Supporters of Microsoft Corp’s forthcoming rival to Lotus Development Corp’s Notes, the Microsoft Exchange Server formerly known as Touchdown – have been lining up to outline their plans. According to Reuters, Microsoft plans to produce a test version of it by the end of the year, with the commercial product following sometime in 1995. Among the supporters, London-based Inmarsat, the International Maritime Satellite Organisation, is to offer global electronic mail services based on Microsoft Exchange Server, initially via its Inmarsat-C system, with other Inmarsat systems to follow. Waltham, Massachusetts-based Jetform Corp says that it plans to add support for the Server to its mail-enabled forms software of the same name: this, says the company, will enable users to archive and retrieve completed forms on multiple criteria using Microsoft Exchange Server’s public and private folder and custom views capabilities. Los Angeles, California-based Trax Softworks Inc says it is to integrate its TeamTalk group conferencing product with Microsoft Exchange Server. TeamTalk provides forums for public and private groupwork, brainstorming and on-line meetings. Versions are currently available for Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and OS/2. Isocor Inc is to produce an Electronic Document Interchange engine – dubbed Isotrade for Microsoft Exchange – designed to translate the ANSI X12 and Electronic Document InterchangeFACT format into the X.435 Electronic Document Interchange messaging standard. Sequent Computer Systems Inc says that it is working with Microsoft on a generation of messaging products which will use Microsoft Exchange Server. The products are designed to form part of Beaverton, Oregon-based Sequent’s EnterFlow messaging systems and services. Delrina Corp, based in Toronto, says it is planning to integrate its FormFlow forms application creation environment with Exchange Server. Waltham, Massachusetts-based Interleaf Inc is to provide support for Exchange Server in its document management products: the first of these is to be WorldView, Interleaf’s system for document distribution. Milpitas, California-based Octel Communications Corp says that the next generation of its VMXmail local area network-based voice mail software – acquired with its purchase of VMX Corp, will support Microsoft Exchange Server. Attachmate Corp, based in Bellevue, Washington, is planning to develop a gateway enabling Microsoft Exchange Server-based Microsoft Mail and Schedule users to exchange information and schedule meetings with PROFS and OfficeVision/VM users. The company says that the gateway will use technology in its ZIP! office server. Southfield, Missouri-based Computer Mail Services Inc has demonstrated M-Bridge for Microsoft Mail, which it says will provide Exchange Server-based Microsoft Mail users with direct, transparent access to services available through MCI Communications Corp’s Global Messaging Services.
