Glossary

Glossary of terms related to Microsoft Exchange and Mobile Messaging

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EDGE

EDGE is a mobile data transmission technology. Considered one of the first high-speed mobile data methods, primarily used by the mobile carrier T-Mobile in the US. iPhones are capable of using EDGE, as are most Blackberry devices.

Encryption

Encryption is the process of obscuring the contents of a message so it cannot be read by anybody but the intended recipient. Messages to and from an Exchange3G Exchange account are encrypted using TLS encryption.

Enterprise

An Enterprise is a corporation organized across multiple divisions, business units and physical office locations. Software platforms such as Microsoft Exchange are created with Enterprise versions that support for the complex structure and distributed geography of large international or multinational entities.

Enterprise Activation

Enterprise Activation is a process used by Blackberry smart phones to connect to the BES, or Blackberry Enterprise Server, which provides the connection to the user's exchange account. Enterprise Activation is generally found in the Options menu on a Blackberry phone.

Ericsson

Ericsson is a mobile phone and smart phone producer based in Sweden. Purchased by Sony, the company still builds mobile devices that typically run the Windows Mobile operating system and can connect to an Exchange Account using Activesync.

Excel

Microsoft Excel is a commonly used spreadsheet program that is bundled as part of the Microsoft Office suite of applications. Many organizations use Sharepoint to centrally store Excel files that are read or updated my multiple users.

Exchange Client

An exchange client is a piece of software that is used to access an Exchange account. There are three types of Exchange clients: Desktop clients such as Entourage, Exchange or mail.app. Mobile clients such as Blackberry, iPhone or other Activsync enabled phones. Outlook Web Access which allows a user to access their Exchange account through a web browser.

Exchange Database

Microsoft Exchange stores all messages, contacts, tasks and calendar items in a database. This database is also called an information store. Database optimization and maintenance for exchange servers is one of the primary tasks for MS Exchange administrators.

Exchange Event Service

The Exchange Event Service is a function that runs on the Exchange Server and is used by Exchange administrators to monitor the performance and health of the the MS Exchange software.

Exchange Server

Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging system and groupware collaboration platform that provides advanced email, calendar, contact management and project tasking capabilities. The first version was released in 1996, with the current version being Exchange Server 2007, its 6th major release. The MS Exchange platform is the premier platform in the space. Exchange servers were originally used by enterprise level clients, with mid-level companies and smaller organizations adopting the platform after the year 2000. Exchange is now available to many more businesses, and now personal customers through hosted Exchange solutions.

Exchange Server 2004

Exchange Server 2003 is available in two versions, Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition. Standard Edition supports one message database per server, and supports databases up to 16GB in size. Enterprise Edition allows a 16TB maximum database size, and supports up to 4 storage groups with 5 databases per storage group for a total of 20 databases per server. Standard Edition is usually adequate for small companies, while Enterprise Edition is needed for any organization with multiple locations or where fault tolerance capabilities are needed.

Exchange Server 2007

Exchange Server 2007 is a new version released as part of Microsoft's roll-out wave of new products released in late 2006. Key new features of the 2007 version include new clustering options, 64-bit support for greater scalability, voice mail integration, better search features, support for Web services, better filtering options, and a new Outlook Web Access interface. While gaining adoption, there are still some compatibility issued with third party software programs and Exchange 2007.

Export

An export is an extraction of data for use elsewhere. Users will export a PST file from MS Outlook to the import into their new Microsoft Exchange account.