MicrosoftExchangeServer
Last edit August 23, 2005
MicrosoftExchangeServer
is an email server from MS, and it has special capabilities when used in conjunction with
MicrosoftOutlook
on client PCs (e.g.
OutlookWebAccess
).
The oldest supported version is 1997 introduced v5.5 which will be deprecated by end 2005, however third party support from the likes of Dell is becoming available.
Sites that use
MicrosoftExchangeServer
but have hung on to the soon retiring V5.5 are probably those that have not committed to using
ActiveDirectory
, as this would have been a massive undertaking for any sizable organization. An MS paper on migration can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2000/deploy/adinter.mspx
Exchange Server 2003, code name "Titanium", has not yet been in widespread use as at 2005. This is supposedly built on the same code base as Exchange 2000, with a
MicrosoftDotNet
touch added to it. Some of its improvements over Exchange 2000 is integrated support for
MobileInformationDevices
(e.g.
SmartPhone
or WAP (
WebApplicationProtocol
) enabled
MobilePhone
), and enhancements that support more "server consolidation" (e.g. more mailboxes per server).
The next version of Exchange is code named "Kodiak", and supposedly linked to the
MicrosoftSqlServer
Yukon.
InformationSecurity
aspects
One organization was able to run
MicrosoftExchangeServer
over the WAN, and its adopted solution solved lots of technical challenges such as latency. See
http://www.techworld.com/networking/features/index.cfm?FeatureID=1666
Resources
Sample chapter that discuss migration to Exchange 2003
at
http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/1301/12/1.html
Hidden costs of migration
at
http://collaborationadvisor.com/Articles.nsf/aid/SMITT698
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