This session kicks off our 24-hour learning series on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. In this webcast, we cover the basic relationship between the Active Directory directory service and Exchange Server 2007. Learn about the important components of Active Directory that are required before you can install Exchange Server 2007. We also discuss the components Exchange Server installs and modifies, and we explain what these components do. This presentation starts on a high level with a review of some basic Active Directory concepts; we then get specific and look at the objects and scheme extensions Exchange Server 2007 installs.

Presenter: Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation

Harold Wong is a senior technology specialist with the Microsoft TechNet Presenter team. He spent his first five years with Microsoft as a field systems engineer concentrating on Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft Office Live Communications Server. Harold studied hard to snag an impressive array of certifications, including MCSE, MCT, Certified Novell Instructor (CNI), Certified Novell Engineer (CNE), and HP Engineering. He loves talking to customers about technology, especially technology related to deployment and technology that can have a positive business impact. Despite his many technological accomplishments, Harold says his biggest challenge has been raising two children.