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Microsoft Showcase > Exchange

Microsoft Exchange
Server 2010

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 offers a host of new features including integrated e-mail archiving and search functionality, tools to battle inbox overload, enhanced voicemail management and simplified administration and delegation.

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 helps you achieve new levels of reliability
and performance by delivering features that simplify your administration, protect your communications, and delight your users by meeting their demands for greater business mobility.

Exchange Server 2010 includes a host of new features that will benefit
your business:

  • Archiving and discovery capabilities
  • New deployment and storage options
  • New inbox features and mailbox resilience
  • Voicemail management enhancements
  • Simplified administration and delegation
  • Comprehensive information protection

Microsoft Exchange

Compare Microsoft Exchange 2010 Server and Client Access Licenses (CALs) by Edition

Available Microsoft Exchange 2010 Server Editions
Exchange 2010 Standard Edition
 Exchange 2010 Enterprise Edition
Mailbox Databases 1-5 databases 6-100 databases
Roles Based Access & Control    
Transport Resiliency    
Remote PowerShell    
Online Move Mailbox    
Web-based administration    
Mailbox Resiliency    

Read more about Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 technologies.

 

  Compare to Earlier Server Versions
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
Comparison to Earlier Versions		 Exchange Server 2003 Standard
 Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise
 Exchange Server 2007 Standard
 Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise
 Exchange Server 2010 Standard
 Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise
Mailbox Databases 1-2 3-20 1-5 6-50 1-5 6-100
Database Storage Limit 75GB None 16TB 16TB 16TB 16TB
Single Copy Cluster            

Local Continuous Replication

           

Standby Continuous Replication

           

Cluster Continuous Replication

           

Mailbox Resiliency

           

These tables capture several changes in licensing Exchange Server 2010 compared with earlier versions. In addition to the new functions, the major changes are:

  • The supported number of mailbox databases has increased from 50 to 100 in the Enterprise Server.
  • Exchange Server 2003 had different storage limits for Standard Server compared with Enterprise Server. In Exchange  Server 2007 and Exchange  Server 2010, the storage limit is increased to 16 TB for both Standard and Enterprise Server editions.
  • Several high-availability options have been consolidated into just one option for Exchange Server 2010 (Mailbox Resiliency), which is now offered in both the Standard and Enterprise editions.  The capabilities of Local Continuous Replication, Standby Continuous Replication, and Cluster Continuous Replication are now unified into the Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency capability. These capabilities enable a simplified approach to high availability and disaster recovery.

 

  Microsoft Exchange 2010 Client Access Licenses (CALs)
Microsoft Exchange 2010 Client Access Licenses by Feature Standard Cal Enterprise Cal Std + Ent Cal
(with and without Services)
E-Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks      
Outlook Web App (Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari support)      
Exchange ActiveSync Mobile Access      
Rich Outlook inbox experience, including enhanced Conversation View and Mail Tips      
Role Based Administration Control capabilities      
Integration of IM, SMS, and RSS      
Federated Calendar Sharing      
Exchange ActiveSync Mobile Management Policies Standard Advanced All
Journaling Per Database Per User / Distribution List All
Voicemail with Unified Messaging      
Retention Policies Default Custom All
Integrated Archive   Required Office 2010 Pro Plus Volume LIcensing Requires Office 2010 Pro Plus Volume Licensing
Multi-Mailbox Search and Legal Hold      
Information Protection & Control (IPC): journal decryption, transport protection rules, Outlook protection rules, IRM Search, and Legal Hold      

Customers may buy the standard CAL standalone, but those who want to acquire the Enterprise features as listed above must purchase both the standard and the Enterprise CALs.

The Enterprise CAL with Services has all the above features but also has antivirus and anti-spam service subscriptions from Microsoft Forefront.

