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Microsoft Exchange

Status

Microsoft Exchange 2007 is currently being utilized by St. Cloud State University.

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Description

Microsoft Exchange 2007 is the latest version of the Microsoft's server solution for email and calendaring. With Exchange running in the background, users can access their email & calendar using either Outlook, Outlook Web Access (OWA), as well as a variety of other email clients.

Version(s) and Support Level(s)

  • Exchange 2007 is classified as Full Adoption and Use ; the server software has been through the ITS evaluation process and has been approved for use at St. Cloud State University.
  • Exchange 2003 is classified as Not Used ; the server software is no longer utilized at St. Cloud State University

Availability

  • Exchange 2007 is the current version being used by St. Cloud State University.

Exchange 2007 Tutorials

Wondering what the new OWA interface will look like? Or just want to see some of the new features available? Visit these Web sites to view short video demonstrations created by Microsoft to highlight many new features that will be available when SCSU upgrades to Exchange 2007.

Training

Quick tip

New Features
When SCSU upgrades to Exchange 2007, Outlook 2007 and Outlook Web Access will offer the following new features and enhancements:

  • Instantly search all your information with the improved Search options
    • Search for keywords, dates, or other flexible criteria to locate items in your e-mail, calendar, contacts, or tasks to save valuable time.
    • Instant Search in Office Outlook 2007 is fully integrated within the interface so you never have to leave Outlook to find the information you need.
  • Easily manage your daily priorities and information with the new To-Do Bar in Outlook 2007
    • Check your priorities for the day by looking at the To-Do Bar where your flagged tasks are clearly listed.
    • The To-Do Bar also connects tasks you may have stored in other Microsoft Office programs like Project, OneNote, and Microsoft Windows SharePoint.
    • The integration of the To-Do Bar items on the calendar helps you easily schedule and block off time to follow up on items.
  • Improved Address Book in OWA
    • Users benefit from increased functionality in the address book portion of OWA..
  • Increased collaboration and functionality with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
    • Users benefit from an updated scheduling assistant in both Outlook 2007 and OWA.
    • Users now have the ability to schedule and customize out-of-office communications.
    • Preview Microsoft Office attachments in HTML using OWA.
  • Enjoy new measures that help keep you safe from junk e-mail and malicious sites
    • Office Outlook 2007 has taken new measures to help keep you safe from junk mail and "phishing" Web sites.
    • With Exchange 2007, Outlook 2007 gives users the ability to control their junk mail filer on an individual basis.
  • Organize your information in new, rich ways
    • Using Color Categories in Office Outlook 2007, you can easily personalize and add categories to any type of information — e-mail, calendar items, contacts, or tasks.
    • Color Categories give you a simple, visual way to distinguish items from one another, so it’s easy to organize your data and search for information.
  • Manage all your communication in one interface
    • With Office Outlook 2007, you can now read and manage your Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds and blogs right from within Office Outlook 2007, as well as connect those RSS feeds to your Internet Explorer 7 web browser.