Datasheet
3 n Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Scalability and Performance
64-bit Architecture New As a native 64-bit application, Exchange Server
can access more memory, helping ensure high
performance and reliability as mailbox sizes
and the number of user accounts per server
increase.
Simplified Routing Topology New The complexity of the Exchange Server 2007
routing topology has been reduced by building
on the existing Active Directory
®
site topology.
Routing groups are no longer needed.
Exchange Management
Console Toolbox
Improved New and improved troubleshooting tools in
the Exchange Management Console toolbox
help diagnose and remediate performance
problems, and are kept current via integration
with Microsoft Update.
Extensibility
Web Services API New An extensible Web services platform allows
developers to embed mailbox or calendar
information within line-of-business or other
custom applications.
Outlook Web Access–Web
Parts
Improved Developers can easily embed Outlook Web
Access (OWA) functionality into their portal
applications using OWA Web Parts.
BUILT-IN PROTECTION
Feature New/Improved Description
Layered Anti-Spam/Antivirus Protection
Edge Transport Server Role New Anti-spam filtering is available “out of the box,”
handled by the Edge Transport server role at
the network’s perimeter.
Exchange Hosted Filtering
2
New Operating in the Internet cloud as a hosted
service, Exchange Hosted Filtering employs
multilayered defenses to help block e-mail
viruses, spam, and malware from reaching the
organization’s gateway.
Forefront Security
2
for
Exchange Server
New
To augment the capabilities of the core
Exchange platform, Microsoft Forefront™
Security for Exchange Server offers an
additional layer of on-premise protection for
both viruses and spam.
Antivirus Extensibility Improved Flexible antivirus extensibility allows messages
to be scanned in transport as well in the
mailbox store by one or more antivirus
engines. In addition, inbound and outbound
attachment stripping can be customized by the
administrator.










