Reasons to Upgrade to Exchange Server 2007

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 is designed toby utilizing multiple antivirus engines simultaneously. To
deliver increased protection for your business andprotect from evolving threats, filters are kept up to
give anywhere access for your employees, whiledatewith frequent and automatic updates.*Exchange
being operationally efficient to deploy, manage andHosted Filtering and Forefront Security for Exchange
maintain. Should you upgrade? Here are ten reasonsServer are included with theExchange Server 2007
for you to consider. For more information, peruse theEnterprise CAL license.
detailed features listing and compare features across6.Reduce compliance risk in a way that makes sense
versions to help you discover allthat Exchange Serverfor your business Exchange Server 2007 incorporates
2007 has to offer.features specifically designed to help your business
1.Keep your e-mail system running at lower cost Newcomply with corporate, regulatory, and legal
data replication capabilities in Exchange Server 2007requirements. These features enable you to apply
drive increased availability at a lower cost. Localretention rules, scan and act on messages in
Continuous Replication delivers database redundancytransport, flexibly journal, and perform rich text
with rapid recovery, minimizing the frequency of fullsearches across mailboxes in your organization.
tape backups. With Cluster Continuous Replication inExchange Server 2007 eases the toll often placed on
combination with Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS),administrators charged with applying and enforcing
active/passive clusters provide both database andcompliance policies, while avoiding adverse impact on
service redundancy without requiring expensiveemployees and their productivity.
shared storage, even when clusters span geographic7.Take advantage of powerful Web access Outlook
locations.Web Access (OWA) 2007 provides a rich, Outlook
2.Access e-mail, voice mail, calendar, and contacts2007-like experience in a browser and is great for
from virtually anywhere, anytime In Exchange Serveruse at home, at an airport kiosk, at an internet
2007, your employees can access their importantcafé, at a friend's house, or anywhere where
inbox information from virtually anywhere using theirthere is an Internet connection available. No VPN or
desktop computer, laptop computer, a browsernetwork tunnel is required. OWA enhancements in
window from any Internet-connected computer, their2007 include a new Scheduling Assistant to help
mobile device, and even using a basic telephoneemployees efficiently book meetings, fast server-side
when no Internet connectivity is available. Employeessearch, integrated unified messaging as well as new
enjoy a rich and familiar experience based onfeatures to access documents and attachments
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 functionality. Best ofmore easily from outside the office. With two- factor
all, it's all built in with centralized management andauthentication support and attachment viewing in
robust security, making rich anywhere access possibleHTML format, OWA also offers enhanced security
for your entire workforce instead of just a limitedcompared with previous versions. •See a detailed
few.demonstration on the new and improved Outlook
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3.Get affordable, enterprise-class mobile messaging8.Boost administrator productivity with new tools
that's better than ever Exchange makesExchange Server 2007 helps administrators save time
enterprise-class mobile messaging a reality by offeringand reduce effort with advanced management tools.
industry-leading scalability, native integration withA new command line interface gives administrators
compatible devices for lower total cost of ownership,complete, fine-grained control over Exchange objects
and byproviding a variety of device options to suitas well as the power to easily automate all types of
today's business needs. Building on the advances inoperations with scripts. In addition, the graphical
Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2, mobilitymanagement console has been completely updated,
features in Exchange Server 2007 raise the bar onwith a more intuitive user interface, improved
user experience and deliver improved manageability.discoverability and a toolbox work center that
Now desktop features such as support for richintegrates diagnostics, monitoring, and troubleshooting
HTML, quick flags, sophisticated calendaring, and fasttools including the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer
search are available on mobile devices. In addition,and the Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant. creating
Exchange Server 2007 provides more granularan automatic connection between Exchange Server
security policies and enables users to perform basicand Outlook 2007 clients where no special scripts or
tasks on their own (such as perform a remote wipecomplex user intervention is required. **The
from Outlook Web Access 2007).exception is the Edge Transport role that is
4.Empower employees with unified messaging whileintentionally designed to reside by itself in the
saving money With new unified messaging inperimeter network.
Exchange Server 2007, employees can receive their9.Ease deployment and management Deploying
e-mail, voice mail, and faxes through a single inboxExchange Server has never been easier. Exchange
that can be accessed from anywhere. Employees canServer 2007 has a modern,modular architecture
manage all of their messages in one place just asbased on server roles. The server role concept is
they manage e-mail today. For example,voice mail canintegrated into setup and deployment, helping to
be forwarded, or if the recipient adds text notes toeliminate potential errors resulting from manual
the voice mail, messages can be found using built-inconfiguration, reducing the surface area for malicious
search. With Exchange Server 2007, you can deliverattacks, and simplifying day-to-day management.
these features while lowering cost and complexityServer roles are not tied to particular hardware
through consolidation of your voice mail infrastructure.configurations; they can be deployed on one server
5.Get comprehensive protection from spam, virusesmachine or many**. The new Autodiscover feature
and phishing attacks Exchange Server 2007 providesfurther eases deployment – by
integrated antivirus, anti-spam and anti-phishing10.Optimize your investment for future growth As a
technologies to stop the latest threats before theynative 64-bit application, Microsoft Exchange Server
impact your business and employees. Multi-pronged2007 breaks through past memory and cache
message filtering in the perimeter network is availablelimitations for higher performance and increased
through the Edge Transport server role. Forscalability even as mailboxes sizes grow to
customers who prefer to use a service, similaraccommodate employees' demands for more
capabilities are provided in the "cloud" (as anstorage. The resulting reduction in input/output (I/O)
Internet-based service) through Exchange Hostedincreases storage utilization so you can optimize
Filtering*. Additionally, Forefront forExchange Server*existing storage investments or consider lower cost
protects Exchange servers from viruses and wormsstorage options.