Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 Unleashed

Understanding Microsoft's Direction on OWA

Outlook Web Access in Exchange 2003 provides a much more robust client interface, available via the Web. Additionally, OWA leverages newer technology, such as XML and the .NET framework, to make it more powerful and useful. Arguably, OWA has changed the most of any aspect of Exchange 2003 from previous versions.

Creating a Common Interface

A tremendous change in the 2003 OWA and previous versions of OWA is its look and feel and its similarity to the full Outlook 2003, which is covered in Chapter 25, “Getting the Most Out of the Microsoft Office Client.” Although there are still differences between Outlook 2003 and OWA (including those inherent in using Web-based access and standard access), the look ...