Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Exchange 2010 is code complete and has been released to manufacture. More information is available on the Microsoft Exchange Team’s blog.
The Microsoft Exchange Team posted:
“We are happy to announce that Exchange 2010 is Code Complete! Our senior leadership team has signed off on the final code, and it has been sent to our early adopters for one final look before its public release. This Release to Manufacturing (RTM) milestone means we are on our way to general availability and the launch at Tech·Ed Europe 2009 (http://www.microsoft.com/europe/teched/) in early November.”
One of the most salient features of Exchange 2010 is that it will be available in a 64-bit version only. Other new features include a new “conversation view” feature and a “MailTips” feature that is designed to remove frequent mail mistakes.
Exchange 2010 will include a customized version of Outlook Web Access which is currently known as Outlook Web App. It will be compatible with a variety of browsers. Outlook Web Access will be a part of the Office Web App family because of the branding.
Exchange 2010 will be tightly integrated with Office 2010. The first people to take full advantage of the integration between Exchange 2010 and Office 2010 will be Live@edu students. This will come in the form of development of of Outlook Live and Office Web Apps via SkyDrive:
“Microsoft uses Live@edu as a testing ground for their own products. Outlook Live uses Exchange Server 2010 which only a few months ago was the only public viewing of the service. With that, Microsoft has gained around a year’s worth of feedback and user data before Exchange 2010 had even been released, allowing them to make products better based on error reports and usage et al.”