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Program Name: Exchange Server Version: 2003
Messaging and collaboration for businesses
Program Description:
Exchange Server
Exchange 2000 Server
Exchange 2000 Server, seamlessly integrated with the Microsoft Windows 2000
operating system, is designed to meet the messaging and collaboration needs for
businesses of all sizes. Together with its client software, Microsoft Outlook
2000, Exchange provides a highly reliable, scalable, and easy to manage
messaging and collaboration infrastructure.
Features
- Microsoft Active Directory Integration
Exchange 2000 takes full advantage of the power of Windows 2000 Active
Directory, enabling system administrators to create an enterprise directory, a
single point of management for all users, groups, permissions, configuration
data, network log on, file, and Web shares, etc.
- Multiple Message Databases
Exchange 2000 enables administrators to divide a single logical database into
multiple physical databases. Multiple databases enhance server consolidation,
system reliability and clustering. Backups are more flexible and restore times
are decreased. This feature requires Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server.
- Active Directory Connector
Active Directory Connector (ADC) allows administrators to replicate a hierarchy
of directory objects between an Exchange Server 5.5 directory and the Active
Directory, making it an essential tool for companies migrating from Exchange
5.5 to Exchange 2000.
- Native Internet mail Content
Exchange 2000 significantly increases the performance of Internet e-mail by
enabling e-mail clients to store and retrieve MIME content directly from the
storage system, with “on demand” format conversion as needed.
- Distributed Services
This feature enables Exchange services to be partitioned across multiple
servers to provide scalability in hosted environments that can potentially
serve millions of users. This feature requires Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server.
- SMTP Routing
Exchange 2000 takes messaging integration with the Internet to a new level,
providing high-performance routing of e-mail messages between servers using
SMTP.
- System Monitoring Using Windows Instrumentation
Exchange 2000 employs a brand new monitoring infrastructure and user interface
to enable system monitoring of an Exchange infrastructure, providing a simple,
filterable, flat view of all the servers and connectors within the enterprise.
- Windows 2000 Access Control Lists
Access to all shared resources in Exchange is set using Access Control Lists,
providing security integration.
- Storage Groups
A storage group is a grouping of databases that share a single transaction log
and therefore a single point of administration, backup, and restore for reduced
backup and restore times.
- Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Integration
Administration of Exchange becomes easier through integration with the
familiar, single-seat management interface of MMC in Windows 2000.
- Policies
Policies provide a powerful and flexible means of changing administrative
options across a set of objects, for example, user mailboxes, servers, and
public folders, in a single operation.
- Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) for Exchange Management
CDO for Exchange Management is a comprehensive programming interface for
building customized management applications that can perform a wide variety of
management tasks.
- Item-Level Security
Security settings can be applied to individual items within a folder.
- Save and Read Directly From Office 2000 Applications
Office 2000 users can store and retrieve Office documents directly to and from
the Web Storage System using the standard File: Save As and File: Open
commands. This feature provides a consistent model and set of tools for
managing e-mail and documents together.
- Installable File System (IFS)
The Web Storage System provides an installable file system, allowing seamless
integration between Exchange-based data and the Windows file system
- Support for WebDAV
The Web Storage System supports the Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning
(DAV) interface, making it easy to access e-mail and documents from the Web.
- Content Indexing and Search
Built-in indexing and search enables high speed, accurate full text searches
across a diverse set of information types, such as e-mail messages, Web content
and Office documents.
- Web Application Hosting
Through the tight integration of` Exchange 2000 and Internet Information
Services, developers can host both their Web applications and application
content from a single location in Exchange 2000. This integration allows
developers to leverage the same security, programming, replication and
backup/restore of both their data and application.
- HTTP and XML Support
Exchange 2000 uses HTTP to allow Web-based access to all data within the Web
Storage System and Extensible Markup Language (XML) for the native
representation of data.
- OLE DB and ADO Integration
Exchange 2000 uses HTTP to allow Web-based access to all data within the Web
Storage System and Extensible Markup Language (XML) for the native
representation of data.
