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Exchange Server Comparison

Built-in Protection

Key: Feature included = Feature included Feature not included = Feature not included

Feature Exchange Server 2000 Exchange Server 2003 Exchange Server 2007
Anti-spam and Antivirus      

Virus Scanning Application Programming Interface (VSAPI)

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

Integrated IP based block and allow lists

Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter (IMF)

Feature not included

Feature included A

 Feature included

Frequent content filter updates to the IMF

Feature not included

Feature included B

Feature included C

Distribution lists restricted to authenticated users

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Support for Sender ID

 Feature not included

Feature included D

 Feature included

Attachment stripping in Outlook Web Access

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Perimeter network protection using the Edge Transport Server - domain membership not required

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Automatic spam signature, IP reputation, and content filter (IMF) updates

 Feature not included Feature not included

Feature included E

Dynamic analysis of sender reputation

Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Attachment stripping on the Edge or Hub Transport server roles

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

EdgeSync for recipient filtering and safe sender respect

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Microsoft Office Outlook E-mail Postmark validation

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Anti-spam stamp - background on spam assessment

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Two-tiered spam quarantine - administrator and end user

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Antivirus stamp - track virus scanning history

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Antivirus agent access to Exchange MIME parsing engine for robust transport level scanning

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Edge Transport service resilience for inbound SMTP message receipt rate control - enables high availability

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Open proxy detection to help prevent Denial of Service (DOS) and spam attacks

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included
Confidential Messaging      

Transport Layer Security (TLS) Encryption

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

Signed Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) requests to Active Directory service

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

Support for S/MIME enabled clients

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

Front-end and back-end Kerberos authentication

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Outlook Web Access traffic encrypted by default using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Automatic intra-organization message encryption

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included
Compliance      

Journaling

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

Multi-mailbox search

Feature included F

Feature included F

 Feature included

Per user or per distribution list journaling

 Feature not included Feature not included

Feature included G

Retention and expiration policy application through Messaging Records Management

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Managed Folders

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Hub Transport rules

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included
Business Continuity      

Active/Passive clustering

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

Database backup via Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Eight-node clustering

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Recovery storage groups

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Continuous replication - built-in asynchronous replication of storage groups

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Backup from database copy (local) or server (cluster)

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Database portability - recovery to any server in the organization

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

A) With SP1 and above

B) With SP2, bi-weekly updates available

C) With Standard CAL, bi-weekly updates available; with Enterprise CAL or Forefront Security for Exchange Server, daily or more frequent updates available

D) With SP2

E) With Enterprise CAL or Forefront Security for Exchange Server, daily or more frequent updates available

F) Uses Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Merge

G) With Enterprise CAL


Anywhere Access

Key:Feature included = Feature included Feature not included = Feature not included

Feature Exchange Server 2000 Exchange Server 2003 Exchange Server 2007
Collaboration and Productivity      

Public folder access from Outlook

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

Outlook Anywhere (formerly known as RPC over HTTP) - access to Exchange from Outlook 2003 or later over HTTP, no tunnel or VPN required

 Feature not included

Feature included A

 Feature included

Resource Booking Attendant

 Feature not included

Feature included B

 Feature included

Calendar Attendant

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included
Unified Messaging      

Voice messaging system

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Fax receiving system

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Consolidated management for voice mail, e-mail, fax

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Voice and fax messages delivered alongside e-mail in user inboxes

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Voice mail client integration in Outlook Web Access and Outlook 2007 for in-place playback and note taking

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Outlook Voice Access - speech-enabled dial-in access to e-mail, calendar, contacts, voice mail and corporate directory

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Speech-enabled automated attendant

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included
Web-Based Messaging      

Outlook Web Access - Outlook-like web e-mail client

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

Search

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

GZIP compression

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Forms-based authentication

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Global address list access

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Spell check

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Tasks

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Scheduling Assistant

Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

WebReady Document Viewing

Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

LinkAccess to SharePoint document libraries and UNC file shares

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Information Rights Management (IRM) pre-licensing to speed up access to protected content

Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Schedulable Out of Office messages

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Out of Office messages configurable by internal or external recipient

Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Self-service Unified Messaging PIN reset

Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Self-service remote wipe of Exchange ActiveSync mobile devices

Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Public folder access

Feature included Feature included

Feature not included F

Support for rules

Feature not included Feature included

Feature not included F

Support for S/MIME

 Feature not included Feature included

Feature not included F
Mobile Messaging      

Exchange ActiveSync

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Direct Push of e-mail, calendar, contacts, tasks

 Feature not included

Feature included E

 Feature included

Data protection using remote wipe, local wipe, enforced pins and policies

 Feature not included

Feature included E

 Feature included

GZIP compression

Feature not included

Feature included E

 Feature included

Support for a range of devices through Exchange ActiveSync protocol

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Per user device policies

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Over-the-air search of the remote mailbox from mobile device

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Out of Office set from the device

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Support for HTML e-mail

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Improved meeting handling - reply with message or forward

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Support for S/MIME

 Feature not included

Feature included E

Feature not included F

A) Requires Windows Server 2003 or later

B) Requires Auto Accept Agent for certain functionality

C) Unified Messaging requires Enterprise CAL

D) Not available at Release to Manufacturing (RTM)

E) With SP2

F) With SP1

Operational Efficiency

Key:Feature included = Feature included Feature not included = Feature not included

Feature Exchange Server 2000 Exchange Server 2003 Exchange Server 2007
Performance and Scalability      

Cached Exchange Mode (Outlook 2003 or later)

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Suppression of Out of Office messages to distribution lists

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Native x64 application

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Storage optimization; alternatives for less expensive storage (direct attached storage, iSCSI)

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Active Directory site-based routing

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Bandwidth optimization through efficient, schedulable, prioritized routing

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included
Administration      

Automatic error reporting

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

Exchange Best Practice Analyzer support for tuning and optimization

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant support for mail flow, database, and performance issues

 Feature included Feature included Feature included

Exchange Management Console

Feature included Feature included Feature included

Multiple Windows forest support

Feature included Feature included Feature included

Free/busy visibility across forests

Feature included A

Feature included A

 Feature included

Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM)

Feature included Feature included Feature included

Public folder management

Feature included B

Feature included B

Feature included E

Internet Mail Connection Wizard

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Cross-forest Kerberos authentication with Outlook 2003 or later

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Dynamic distribution lists

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Multi-user move mailbox capabilities

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Queues centralized on a per-server basis

 Feature not included Feature included Feature included

Exchange Management Console discoverability improvements

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Exchange Management Shell - command line interface

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Toolbox built in to Exchange Management Console

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Visibility to multiple queues at a time

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Automatic server updates and patches

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Integration of Exchange Analyzers in Exchange Management Console toolbox

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Flexible permissions model - integrated with Active Directory

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included
Deployment      

Deployment and management by server role

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Exchange Best Practices Analyzer integrated in setup - pre-requisite checks automatic

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Single migration engine

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Autodiscover - Outlook 2007 automatic discovery and profile configuration

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Scriptable deployment using Exchange Management Shell

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included
Extensibility and Programmability      

Collaboration Data Objects (CDO)

Feature included Feature included

Feature included D

WebDAV API

Feature included Feature included Feature included

Outlook Web Access Web Parts

Feature included Feature included Feature included

Web services API

Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

.Net integration via Exchange Management Shell

 Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

Free/Busy Web service

Feature not included Feature not included Feature included

A) Using Inter-Organization Replication Tool

B) Using the Exchange Management Console

C) Using the Exchange Management Shell

D) Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) for Workflow and Collaboration Data Objects for Exchange Management (CDOEXM) cut: see the Discontinued Features and De-Emphasized Functionality on the Exchange Server TechCenter for alternatives and more information.

E) With SP1


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