Microsoft last week released community technology previews of upcoming service packs for Exchange Server 2007 and Forefront Security For Exchange Server. The CTP for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Beta 2 includes tighter integration of management tools for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. It also adds the ability for Exchange users to check voicemails from the soon-to-be-released Office Communications Server 2007—the cornerstone of Microsoft's budding VoIP strategy.
Exchange 2007 SP1 Beta 2 also adds a feature called standby continuous replication, which allows Exchange to maintain an updated standby server to prevent catastrophic data loss in the event of power failures or natural disasters.
Rurik Bradbury, vice president at Intermedia.Net, a New York-based Exchange hosting partner, said this feature will appeal mainly to small and midsize businesses.
