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From PCWorld.com: Microsoft to Retire Exchange Server 5.5 by Year's End
Microsoft will retire Exchange Server 5.5--along with support for the product--at the end of this year, it said today. The company recommends that users upgrade to the latest version.
Microsoft urges customers who are still running Exchange 5.5 to upgrade to Exchange Server 2003, a more secure version of the messaging and collaboration server product.
Microsoft also reminded customers that Exchange Server 2000 will move out of mainstream support and into extended support at the end of 2005.
Mainstream support includes free incident support, security updates, and nonsecurity hotfixes. Once Exchange Server 2000 moves into extended support, customers will have to pay for support and non-security-related hotfixes, according to Microsoft.
Sounds like it's about time to adopt the MS campaign approach...
"Since you have to undergo a painful migration to Exchange 2003, have you thought about other alternatives? Ones that promise you won't have to face this type of pain again? Have you considered IBM's Notes/Domino 7?"
From PCWorld.com: Microsoft to Retire Exchange Server 5.5 by Year's End
Microsoft will retire Exchange Server 5.5--along with support for the product--at the end of this year, it said today. The company recommends that users upgrade to the latest version.
Microsoft urges customers who are still running Exchange 5.5 to upgrade to Exchange Server 2003, a more secure version of the messaging and collaboration server product.
Microsoft also reminded customers that Exchange Server 2000 will move out of mainstream support and into extended support at the end of 2005.
Mainstream support includes free incident support, security updates, and nonsecurity hotfixes. Once Exchange Server 2000 moves into extended support, customers will have to pay for support and non-security-related hotfixes, according to Microsoft.
Sounds like it's about time to adopt the MS campaign approach...
"Since you have to undergo a painful migration to Exchange 2003, have you thought about other alternatives? Ones that promise you won't have to face this type of pain again? Have you considered IBM's Notes/Domino 7?"
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