Exchange Hosting for 2005

25Aug

IMConferencing Integrates with Google Talk

Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LiveOffice, Press Releases

TORRANCE, Calif., August 25, 2005 - LiveOffice Corp. (www.liveoffice.com) today announced upcoming plans to integrate its IMConferencing (www.imconferencing.com) web conferencing system with Google Talk.

IMConferencing’s latest interoperability capability will allow Google Talk users to instantly connect to IMConferencing’s powerful web, audio and video conferencing platform, making it easy for users to launch full-featured online meetings and collaboration sessions to one or several participants. Only the host of the IMConferencing session needs to be a registered user, which gives participants even quicker access to the collaboration session because they do not have to pre-register with IMConferencing in order to use the service.

Once a meeting host using Google Talk clicks the Start Meeting button in their instant messenger window, participants can join an IMConferencing meeting and begin using a variety of collaboration tools, including:

  • Mixed telephone and VoIP audio conferences that allow multiple participants to connect into a single teleconference (e.g. Participant A can connect via standard telephone, while Participant B can connect into the same audio conference via VoIP)
  • Multi-point and hi-definition video conferences that accurately duplicate the in-person meeting experience
  • Desktop/application sharing that allows the host and participants to jointly view and collaborate on any application or document from their respective PCs
  • Full file transfer capabilities that allow participants to quickly distribute important documents from their PC

“LiveOffice’s IMConferencing picks up where Google Talk leaves off and supports Google’s vision to simplify instant communication across the web,” said Steve Uhring, vice president of sales and marketing for LiveOffice Corp. “IMConferencing’s full integration with Google Talk makes it easier than ever before to launch instant web collaboration sessions to multiple participants and gives users fast access to the web, audio and video conferencing tools they need to make their day more productive and efficient.”

Pricing and Availability
The current version of IMConferencing, which competes with WebEx and Microsoft LiveMeeting, is available now at a cost of $50 per seat license per month. The integrated version of IMConferencing and Google Talk will be available in Q4 2005.

DES MOINES, Iowa—August 10, 2005—LightEdge Solutions, today announced it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program, recognizing LightEdge Solutions’ expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified partner, LightEdge Solutions has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Less than 5% of all Microsoft Partners worldwide are of the highest Gold Certified status.

“We are extremely pleased to have attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to clearly promote our best-in-class integrated and managed business platform, which consists of our VoIP (Hosted PBX), IBM Blades/ SANS data storage, Meshed WAN-IP and Microsoft business applications.” said Jim Masterson, CEO. “The benefits provided through our Gold Certified status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide to our small- and mid-size business customers.”

“Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities. They need to trust in someone that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies,” said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. “Today, Microsoft recognizes LightEdge Solutions as a new Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction with Microsoft products and technology.”

About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.

LightEdge Solutions® and the LightEdge Solutions logo, and Scale-on-Demand™ are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of LightEdge Solutions, Inc. EdgeBCC™ and the EdgeBCC logo are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the Edge Business Continuity Center. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

August 2, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO - New designation distinguishes Lanlogic as expert in small-business solutions and services. Microsoft Corp. announced Lanlogic Inc. has become the first Small Business Specialist in the San Francisco Bay Area. To attain this new designation, Lanlogic Inc. has demonstrated expertise in planning and building solutions for small businesses. As part of the Small Business Specialist Community, Lanlogic will receive a rich set of benefits from Microsoft, including access to training specifically designed for the small-business industry, small-business marketing materials for reuse, special partner offers, and the ability to use the Small Business Specialist logo in marketing materials, which can help give the company a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

The Small Business Specialist Community, available as a competency-like designation as part of the Microsoft® Partner Program, was developed in response to input from customers and partners that expressed a need to build easier connections that enable small-business customers to quickly and easily identify technology partners best suited to support them.

Small businesses are looking for partner companies that understand their unique business needs,” said Jon Witty, Northern California Area General Manager, Microsoft Small and Midmarket Solutions & Partner Group. “With resources like the Small Business Specialist Community and the partner locator tool on the Microsoft Small Business Center Web site, it will be much easier for small businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area to identify local partners that are best able to address their specific needs. We are confident this offering will help Lanlogic reach its full potential by creating more visibility, opportunity and demand in the local small-business segment.”

