Oracle Communications Messaging Exchange Server

Oracle Communications Messaging Exchange Server is Oracle’s highly scalable and robust messaging (e-mail) server software. The software was obtained by Oracle as part of the company's acquisition of Sun in 2010.

Oracle’s Messaging Server could potentially be the most widely deployed commercial e-mail server on the planet, with claims of 150 million mailboxes deployed world-wide (mostly by ISPs, Telcos, Universities, government and cable TV broadband providers).^[1]

History of development

Oracle Communications Messaging Exchange Server has a long history, drawing technology from

• Sun Internet Mail Server (SIMS),
• Netscape Messaging Server (NMS),
• PMDF from Innosoft

In addition to the Mail Server’s three parents, the software has undergone multiple brand naming changes:

• iPlanet Messaging Server,
• Sun ONE Messaging Server,
• Sun Java System Messaging Server
• Oracle Communications Messaging Exchange Server

The code base has been carried on throughout these minor brand changes with only feature enhancements and bug fixes.

The Messaging Server was part of Sun’s Java Enterprise System bundle of Internet/Intranet server software from 2003 to 2006. In 2006, the Messaging Server was packaged as part of smaller bundle called the Sun Java Communications Suite which includes Sun Java Calendar Server, Sun Java Instant Messaging Server, and Sun Java Communications Express. This suite is now known as Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite.

Supporting server software for the Messaging Server includes Sun Java Directory Server, Sun Java Access Manager, and Sun Java Web Server. The supporting software is included in the Communications Suite bundle with limited-use license rights.

The Messaging Server is supported to run on multiple operating systems including Solaris and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Versions 5.2, 6.1 and 6.2 were also available for HP-UX and Microsoft Windows.

References

1. ^ David Ferris Newsletter

External links

• Oracle Communications Messaging Exchange Server home page
• Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite home page
• MsgServerDocWiki contains documentation, FAQ and tips for installation, configuration, operation, and troubleshooting of Sun Java System Messaging Server
• Factotum, a blog written by a Messaging Server tech writer. Provides some inside information and sneak preview of what's to come in future releases.
• Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.3 product documentation
• Sun Java System Messaging Server 7.0 product documentation