More About Exchange

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.
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Information sharing capabilities operate through Exchange centralized storage, the environment on the remote server that allows access to information at any time, from anywhere

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 TechOnADesk 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.