Exchange Server 2003 Features in Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server

Disaster Recovery

Key: = Feature included = Feature included Exchange Server 2003 Feature Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server SP3 or later Clustering Two-node clustering Four-node clustering Requires Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Eight-node clustering Requires Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Improved cluster failover time Storage Mount points overcome the 24-drive letter limitation Standard storage area network (SAN) connectivity Backup and Restore Standard backup with third-party hardware (requires Windows-certified backup vendor) Database backup (Volume Shadow Copy service) (requires Windows Volume Shadow Copy service-certified backup vendor) Mailbox Recovery Center tool Recovery Storage group

Performance

Key: = Feature included = Feature included Exchange Server 2003 Feature Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server SP3 or later Improved Memory Allocation 2-gigabyte (GB) standard allocation 3-GB user mode allocation Requires Windows 2000 Advanced Server Public Folders Public folder store administration and replication improvements E-Mail Distribution list caching improvements Suppression of Out of Office messages to distribution lists Microsoft Office Outlook® 2003-cached Exchange Server mode reduces server load (requires Outlook 2003) MAPI compression reducing bytes of data over the wire (requires Outlook 2003)

Security

Key: = Feature included = Feature included Exchange Server 2003 Feature Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server SP3 or later Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) support for front-end and back-end clusters Cross-forest Kerberos authentication with Outlook 2003 (requires Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2003 [MMS] and Outlook 2003) Signed Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) requests to Active DirectoryR directory service Front-end and back-end Kerberos authentication Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 security and dedicated application mode Distribution lists restricted to authenticated users Real-time Safe and Block lists Inbound recipient filtering Advanced junk e-mail protection (requires Outlook 2003) Virus Scanning API 2.5 (requires third-party antivirus software) Attachment blocking in Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access Public folder permissions improvements for unknown users Restricted submissions improvements

Mobility

Key: = Feature included = Feature included Exchange Server 2003 Feature Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server SP3 or later Outlook Web Access user interface (UI) and feature set improvements Outlook 2003 performance improvements through MAPI compression HTTP access from Outlook 2003 CHTML browser support (i-Mode phones) XHTML (Wireless Application Protocol [WAP] 2.0) browser support HTML browser support (Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] and Smartphones) Exchange Server ActiveSync® Pocket PC and Smartphone support Up-to-date notifications synchronization (requires Windows Mobile?-based devices such as Pocket PC and Smartphone)

Collaboration

Key: = Feature included = Feature included Exchange Server 2003 Feature Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server SP3 or later Real-time collaboration (replacement for Exchange Server Instant Messaging and Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server) (requires Real-Time Collaboration service) Microsoft SharePoint® Portal Server Web Parts (requires SharePoint Portal Server and/or Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services)

Serviceability

Key: = Feature included = Feature included Exchange Server 2003 Feature Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server SP3 or later Exchange Server System Manager running on Windows XP Queues are centralized on a per-server basis UI improvements} All system queues are exposed Cookie authorization enablement Move log files and queue data using Exchange Server System Manager Public folder Send hierarchy Public folder Search capabilities Public folder Send Contents Public folder affinity to control referrals Public folder migration from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 Multi-user Move Mailbox function Dynamic distribution lists

Management

Key: = Feature included = Feature included Exchange Server 2003 Feature Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server SP3 or later Multiple Windows forest support (requires MMS) Automatic error reporting 1,700 Exchange Server-specific events using Microsoft Operations Manager (requires Microsoft Operations Manager) Deployment Deployment and migration tools Active Directory Connector improvements Internet Mail Connection Wizard Multiple Mailbox Move tool

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