Exchange Hosting

Posted by admin on 16 March, 2009

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Microsoft Exchange Hosting – A Terrific Alternative

Summary about exchange hosting by Chris Robertson

Running a Microsoft Exchange server in-house can be complex and expensive. Leaving the hosting to a specialized IT service company makes sense for many smaller and midsize businesses. In a hosted Exchange solution, installation, license management, operation, maintenance, upgrading and backups are all handled by the host.

Exchange hosting offers a variety of benefits. First of all, Exchange provides a standardized corporate messaging environment with centralized storage and Outlook-based email and workgroup solutions. Exchange mail hosting usually gets you unlimited mailboxes with unlimited space, unlimited distribution lists an all the folders you want. It also includes, and that is a huge plus, advanced virus protection and spam control. You get secure connections as well as secure Outlook web access.

Among the most useful features are its very powerful anti-spam and antivirus features. Intelligent Message Filtering catches spam and disposes of it before it clutters your mailbox. The same technologies are applied to detect fraudulent links, phishing, and spoofed domains. On the security and confidentiality side, mail going through Exchange Server is encrypted and provides immunity to spoofing and copying in transit.

There is also the Microsoft ActiveSync wireless device synchronization that supports push. Push technology is vital for mobile business. It’s what makes email appear automatically on your mobile device. BlackBerry Mobile Service is usually available as an Exchange server hosting option. Today’s BlackBerry and other handheld devices also have wireless access to corporate data, phone, web and organizer features.

Companies offering Exchange hosting often also provide Microsoft SharePoint, a browser-based collaboration and document management system.

Microsoft Exchange Hosting Benefits

Summary about exchange hosting by Adrian Gates

It is best to leave the hosting solution to the exchange hosting experts, and this is will make the most sense for mid size and smaller businesses. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 hosting provides a stabilized company messaging background that has Outlook e-mails, centralized storage and the workgroup solution. Exchange mail hosting is just an outsourced solution of Exchange server implementation offered on a shared basis, with pre-configured features such as free outlook, outlook web access, anti-virus and anti-spam protection, mobile phone syncing using ActiveSync.

One of the best features of Exchange 2007 hosting is that it offers secure email and Outlook access. The anti-virus and anti-spam features are the most beneficial qualities of Exchange Server hosting, with even greater benefits while receiving mail on mobile platform. The Intelligent Message Filtering filters all the spam and it eliminates spam prior to your mailbox getting cluttered. With respect to security, every e-mail that passes through Exchange Server 2007 hosting is encrypted. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 hosting has been introduced recently and it was designed with the latest clustering options, which is an expensive proposition for anyone except a large corporation.