Do Your Business Need a Hosted Exchange Service?

Filed in archive Did you know , Web Services on January 11, 2010

Does your business or organization need a hosted exchange service?

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Do you have a need for data management or e-mail management on a hosted server not maintained on the premises?

Do you lack the IT staff to handle your own e-mail and data management but want the specialized attention an IT staff can offer?

Wikipedia explains that, in the telecommunications industry, hosted exchange is a term referring to a service where a third party may provide to you or other clients services like e-mail boxes and available space for data on a remote server they maintain and control.

The provider of this hosted exchange service than allows their clients to access and interact with important data stored on the service for a fee allowing you to use e-mail, address book, task management systems, documents and other resources through a variety of media.

The hosted exchange provider also allows e-mails to be routed directly to the client's laptop, mobile phone or other interface via a system known as "push technology."

Of course, all you need to know is that it will work for your small to medium sized business.

While various free e-mail providers can offer such service for personal use, in order to link these e-mail accounts to a company domain and allow multiple employees to access accounts and various other calendar and task management tools simultaneously, a hosted exchange provider is needed.