en Passant

In Exchange 2007, they have finally done resources correct. Using Powershell, you can define a mailbox specifically as a conference room, laptop, projector or other resource. As a resource it will appear differently in Outlook 2007 and OWA. These resources can be defined to automagically accept meeting requests using specific permissions on these resources. No longer will you need to use the flaky AAA as in Exchange 2003.

The attached script is my very detailed, all-in-one convert a standard/migrated mailbox to a conference room resource in Exchange 2007.

Microsoft has an Auto-Accept Agent (or AAA) that can be used on Exchange 2003 servers to process incoming meeting requests to resource mailboxes. Simply send the resource an invitation and within 10-30 seconds, the room will respond back with an acceptance or denial of your request.

In my office, we have over 60 different resources that can be booked online. These resources (including conference rooms, laptops and LCD projectors) can all be scheduled via Outlook and Microsoft Exchange, using Microsoft's latest Auto-Accept Agent. The main draw back is that you can't really tell who has what room for how long.