“Lanlogic is extremely pleased with our status as a new Small Business Specialist,” said Joe Foos, Director of Sales & Marketing. “This special designation allows Lanlogic to effectively promote ourselves to customers as having proven expertise in delivering high-value, strategic solutions for small businesses. For customers in the San Francisco Bay Area, Small Business Specialist status provides Lanlogic with early line of sight to new products, services and programs from Microsoft, which can extend the value we bring to our client relationships.”

As one of the requirements for attaining Small Business Specialist status, Lanlogic had to pass Microsoft’s Small Business Sales and Marketing Skills Assessment, designed to test the company’s knowledge of the dynamics and dependencies of the small-business market, as well as the value to small business of several software solutions, including Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft Office 2003 and Windows Small Business Server 2003. In addition, at least one individual in the company had to pass a certification exam that measures the ability to design and implement solutions for the small and medium-sized business by using Windows Small Business Server 2003 and the Windows Server System™.

ORLANDO, Fla., June 8, 2005 - H.D. Vest announced today at its Vest Fest 2005 Conference that is has selected LiveOffice’s AdvisorSquare platform to power its Advisor web site program. The new partnership will provide H.D. Vest Advisors with access to AdvisorSquare’s comprehensive web site offering, which is specifically designed to help financial professionals enhance their online marketing activities.

The new AdvisorSquare Web Connect program gives H.D. Vest Advisors the ability to create individualized, interactive web sites that effectively market their financial products and services online. AdvisorSquare’s turnkey web site solution assists representatives in quickly developing and customizing the look and feel of their practice’s web site pages to match their online marketing objectives.

H.D. Vest Advisors can now select from a large number of content options when creating their AdvisorSquare web site, including:

  • Over 100 professionally designed web site templates that complement an advisor’s existing branding
  • More than 200 NASD-approved articles to help educate clients and prospects on important finance-related topics
  • Interactive financial calculators that enable customers to research important financial scenarios at their own discretion
  • Up-to-date financial news and information to keep clients informed of daily market activities
  • An automated referral system that supercharges new business efforts
  • Simple editing tools that make page updates as easy as word processing and require no prior technical knowledge
  • Access to AdvisorSquare’s exclusive, members-only newsletter and online seminars, which offer simple and creative online marketing ideas

“We are continually searching for ways to provide our representatives with the technologies they need to remain at the forefront of their profession,” said Carolyn Sterling, Senior Marketing Manger of H.D. Vest. “AdvisorSquare’s online marketing solutions fit perfectly with this goal and provide our Advisors with access to useful web tools and countless customization options that help to strengthen client relationships.”

“AdvisorSquare is excited to provide H.D. Vest and their Advisors with access to our powerful suite of online marketing solutions,” said Michele McGarry, national account manager for LiveOffice’s AdvisorSquare business unit. “We are pleased to now be the preferred web site provider for H.D. Vest’s extensive network of highly reputable tax and financial professionals.”

TORRANCE, Calif., May 31, 2005 - LiveOffice Corporation, the leading provider of web sites, compliance solutions and collaborative applications, today announced that it has relocated its national headquarters to the Airport Atrium building in Torrance. The company’s new headquarters are located at:

2780 Skypark Drive
Suite 300
Torrance, CA 90505

Founded in the South Bay in 1998, LiveOffice currently services more than 15,000 financial services customers nationwide and employs more than 70 local area residents.

“Since moving to Torrance, our company has experienced rapid growth on a national level,” said Matthew Smith, chief operating officer of LiveOffice Corporation. “Our most recent surge in growth prompted our relocation team to embark on a search for a new facility that would accommodate our expanding company and adequately meet our needs. Our search was highly successful and has brought us to this exciting first day in our new headquarters at the Airport Atrium.”

TORRANCE, Calif., May 31, 2005 - LiveOffice Corporation (www.liveoffice.com), the provider of the AdvisorMail (www.advisormail.net) product line*, will sponsor a comprehensive online seminar covering electronic recordkeeping requirements for email and instant messages (IMs) on Tuesday, June 7th. The desktop seminar is designed to help investment advisors and broker-dealers better understand the current regulatory requirements for electronic records and will feature a panel of industry experts from National Regulatory Services (NRS).

This important web seminar will cover industry best practices for electronic record retention and:

  • Review the regulatory requirements for using electronic records
  • Help investment advisors and broker-dealers understand the different requirements for electronic media records
  • Provide helpful tips on developing firm policies and practices for electronic records
  • Offer recommendations on systems, media and techniques for properly maintaining electronic records

In addition, LiveOffice’s Director of Business Development Ann Davis will provide a demonstration of the AdvisorMail system, including its new Attorney-Client Privilege controls, for all attendees.

