In a recently-published 3-part article, Joe Hoegler of Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. lays out the benefits to law firms of the upcoming release of Microsoft Exchange, due out in 4Q09.
"The next version of Microsoft’s enterprise messaging platform, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, is due for release in the fourth quarter of 2009. The current version of Exchange, Exchange 2007, introduced dramatic architectural changes that made it a compelling upgrade both for law firms running previous versions of Exchange, such as Exchange 2000 or 2003, and those running alternative messaging platforms, such as Lotus Domino and Novell GroupWise. A native 64-bit architecture, granular server roles, robust native high availability and disaster recovery capabilities, and a 70% reduction in the I/O requirements for the underlying storage combined to make Exchange 2007 an attractive messaging platform for firms of all sizes. However, given these new features, more careful planning for design and deployment of Exchange 2007 was required than with previous versions of Exchange."