Microsoft clarifies Exchange route
C|Net | at | by Mike
Contrary to some reports, Microsoft says the next version of Exchange, code-named Titanium, will run on Windows 2000. However, the company does say that some features will need .NET Server. Confusion has arisen because the current version of the e-mail server, Exchange 2000, will not run on the next operating system version, Windows.Net Server, suggesting that perhaps customers cannot upgrade to .Net Server until Titanium ships in the middle of 2003.
In fact, the first servers to be upgraded to .Net Server should be those acting as Active Directory domain controllers, which will give the improvements to other servers on the networks. Exchange servers should not also be domain controllers, so there would be no value in upgrading them to .Net Server.