Expert Panel
The desktop seminar will feature a panel of regulatory experts from NRS, including:

  • William Cavell, Director, Investment Adviser Consulting
  • John Gentile, Director, Broker-Dealer Consulting
  • John Gebauer, Executive Vice President/CIO

Desktop Seminar Registration
Chief Compliance Officers, IT Managers/Personnel, Internal Auditors, Legal Counsel and anyone working in the compliance area are encouraged to register for the conference by visiting http://www.nrs-inc.com/conf/desktop/conted.asp, via fax at (860) 435-0162 or by calling NRS directly at (860) 435-0200.

CPE Credits
Attendees can earn up to 2 CPE credit hours for participation in the seminar.

Toronto grocery chain simplifies e-mail infrastructure and decreases spam by 79 per cent.

TORONTO, May 25, 2005 - Messaging solutions provider Ceryx announced today that Longo’s and its subsidiary Grocery Gateway, one of Toronto’s premier grocery chains and most advanced online grocery retailer, is replacing its GroupWise messaging platform with Ceryx Hosted Exchange 2003. By outsourcing its Microsoft Exchange 2003 environment to Ceryx, Longo’s has improved the communication and collaboration among its 2300 employees and lowered costs.

With the acquisition of Grocery Gateway, Longo’s was faced with the challenge of integrating its mix match of Microsoft and GroupWise messaging platforms. Longo’s also wanted to find a solution that would enable it to better connect its employees’ mobile devices with its messaging platform. The grocery retailer decided to migrate to Microsoft Exchange 2003 because of its reliability and integration with mobile devices and turned to Ceryx to host its messaging environment.

“By moving from GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange 2003 we have been able to create a reliable and collaborative environment for our employees and we know as our business grows our messaging platform will grow with it,” said John Charleson, Director of IT, Longo’s. “Outsourcing our messaging platform with Ceryx was the right business decision for us. Ceryx’s messaging specialists monitor our systems for spam and viruses 24/7 and the built-in redundancy and real-time replication gives us the peace of mind that our mission critical messaging platform will always be available.”

Ceryx completed the architecture, implementation and migration plans and was able to move Longo’s from GroupWise onto Hosted Exchange 2003 over one weekend. Since the migration, in addition to improving communications, Longo’s has seen a 79 per cent reduction in the amount of spam and viruses the company’s messaging platform receives. Ceryx’s Email Firewall, part of its hosted Exchange solution, provides a fully managed e-mail security solution and includes AntiSpam, a service that controls all spam filters, whitelists and configurations for the customer.

“We are thrilled to have Longo’s and Grocery Gateway on our e-mail system,” said Gus Harsfai, President and CEO of Ceryx. “We believe that securing a cost-conscious customer like Longo’s further demonstrates the economics of e-mail outsourcing are very compelling and messaging outsourcing is gaining acceptance with larger businesses.”

“More and more small and medium sized businesses are looking to outsource their messaging environment,” said Paul Kaczmarczyk, Microsoft Canada Co. “Microsoft is committed to helping service providers like Ceryx deliver enhanced hosted messaging offerings based on Exchange 2003.”

ABOUT LONGO’S
Established in 1956, Longo’s has built a reputation on a strong commitment to quality, service and value. Still a family-owned independent business, the company’s hallmarks of quality, freshness and personal service have helped the business to grow to the current network of 15 stores across the Greater Toronto Area. Longo’s is dedicated to exceeding customer expectations by offering the best food experience to every customer, every time. In 2000, Longo’s was named one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Private Companies. For more information, please visit the company’s web site at www.longos.com

ABOUT CERYX
Ceryx helps businesses achieve e-mail reliability by bringing together operational experience, advanced infrastructure, and proprietary research and product development with leading messaging and collaboration solutions. With operations in Toronto and New York, as well as Tier 4 redundant data centres in both cities, Ceryx’s team of senior messaging professionals have met Fortune 500 companies’ messaging needs across North America for more than 17 years. Ceryx offers clients a suite of messaging services that include hosted and managed email systems, and e-mail security. The Ceryx platform was recently named as a finalist in the Microsoft Impact Awards for Advanced Infrastructure Solution of the Year. Visit www.ceryx.com for more information.

