Microsoft Unveils Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 in Technology PreviewMicrosoft Corp. today announced Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and opened a technology preview for the software. Exchange Server 2007 SP1 features enhancements such as support for Windows Server® 2008, enhanced integration with Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007, and improved mobile device management and advanced security technology.
Exchange Server 2007 SP1 also includes features that enhance the user experience in Outlook® Web Access, provide greater functionality in the Exchange Server 2007 Management Console, and deliver improved disaster recovery capabilities through Standby Continuous Replication. As part of the technology preview, nearly a million Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN®) and TechNet subscribers can download the service pack beta. Today more than 150,000 people are already testing the service pack at organizations such as the U.S. Army, Oconics and Windrush Frozen Foods Ltd. ?We took special interest in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1, and put it through a rigorous, live-user test with over 7,500 soldiers and civilians around the world,? said Lt. Col. C.J. Wallington, director of the Army?s Advanced Technologies. ?SP1 gives us more secure access to communications and information, and the cost savings with improved security in Exchange Server 2007 are immeasurable. We realize significant savings with respect to lower costs of user management because we now have a way for our users to authenticate to their mailbox with their Department of Defense Smart Card, which results in fewer password resets. More important, when we consider the risks our soldiers face due to insecure systems and poor security practices, a secure system means more than dollar savings ? in our line of work it saves lives.?Terry Myerson, general manager for Exchange Server at Microsoft, attributes the enthusiastic response of customers to the value Exchange Server 2007 provides in addressing the overall communications and collaboration needs of companies. ?Microsoft continues to see increased growth and adoption of Exchange Server with approximately 3 million people representing 1,000 companies switching to Exchange Server and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server from Lotus Notes in the past year,? said Myerson. ?With the new service pack, we have zeroed in on several areas of investment that are important to our customers, including support for Microsoft?s next-generation platforms and improved mobile device management. SP1 will drive added value for our customers, further establishing Exchange Server as the foundation of a unified communications platform.?Continue At Source
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