Exchange 2010 Beta 1 now available
posted in Uncategorized |Microsoft announced on April 14, 2009 the beta release availability of Exchange 2010 (known under the code name of Exchange 14). Exchange 2010 will be the successor of Exchange 2007 in the future. This isn’t the final release of the product as that is slated for the second half of this year for now and which might change.
What is notably new in this release?
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Feature |
Description |
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Multiple-browser support |
OWA (Outlook Web Access) support for Internet Explorer 7 and 8, Firefox 3, and Safari 3 |
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Reply/forward status |
Reply/forward status maintained by server, displayed by all clients |
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MailTips |
Warn about large distributions, out-of-office recipients, etc. |
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Conversation view |
Message threading; reduces mailbox clutter |
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Calendar sharing |
Calendar sharing extended to OWA, federated users |
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Contact sharing |
Extend shared contacts beyond organization and desktop |
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Voice Mail Preview |
Automatically transcribed text-based preview of voice mail messages |
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Call Answering Rules |
Incoming phone calls managed like incoming e-mails |
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Rights-management in OWA |
Read and create IRM-protected messages natively in OWA as well as Outlook |
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Federation |
Trust Exchange servers of partner organizations, share calendars, presence |
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Page patching |
Automatic repair of corrupted database pages from copies |
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I/O optimization |
I/O bursts reduced, allowing use of SATA (desktop) disk drives |
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JBOD support |
Replicated mailbox databases allow use of JBOD (concatenated disks) instead of RAID arrays |
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Database availability groups |
Redundant copies of mailbox databases with continuous replication, automatic recovery |
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Database-level failover |
Removes need for clustering, improves overall uptime |
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Online Move Mailbox |
Mailboxes can be moved during normal business hours with user online |
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Transport protection rules |
Allow an administrator to automatically apply IRM protection to e-mail after sending |
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Moderation |
Re-direct mail to a manager or trusted moderator for review, as a transport rule |
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Outlook protection rules |
Automatically triggers Outlook to apply an RMS template to a message before it is sent |
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Role-Based Access Control |
Delegation of specific authorities simplifies administration |
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Exchange Control Panel (ECP) |
User self-service for tasks that used to require administrators |
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Message tracking |
Users can track message delivery without a help-desk call |
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Distribution group management |
Users can create, manage, and moderate distribution groups |
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Mobile Device Block/Allow List |
Administrators can select which devices can sync data |
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Protected voice mail |
Prevent voice mails from being forwarded outside the organization |
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Personal Archive |
Move PST files to a secondary Exchange mailbox for performance and compliance |
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Multi-mailbox search |
Cross-mailbox search user interface for HR, compliance; does not require administrator |