For more information, please contact:
Aine Magennis
Sequentia Communications
aine@sequentia.net
(416) 203-3656 ext. 224

Bill Di Nardo
Ceryx Inc.
(416) 482-9659 ext. 107
bill.dinardo@ceryx.com

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 10, 2005 - LiveOffice Corporation (www.liveoffice.com), the provider of the AdvisorMail (www.advisormail.net) product line*, today announced the release of its Attorney-Client Privilege controls for regulatory management of email and instant message (IM) communications at the SIA Independent Firms Conference. This new feature, included in AdvisorMail 4.0, protects confidential communications by allowing users to assign emails and IMs to a secure, privileged folder that protects messages from standard review procedures.

AdvisorMail’s Attorney-Client controls allow all internal compliance auditors to place privileged communications in a confidential folder. Once a message is placed in this folder, AdvisorMail ensures message integrity by allowing the system administrator to grant “privilege” rights to specific auditors. Only auditors given privilege rights are able to view confidential communications in their entirety.

“Ruan Securities trusts AdvisorMail with our most critical email data,” said Barbara Bennett, vice president, Compliance & Legal for Ruan Securities Corporation. “The new Attorney-Client feature now adds enhanced protection for our organization’s most confidential and privileged email communications.”

“AdvisorMail is leading the industry with the most usable interface available today for email and instant messaging compliance and management,” said Ann Davis, director of business development for AdvisorMail. “Now, we are excited to be the first to provide financial professionals with specific Attorney-Client Privilege controls that protect sensitive communications, while maintaining message compliance with strict regulatory guidelines.” 

Availability
AdvisorMail’s Attorney-Client privilege controls are part of AdvisorMail 4.0 and available now to existing and new customers.

SIA Independent Firms Conference
LiveOffice is demonstrating AdvisorMail today in booth 213 at the SIA Independent Firms Conference. The Conference takes place today and tomorrow at the Marriott Harbor Beach Report & Spa in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

About LiveOffice

LiveOffice is a leading provider of software-as-a-service email archiving and Hosted Exchange 2007 solutions, with more than 8,500 clients and a 99-percent client-retention rate. Founded in 1998 and backed by leading private-equity firm Summit Partners, the company has more than 100 employees with deep experience in messaging, including executives and board members from Symantec, Microsoft, FrontBridge and Postini. For more information, call 800.374.2032 or visit www.liveoffice.com. Visit the LiveOffice Blog at http://blog.liveoffice.com.

TORRANCE, Calif., May 2, 2005 - LiveOffice Corp. (www.liveoffice.com) announced today that its IMConferencing (www.imconferencing.com) web conferencing system has been integrated with MSN Messenger 7.0′, the latest release of Microsoft Corp.’s instant messaging (IM) application.

This new interoperability feature connects MSN Messenger’ users to IMConferencing’s powerful web, audio and video conferencing platform in seconds, making it easy for users to launch full-featured online meetings and collaboration sessions to one or several participants. Once a user clicks the Start Meeting button, activated participants are invited to join in a web meeting and the host is able to launch a variety of IMConferencing collaboration tools to participants including:

  • Dynamic PowerPoint presentation capabilities that capture existing slide animation and offer a host of whiteboarding and polling options
  • Mixed telephone and VoIP audio conferences that give users ultimate flexibility in selecting how they want to connect into a meeting
  • Desktop/application sharing that allows the host and participants to quickly and easily share any application or document saved on their PCs
  • Multi-point and full screen video conferences that accurately duplicate the inperson meeting experience

“Our vision is to make it as easy as possible for businesspeople to connect into interactive collaboration sessions with one another from any location,” said Ted Heieck, product manager for LiveOffice Corp. “IMConferencing’s full integration with MSN Messenger 7.0 ensures that businesses using this communication method have easy and fast access to the web, audio and video conferencing tools they need to make their day more productive and efficient.”

Pricing and Availability
IMConferencing is available now at a cost of $50 per seat license per month.

DES MOINES, Iowa—April 27, 2005—LightEdge Solutions, Inc., a Midwest leader in data networking, VoIP and managed business services, today announced that they have been included as a “Cool Vendor” in the Gartner Inc. report “Cool Vendors in Network Services.” Gartner is one of the country’s premier independent analysts in the areas of information technology and telecommunications. The report was written by Gartner analysts Katja Ruud, Steve Blood, Susan Richardson, Lisa Unden, Eric Paulak, Kathleen M. Adams, Ted Chamberlin, Eric Goodness, Jay E. Pultz.

