New Mobile Messaging Features

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New Mobile Messaging Features

The topics that follow describe new or enhanced features in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

Microsoft ActiveSync has been considerably enhanced in Exchange Server 2007. The following are some of the new and enhanced features:

  • Support for HTML messages.
  • Device Autodiscovery.
  • Support for follow-up flags.
  • Support for fast message retrieval.
  • Meeting attendee (calendaring) information.
  • Enhanced Exchange Search.
  • Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Universal Naming Convention (UNC) document access.
  • PIN reset.
  • Enhanced device security through password policies.
  • Autodiscover for over the air provisioning.
  • Support for Out of Office configuration.
  • Support for tasks synchronization.
  • Direct Push.

Notes

  • The ability to use Autodiscover depends on the mobile device operating system that you are using. Not all mobile device operating systems that support synchronization with Exchange Server 2007 also support Autodiscover. For more information about which operating systems support Autodiscover, contact the manufacturer of your mobile device.
  • Many of these features require the use of the latest version of Windows Mobile that is currently in development.