Migration from Microsoft Exchange
Good reasons to migrate
Migration from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000 or 2003 comes at a cost and is an involved process. For example, it is not possible upgrade from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 without first migrating to Exchange 2000.
Advantages:
- Lower migration costs
Unlike Exchange 2000 and 2003, migration to Kerio MailServer does not require the installation and management of Active Directory.
- Better licensing options
Kerio's licensing program is very simple and significantly more cost effective for customers compared to Microsoft's Volume Licensing 6.0 and Software Assurance.
- Higher security
No integrated virus and spam filtering make Exchange users more vulnerable to downtime or loss of emails. Kerio MailServer comes as a comprehensive security package with anti-virus and anti-spam running from first start up.
- Simplified administration and support
Unlike Kerio MailServer, Exchange 2000 and 2003 require a Windows server operating system, Active Directory and IIS web server.
- More favorable medium scalability
Kerio MailServer serves up to 1000 concurrent users from a single server whereas Microsoft Exchange typically requires a server cluster.
Kerio Exchange Migration Tool
The Kerio Exchange Migration Tool included with Kerio MailServer helps make migrating from Microsoft Exchange Server to Kerio MailServer virtually painless for administrators.
Supported Exchange servers
The Kerio Exchange Migration Tool supports migration from the following versions of the Exchange server:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2000
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Migrated items
The Kerio Exchange Migration Tool imports the following items into the Kerio MailServer directory:
- users
- emails
- contacts
- calendars
- tasks
Since the Kerio Exchange Migration Tool is fully automated, it eliminates the administrative complexity and high cost typically associated with upgrading Microsoft Exchange or moving to other messaging platforms.
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