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26Sep
Edge Business Continuity Center in Altoona Celebrates Grand Opening
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LightEdge Solutions, Press Releases
ALTOONA, Iowa and DES MOINES, Iowa—September 26, 2006—LightEdge Solutions and LBC Technology celebrate the grand opening of the Edge Business Continuity Center in Altoona, Iowa. The facility provides businesses with immediate access to a fully-functional alternate workspace, including individual workstations, meeting spaces and data center services, which can be utilized if a company’s primary office location is compromised by a natural disaster or unplanned interruption.
In the event of a disaster, EdgeBCC customers can immediately relocate key staff members to the Altoona facility, where they can resume critical operations. Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone systems enable immediate transfer of services to the offsite location, and pre-established desktop images can be loaded on computers at each workstation, providing employees with the same access, features and applications that are available to them at their primary location.
EdgeBCC is constructed specifically for the risks associated with Central Iowa. Its pre-cast concrete wall and roof design has been tested to withstand sustained 200 mph winds for maximum tornado resistance. The entire facility is designed to offer N+1 redundancy on every main component including: multiple power grids, uninterruptible power supplies and onsite diesel powered generators. EdgeBCC’s Midwest location offers companies in risk-prone areas the opportunity to leverage the relative stability of the Central Iowa environment and the tested and proven safety and security of the EdgeBCC facility for business continuity planning.
“We are excited to celebrate the grand opening of the EdgeBCC facility,” said Jim Masterson, chairman and chief executive officer of LightEdge Solutions. “EdgeBCC enables small and midsize businesses to take advantage of risk mitigation and business continuity options that have previously been either too costly or too difficult to implement. The solution is truly unique, and provides Midwest businesses with business continuity planning options that were not previously available in this area.”
“Edge BCC is the only building of its kind in central Iowa,” said Peder Malchow, president of LBC Technologies. “Our world-class facility brings much needed data center facilities as well as disaster recovery workspace to Iowa and surrounding area businesses.”
EdgeBCC Advantages
Location: EdgeBCC is located near the junction of Interstates 35 and 80, on land that is known to be flood resistant and geologically stable, and is serviced by two independent power grid substations systems that are underutilized and not prone to blackouts/brownouts.
Facility: The pre-cast, fully insulated concrete structure has been designed and tested to withstand sustained 200 MPH winds, and is enclosed with a dry design, double membrane concrete roof.
Data Center Designed for Next Generation Components : The facility has been specifically designed to accommodate the increasing power and cooling demands of next generation computing and storage environments.
Geographical Data Redundancy: LightEdge data connectivity provides full redundancy with services from two Central Offices that are separated by
15 miles. Dual fiber paths lead into the building at two separate locations, providing an alternate fiber connection if one of the fiber strands were
ever severed.Pre-provisioned PC’s and Voice-over-IP Phones: EdgeBCC is pre-provisioned with Voice-over-IP handsets that can quickly and seamlessly transfer their corporate phone systems to the EdgeBCC infrastructure. Pre-provisioned desktop computing environments and pre-configured customer desktop images enable customers to move critical employees into the disaster recovery space to seamlessly continue critical operational functions.
For more information on EdgeBCC
EdgeBCC will be complete and fully operational on November 1, 2006. To learn more about the datacenter and disaster recovery workspace availability or other IT services offered through the facility, contact LightEdge Solutions or LBC Technology.
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LBC Technology
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About Edge Business Continuity Center
Edge Business Continuity Center (EdgeBCC) is a state-of-the-art facility located in Altoona, IA offering over 10,000 square feet of data center space and over 300 disaster recovery workstations provisioned with desktops and VoIP phone handsets. The facility has been built around a highly redundant private network infrastructure, allowing for some of the highest service level agreements in the industry. EdgeBCC is a joint venture between LightEdge Solutions, LBC Technology and Ladco Development. For more information, visit the EdgeBCC Web site atwww.edgebcc.com.
