While this has been going on for quite some time, only now that Exchange 2010 has been released to manufacturing are we able to talk in detail about the fact that we have successfully deployed the first Exchange 2010 site in Australia for Lion Nathan. 

To help ensure high availability of e-mail messaging, Lion Nathan has deployed a pilot of Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010, as a part of the Microsoft Rapid Deployment Program. Lion Nathan expects that messaging enhancements will reduce storage requirements, resulting in a savings of AU$90,000. To help with deployment, Lion Nathan worked with JASCO Consulting, a Microsoft Gold Partner certified to provide Exchange Deployment Planning Services. JASCO has assisted with the planning, design, and migration to the Exchange Server 2010 messaging environment.

“(JASCO Consulting) have been great. They played a key role with the coexistence testing and put together the upgrade test plans for each release during the project. A large number of features need to work together during the migration phase, such as Outlook® Web App, Exchange ActiveSync®, and Outlook Anywhere, so a solid plan and testing is critical to ensuring that the business is not impacted.   Data Protection Manager will allow us to back up to disk and replicate the data to our disaster recovery site, which satisfies our daily offsite backup requirements.” - Brett Watkins, Systems Manager, Lion Nathan.

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Microsoft Exchange 2010 is fast approaching its official release in November.  JASCO as an official Silver Launch Partner for Exchange 2010 will be conducting a series of seminars and demonstrations during the following months. We will be locking down final dates in the next few weeks for November and December demonstrations in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. To register your interest in attending one of our seminars This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and email your interest to attend and see how the features of Exchange 2010 can help your business.

Protection and Compliance
 - E-mail archiving and more powerful retention policies
 - Automated rights management protection of e-mail
 - Powerful multi-mailbox search UI for eDiscovery
 - Compliance to corporate and government regulations
 - Mobile device security and management policies

Anywhere access
 - Same Outlook experience on the web, phone, and mobile device
 - Single inbox for voice mail, e-mail, and fax
 - Increased productivity with improved calendar experience
 - Easier Inbox navigation with updated conversation view
 - Enhanced voice mail with text preview
 - Share free/busy calendar details with external partners

Flexible and reliable
- Improved Installation and deployment experience
- High Availability through Continuous Replication
- Simplified management console and command line shell
- Single platform for High Availability and Disaster Recovery
- Role-based Administration and User Self-Service

Exchange 2010 is the biggest step forward in Microsoft’s messaging platform from a user functionality, administration and architecture in over 10 years. Exchange 2010 provides functionality not before available in corporate messaging platforms.

Who better to get this information from than Microsoft’s Unified Communications Partner of the Year and the only Australian Partner to be involved with Microsoft’s TAP/RDP Exchange 2010 program from its inception. JASCO has more trained Exchange 2010 staff than any partner in Australia and can answer all of your questions.