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On Exchange 2013 SP1 Edge Transport support

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If you are with the “no upgrade before Service Pack 1“ crowd (which makes a lot of sense), you’re probably planning an Exchange 2013 upgrade as of reading this. Here are some good news from the Vamsoft labs regarding ORF and Exchange 2013 SP1:

  • We realize that Exchange 2013 SP1 was a long-awaited update, so we’ve sidelined all other developments and we’re focusing solely on shipping a fully compatible ORF version.

  • This will be an interim release, so the version number to eagerly wait for is 5.3.

  • ORF 5.3 will ship with full support for the new Edge Transport Server role of Exchange 2013. In fact, this will be the ideal location for ORF, given its perimeter position on the network. All features provided on earlier Exchange Edge Transport Servers will be available.

  • Both the ORF Setup and the ORF Service will detect if you inadvertently trying to run ORF on an SP1 installation without KB2938053 installed.

ORF 5.3 Exchange Helper in Action

ORF 5.3 Exchange Helper in Action

We expect to ship the new version in a couple of weeks. Oh, and by the way Vamsoft Insider has 404 total comments, which makes me jumpy, so please comment something, quick.

Interview with Prodmag.ru, best performing partner in 2013

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We are pleased to announce that Prodmag (Systems 21 LLC.) became the Best Performing Partner in 2013. Prodmag works in the Russian market and has been a dedicated ORF partner since 2005. We’ve interviewed Mikhail Kapyrin, CEO of Prodmag (Systems 21 LLC.).

 Q: Could you please introduce your company to our clients? How long are you on the market? What is your main focus?

A: Prodmag.ru is a trade name for Systems 21, LLC. Systems 21 has been on the market since 2004. Our main focus is distribution of software for corporate networks and programmers’ tools.

 Q: Do you work only on the Russian market or you sell IT solutions abroad as well?  

A: We work mostly for the Russian market, but also with Belarus and Kazakhstan. We can deliver software to all CIS countries through our local partners.

 Q: Where is your HQ located? Do you have representatives or subsidiaries in other countries?

A: Our HQ is located in Moscow, Russia, and we are happy to work with end-users, regional partners and resellers in all corners of Russia and CIS.

Q: We are very happy with our business relationship, and we can say ORF is pretty successful in the Russian market. Could you please tell me your experience with ORF?

A: ORF is a wonderful software. We started to work with Vamsoft company in 2005 and since then we’ve always been impressed by professionalism of their team and quality of their software and support. The feedback we get from the customers about ORF filter has always been positive. The main clue is that ORF beats almost all the competitors in the anti-spam field.

Q:  What do you see as unique selling points of ORF?

A:  Easy to implement and use, fair licensing, and last but not least, it does that promised with excellence!

Q: Could you please tell me about your plans for 2014?

A: We plan to go on informing our customers about the functionality and advantages of ORF, and to translate and publish lots of whitepapers and materials about ORF. Our mission is a kind of “educational and promotional”. We plan to get even bigger market share for server antispam tools and achieve better financial results than before.

We are happy for Prodmag and wish to extend our warmest congratulations on the success of their business! We are looking forward to the continued success in 2014!

Exchange 2013 SP1 Compatibility Notes (Updated)

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This post is quick summary of what you should know about Exchange 2013 Service Pack 1 and ORF compatibility.

Compatibility with SP1 Client Access or Mailbox Servers

Compatibility with the new Edge Transport of SP1

  • Edge Transport was (re)introduced to Exchange 2013 with Service Pack 1. This is an entirely new server role, so neither ORF 5.1, nor ORF 5.2 supports it. We have started researching the new role and it will likely receive support in a dedicated release after ORF 5.2.

Exchange 2013 SP1 hits RTM (Updated)

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The first Service Pack of Microsoft® Exchange 2013 has been released yesterday. See the Exchange Team blog for more details.

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We are rolling out the update in our test labs and start compatibility testing as of writing this. We will update this post with the test results, probably in a few days.

UPDATE

Preliminary test results are in.

  • Installation on SP1 Client Access Server or Mailbox Server does not work. We are currently investigating a possible Exchange issue and testing a workaround. If the issue is confirmed, you might be able to install ORF 5.2 on Exchange 2013 SP1 without having to wait for another ORF release.
  • Installation on SP1 Edge Transport is not available. Technically, this is a new Exchange role, so ORF was not expected to be compatible either.

We will update this article when new information arises.

UPDATE #2

Summary available in the Exchange 2013 SP1 Compatibility Notes post.