Datasheet
Brief History of Exchange Servers
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Standard and expression versions introduced
Connectors to allow Exchange to talk to any email server provided
Administrative console added
Support for stand-alone SMTP
Outlook introduced as the preferred client
Outlook Web Access introduced
2000 Exchange 2000
Designed to work with AD
Scheme management services for sending and receiving secure email
Enhanced storage and administrative tools
Chat and IM services introduced
2003 Exchange 2003
Exchange ActiveSync introduced support for blacklisting addresses
Enhanced Outlook Web Access module added
Enhanced spam control introduced
Management console enhanced
2006 Exchange 2007
64-bit performance
Exchange Management Shell (EMS) added
Maximum database size increased to 16 TB
Maximum number of storage groups increased to 50 per server
Why use Exchange Server? Exchange is certainly not the only email server on the mar-
ket. In fact, there are dozens of email servers available, and each one would have a group of
individuals who would argue strongly in their favor. There are many of small and medium-
sized businesses that want an in-house email system. These businesses want to be up and
running in only a few steps and with only a little maintenance.
Simplicity and ease of use are the major contributors to the success of Exchange. Exchange
installs and configures simply, and anyone can be trained in a relatively short period of time to
use it effectively. Because it also sets up Web access automatically for all mailboxes, it makes
it easy for users to check email from home or even while on vacation. Features like these have
made Exchange the choice of many organizations. This rich feature set and the ability to scale
has led to its dominance in the enterprise market.
While the first version of Exchange, code-named Mercury, was just a Microsoft internal
release and could not scale past 25 users, Exchange 2010 has become the mode of transport
for a major chunk of the 9 billion emails sent each day.
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