
<p>Whenever a new service pack is released, it is typically like a grab bag of features that may or may not be applicable to your environment -- but you are happy to see them nonetheless. Service Pack 1 for Exchange 2013 (also known as Cumulative Update 4) follows this pattern.</p><p>Let's take a look at the major new features in Exchange 2013 SP1.</p><p>[ 5 free Windows Server tools you should know about. | Stay atop key Microsoft technologies in our Technology: Microsoft newsletter. ]</p><p>Windows Server 2012 R2 support: It's obviously nice to be able to install the latest version of Exchange on the latest version of Windows Server. Keep in mind: If you already have Exchange installed on Windows Server 2012, you cannot upgrade to Windows Server 2012 R2; you need to do a new install in that case.</p><p><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/what-you-need-know-about-exchange-2013-sp1-237289">Keep reading...</a></p>