Exchange 5.5 gets support extension
ENT News | at | by Mike
Microsoft on Monday formally extended a major deadline for Exchange 5.5 Server support, removing what had been seen as a subtle threat to get users to upgrade more quickly to Exchange Server 2003.
Mainstream support for Exchange 5.5 Server had been scheduled to expire on Dec. 31, 2003. At that point, users would have had to pay for a contract to get Exchange 5.5 support until the extended support program runs out at the end of 2005. Now, Microsoft will offer the first year of extended support, through Dec. 31, 2004, for free.