Gartner selected seven industry leading companies from around the world in the Network services space for the “Cool Vendor” distinction. Gartner defines a cool vendor as a vendor that offers technologies or solutions that are:

  • Innovative — enable users to do things they couldn’t do before
  • Impactful — have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology)
  • Intriguing — have caught Gartner’s interest or curiosity in the past six months or so

“We are very pleased to have been recognized as one of Gartner’s Cool Vendors,” said Jim Masterson, chief executive officer and president of LightEdge Solutions. “Gartner is well known for their ability to recognize market trendsetters. We see this award as confirmation that LightEdge is exceptionally well-positioned to provide long-term value to our customers in the areas of voice (Voice-over Internet-protocol), networking, managed IT services, and hosted business application services.”

LightEdge’s Service-on-Demand approach exploits a utility-based, monthly “Pay-as-You-Use” pricing model with minimal upfront customer capital costs for communication & IT Services.

About Gartner, Inc.
Gartner, Inc. is the leading provider of research and analysis on the information technology and telecommunications industries. The independence and objectivity in research and advice are hallmarks of the Gartner brand. Gartner founded the technology research and advisory industry on these principles in 1979. With more than 10,000 clients and 75 locations worldwide, they remain the clear market leader.

About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.

LightEdge Solutions® and the LightEdge Solutions logo, and Scale-on-Demand™ are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of LightEdge Solutions, Inc. EdgeBCC™ and the EdgeBCC logo are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the Edge Business Continuity Center. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

18Apr

Ceryx announces new CIO hire David Penny

Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as Ceryx, Press Releases

TORONTO, April 18, 2005 - Ceryx, a Toronto-based corporate messaging solutions provider, recently appointed David Penny to the Senior Management team in the new position of Chief Information Officer. Dr. Penny will play an integral role in helping to guide the advancement of Ceryx’s core technologies.

CEO of Ceryx, Gus Harsfai commented, “We believe Dr. Penny’s success in bringing process, predictability, and high quality to the rigorous software vendor setting will translate well to the service provider setting”. “Ceryx has developed a number of proprietary applications that augment our core Exchange service offering that will benefit greatly from Dr. Penny’s experience with mission-critical application development.”

Previous to Dr. Penny’s arrival at Ceryx, he was VP R&D at Electronics Workbench, a software vendor company specializing in Windows-based applications for the electronics design industry. Dr. Penny brought improved quality, on-time delivery, and predictability to that company’s software development efforts, which was highly valued by its recent acquirer, National Instruments. Prior to Electronics Workbench, Dr. Penny was an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, where he remains an Adjunct Professor.

For five years Dr. Penny was also VP Software Development and CTO at Algorithmics Incorporated, a software vendor selling enterprise risk products to international investment banks. He was a key contributor in growing the company from under $2M in revenue to over $100M. Dr. Penny got his start in the software industry at IBM Toronto Labs, working on the development of an IDE for the C++ language under AIX. Prior to this, he completed his doctorate in Software Engineering at the University of Toronto in 1992.

“Ceryx has shown clear commitment to bringing innovative and technologically advanced solutions to the hosted and managed messaging space,” stated Penny. “The messaging expertise at Ceryx is phenomenal and I’m delighted to be able to add my experience in technology management, software and process engineering, and quality assurance into the mix.”

Ceryx investors were very excited about the addition of Dr. Penny. “We believe that Ceryx is clearly on the right development path to be able to attract someone with Dr. Penny’s depth of experience,” stated Bill Di Nardo of Eventi. “We also believe that the combination of Dr. Penny’s software development experience coupled with Gus Harsfai’s core messaging experience has vaulted them into a thought leadership position in the hosted and managed messaging industry today.”

ABOUT CERYX
Ceryx helps businesses achieve email reliability by bringing together operational experience, advanced infrastructure, and proprietary research and product development with leading messaging and collaboration solutions. With operations in Toronto and New York, as well as Tier 4 redundant data centres in both cities, Ceryx’s team of senior messaging professionals have met Fortune 500 companies’ messaging needs across North America for more than 17 years. Ceryx offers clients a suite of messaging services that include hosted and managed email systems, and email security. Visit www.ceryx.com for more information.

For more information, please contact:
Aine Magennis
Sequentia Communications
aine@sequentia.net
(416) 203-3656 ext. 224

Bill Di Nardo
Ceryx Inc.
(416) 482-9659 ext. 107
bill.dinardo@ceryx.com