If you have been hiding in a cave somewhere or just been busy with work you may have missed the release of Exchange 2007 SP1.
The download for of Exchange 2007 SP1 and related documentation can at the Exchange 2007 Downloads Page
So what improvements & new features does Exchange 2007 SP1 give us?
· Exchange 2007 SP1 can be installed on Windows Server 2008 & use IPv4 & IPv6 IP addressing formats
· ActiveSync administration and end user improvements
o ActiveSync default mailbox policy
o New ActiveSync policies
o Remote wipe confirmation
o Direct Push performance enhancements.
· Outlook Web Access (OWA)
o Outlook Web Access light will now monitor user activity so it won’t time out during composition of long message
o Creation & editing of Personal Distribution Lists
o Creation & editing of server side rules
o WebReady Document viewing added support for some Office 2997 file formats
o Access to Dumpster and ability to recover deleted items
o Monthly Calendar added
o Move Copy commands added to OWA user interface
o Public Folders are supported though the /owa virtual directory
o S/MIME Customization features
§ Ability to intergrate with custom message times
§ Ability to customizes the OWA user interface to seamlessly intergrate custom applications with OWA
· POP3/IMAP
o Port settings
o Authentication settings
o Connection settings
o Message and calendar settings
· Transport Improvements
o Core Transport improvements
§ Back pressure algorithm improvements
§ The addition of transport configuration options to the Exchange Management Console
o Hub Transport Server improvements
§ Priority queuing
§ Message size limits on Active Directory site links
§ Message size limits on routing group connectors
§ The addition of Send connector configuration options to the Exchange Management Console
§ The addition of the Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) agent
§ X.400 authoritative domains
§ Transport rules are now able to act on Unified Messaging messages
o Edge Transport Server improvements
§ Improvements to the following EdgeSync cmdlets:
· Start-EdgeSynchronization cmdlet
· Test-EdgeSynchronization cmdlet
§ Improvements to the cloned configuration scripts
· Mailbox Server Role Improvements
o Public folder management by using the Exchange Management Console
o New public folder features
o Mailbox management improvements
o Ability to import and export mailbox by using .pst files
o Changes to Messaging Records Management (MRM)
o New performance monitor counters for online database defragmentation
· High Availability
o Standby continuous replication
o Support for Windows Server 2008
§ Support for multi-subnet failover clusters
§ Support for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) IPv4
§ Support for IPv6
§ New quorum models (disk and file share witness)
o Continuous replication (log shipping and seeding) over redundant cluster networks in a cluster continuous replication environment
o Reporting and monitoring improvements
o Performance improvements
o Transport dumpster improvements
o Exchange Management Console improvements
· Unified Communications
o Features with Exchange 2007 SP1 and Communications Server 2007
§ Ability to create SIP URI and E.164 dial plans by using the New Dial Plan wizard
§ Additional logic for resolving internal calling number
§ Notification of forwarding when leaving voice messages in scenarios where the destination uses call forwarding
§ Support for recording high-fidelity voice messages in Exchange Unified Messaging
§ Access to Outlook Voice Access from Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 without requiring the user to enter a PIN
§ Ability for Office Communicator 2007 clients to associate subjects and priorities to voice messages
§ Support for media streams to traverse firewalls Integration of missed call notification e-mail messages with Office Communicator 2007
§ Ability to prohibit Play on Phone calls that are placed by using Office Communicator 2007 from being subjected to call forwarding rules that are configured
o New Exchange 2007 UC features without Communications Server 2007
§ Support for Secure Realtime Transport Protocol (SRTP).
§ Exchange Management Console support for configuring Mutual Transport Layer Security (mutual TLS) for dial plans.
§ Ability to add a SIP or E.164 address for a user by using the Enable Unified Messaging Wizard.
§ Ability to modify extension numbers and SIP and E.164 addresses for a UM-enabled user by using the Exchange Management Console.
§ In-band fax tone detection. By default, this feature is disabled but can be enabled in environments that use IP PBXs.
§ Quality of Service (QoS) support.
· Development/API improvements
o Support for public folder access. Public folders can now be created, deleted, edited, and synchronized by using the Exchange Web Services.
o Improved delegate access.
o Delegate management.
o Item identifier translation between identifier formats.
o Folder level permissions.
o Proxy to the best Client Access server.
