Hosted Exchange
An overview of the service:
- Fully Outsourced Enterprise Email
- Web based Provisioning
- Free ActiveSync License for wireless synchronisation
- Email Anywhere via Outlook Web Access (OWA)
- McAfee Mail Firewall
- 5 Anti-Virus Engines scanning email
- SPAM Filtering
- 99.9% uptime
- 24 Hour Support
- IS Mercury © for non-windows compliant mobile devices available
The Hosted Exchange offering comprises two services, either Premium or Lite, depending on your requirements. Within your organisation, you may have a mix of the services, some Lite, and some Premium. The features for these services are detailed below.
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Hosted Exchange |
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Feature |
Description |
Exchange |
Exchange Premium |
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Hosted Exchange |
First in the World Deployment of HMC 3.5: Hosted Exchange 2006 |
YES |
YES |
| Mobility |
ActiveSync enabled backend- free licensing |
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YES |
YES |
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Web Portal |
Users can access their mail via HTTP using Outlook Web Access (OWA). Textualised versions for low bandwidth connections are available through Outlook Mobile Access (OMA) from any Internet connection. |
YES |
YES |
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Mail delivery |
Mail Delivery via POP3 or IMAP 4 |
YES |
YES |
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Synchronisation via MAPI (piped through HTTPS if using OWA web client) |
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YES |
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Global Address List |
Users gain access to the entire organisation address list |
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YES |
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Calendar |
Store and access appointments, with full view on other users in the organisation, set up appointments and view free/busy time of colleagues. |
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YES |
| Tasks |
User use Exchange to manage their tasks and reminders. |
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YES |
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Storage options |
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YES |
YES |
| Security | Redundant firewalls; MS Active Directory for authentication; and the secure web access protected by SSL certificates. |
YES |
YES |
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Anti Virus |
All external mail inspected via McAfee running on Mail Marshal Sybari’s Antigen Anti-Virus for protection of mail on Exchange. |
YES |
YES |
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Anti spam |
Mail Marshal anti spam can be enabled to filter spam messages. |
YES |
YES |
| Support
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YES |
YES |
| Monitoring
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Advanced monitoring through Microsoft Operations Management (MOM) software is performed on all servers along with notification of any issues. |
YES |
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Cost benefits: Lower your operating costs and IT capital expenditure with Hosted Exchange. Deploying a fully-fledged Exchange system in-house is capital and labour intensive. Hosted Exchange is an outsourced system that mitigates the need for all Capex. It also eliminates administrative and technical burdens on IT staff, allowing them to focus on core technology issues. |
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Mobile workers: Increasingly, Information workers are away from the confines of their desktop. Sales and service staff are great examples of the mobile information worker. Using laptops / Windows Mobile enabled devices (PocketPc or SmartPhone) with ActiveSync installed; workers are free to roam within the coverage of their wireless connectivity (3G, Edge GPRS, GPRS, WiFi and soon, WiMax). Users can therefore work from home, abroad, on the road, at customer sites, airports, and so on. Internet Solutions Hosted Exchange offers this not only at the lowest TCO but also provides the highest ROI through increased productivity. For deeper understanding, ask your Account Manager the for 2-page primer on Hosted Exchange’s Email Anywhere, Anytime. |
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Security & Stability: The Hosted Exchange environment was built on a foundation of secure and redundant systems, all of which are managed by the best engineers in the country. Firewalls, back-up devices, content inspection systems and fail-over hardware are some of the features that enable Application Solutions to provide a fault-tolerant and secure service. For storage, there is a world class fibre optic Storage Area Network (SAN). |
Easy Administration: Provisioning is handled via a browser, which permits remote management of user mailboxes. All Administrative tasks can be completed online, including: creating and deleting users, assigning service plans and storage limits.
Pricing
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Feature |
Description |
Cost |
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Hosted Exchange Lite |
Hosted Exchange 2006 Mail Delivery via POP3 or IMAP Webmail access via OWA Anti Virus and Spam Filtering |
R49 per user per month |
| Hosted Exchange Premium |
Hosted Exchange 2006 |
R79 per user per month |
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Storage Costs |
Per GB or part thereof, summed across all users allocated storage |
R75 per month |
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Configuration |
Once off set up |
R3,500 |
- All prices are quoted in ZAR, exclude VAT and are subject to Terms and Conditions.
- The contract period for the pricing quoted above is 12 months.
- Minimum of 10 users.