What is the difference between MS Exchange Server 2003 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007?
I am a student of MCSE, our teachers told us to upgradation MS Exchange Server 2003 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Is it beneficial? Is there much difference between these two Exchange Server? So, if I have to update or not? Pleae help
Exchange Server 2003 (v6.5) (currently at Service Pack 2) can be run on Windows 2000 Server (only if the Service Pack 4 is installed first) and 32-bit Windows Server 2003, although some new features that work with it. Since Windows Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003 has many compatibility modes to allow users to migrate slowly to the new system. This is useful in large companies with distributed Exchange Server environments who can not afford the downtime and expense that comes with a complete migration. One of the new features in 2003 is increased disaster recovery Exchange Server that allows administrators to upload the fastest server. This is done by allowing the server to send and receive mail while the message stores are retrieved from backup. Exchange Server 2007 was released in late 2006 for customers business as part of the wave of deployment of new Microsoft products. It includes new clustering options, 64-bit support for greater scalability, integration of voice mail, better search and support for Web services, better filtering options, and a new Outlook Web Access interface. Exchange 2007 also dropped support for Exchange 5.50 migrations, routing groups, admin groups, Outlook Mobile Access, X.400, and APIs, among others. The key improvements to major improvements, as indicated by Microsoft, are 1.Protection: anti-spam, antivirus, compliance, clustering with replication data, improved security and encryption 2.Improved Information Worker Availability: agenda improved, unified messaging, improved of mobility, enhanced Internet access 3.Improved IT Experience: 64-bit performance and scalability, command-line shell & Simplified GUI, improved deployment, role separation, simplified routing 4.Exchange Management Shell: a new command line shell and scripting language for system administration (based on Windows PowerShell). Shell users can perform all tasks that can be performed in the GUI Exchange Server as well as additional tasks, and can schedule tasks often used in scripts or complex that can be recorded, shared and reused. Exchange Management Shell has over 375 unique commands to manage features of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. 5. "Unified Messaging" that lets users receive voice messages, e-mail and faxes in their mailbox, and allows them access to their mailboxes from cell phones or other wireless devices. Voice commands can be given to control and listen to e-mail on the phone (and also send basic messages, like "I'll be late") 6.Removed maximum size of database. size Database is now limited by the capacity of the equipment and the window for backups and maintenance. 7.Increased the maximum number of storage groups and database server by mail to 5 for each Standard Edition (1 each in Exchange Server 2003 Standard), and 50 for each Enterprise Edition (4 groups and 20 databases in Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise).
Installing Exchange Server 2007 Part 1 of 1