   February 27th 2007 Event Title : Raleigh Southeast IT Management Meeting  Event ID : 1032321551  Event URL : http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032321551&Culture=en-US Posted Dec 14 2006, 06:16 PM by Anonymous with no comments Filed under: User Groups