Microsoft has introduced that the Trade Server Subscription Version (SE) is now accessible to all clients of its enterprise electronic mail service.
As the corporate defined, the Trade Server SE RTM construct launched this week might be put in as a cumulative replace (CU) on servers operating Trade Server 2019 CU15 or CU14, and it can be joined to present Trade Server 2019 or Trade Server 2016 organizations.
Whereas Trade Server SE doesn’t embrace main code upgrades or modifications, and doesn’t introduce new options or set up stipulations in comparison with Trade 2019 CU15, it does alter the best way it’s licensed and serviced.
“Trade Server SE introduces modifications to how Trade is serviced and licensed. In contrast to earlier variations, Trade SE is ruled by the Trendy Lifecycle Coverage,” Microsoft defined.
“This implies there isn’t any fastened finish date for assist, supplied that configurations stay present. The product can be serviced repeatedly as an evergreen launch, with no further main, year-based variations deliberate for the longer term launch.”
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Trade 2016 / 2019 attain the top of assist in October
This announcement follows Microsoft’s warning in April that Trade 2016 and Trade 2019 will attain the top of assist on October 14.
In January, the corporate additionally reminded that Trade Server 2016 and Trade Server 2019 will cease receiving technical assist beginning in October. One 12 months in the past, it additionally stated it could not lengthen the end-of-life date, supply prolonged assist, or present Prolonged Safety Updates (ESU) for Trade 2016 or Trade 2019.
Trade 2016 reached its mainstream assist finish date in October 2020, whereas Trade 2019 reached the top of mainstream assist on January 9, 2024.
“Whereas the RTM launch of Trade SE is presently an identical to Trade 2019 CU15, this won’t stay the case. After assist for Trade 2016 and 2019 ends in October 2025, Trade SE would be the solely supported on-premises model of Trade,” Microsoft added.
“It will create distinctive alternatives to simplify, streamline, and modernize the product over the approaching years. We’ll proceed releasing Trade SE CUs on the identical cadence of two CUs per calendar 12 months, with Safety or Hotfix updates being launched as wanted.”
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