Exchange Online Roadmap Update

Exchange Online, a Microsoft-hosted messaging and collaboration service based on Exchange Server, regularly receives new features, most of which are later offered in on-premises Exchange software. Updates in the last year have expanded the service’s Web collaboration capabilities, delivering group reviewing and editing capabilities for Office documents. Enhancements to e-mail capabilities, particularly for the browser-based client, security, and spam filtering, have also been delivered. Some additions suggest that the service may be used in the future to drive more forms of collaboration other than e-mail, such as social networking.

What Is Exchange Online?

Exchange Online is a Microsoft-hosted messaging and collaboration service based on Exchange Server. The service, available with Office 365 subscriptions or separately, supports e-mail, calendars, contacts, and tasks; works with Exchange-compatible clients; and offers a Microsoft-hosted version of Outlook on the web (formerly Outlook Web App [OWA]).