  Standard Cal Std. + Ent. Cal (with and without Services)
Forefront Security for Exchange Server    
Forefront Online Security for Exchange    





  Compare to Earlier Version CALs
Exchange 2010 CALs
Comparison to Earlier Versions		 Exchange Server 2003 Exchange CAL Exchange Server 2007 Standard CAL Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise CAL Exchange Server 2007 Std. + Ent. CAL Exchange Server 2010 Standard CAL Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise CAL

Exchange Server 2010 Std. + Ent. CAL
Outlook Client              
Mailbox Manager              
Managed Folders   Default Custom All Default Custom All

Retention Policies

        Default Custom All

Advanced Exchange ActiveSync Mobile Policies

              

Journaling

 Per Database Per Database Per User / DL All Per Database Per User / DL All

Voicemail with Unified Messaging

             

Apart from new functions, there are several major changes for licensing Exchange 2010 compared to earlier versions:

  • The Exchange 2003 license was sold with just one CAL, while the Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 licenses are sold with both Standard and Enterprise CALs.
  • The Exchange 2003 CAL included rights to the Outlook client. In Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010, the Outlook client license must be purchased separately.
  • Features for managing e-mail retention have evolved from Mailbox Manager in Exchange 2003 to Managed Folders in Exchange 2007 to Retention Policies in Exchange 2010.
  • Advanced Exchange ActiveSync mobile policies were introduced in the Exchange 2007 Enterprise CAL at SP1.
  • Unified Messaging, Managed Folders, and Per-user/Per-distribution list Journaling were introduced in the Exchange 2007 Enterprise CAL.
  Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 System Basic Requirements
Memory

Minimum of 4GB of RAM per server plus 5MB of RAM recommended for each mailbox.
Disk Space

At least 1.2GB on the drive used for installation.
An additional 500MB of available disk space for each Unified Messaging (UM) language pack that you plan to install.
200 MB of available disk space on the system drive.

Optical Drive

DVD-ROM drive, local or network-accessible.
File Format Disk partitions formatted as NTFS file systems.
Display Screen resolution 800x600 pixels or higher.
Software Pre-Requisites Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Windows PowerShell v2.0
If these prerequisites are not already installed, the Exchange Server 2010 setup process will prompt and provide links to the installation locations; Internet access is required if the prerequisites are not already installed or available on a local network.

Actual requirements will vary based on system configuration and specific features installed. For more detailed system requirements,
please visit the Exchange Server 2010 Technical Documentation Library.

 

Operating System Prerequisites by Edition

For each Exchange Server 2010 instance, you must also purchase a Windows Server 2008 license. The edition of Windows Server that is required depends on which features of Exchange Server 2010 you will be using. For Exchange 2010 servers that use Mailbox Resiliency features for high availability, either Windows Server 2008 Enterprise or Datacenter editions are required for its clustering features. For all other Exchange 2010 scenarios, Windows Server Standard is appropriate.

Exchange Server Edition Scenario Windows Server Edition
Exchange Server 2010 Standard Edition

No Mailbox Resiliency

 Standard Server
Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise Edition

No Mailbox Resiliency

 Standard Server

Exchange Server 2010 Standard Edition

Mailbox Resiliency

 Enterprise / Datacenter Server
Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise Edition Mailbox Resiliency Enterprise / Datacenter Server

 

Additional Requirements for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise Edition on x64 Platforms
PC

An x64 architecture-based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) or AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform; Intel Itanium family IA64 processors are not supported.
Operating System

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard and Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise Edition.

Operating System
(if installing management tools)

The 64-bit editions Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008.

 

Prerequisites for Exchange 2010 Client Access Licenses (CALs)

For each Exchange Server 2010 CAL, there are two possible prerequisites for the underlying Microsoft technologies:

  • A Windows Server 2008 CAL is required for each user or device in all scenarios
  • A Windows 2008 Rights Management Server (RMS) CAL is required for each Exchange Server 2010 user or device that will be making use of the Information Rights Management (IRM) features.
Exchange Server CAL Scenario Windows Server CAL Required? RMS CAL Required?
Exchange Server 2010 Standard CAL

Using IRM

 Yes Yes
Exchange Server 2010 Standard & Enterprise CAL

Not using IRM

 Yes No

Exchange Server 2010 Standard & Enterprise CAL

Using IRM

 Yes Yes

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Select License is a transactional program for organizations that have mixed software requirements. It is based on a forecast licensing model in which usage is measured against the forecast.

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The Enterprise Agreement offers large organizations substantial cost savings over standard license pricing as well as simplified license and budget tracking through a single agreement.

With the Enterprise Agreement, you can easily standardize on the latest Microsoft technology across your enterprise.
Open License Program Guide
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Enterprise Agreement Program Guide

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250+              
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Software Assurance              
OEM              
FPP              
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