About LBC Technology
LBC Technology is a one-call, end-to-end technology and business process partner for small and medium businesses (SMBs). LBC’s unique SMB Support Portfolio represents a well-coordinated approach to serving the SMB market’s technology needs more effectively, providing best-in-class technology strategies, solutions, and support to traditionally underserved market segments. LBC makes technology management easier and less risky for SMBs every step of the way-not just buying, but also installing, running, adapting, protecting, and supporting SMB technology investments. For more information, call Peder Malchow at 515-974-4520 or visit the LBC Technology Web site at www.lbctechnology.com.
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.
21Sep
Grand Opening of One-of-a-Kind Business Continuity Facility in Des Moines
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LightEdge Solutions, Press Releases
ALTOONA, Iowa and DES MOINES, Iowa—September 21, 2006—LightEdge Solutions, LBC Technology and Ladco Development today announced that local business leaders, chambers of commerce, and media representatives are invited to attend the grand opening of the EdgeBCC facility on Tuesday, September 26th at 2:00 PM in Altoona, Iowa.
| What | Edge Business Continuity Center (EdgeBCC) Grand Opening |
| When | September 26th 2006, 2 p.m. CST |
| Where | EdgeBCC, 1435 Northridge Circle NE in Altoona, Iowa. |
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony—2 p.m. Martha Willits, President and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will kick-off the ribbon cutting ceremony with a short speech. Members of the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Altoona Chamber of Commerce will participate in the ceremony. Microsoft, Cisco Guest Speakers Reception and Facility Tours— 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Microsoft Mobile Technology Truck |
Sponsors for the EdgeBCC grand opening include: Cisco, Microsoft, NetApp, Syncsort, ACS, IBM, Baker Group, Saxton, Wolin, and MRV. For more information, contact LBC or LightEdge.
| LBC Technology | 516.226.2277 | |
| LightEdge Solutions | 877.771.EDGE |
About Edge Business Continuity Center
Edge Business Continuity Center (EdgeBCC) is a state-of-the-art facility located in Altoona, IA offering over 10,000 square feet of data center space and over 300 disaster recovery workstations provisioned with desktops and VoIP phone handsets. The facility has been built around a highly redundant private network infrastructure, allowing for some of the highest service level agreements in the industry. EdgeBCC is a joint venture between LightEdge Solutions, LBC Technology and Ladco Development. For more information, visit the EdgeBCC Web site atwww.edgebcc.com.
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.
19Sep
LightEdge CEO Featured as In-Studio Guest on KWQW’s Iowa Business Hour
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LightEdge Solutions, Press Releases
DES MOINES, Iowa; (September 19, 2006) – LightEdge Solutions’ CEO, Jim Masterson, will be the featured in-studio guest on 98.3 FM’s (KWQW) The Iowa Business Hour, with host Jim Goodman.
| What | Jim Masterson, LightEdge Solutions CEO, Interview on The Iowa Business Hour |
| When | September 20th 2006, 7 PM CST |
| Where | 98.3 WOW-FM, Des Moines Talk Radio Station |
| Details | Goodman will interview Masterson on topics related to the growth and development of a successful entrepreneurial business in Iowa. The open format of the show will allow listeners to call in with specific questions for Masterson. |
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.
19Sep
SMS launches Advanced Anti Spam
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as Press Releases, Simply Mail Solutions
Postini Preemptive Email Protection now available for SMEs
Warrington September 19th 2006. Specialist email hosting company Simply Mail Solutions has launched an Advanced Anti Spam hosting solution aimed at small to medium enterprises (SMEs).
SMS?s Advanced Anti Spam is based on the Postini Perimeter Manager, arguably the best anti spam system currently available.
Postini? is the industry’s leading provider of email security and management for the enterprise. The award-winning email intrusion prevention system protects and secures email infrastructure from malicious attacks including spam, email viruses and directory harvest attacks. Advanced Anti Spam is categorized to meet the unique needs of individual organizations.
