Exchange 2007, was released on DVD in late 2006 to business customers as part of Microsoft's rollout wave of new products. It includes voice mail integration, better search and support for Web services, better filtering options, and a new Outlook Web Access interface.
Other improvements and benefits include;
- Protection: anti-spam, antivirus, compliance, clustering with data replication, improved security and encryption
- Improved Information Worker Access: improved calendaring, unified messaging, improved mobility, improved web access
- Improved IT Experience: 64-bit performance & scalability, command-line shell & simplified GUI, improved deployment, role separation, simplified routing
- "Exchange Management Shell": a new command-line shell and scripting language for system administration (based on the Windows PowerShell scripting language -- formerly called "Monad" -- developed for Windows Vista). Shell users can perform every task that can be performed in the Exchange graphical user interface plus additional tasks, and can program often-used or complex tasks into "scripts" that can be saved, shared, and re-used.
- "Unified Messaging" that lets users receive voice mail, e-mail, and faxes in their mailboxes, and lets them access their mailboxes from cell phones and other wireless devices. Voice commands can be given to control and listen to e-mail over the phone (and also send some basic messages, like "I'll be late")
- Removed the database maximum size limit. Database size is now limited by hardware capability and the window for backups and maintenance.
- Increased the maximum number of storage groups and mail databases per server, to 5 each for Standard Edition (from 1 each in Exchange 2003 Standard), and to 50 each for Enterprise Edition (from 4 groups and 20 databases in Exchange 2003 Enterprise).
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