News and Reviews About Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Hosted Services

internetnews.com (April 20, 2006): Recent studies confirm that e-mail authenticated efforts have risen dramatically in the past year as e-mail providers and ISPs try to thwart spam and phishing attacks.

Enterprise Windows I.T. (March 3, 2006): BlackBerry users are fiercely loyal to the popular handhelds, but drawbacks make the new Microsoft approach worth investigating, according to network administrators.

InformationWeek (November 14, 2005): To streamline collaboration along its workforce and vast network of partners and customers, Procter & Gamble Co. introduces five Microsoft desktop applications in addition to Windows Server 2003 software.

NetworkWorld.com (October 25, 2005): Information technology (IT) professionals can choose from three levels of certification with Microsoft products. "The new framework focuses on technologies and job roles, enabling individuals to be certified on a technology," said Al Valvano, director of Microsoft certifications.

Windows IT Pro (October 21, 2005): "…[Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter] has a weighted word list that you can customize…This is a welcome improvement, because one of the common complaints about IMF is that users can't override its built-in corpus with customized filtering rules," writes Paul Robichaux.

PC World (October 20, 2005): Read Elizabeth Montalbano's description of the Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) features.

CNET News.com (October 20, 2005): Renai LeMay writes, "A long-awaited update to Microsoft's Exchange [Server] 2003 mail server has been released, with the key enhancement being the ability to push new e-mail directly to mobile devices."

Microsoft Watch (October 19, 2005): Get links to the SP2 download file, and more.

SearchWin2000.com (October 19, 2005): "The lockdown and the push technology are just huge advantages to IT managers," Steve Bryant from Pro Exchange says.

Computerworld (October 19, 2005): "The biggest feature is all of the stuff that they built in for mobility support," Hewlett-Packard technologist Stan Foster reports.

SDA-Asia (October 5, 2005): Selected ISVs and developers will get a preview of the next version of Exchange Server, codenamed "Exchange 12," at Microsoft Corporate Headquarters in November.

Techworld (August 18, 2005): The Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Exchange Server 2003 SP2 includes Direct Push Technology, remote wipe, support for antispam technology Sender ID, and a new mailbox fundamentals feature.

(March 30, 2006): Learn how Microsoft can help offload your messaging support burden through its new hosted services offering for filtering, archive, encryption, and continuity. These Microsoft managed services offer a cost-effective way for customers to actively ensure the security and availability of their messaging environment, while instilling confidence that their processes satisfy internal policy and regulatory compliance requirements.

(September 20, 2005): "As a longtime Microsoft customer, we consistently have a positive experience with Mac BU products and were eager to test the Office 2004 for Mac SP2 beta," said Joe Stevano, senior systems administrator for Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. SP2 delivers new features to boost Microsoft Exchange Server support in Entourage 2004.