Exchange 2007

Ceryx is always looking to develop and built upon the latest technology, and Exchange Server 2007 is no exception. We have seen some great results coming from our R&D labs, including being the first company to provide to have deployed Exchange 2007 CCR (Continuous Cluster Replication) geo-redundantly using the enhanced Cluster Services available with Windows Server 2008.

We have been busy in development bringing some great features and administrative controls to our Hosted Exchange 2007 clients.

The benefits of Exchange Server 2007 can be broken down into Server-side benefits and Client-side benefits. Here are just a few examples of the improvements this release has introduced:

Server Side Benefits:

• 64-bit architecture for improved performance and better support users with large mailboxes
• UM (unified messaging) with support for features like Outlook Voice Access
• Better search and message management
• Integrates with SharePoint and RSS

Client Side Benefits

• WebReady Document Viewing: A new option in OWA allows Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF) to be accessed as e-mail attachments or through public folders to be displayed as HTML, even if Office isn't installed on the client PC.
• Exchange ActiveSync: Improved direct push e-mail ensures ActiveSync clients receive messages on server connect. Other mobile-friendly features include inline message fetch - the ability to download long attachments without reloading the entire message - and information rights management, which allows users with proper authority to view protected messages without being connected to a server.
• Outlook Web Access: The latest OWA client is a near-perfect clone of the Outlook 2007 desktop interface. Features and views are nearly the same, and performance is excellent. Incredibly, thin-client deployment becomes a real option.
• Smart scheduling: The addition of Scheduling Assistant and Calendar Attendant means that Exchange tracks not only the schedules of all meeting invitees but also the availability of meeting rooms and can manage all of this on the server, so meetings can be fully scheduled without everyone's Outlook client being connected.
• Improved search: A rewritten search algorithm noticeably boosts the speed at which Outlook can find specific messages in large message stores. Administrators can access the same fast indexing in multiple-mailbox searches.