- Graphical Workflow Layout
Workflow Designer for Exchange 2000 provides a graphical modeling tool for
developers to model and implement their workflow solutions. Using this tool,
developers can create new workflow solutions or can add workflow to existing
applications.
- Windows Explorer and Windows 32-bit Applications
Information stored in the Web Storage System, such as e-mail messages,
documents, Web content, and applications can be accessed using the Windows
Explorer or any Windows 32-bit application.
- Presence Information
Exchange 2000 enables knowledge workers to see presence information (similar to
the “buddy list” concept on the Internet) for co-workers indicating
whether the user is online, out of the office or busy.
- Instant Messaging
Users of Exchange can send spontaneous, urgent communications that appear on
another user’s screen, opening up new avenues for team collaboration and
business responsiveness.
- Outlook 2000 Conferencing Integration
Users can take advantage of Outlook 2000 to schedule real-time conferences the
same way they schedule ordinary meetings: select the attendees and a virtual
meeting place, and the conferencing server handles the rest. They can also
schedule meetings using Outlook Web Access.
- Data Conferencing
Exchange 2000 provides multipoint data conferencing to enable groups of people
to communicate and collaborate in real time over the Internet or corporate
intranet. Services include desktop sharing, application sharing, text
discussion, whiteboard capabilities, and file transfer.
- Audio and Video Conferencing
Exchange 2000 offers full multi-party audio and video conferencing using
IP-based multicast technology that is ideally suited to enterprise usage.
- Schedule Management
The Exchange 2000 Conference Management Service coordinates different
conferencing technologies as well as the administration of limited corporate
conferencing resources to ensure maximum effectiveness of conferencing and
network resources.
- Conference Technology Provider Architecture
Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server is built on an extensible Conference
Technology Provider (CTP) architecture. The CTP architecture enables
third-party software providers to deliver value-added conferencing solutions on
the Exchange 2000 and Windows 2000 platforms.
- Multi-Client Conferencing Support
Exchange 2000 data conferencing supports any T.120 client, such as Microsoft
NetMeeting, on any platform (including Unix and Macintosh). A Web-based T.120
standard client is included with the product.
- Transacted Database
Each database transaction is written to a log file using a write-ahead model,
so transactions are recorded as they occur, ensuring the highest levels of data
integrity
- Single-Seat Administration
Using a single console for managing all Microsoft servers, including Windows
2000 itself, means that administrators train once and reuse their expertise
across management tasks.
- Message Journaling
Enables administrators to save a copy of all mail messages sent or received by
users of an individual Exchange Server, site, or organization. This feature
will enable organizations to comply with laws, regulations, or policies that
require archiving of all e-mail activity.
- Public-Key Encryption
With Exchange and Outlook, e-mail can be digitally signed and encrypted. The
encryption system uses the Windows Certificate Server and is managed by
Microsoft Key Management Server (KMS).
- S/MIME With X.509 Certificates
Microsoft Certificate Server issues industry standard X.509v3 certificates. KMS
manages and distributes the certificates, allowing clients such as Outlook to
send S/MIME encrypted and signed mail with Exchange.
- E-mail Interoperability
Exchange Server includes tools for interoperating with the following systems
for e-mail: Microsoft Mail, Lotus cc:Mail, Lotus Notes/Domino, Novell GroupWise
- Directory Interoperability
Exchange Server includes tools for interoperating with the following systems
for directory information: Microsoft Mail, Novell GroupWise, Lotus cc:Mail,
Lotus Notes/Domino
- Application Conversion
Exchange Server includes tools for interoperating with Lotus Notes scheduling
information.
- Outlook Forms
Outlook 2000 includes a complete forms development environment that is tightly
integrated with Exchange Server.
- Outlook 2000 Client
Exchange 2000 includes Outlook 2000, the leading messaging and collaboration
client available. In addition to complete e-mail functionality, Outlook 2000
includes group scheduling, task, and contact management, and application
development tools for custom business applications.
- Replication
Replication of directory and public folder information is configurable by the
administrator to ensure optimal user access and effective use of network
bandwidth.
- Unlimited Database
Exchange Server places no limitations on the amount of data that can be stored
in a single database. This feature requires Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server.
