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What is Hosted Exchange
Electronic messaging is mission critical, but it remains vulnerable to a growing array of threats. Viruses, worms, denial-of-service attacks, spam, and the need to satisfy a growing set of government regulations and legal actions all make effective messaging security and management increasingly difficult.
Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services for messaging security and management is composed of four distinct services that help organizations protect themselves from e-mail-borne malware, satisfy retention requirements for compliance, encrypt data to preserve confidentiality, and preserve access to e-mail during and after emergency situations. The services are deployed over the Internet using a “Software as a Service” model which helps minimize additional capital investment, free up IT resources to focus on other value-producing initiatives, and mitigate messaging risks before they reach the corporate firewall.
How It Works
With just a simple mail exchange (MX) record configuration change, Exchange Hosted Services can be up and running quickly. There is no additional hardware to provision; no additional software to buy, install, or configure; and no expensive training required for your IT staff.
Furthermore, there is no need for you to change or modify your existing e-mail infrastructure, nor to install and maintain any new hardware or software. The heart of Exchange Hosted Services is a distributed network of data centers located at key sites along the Internet backbone. Each data center contains fault-tolerant servers that are load-balanced from site to site and from server to server. In the unlikely event that one data center is unavailable, traffic can be easily routed to another data center, minimizing the chances of interruption to the service. Microsoft algorithms analyze and route message traffic between data centers to help ensure secure and timely delivery.
Exchange Hosting Benefits
| Collaboration |
Exchange allows employees to share
Calendars, Contacts, Tasks, and Public
Folders.
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Two-way
mobile device
sync |
Full access to mailbox, calendar and
contacts via Blackberry Server, GoodLink
Server, and Wireless ActiveSync |
Anywhere,
anytime
access |
128 Bit encrypted secure, hassle-free
RPC/HTTPS access via MS Outlook 2003
provided free) or WebMail. No VPN’s
required.
All mailbox data is stored on the server but
cached on local computers. Users can work
offline when not connected to Internet. |
| Instant ROI |
The Radicati Group estimates the cost of
typical internal MS Exchange installation to
be $317.21/user/year. |
Increased
Security and
Reliability |
Daily, weekly, monthly backups which are
tested regularly.
Tier 1 Data Center offers physical security
and redundant connectivity.
Proven hardware and software
infrastructure and continuous system
monitoring allows us to provide up to a
100% Uptime SLA. |
Self
Administration |
Web based administration panel allows
customers to create/delete mailboxes,
groups, etc. |
| 30 Day Trial |
Customers get 30 day trial |
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Exchange Hosting Features
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Free copy of Outlook 2003 for every user
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Access to mailbox via BlackBerry, Treo, Windows and other
mobile devices
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Access to mailbox from anywhere over the internet via
Outlook using RPC/HTTPS or WebMail
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Share calendar, contacts, and tasks with other employees
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A variety of storage plans to choose from –hundreds of
megabytes to gigabytes of storage
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No hardware or software to buy
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24x7x365 monitoring of hardware and software systems
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Web based Control Panel to easily manage and administer
users
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Unlimited Contacts and Distribution Lists, free
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Unlimited Public Folders, free
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Split Domains for easy migration
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Daily, Weekly, Monthly backups
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99.9% / 100% Uptime SLA (Shared/Dedicated)
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Virus Scanning and SPAM filtering
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Backup MX Server
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Rigorous Security management on the servers
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Regular, tested, server software upgrade deployment
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Assistance with migration available
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Regulatory archiving and Journaling options are available
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Tier 1 Data Center to ensure redundant connectivity, power
and physical security
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