What Is the GroupWise Gateway for Microsoft Exchange?

The GroupWise^® Gateway 2.0 for Microsoft Exchange connects a GroupWise system and an Exchange system by creating a link between a GroupWise domain and an Exchange server, as shown in the following diagram.

Version 2.0 of the Exchange Gateway provides the following capabilities:

• Message exchange between users of GroupWise 5.x and 6.x and users of Exchange 5.x and Exchange 2000.
• Directory exchange, so that GroupWise users can be imported into the Exchange Address Book and Exchange users can be imported into the GroupWise Address Book. This enables users to select recipients from either system in their respective, familiar Address Books.
• Directory synchronization, so that when users are added or removed, or user information is modified, the changes are automatically replicated between the GroupWise and Exchange systems. This keeps the GroupWise and Exchange Address Books up to date for all users.

Support Pack 1 for the GroupWise Gateway for Microsoft Exchange provides the following enhancements:

• Microsoft Exchange 2000 is supported in addition to Exchange 5.x.
• The Exchange Gateway has been updated to match GroupWise 6.x functionality in several areas.
• The Exchange Gateway can run as a Windows* service as well as an application.
• Busy Search is supported for GroupWise users who want to check the calendars of Exchange users. It is not supported for Exchange users to check GroupWise users' calendars.
• Internet-style addressing is supported.
• SNMP is supported, so that the Exchange Gateway can be monitored from SNMP management and monitoring programs.
• A Web console is provided, so that the Exchange Gateway can be monitored from any location where you have access to a Web browser and the Internet.