Advanced Anti Spam delivers effective integrated email system security service that protects companies from email-borne threats before they reach the network. It provides comprehensive services to filter spam and viruses from email and to protect email systems from email attacks. The service also provides IT organizations with the necessary tools to manage email connections and regulate email delivery.
Advanced Anti Spam provides the most control and flexibility for both administrators and end-users of any alternate solution. Advanced Anti Spam is the only anti-spam solution to defend email systems against Directory Harvest Attacks (DHAs) - an aggressive technique spammers use to gather employee email addresses by running scripts against email servers. DHA propagation is the primary driver for the significant growth in spam targeted to business email users.
Commented SMS?s Colin Smith ?We are pleased to offer the Advanced Anti Spam package at a price and usability that is attractive to SMEs. Users can elect to protect 1 mailbox or 1000 within their organization; they just pay a fixed monthly fee per mailbox. There is no need to download and install time consuming server or desktop software. In addition the level of control can either be delegated to the individual user or set at the highest level depending on an organization?s spam policy. Organizations can have email packages and systems not on our network and still take advantage of the Advanced Anti Spam package.
?We have been testing this package with our users and the feedback has been universally positive. This is best summarised by what one of our French customers had to say ?I received before much spam and with your advanced postini anti-spam service, I do not have almost any more any spam in my mailbox !??
18Sep
Intermedia.NET Now Offering VPS Windows 2003
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as Intermedia, Press Releases
VPS Windows 2003 gives dedicated hosting benefits for a lower price
NEW YORK (September 18, 2006) - Intermedia.NET, the US leader in Exchange and Web hosting for small and medium businesses, today announced its Windows 2003 Virtual Private Server (VPS) offering. Relatively unusual for Windows Web hosting, the Intermedia.NET Value Managed VPS hosting is a fully-managed virtual server powerful enough for demanding users.
Lisa Coleman
Marketing Manager
(646) 519 8206
[email protected]
For developers, it offers a highly-customizable environment without the higher cost of buying a physical dedicated server, as well as a 99.9% uptime SLA and 24×7 management and support from Microsoft Gold Certified staff. Pricing for the fully-managed service starts at $150 per month.
Each virtual private server is highly configurable and can be built to Web hosting customers’ exact specifications. Intermedia.NET’s VPS hosting servers reside in the company’s tier-1 datacenter and run on the latest dual-processor, dual-core Intel Xeon processors, with 8 GB RAM and SCSI RAID storage, for maximum uptime and performance.
“We are pleased to offer our customers an affordable option for dedicated Web hosting through our new VPS hosting environment,” said Serguei Sofinski, CEO of Intermedia.NET. “Through Intermedia.NET, companies can now get a server that is completely customized to their needs, without the high costs associated with managed dedicated server offerings.”
Intermedia.NET offers a wide variety of hosted Microsoft Exchange and business Web hosting plans, from the smallest businesses to substantial mid-sized organizations. For further details on our Value Managed VPS hosting plan, please visit http://www.intermedia.net/vps-value-plan.asp.
The survey also found that despite unhelpful stereotyping such as Apple’s ‘Mac and PC’ commercials, IT and business people are equally likely – at 5% each – to wear dated 1990s spectacles.
Confirming one stereotype, however, was the finding that IT workers were almost twice as likely to carry a Maglite and a Leatherman. Both businesspeople and IT people prefer a Leatherman over a MagLite, and are 20% more likely to carry one.
“Our research provides an interesting insight into the life of IT people,” said Rurik Bradbury, VP marketing for Intermedia.NET. “Our large Microsoft Gold Certified team of engineers was comforted that IT people are twice as likely to wear Megadeth and similar t-shirts, and that black jeans and ponytails are still hot items. However, they were distraught to find that the cellphone belt clip has gone ‘mainstream’ and lost its identification with the IT subculture.”
One interesting finding from the study was that IT staff are more likely to wear an expensive suit than a cheap one. While business staff are still far more likely to wear any suit at all, IT people shun cheap suits, with 33% more of them choosing a pricey suit over a bargain one. Fake expensive watches are currently not popular among techies, with only 2% of IT people admitting to wearing one.
