Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Exchange 2010 Beta Available

Microsoft released today a public beta of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, part of Microsoft’s unified communications family (http://www.microsoft.com/uc).

This release introduces a new integrated e-mail archive and features to help reduce costs and improve the user experience. The beta is available for download at
http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/2010/en/us/trial-software.aspx.

According to Microsoft, Exchange Server 2010 will become available in the second half of 2009. Microsoft Office 2010 and related products will enter technical preview in the third quarter of 2009 and become available in the first half of 2010.

“Exchange 2010 ushers in the next generation of Microsoft unified communications software as the first server designed from inception to work both on-premises and as an online service,” said Rajesh Jha, corporate vice president of Exchange at Microsoft. “This release raises the bar with new archiving and end-user innovations that will help companies save money and employees save time.”










Top Reasons to Try Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Beta

Solution Deployment Flexibility and Choice
Exchange Server 2010 offers new, flexible deployment options, which allows you to deliver powerful productivity tools to your users, in a way that best fits your business or technology needs.

Simplified High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Exchange Server 2010 introduces a simplified approach to high availability and disaster recovery, to help you achieve new levels of reliability and reduce the complexity of delivering business continuity.

Ease Administration and Lower Help Desk Dependency
Exchange Server 2010 provides new self-service capabilities to help users perform common tasks without calling help desk.

Greater Mobility and Flexible Access
Exchange Server 2010 offers an enhanced universal inbox experience, which provides your users with access to all of their business communications from a single location.

Ease Inbox Overload and Increase Productivity
Exchange Server 2010 adds new productivity features which help your users organize and prioritize the communications in their inboxes efficiently.

Transform Traditional Voice Mail
With Exchange Server 2010, users can receive their voice mail messages in their inbox with text preview.

Achieve and Maintain Compliance
Exchange Server 2010 delivers new integrated archiving functionality to help simplify compliance and discovery.

Safeguards for Sensitive Information
With centrally managed and enforced information protection and control capabilities, Exchange Server 2010 makes it easy to encrypt, control and moderate your company's communications.

Reduced Risk of Malware and Spam
Exchange Server 2010 actively helps protect your communications through built-in defenses against viruses and junk e-mail, and support for an array of third party security products.


Links

Official Website

http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/2010

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Beta Documentation
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124558(EXCHG.140).aspx

What's New in Exchange Server 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd298136(EXCHG.140).aspx

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