Microsoft Exchange 2010 beta looks solid from core to cloud

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Microsoft's Exchange Server 2010, which eWEEK Labs tested in its beta 1 incarnation, takes on its cloud-based email rivals with a new Outlook Web Access interface that adds both richness and interoperability with non-Microsoft browsers such as Mozilla's Firefox and Apple's Safari. At the same time, Microsoft has bolstered the management capabilities relied upon by Exchange's core enterprise audience.

Over the last three years, the world of email and Internet communications has changed quite a bit. The growth of cloud-based services and web-based messaging solutions, most notably Google Gmail, has changed the way people and businesses look at messaging.