Availability

Availability

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Technology Where can I obtain the technology?
Active Directory Services Interfaces (ADSI) This information is not yet available here.
Collaboration Data Objects for Windows 2000 (CDOSYS) Currently shipping in all versions of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. No changes are anticipated at this time.
CDOSYS SMTP/NNTP Event Sinks Currently shipping in all versions of Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. No changes are anticipated at this time.
Collaboration Data Objects for Exchange 2000 Server (CDOEX) Currently shipping with Microsoft® Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003. No changes are anticipated at this time.
Collaboration Data Objects for Exchange Management (CDOEXM) Currently shipping with Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003. No changes are anticipated at this time. The CDO for Exchange Management (CDOEXM) version that ships with Exchange Server 2003 must be used when accessing Exchange Server 2003. The Exchange Server 2003 CDOEXM can also be used to access Exchange 2000 Server. The CDOEXM library that ships with Exchange 2000 Server is not supported for accessing Exchange Server 2003.
Collaboration Data Objects for Exchange Workflow (CDOWF) Currently shipping with Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003. CDOWF is expected to be enhanced or replaced in a future version of Exchange. Consider using Microsoft BizTalk for more complicated, inter-organizational, and non-messaging related workflow process implementations.
Exchange OLE DB Provider (ExOLEDB) Currently shipping with Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003. No changes are planned at this time. Future versions after Exchange Server 2003 might not include or provide access to this technology.
Exchange Store Event Sinks Currently shipping with Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003. No changes are planned at this time. Future versions after Exchange Server 2003 might not include or provide access to this technology.
Exchange Web Forms Currently shipping with Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003. No changes are anticipated at this time. However, to better ensure long-term compatibility, we recommend that you render the registered forms by using ASP tags instead of by using the Exchange forms renderer tags. Future versions after Exchange Server 2003 might not include or provide access to this technology.
HTTP/Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Currently shipping with Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003. Future versions of Exchange might not include or provide access to this technology.
WebDAV Notifications WebDAV notifications are available starting with Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 2 (SP2). Future versions of Exchange might not include or provide access to this technology.
Incremental Change Synchronization (ICS) ICS is supported in all versions of Exchange. Future versions after Exchange Server 2003 might not include or provide access to this technology.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Information about this is not yet available here.
Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) A MAPI stub currently ships with all versions of Windows. Microsoft Office installs its own MAPI subsystem when it installs Microsoft Outlook®. No changes to MAPI are anticipated at this time.
Outlook Object Model (OOM) OOM is currently available in all versions of Outlook, and extensions and improvements have been made to each new version of Outlook.
Outlook Web Access Outlook Web Access is a core component of Exchange 2000 Server. However, Outlook Web Access features and internal architecture may change without notice.
Exchange Rules The Exchange rules technology shipped in Exchange 5.5. Although the component does not ship with later versions of Exchange, rules are supported in all versions of Exchange. Future versions after Exchange Server 2003 might not include or enable use of this technology.
SMTP Event Sinks SMTP event sinks are part of the SMTP service, a component of Internet Information Services.
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers for Exchange The Exchange WMI providers have been enhanced for Exchange Server 2003. No changes are anticipated at this time.
Exchange Backup and Restore API The Exchange Backup and Restore API is available in Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003.
Exchange writer for the Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS is a component of Windows Server 2003. The Exchange writer is installed when Exchange Server 2003 is installed on Windows Server 2003.

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This topic last updated: June 2006

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