<p>As part of Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) week, Microsoft officials are sharing advance information on what's coming in Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack (SP) 3.</p><p>SP3, a "first half of calendar 2013" deliverable, will include new features in addition to the usual fixes. Among them, according to a September 25 Exchange Team blog post:Coexistence with Exchange 2013: Users will be able to add Exchange Server 2013 into their existing Exchange 2010 infrastructure by adding certain "coexistence changes" shipping in SP3.Support for Windows Server 2012: Users will be able to install and deploy Exchange Server 2010 on machines running Windows Server 2012.Customer Requested Fixes: All fixes contained within update rollups released prior to Service Pack 3 will also be part of SP3.</p><p>In order to add these new features, customers will have to update their Active Directory schema, according to the post.</p><p>"We are communicating the required changes ahead of the release date in order to assist our customers with planning their upgrade path ahead of time," officials said.</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-exchange-server-2010-service-pack-3-whats-on-tap-7000004834/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/4-key-changes-in-exchange-2013s-high-availability-203182">4 key changes in Exchange 2013&#039;s high availability</a> (InfoWorld)</p><p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231629/Microsoft_to_make_the_case_for_new_Exchange_version">Microsoft to make the case for new Exchange version</a> (Computerworld)</p><p><a href="http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-2013/microsoft-death-version-numbers-144342">The Death of Version Numbers</a> (Windows IT Pro)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=d75dBEXAz8Mku_MJNzxsk2GYLD42M">52 additional articles.</a></p>