- Single-Instance
Database Messages delivered to more than one user on a server are stored only
once on that server, with message pointers placed in recipients’ mailboxes
- Internet Information Server (IIS) Integration
Exchange 2000 tightly integrates with the IIS to provide a complete Web
application platform and high-performance access to information from the Web.
- Clustering
To increase already high levels of reliability in Exchange Server, Exchange
2000 provides two-way Active/Active clustering. Clustering requires Exchange
2000 Enterprise Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
- Fault-Tolerant Routing
Enhanced algorithms ensure that messages are delivered at least cost across
complex topologies despite multiple network or machine failures.
- Internet Standards
Support Native support for SMTP, POP, LDAP, HTTP, IMAP, NNTP, S/MIME, and
X.509v3 enables Exchange to be an organization’s gateway to the Internet.
- Anti-Spam Utilities
Exchange supports relay protection and filters to prevent mail from unwanted
senders from entering the system in both systems. Exchange 2000 adds to this
support with transport events to allow custom filtering.
- Windows 2000 Security
Exchange 2000 is the only messaging and collaboration system that uses the full
power of Windows 2000 to ensure messaging and collaboration security. System
administrators can create and manage all user groups and permissions once for
all network and messaging and collaboration scenarios.
- Migration
Exchange Server includes tools for migrating from the following systems:
Microsoft Mail, Lotus cc:Mail, Lotus Notes, Novell GroupWise, Collabra Share,
IMAP/LDAP Internet mail servers
- Document Properties
The Web Storage System allows user-defined and application-defined custom
properties (such as document author, workflow recipient or description) to be
stored with each item in the database, providing powerful opportunities for
rich viewing and searching of information.
- Replicated Application Folders
Exchange 2000 supports multiple replicated public folder trees, giving
administrators greater flexibility in the deployment of collaborative
applications in their enterprise.
- Collaboration Data Objects
Comprehensive object library used to rapidly develop Web applications. CDO for
Exchange 2000 includes enhanced calendaring and contact management, and is
dual-interfaced for programming in C++, Microsoft Visual Basic®, Visual
Basic Scripting Edition, Java Script, and Java.
- FrontPage 2000 Integration
Application designers can use Microsoft FrontPage 2000 to build and maintain
Web Storage System applications.
- Reusable Collaboration Content
Content from the Web Storage System, such as group discussions and schedules,
can be used to add knowledge and collaboration capabilities to Web sites and
applications.
- Web Storage System Forms
Web Storage System forms are custom forms generated by ASP scripts or ISAPI
extensions that replace the default form and view renderings of Outlook Web
Access. This technology gives application designers a powerful, integrated tool
for linking Web applications to the business logic, events and meta-data
properties of the Web Storage System.
- Event Model
Enhancements to the Exchange 2000 event model enable designers to create
applications using synchronous events that customize the core functions of
Exchange and allow business logic or policies to be processed before a
document, e-mail message, or workflow item is delivered.
- Workflow Engine
Exchange 2000 provides a built-in workflow engine that allows developers to
build robust workflow solutions. This workflow engine, combined with Microsoft
Workflow Designer for Exchange 2000, lets developers add workflow to their
applications to automate business processes.
- Outlook Web Access
The Outlook Web Access client has been significantly improved in terms of
performance, scalability, and ease of use, and provides a robust client for
remote, home, and occasional users.
- URL Addressing
All data stored in the Web Storage System can be accessed through a Web browser
with a user-friendly URL, enabling easy access to information.
- Chat Services
Chat services can now be scaled to 20,000 users per server and are integrated
with Active Directory to provide a single point for configuring channels, bans,
and network settings.
- Unified Messaging Platform
Exchange 2000 provides built-in server and client support for multimedia
messaging, including support for the Voice Profile for Internet Mail (VPIM)
standard.
System Requirements für Exchange Server:
- IBM compatible PC with Pentium processor (133 MHz)
- Windows 2000 Server/2000 Advanced Server
- 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
- 500 MB available hard disk space + 200 MB on the system drive
- CD-ROM drive
- VGA graphics
- Mouse
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