Hosted MS Exchange

Microsoft Exchange is a system that co-ordinates email, calendars and so on across an office network. You use it through the Microsoft Outlook application.

In our experience, Exchange massively improves the flexibility, efficiency, and co-ordination of the small office or business. It's also great for mobile workforces and home workers.

Until recently Microsoft Exchange has been aimed at the larger corporate market due to the relatively high costs of implementation. Now it has become a cost-effective option for smaller businesses.

Key features

Outlook 2003
A full version of Outlook 2003 is included free with Hosted Exchange mailboxes.

Mobile access
You can use a PocketPC or BlackBerry device to send and receive emails and stay on top of your calendar and contacts.

Easy data migration
It usually takes us a single weekend to transfer your existing emails to Exchange.

Security
Full Anti-Virus protection, with inbound, outbound and internal mail all virus checked by eight continually updated virus engines. Effective spam filtering keeps your inbox clear and frees up valuable time.

Anytime, anywhere access
See an immediate increase in communications efficiency and team productivity when your key workers regain lost time by being able access their email and other vital information on the move and at home.

Share your information
For multi-site companies or companies without a networked office, users can use features like public folders to share and distribute information. All each user needs is internet access.

Why a hosted rather than local server?
We offer both versions of Exchange: ‘local’ on a server in your office, and ‘hosted’ on servers in a professional data centre. We generally recommend the hosted route for the following reasons:

Reliable
Specialist engineers monitor and manage the hosted Exchange servers 24x7, which is not an economical option for a small company with its own server.

Cheaper
Under most conditions, it’s cheaper. A local server is only worth considering if you frequently store huge attachments in your mailbox.

More secure
Hosted Exchange has bank-grade physical and electronic security plus monitoring.

Recoverable
Even if your office is destroyed, you and your staff can still send and receive emails from any web browser anywhere.

Scaleable
Local servers require expensive upgrades as you add users; hosted solutions don’t.