Messaging

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Messaging
Strategy Briefing, 18. maj 2004

• Torben Andersen
• Account Technology Specialist
• Microsoft

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Key Take aways

• Status for Exchange 2003
• The road ahead for Exchange
• Exchange 2003 SP1
• Intelligent Message Filter
• Edge Server
• Exchange Server next
• Live Communication Server 2003
• The road ahead for LCS
• Live Communication Server 2005
• Live Communication Server 2005 next

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Exchange 2003 Business Value

• Lower cost
• Less Servers through site server consolidation
• Lower bandwith utilisation and thinner lines
• Improved scalability
• End User Productivity
• Always on
• Anti-SPAM

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Status Exchange 2003

• Site Server Consolidation
• Client Strategy
• Anytime/Anywhere
• Anti-SPAM

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Exchange Server Consolidation
Exchange 2003
Exchange 2000
Exchange 5.5

• Windows Server 2003
• Outlook 2003
• Avg 5000 users per
• 2003 Server
• 200 MB per user
• 19 physical sites withExchange Servers and
• Domain Controller

• 10 8-proc servers SAN
• Backup to disk
• Online restore
• 1-2 hours per database

3500 users/server 100MB per user 117 Sites

• 35 4-proc servers
• Backup to tape
• Offline restore 8 hours

800-1000 users/server50MB per user
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Outlook 2003

• Cached / Seamless OnLine-OffLine / Local mailbox
• Replication is significantly improved (Headings,
  Compression, Sync Items, etc.)
• Better support for different networks
• Bandwith
• Quality
• Performance
• 30-40 reduction in bytes on the wire
• Outlook 2003 can use RPC over https to access
  Exchange no VPN required!
• Secure?

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Outlook User Experience
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Oh, That Was OWA!
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Outlook Web Access

• Anywhere Access - improved Outlook Web Access
  Experience
• New User Interface like Outlook 2003
• New Features Spellcheck, Tasks, Rules
• Faster Performance
• Secure S/MIME, Timed Log-off, Attachment
  blocking

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Secure Mobile Device Access

• Enabling your Mobile Workers to Stay Connected
  anywhere, anytime
• Works Out of the Box
• Secure, Wireless Access Options
• Pocket PC and Windows Powered Smartphones
  Supported
• Device Synchronization with Exchange
• Always up-to-date Synch with Exchange
• Configuration Support
• Secure Mobile Browse
• HTML, cHTML (Japanese Market) and WML (WAP 2.0)

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Native Mobile Capabilities
Outlook Clients(RPC/HTTP)
Exchange AUTD Services
Ex2003 Back-End Servers
Perimeter Network (DMZ)
Ex2003 Front-End
OWA Clients(HTTP / HTML)
Wireless Network
ISA Firewall
Firewall
Pocket PC, Smartphone, 3rd Party Sync (HTTP /
HTML)
Server
Windows 2K or .NET AD / GC Server
Outlook Mobile Access WAP 2.0, iMode(xHTML,
cHTML)

• Invest in mobile device scenarios over wireless
  networks
• Mobile Laptop Synchronization
• Mobile Internet Browser (Standard and Micro
  browser)
• Smart Device Synchronization (preferably
  always-up-to-date)

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Anti-SPAM
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The Taxonomy of a Message

• Stop Spam at the Gate
• Where From (Connection IP based)
• Global Allow and Deny lists
• Support for subscribing to 3rd party real-time
  block list (RBL) services
• Support for multiple RBL providers
• Customizable NDR response per configured provider
• Who From (Sender)
• Filter messages sent from particular email
  addresses or domains
• Filter messages with blank senders
• Who To (Recipient)
• Filter messages sent to nonexistent recipients
• Filter messages sent to particular email
  recipients (valid or invalid)
• Restricted Distribution Lists 
• What its about (Content)
• Intelligent Message Filtering

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Live Communication Server
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Business Value
Raising productivity and reducing maintenance
costs

• Presence and IM can help complete transactions
  faster thru integration with LOB apps
• Gartner estimating up to 40 reduction over 3
  years resulting from increased use of IM
• Reduction in short emails load on E-Mail
  servers
• Presence and IM reduce phone usage and make it
  more efficient
• Without Presence 4 of 5 business calls end up in
  Voice Mail
• IM becomes a complementary channel in cases of
  low bandwidth is particularly suitable for
  people and offices spread across multiple
  geographies
• Richer collaborative tools (A/V and Data) can
  reduce travel and stand-alone conferencing
  equipment

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Securing and managing the IM channel
robert_at_northwind.com
fish_man_at_msn.com
rosie01_at_aol.com
karen_at_northwind.com
BOSTON
LiveComm Server
Unsecured
monsieurB_at_icq.fr
pierre_at_northwind.com
LiveComm Server
PARIS
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Live Communications Server 2003
Complete enterprise Presence and IM
solution Encryption, authentication,
logging/archiving
Flexibility of an extensible platform Standard
protocols (SIP/SIMPLE), APIs, Presence integration
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Demo
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Pricing

• SA creates challenge and opportunity
• Legacy Exchange SA customers get free LiveComm
  CALs
• 11 ratio - LiveComm server for each Exchange
  server license enrolled in SA, and LiveComm CAL
  for each Exchange CAL enrolled in SA, if their
  Exchange SA is active on the date of LiveComms
  VL release
• Legacy Core CAL SA customers get deep CAL
  discount