“Intermedia.NET believes the findings in this study to be very valuable,” added Bradbury. “Both business managers and IT professionals are quickly adopting hosted Microsoft Exchange, and this research helps us to better understand the mindset of our customers.”
Intermedia.NET offers hosted Microsoft Exchange to small and medium businesses, with affordable plans starting at $9.95 per month for each user.
About Intermedia.NET
Intermedia.NET is the US leader in Exchange hosting and Web hosting for small and medium businesses. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, we are committed to best-in-class 24×7 service. With three locations around the world, Intermedia.NET offers its growing customer base an outstanding technical team, guaranteed service levels, and ease of management through its unmatched HostPilot® Control Panel. Founded in 1995 and hosting Microsoft Exchange since 2000, our extremely reliable service and support have earned Intermedia.NET a reputation as one of the premiere providers of Exchange and Web hosting solutions. For more information, visit www.intermedia.net.
18Sep
LiveOffice Free Conferencing Launches Web 2.0 Call Controls
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LiveOffice, Press Releases
TORRANCE, Calif., September 18, 2006 LiveOffice Corp.’s Conferencing Division (http://freeconferencing.liveoffice.com/) today launched a new web-based call control panel to its 14,000+ service subscribers. The new Free Conferencing Web Manager helps conference call organizers better manage every step of their calls by allowing them to control individual attendee rights from the convenience of their Internet-connected desktop or laptop PC.
Enabled by AJAX technology, the Free Conferencing Web Manager allows call hosts to view detailed information about attendees in real-time, including their name, the number they are calling from, their connection status and their join and leave times. One of the most unique features is the interactive Q&A function that allows muted attendees to use their phone keypad to “virtually” raise their hand when they have a question. The raised hand appears on the call host’s Web Manager screen next to the attendee’s name and allows the host to un-mute that individual attendee so that they can ask their question.
“Thousands of people have already discovered that LiveOffice Free Conferencing is the most feature-rich and best free teleconferencing product on the market today,” said Ted Heieck, product manager for LiveOffice Corp. “Now we are taking the functionality a step further - making the call management process simpler than ever before by giving call hosts a way to visually see and manage what is going on during their call at any given second.”
In addition, call organizers are provided with more than 10 different options for using their PC to control a call in real-time, ranging from ending the conference to muting all participants or starting conference recording. Each of these options can be instantly enabled or disabled with a quick click of the mouse button, giving the event host incredible control throughout the call. Plus, conference hosts can enable certain features, such as call mute, for one participant, while disabling it for another participant.
A call host can also use the convenient Free Conferencing Web Manager’s click-to-call feature to dial-out to a participant all they have to do is enter the attendee’s phone number and click the Dial Participant button. Once enabled, this feature rings the participant’s phone and automatically joins them into the conference call when they answer it.
LiveOffice Free Conferencing is an on-demand, reservationless service that can accommodate 250 participants on a single call for up to 6 hours. Registering for a free account is easy and only requires that the registrant enter their name and email on the signup page form located at http://freeconferencing.liveoffice.com/. Once they click the signup button, they are provided with a dial-in number and conference code that they can instantly use to begin hosting conference calls and taking advantage of LiveOffice’s real-time Free Conferencing Web Manager.
Pricing & Availability
The services mentioned above are available now at http://freeconferencing.liveoffice.com/. LiveOffice’ Free Conferencing Web Manager is offered at no charge to all service subscribers.
12Sep
LightEdge Named Finalist in Upsize Minnesota Magazine’s Business Builder Awards
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LightEdge Solutions, Press Releases
MINNEAPOLIS (September 12, 2006) – LightEdge Solutions, Inc., a leader in converged data networking, voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) and managed IT business services, has been named a finalist in Upsize Minnesota Magazine’s Business Builder Awards and is being recognized for its best practices in finance and operations.
