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they can now synchronize<br />
text messages with their Exchange<br />
mailbox, along with<br />
email messages, contacts,<br />
appointments, and tasks.<br />
Exchange previously did<br />
not offer an option for sending<br />
or receiving text messages<br />
(unless you relied on<br />
a third-party product), and<br />
SMS gateways were the only<br />
option for integrating text<br />
message functionality. Unfortunately,<br />
this meant that<br />
the SMS gateway number<br />
was the same for the whole<br />
company, rather than having<br />
extensions provided for individual<br />
users.<br />
Exchange 2010, in combination<br />
with the Windows<br />
Mobile 6.5 platform, uses<br />
the smartphone as the SMS<br />
gateway and thus supports<br />
composing or reading personalized<br />
text messages with<br />
Outlook 2010 or Outlook Web<br />
App.<br />
When you send a text message<br />
via Exchange, the message<br />
is forwarded by the<br />
server via an ActiveSync<br />
interface to the Smartphone,<br />
which then uses the employee’s<br />
cellphone number<br />
to send the message; this<br />
approach is far more flexible<br />
than using a centralized<br />
gateway.<br />
Improved Availability<br />
The 24/ 7 availability of services<br />
plays an important role<br />
in many large corporations<br />
that need permanent availability<br />
across multiple time<br />
zones because of globalization.<br />
Exchange 2010 takes this one<br />
step further than the previous<br />
versions: Windows Cluster<br />
lets you group up to 16<br />
mailbox servers in a cluster,<br />
which means databases can<br />
be replicated on up to 15 additional<br />
servers.<br />
Also, it provides an option of<br />
integrating the logfiles for a<br />
database at a later stage. You<br />
can refer to the help [3] or<br />
forum [4] websites for additional<br />
information.<br />
Is It Worthwhile?<br />
If you are planning to invest<br />
in an email archiving solution<br />
or an SMS gateway,<br />
you might consider moving<br />
to Exchange 2010, instead,<br />
because it already integrates<br />
many of these functions.<br />
The new version also improves<br />
and facilitates the<br />
experience of integrating<br />
subsidiaries, so a change<br />
could also help reduce your<br />
company’s IT costs.<br />
The test version of Exchange<br />
supports virtualization, thus<br />
giving those who are interested<br />
in migrating a chance<br />
to familiarize themselves<br />
with the new functions and<br />
options before they invest in<br />
new hardware.<br />
■<br />
Info<br />
[1] Exchange Server 2010 product<br />
page: [http:// technet. microsoft.<br />
com/ en-us/ exchange/ dd203064.<br />
aspx]<br />
[2] Exchange Server 2010 new<br />
features: [http:// technet.<br />
microsoft. com/ en-us/ library/<br />
dd298136. aspx]<br />
[3] Exchange Server 2010 help:<br />
[http:// technet. microsoft. com/<br />
en-us/ library/ bb124558. aspx]<br />
[4] Exchange Server 2010 Forum:<br />
[http:// social. technet.<br />
microsoft. com/ Forums/ en-US/<br />
exchange2010/ threads]<br />
The Author<br />
Björn Bürstinghaus is a systems<br />
administrator with simyo GmbH in<br />
Düsseldorf, Germany. In his leisure<br />
time, he runs Björn’s Windows blog,<br />
a blog on Microsoft Windows topics.<br />
You can find his blog at [http:// blog.<br />
buerstinghaus. net] (in German).<br />
www.Admin-mAgAzine.com<br />
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