Windows Server 7 : Direct Connect

Microsoft IT (the internal IT organisation) is currently running a pilot called "Direct Connect". Direct Connect is like Outlook Anywhere where you connect to the internal Exchange Server from outside the corporate network without a VPN connection but through RPC_over_HTTPs) Direct connect uses IPv6 and IPSec to build a tunnel from outside the corporate network to any resource that needs to access internal network (file shares, LOB applications) This pilot will end up as feature in the server edition of Windows 7. It will require a trusted identity like smartcards