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Microsoft Exchange 14 Webmail to get Gmail-like threads

13.02.2009
Exchange 14, the next version of 's market-leading corporate e-mail server software, will add support for 's -like conversation view, full support for the and Safari Web browsers, and integrated instant messaging, the company said Thursday.

The features will all be part of Exchange's revamped corporate Webmail service, , or OWA, according to a blog and video . OWA will be renamed Outlook Live in Exchange 14.

Microsoft has not set a release date yet, but said last month it had been with 3.5 million students and faculty at 1,500 schools.

Outlook Live is the Web-based counterpart to Microsoft's Outlook desktop e-mail client software. It is meant for users when they are on-the-go or logging in from a smartphone. It is different from Windows Live Hotmail, Microsoft's consumer Webmail service.

OWA has been criticized by users for

Besides adding full support for Firefox and Safari (in addition to its own Internet Explorer), Outlook Live will add an optional 'conversation view' similar to Gmail's. E-mails will be grouped by senders and recipients, and can be hidden underneath the most recent one for a cleaner look.