This summer, ITS will be upgrading the college's email system with new hardware and Exchange Server 2007, the latest version of Microsoft's email server application. ITS is currently testing the new version and will keep you updated as we progress. Several improvments/changes can be expected with the upgrade...
Here are just a few of the changes you will see:
Several Out of Office improvements, including:
Out of Office messages can be scheduled in advance
Out of Office messages can be set up to be sent to internal and/or external recipients
Separate Out of Office messages can be set up for internal and external recipients
Calendaring improvements such as...
You can control who sees your Free/busy data and at what level
Enhanced scheduling process
Better reliability
And in Outlook Web Access...
New email messages in Outlook Web Access appear automatically
Outlook public folders will not be available via Outlook Web Access. Instead, Outlook Web Access will provide access to Sharepoint for collaboration needs.
Improved user interface that closely resembles that of Outlook
Some of these features require the use of Outlook 2007, but the improvements/changes in Outlook Web Access will be available as soon as your mailbox has been upgraded. However, Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher is required for some of the Outlook Web Access features. If you use Safari or Firefox, Outlook Web Access will still work, but with a reduced feature set.
In addition to these benefits, there are several new administrative features that will enhance the security and reliability of the servers.
