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In case you missed it, as announced by my colleague Jan Kalis last week: The Project 2010 Desktop Exam 70-178 is LIVE!! As mentioned there are plenty of content available today (see official Microsoft Project Train and Learn site ) to help you successfully pass this exam so don’t wait and take it!

SharePoint Server 2010 handles user authentication through claims processing, which is a new feature for SharePoint and Project Server. Although SharePoint handles both Windows authentication and Forms authentication for Project Server users, you can use the ReadResourceAuthorization and SetResourceAuthorization methods in the Resource service of the PSI to set authorization. Because you probably don’t often change security authorization settings for users, you would normally go to the Manage Users page in Project Web App to select a user and set the global and category permissions. The Security business object in Project Server (with programmatic access through the PSI Security service) manages security groups, categories, templates, and the global Project Web App permissions. The Security service can add existing permissions or remove permissions from the sets available for Project Server users. However, the Security service does not have a method for creating a custom permission. In Office Project Server 2007, you can create custom global and category permissions by modifying security tables in the Published database. The Walkthrough: Creating and Using Custom Project Server Permissions article is the only SDK example where an exception is made for changing the Published database. In Project Server 2010, that process for creating custom permissions is obsolete. As an alternative, it is possible to create custom permissions by using claims augmentation. For more information, see Claims Provider . NOTE:

In the latest BPOS support video, we explore enabling POP3 in Microsoft Exchange Online Mailboxes. POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol 3, and is the latest version of the standard protocol to receiving email. POP3 is found in most popular email offerings including Outlook. By default POP3 is not enabled for Microsoft Online users, and this support video will provide an overview on how to enable and disable the POP3 protocol for mailboxes.

A quick revisit to the Language Pack topic – and a clarification on which languages work with Project Server 2010 – and what do I mean by ‘work’…

This week in BPOS news is a recurring segment on the Microsoft Online Services Team Blog that covers news from all sectors of Cloud Computing and the Microsoft Online Services business suite known as the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). You can read all past This Week in BPOS News segments here. For this week in BPOS news we take a look at the Microsoft Online and Office 365 roadmap, and learn about a holistic approach to being more efficient. 1. Microsoft Online and Office 365: Overview and Roadmap Office 365 is the next generation of BPOS . There are thousands of users that will soon be making the transition in the near future to the new standard of collaboration and productivity. But before making the transition, it might be important to fully understand the Microsoft Online and Office 365 Roadmap. This article from Directions on Microsoft entitled Microsoft Online and Office 365: Overview and Roadmap , will help any user understand what is coming from Microsoft Online Services and Office 365. The piece outlines the many layers of Microsoft Online and Office 365 which include the following: Levels of Service Dedicated Standard Deskless Worker Online Versus On- Premises What’s Ahead I would recommend to anyone who is interested in Microsoft Online and Office 365 to read this article . What are your thoughts of the Microsoft Online and Office 365 Roadmap? 2. Holistic Approach to Energy Efficient Datacenters Microsoft has stated that we are “all in” when it comes to the cloud. The cloud is run by many massive data centers throughout the world that provide the necessary hardware to power Microsoft’s cloud. Microsoft has built numerous data centers and has learned valuable lessons in regards to energy management and power usage effectiveness. Some of these lessons are outlined in a new whitepaper entitled, “A Holistic Approach to Energy Efficiency in Datacenters,” written by Microsoft engineer Dileep Bhandarkar. The whitepaper describes one tip to improving the Data Center Power Usage Effectiveness by 25 percent over two years was “cleaning the roof and painting it white, and repositioning concrete walls around the externally-mounted air conditioning units to improve air flow.” I think datacenter efficiency is essential as Microsoft looks forward to deploying more data centers and continue to be “all in” with the cloud. What do you think of the “Holistic Approach” to datacenter efficiency? What are your thoughts about the stories we shared with you this week? Did you see a story you want to share with us? Let us know what other topics you’d like to see. You can comment on this blog post or send an email to our community mailbox . Follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook page.

Our latest BPOS Support video teaches users and administrators how to troubleshoot integration between Outlook and Communicator Online. Office Communicator 2007 is an instant messenger client designed to work with Outlook and provide additional collaboration and communication features. The video below easily troubleshoots issues that may occur from integration. We hope this video was helpful. Watch and learn more about Microsoft Online Services with our other support and how to blog posts . What other videos would you like to see? We want to hear from you in the comments section below or send an email to our community mailbox . Follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook page.

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