Tag: EAS
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Exchange Unwashed digest for July 2013
July – hot summer (or so it should be) – and vacations. But the need to publish posts on my Exchange Unwashed blog on WindowsITPro.com continues, so here’s what appeared in July. Interesting approach to public folder support in Outlook Web App 2013 (July 2): The month began with some…
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Why even bulletproofed Exchange ActiveSync is no guarantee of future iOS client happiness
A comment posted to my post wondering whether Apple’s release of iOS 6.1.2 would provide a long-term fix for the problem that causes excessive transaction log growth on Exchange servers (without introducing any new problems) asked a pertinent question: “Maybe Microsoft could fix their ActiveSync protocol so this doesn’t happen…
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Weak Apple advice about iOS 6.1 bug – problems continue
I love this recommendation from Apple’s support article “iOS 6.1: Excess Exchange activity after accepting an exception to recurring calendar event” advising that one cure for the ActiveSync problem that causes Exchange servers (all versions) to be swamped by excessive transaction log generation is: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts,…
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Google flogging a dead horse with Motorola pager patent
For those who follow patent matters, the spat between Google and Microsoft revolving around whether Exchange ActiveSync infringes a Motorola pager patent dating from August 1995 has moved on to Germany, where an associated case is being heard in Mannheim. Google acquired the patent along with many others when it…
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Google loses ActiveSync patent case in London
On December 23, 2011 Microsoft sued Motorola Mobility in the High Court in London in an action (reference HC11C04536) that eventually came before Mr Justice Arnold on December 3, 2012. I first heard about the case in May when I was contacted by Bird & Bird, a firm of London…
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Google and Microsoft spat over ActiveSync: Hardly a war, more like a skirmish
January 30 Update: Just on the deadline, it seems like Google has acceded to a request from Microsoft to extend its support for ActiveSync connections to Gmail until July 31, 2013. The step simply makes sense as it reduces the number of users who would otherwise be mad at Google. …
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