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Understanding Microsoft Exchange Server
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Microsoft Exchange platform is leading messaging
and collaborative worldwide market with over 77
million users. It provides the most advanced e-mail
with information sharing features available today.
Learn more about Exchange Server from Microsoft |
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If you come from the IT/engineering world, you are likely familiar with
Microsoft Exchange Server, the most popular messaging and collaboration
server in the world. Business users, on the other hand, are more familiar
with Outlook, the e-mail client.
Microsoft Exchange Server is the engine that powers all those wonderful
e-mail and information-sharing features in Outlook, so let's take a closer
look.
Microsoft Exchange serves two purposes:
- Mail Server. Exchange supports POP, IMAP,
and web e-mail clients, as well as its own preferred mail client, Microsoft
Outlook.
- Collaboration server. Exchange allows users to share information,
either using Outlook on their desktops or Outlook Web Access through
a web browser. It enables Outlook's most important features for collaboration
- public folders to which everyone can contribute and view files, calendars
for scheduling meetings or reserving resources like conference rooms,
common address books for sharing contact information, and much more.
Browse a feature list
Information sharing capabilities operate through Exchange centralized storage,
the environment on the remote server that allows access to information at
any time, from anywhere.
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Exchange vs. POP
POP3 e-mail systems, whether implemented in-house
or outsourced to a web-hosting company, can only
provide limited solutions for individual users,
with no functionality for sharing information. Exchange
gives you effective communication and collaboration
through a comprehensive, integrated system. By implementing
Exchange, you enhance your communication processes
with collaborative features and give your business
an instant competitive advantage.
Need inexpensive, personal e-mail? Use POP3. Need
to overcome the challenges of business organization
and synchronization? Use Exchange.
From Microsoft: Comparing Microsoft Exchange
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The Challenge: Collaboration without Complexity
If you require collaboration - and any organization with at least a few
employees does - Exchange Server with Outlook client is your best option.
Unfortunately, an in-house installation and maintenance of an Exchange Server
is too costly and complex for small or even medium companies. Exchange is
a server-based application that requires an Active Directory infrastructure.
An investment of thousands of dollars is required for hardware, not to mention
knowledgeable IT personnel to support it. Research shows that managing a
typical e-mail system for a 100 person company takes 85% of a senior technician's
time. Due to its advanced features, Exchange takes more effort to configure
and manage, especially when you require features like Internet access.
The Solution: Exchange Hosting
Up until a few years ago, small and medium companies had few options for
enabling business messaging for their organization. Now, with Mi8 Exchange
Hosting, any organization can take advantage of the same tools and benefits
previously reserved for large enterprises. For a low, fixed and predictable
per user monthly fee, you can reap the benefits of Exchange for comprehensive
messaging and collaboration, in an enterprise-class infrastructure with
guaranteed service levels.
View the benefits of an outsourced
Exchange solution
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