“The Upsize Business Builder Awards honor Minnesota small businesses for their hard work and performance achievements,” said Beth Ewen, editor of Upsize Minnesota. “We are pleased to name LightEdge Solutions as a finalist in the Best Practices in Finance and Operations category.”
“We are honored to be recognized as a finalist in the Best Practices in Finance and Operations category, and to be in the ranks with such high caliber companies,” said Jim Masterson, chairman and chief executive officer of LightEdge Solutions. “Our success can be attributed to the dedication and perseverance of our entire team.”
The winners in each of six award categories and the Upsize Business Builder of the Year will be announced at a seminar and luncheon on Thursday, October 26, 2006, at the Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center. For more information about the award and seminar, or to register for the event, visit www.upsizemag.com.
About the Upsize Business Builder Awards
The Upsize Business Builder Awards recognizes the hard work and ingenious efforts of Minnesota-based small businesses with fewer than 100 employees. The event highlights 30 organizations in the categories of finance and operations, customer relations, technology and innovation, community impact, people and workplace and communications and marketing. In addition, one company is named the Upsize Business Builder of the Year based on certified revenues and innovative growth strategies. Upsize Minnesota will feature all 30 companies and their best practices in its December issue.
About Upsize Minnesota
Upsize Minnesota, founded in 2002, is the only Minnesota-based how-to magazine dedicated to helping small-business owners and top managers build bigger and more profitable companies. In 10 issues each year, Upsize provides expert advice on enhancing a company¹s competitiveness and growth, and real-life stories from the owners who are driving results at their businesses. For more information, visit www.upsizemag.com.
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.
Apptix Acquires Mi8 to Assume Dominant Position in the On-Demand Messaging and Collaboration Market for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Merger of Two Hosted Exchange Leaders Expands Apptix’s Presence in Fast Growing Mid-Market Segment
Herndon, Va. - September 11, 2006 - Apptix, a premiere provider of on-demand messaging and collaboration solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced that it has acquired Mi8 Corporation. The acquisition of Mi8, headquartered in New York and having operations in Austin, Texas, establishes Apptix as the dominant provider of on-demand messaging and collaboration solutions to the SMB market.
Founded in 1997, Mi8 was one of the first companies to offer Microsoft Exchange in an on-demand model. Mi8 focuses on providing Hosted Exchange Services, along with complementary products including archiving, mobility and advanced email defense services (virus protection, anti-spam and content filtering). Earlier this year, the company began offering a service based on Hosted Windows SharePoint Services. Mi8 is ISO 9001:2000 certified and over the last several years has developed a reputation for operational and customer service excellence..
Mi8 was profitable in the first half of 2006, generating $4.87 million in top line revenue and $4.61 million in recurring revenue during the period. During 2005, the company generated $6.45 million in top line revenue and $5.42 million in recurring revenue. The company presently has approximately 1,750 customers and 40,000 end users of Exchange. At the end of the second quarter, approximately 67% of users were from customers with more than 50 users. Mi8’s gross margins are in line with what Apptix has experienced over the last several quarters.
“Service providers such as Apptix and Mi8 are an essential delivery channel for Microsoft offerings such as Hosted Exchange to small and medium-sized businesses seeking enterprise-class messaging and collaboration services,” said John Zanni, director of worldwide hosting at Microsoft Corp. “With more than 130,000 subscribers, Apptix has built a very successful business with Hosted Exchange as the anchor service offering. Microsoft looks forward to a continued successful relationship with the new company as they bring new offers to their customers.”
“Service providers such as Apptix and Mi8 are an essential delivery channel for Microsoft offerings such as Hosted Exchange to small and medium-sized businesses seeking enterprise-class messaging and collaboration services,” said John Zanni, director of worldwide hosting at Microsoft Corp. “With more than 130,000 subscribers, Apptix has built a very successful business with Hosted Exchange as the anchor service offering. Microsoft looks forward to a continued successful relationship with the new company as they bring new offers to their customers.”
