Exchange Online

Messaging is now a crucial asset for all businesses―but delivering a robust, enterprise messaging solution is challenging. Regulatory and compliance requirements are becoming more and more strict. Merger and divestiture activities require rapid adjustment of service capacity. Solid technical know-how is coveted, and the “buy versus build” market is ever-changing.

 A compelling solution to this challenge is Microsoft® Exchange Online, 1 a Microsoft-hosted enterprise messaging service based on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Exchange Online delivers secure messaging companies demand and gives employees access they want, anywhere in the world. Exchange Online leverages our knowledge of Microsoft products, best practices developed with customers and partners, and experience operating Microsoft internal corporate messaging to deliver a world-class, mission-critical service. Microsoft handles the entire setup process, as well as provisioning, and ongoing maintenance and upgrades of your Exchange Server infrastructure. This allows for your IT department to focus on the real, business critical issues that arise in your organization, freeing up time and increasing productivity of the entire IT staff. 

 How It Works:

 Exchange Online leverages geographically dispersed data centers. Each data center houses a reliable redundant infrastructure needed to support the service. Exchange Online helps simplify IT management by removing customers’ need to deploy, configure, monitor and update/upgrade an e-mail solution on premises. For customers with on-premises Active Directory®, the Directory Synchronization tool helps keep your on- premises and online Active Directories in sync. This enables IT departments to support a mix of users from both the on-premises e-mail server and those using the online service. Microsoft provides migration tools that help move your company mailbox data into the Microsoft Online environment, which means your enterprise can be up and running with Exchange Online quickly.

 Key Features:

  • 25-gigabyte (GB) mailbox allocated for each user
  • Shared calendar, contacts, and tasks
  • Microsoft Office Outlook® 2007 and Outlook 2003 connectivity, including Outlook Anywhere
  • POP client connectivity
  • Browser-based Outlook Web Access
  • Cost-saving “deskless worker” licensing for employees who use a company PC on a limited basis 
  • Virus/spam filtering via Microsoft Forefront™ Online Security for Exchange
  • Push e-mail, calendar, contacts, GAL integration, and tasks for Exchange ActiveSync® enabled devices, including Windows Mobile®6.0 and above, iPhone 2.0, and many Nokia phones
  • Multiple support options for BlackBerry users
  • Built-in business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities
  • 99.9% scheduled uptime with financially backed service level agreements
  • HTTPS connections to help keep Internet access more secure
  • 24/7 Web form and phone-based Tier-2 support for IT administrators
  • Sign In application for single sign-on capability
  • Directory Synchronization tool to synchronize on-premise and Microsoft Online Active Directory directory service
  • Email coexistence enables customers to maintain both on-premises Exchange Server mailboxes and Exchange Online mailboxes in an integrated email environment.
  • Migration tools to help move your current mailbox data into the online environment
  • Available in 20 countries

 

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