Exchange and the Real Time Messaging services have been this on-and-off couple for quite some time. Originally released as part of Exchange 2000, and split up with the release of Exchange 2003 and Live Communications server, the internal real time messaging component continues to evolve.
Microsoft Merges Exchange with Real-Time Communication Group
Exchange and the Real Time Messaging services have been this on-and-off couple for quite some time.
Originally released as part of Exchange 2000, and split up with the release of Exchange 2003 and Live Communications server, the internal real time messaging component continues to evolve. Now Microsoft merges the two messaging groups, probably in anticipation that the ways we communicate via mail and real time chat will merge or have a tighter integration in the future. For example, a unified Outlook Web Access and Web Communicator would be useful for, say, storing chat history in Outlook/Exchange.
For more information:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jan06/01-30UnifiedComms.mspx
About Amit Zinman
Currently working as Project Manager and Systems Consultant, heading and consulting on Exchange and NT/Windows 2000 based migrations and deployments for large companies such as Checkpoint, Comverse, Smarteam, Nice, Aladdin and leading Israeli Banks, Also involved in writing scripts and custom solutions for clients based on ADSI, CDO and Visual Basic and teaching Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 in MSCE colleges and lecturing in Microsoft User Groups.
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