Conn. Organizations such as the World Bank, FleetBoston and Reuters are already running Web-based collaborative applications on Exchange 2000. The engine is but one piece of the Reuters Digital Dashboard portal, which is also based on Exchange 2000. This is a radical change from earlier versions of Exchange. While Microsoft often touted the platform as a rival to Lotus Domino, few serious collaboration applications were available for Exchange. Now Microsoft has added the ability to work offline, much like users have done with Notes replication for years.
Exchange now offers visual design tools, conferencing services and a portal design environment.
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