Tuesday, July 16, 2002
Titanium, the new Outlook/Exchange client
Posted by Jason Dunn in "SOFTWARE" @ 02:00 PM
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2002/jul02/07-15exchangeqa.asp
Wondered what the next version of Outlook was going to look like? It seems that Microsoft is breaking away from their traditional user interface with this release - I wonder what will happen with the rest of Office? Click the thumbnail below for a larger version, and give the interview a read - it's interesting. I still wish Microsoft would pursue the SOHO market more with their Exchange offerings. It's still too expensive & complex...
"With more than 109 million seats already licensed for Microsoft Exchange Server -- twice as many seats deployed as Lotus/Domino -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today announced at Fusion 2002 the company’s plans to release an upgrade to Exchange 2000 Server, code-named "Titanium," in 2003. Titanium will include a range of new benefits for end users, particularly information workers, as well as benefits targeted specifically to IT administrators and the corporate networks they manage.
Titanium will be an easily deployed, incremental upgrade to Exchange 2000, analogous to the move from Exchange 5.0 to Exchange 5.5 in 1997. Ballmer noted that the release has been largely designed around partner and customer feedback. To learn more about Titanium and why customers will consider it a compelling upgrade, PressPass spoke with Malcolm Pearson, general manager of Microsoft's Exchange Server Business Unit. Pearson is responsible for the success of the Exchange Server business and product development including customer and partner contact. Pearson has worked in messaging at Microsoft for the past 10 years with an emphasis on product definition and development." Source: Foo Fighter
Wondered what the next version of Outlook was going to look like? It seems that Microsoft is breaking away from their traditional user interface with this release - I wonder what will happen with the rest of Office? Click the thumbnail below for a larger version, and give the interview a read - it's interesting. I still wish Microsoft would pursue the SOHO market more with their Exchange offerings. It's still too expensive & complex...
"With more than 109 million seats already licensed for Microsoft Exchange Server -- twice as many seats deployed as Lotus/Domino -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today announced at Fusion 2002 the company’s plans to release an upgrade to Exchange 2000 Server, code-named "Titanium," in 2003. Titanium will include a range of new benefits for end users, particularly information workers, as well as benefits targeted specifically to IT administrators and the corporate networks they manage.
Titanium will be an easily deployed, incremental upgrade to Exchange 2000, analogous to the move from Exchange 5.0 to Exchange 5.5 in 1997. Ballmer noted that the release has been largely designed around partner and customer feedback. To learn more about Titanium and why customers will consider it a compelling upgrade, PressPass spoke with Malcolm Pearson, general manager of Microsoft's Exchange Server Business Unit. Pearson is responsible for the success of the Exchange Server business and product development including customer and partner contact. Pearson has worked in messaging at Microsoft for the past 10 years with an emphasis on product definition and development." Source: Foo Fighter
