Hyena v8.5 has been released, which includes the much-requested support for current versions of Microsoft Exchange. While Hyena only currently supports mailbox management on Exchange 2010, the new Exchange Properties will work with essentially any Exchange version.
New features in Hyena v8.5 include:
 Exchange 2007/2010 Integration
At last, Hyena now supports basic mailbox functions and Exchange properties administration for Exchange 2010. While the mailbox create/disable functions are only supported on Exchange 2010, the mailbox Properties integration will work on any Active Directory-supported Exchange version, including Exchange 2007. And, although the installation of Powershell is required for Exchange 2010 mailbox creation, the Exchange Administration tools no longer need to be installed.
Exchange 2007 users can immediately start managing user Exchange properties now !
 Additional Terminal Services Features
One of the relatively unknown features in all versions of Windows is the internal inclusion of Terminal Services. Most Windows installations have what is called a 'console session' which represents the active session that is attached to the monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Hyena can now display only the console sessions for any number of computers. Once the console sessions are displayed, messages can be sent to them using a method of that does NOT require the messenger service, which Microsoft has essentially removed from most Windows versions. Hyena also now supports the 'Remote Control' action when used through a remote session (identical to the same function in TsAdmin.exe)
 User Image Rules
By default, Hyena will only show a different image for disabled user accounts. Hyena can now be configured to show up to 10 (ten) different images for users depending on different states including disabled, locked, password expiration, and account expiration settings. Moreover, the application of these images can be prioritized depending on the importance you place on them.
 AD User Query Symbols
While Active Directory contains a great deal of information, often the formatting of some elements leaves a bit to be desired. For example, while the directory (LDAP) path contains the container name where the object is found, it can be difficult to parse out for reporting. Hyena now supports several special symbols that can be placed into its AD queries for showing object container, password age, days until account expiration, and more.
To receive a free update to Hyena v8.5, your maintenance expiration date must be after November 1, 2010. See the 'Hyena Maintenance' topic below for information on updating and how to check the maintenance expiration date.
Anyone who purchased a Hyena v8.1 license is eligible for a free upgrade to v8.5.
Hyena v8.5 can be downloaded from http://www.systemtools.com/hyena/download.htm. x86 and x64 downloads are available in English, French, German, and Spanish.
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