This acquisition complements Apptix’s strong organic growth and provides significant synergies including:
The combined entity will be a dominant market leader for Hosted Exchange with over 130,000 subscribers
Increasing Apptix’s pro forma top line revenue and monthly recurring revenue for the first half of 2006 to approximately $12.68 million and $12.03 million respectively, an increase of approximately 62.4% and 62.2% respectively
Strong increase in revenue while maintaining Apptix’s current gross margins
A strong presence in the fast growing mid-market segment
A direct sales model that complements Apptix’s web-based and channel sales model
Geographic expansion into Europe through Mi8’s data center in the UK
Highly scalable and redundant data centers in the US (New York) and the UK (London)
Acceleration of the development of a single platform for Apptix’s web properties
Acceleration of Apptix’s time to profitability due to the accretive nature of this acquisition
The total consideration for the acquisition is $21 million in cash. Of this, an initial payment of $19.43 million will be paid in cash at the time of closing. An additional amount of $1.67 million will be placed into an escrow account for a period of nine months from closing subject to the satisfaction of all representations and warranties contained in the stock purchase agreement.
“This acquisition clearly establishes Apptix as the dominant leader in the delivery of on-demand messaging and collaboration solutions for the SMB market,” said Amir Hudda, CEO of Apptix. “The powerful combination of Apptix and Mi8 provides SMBs with a clear choice when seeking a vendor with a comprehensive portfolio of solution offerings and the long term viability of a public company with a strong financial position.”
As part of this transaction, all employees of Mi8, including CEO Huw Thomas, will become employees of Apptix and remain in their respective locations.
“This acquisition brings together two pioneers in the delivery of Hosted Exchange as an on-demand service,” said Huw Thomas, CEO of Mi8. “This transaction will provide our customers with the same high quality service and support they have come to expect and provide them with an expanded services and support infrastructure.”
About Apptix
Apptix (OSE:APP), founded in 1997, is a premiere provider of on-demand messaging and collaboration solutions to over 130,000 end users across more than 12,000 customers worldwide. Its offerings, including Hosted Exchange, SharePoint, Mobile Messaging, and Archiving and Compliance, provide small and medium-sized businesses with a more affordable, reliable and secure alternative to purchasing and managing software applications in-house. Leading channel partners, including IBM, Hewlett Packard, Bell Canada, and Savvis, have selected the Apptix Service Management Platform, which supports a full range of private-label solutions and is backed by multi-tiered customer service. Apptix is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Hosting and Application Services, and has strong technology partnerships with leading vendors including Research in Motion and Good Technology, among others.
Apptix’s web properties include www.ASP-One.com, www.MailStreet.com, and www.Mi8.com, which provide Hosted Exchange and essential add-on services, as well as www.SharePointSite.com, which provides Hosted SharePoint and related services. The company is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, with additional locations across the United States, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.apptix.com.
06Sep
Intermedia.NET First to Offer Good Mobile Messaging 4.9
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as Intermedia, Press Releases
Upgrade lets users sync acclaimed new Nokia E61 smartphone with Microsoft Exchange and use up to 10 devices
NEW YORK (September 6, 2006) - Intermedia.NET, the US leader in Exchange hosting, is the first hosted Exchange provider offering Good Mobile Messaging 4.9, allowing users to sync email with the Nokia E61 and other top smartphones. The upgrade is available to both new and existing customers and brings a host of benefits.
Lisa Coleman
Marketing Manager
(646) 519 8206
[email protected]
Good Mobile Messaging (formerly GoodLink) gives users constantly-synced email, calendars and contacts on the device of their choice, including the Palm Treo, Motorola Q and the Nokia ‘E’ series. As the first hosted Exchange provider to offer Version 4.9, Intermedia.NET gives users the latest in secure, wireless email, at a price that is affordable to smaller businesses.
“Intermedia.NET is proud to be the first hosted Exchange provider rolling out Good Mobile Messaging 4.9,” said Serguei Sofinski, CEO of Intermedia.NET. “This is another example of how we give customers enterprise-class Microsoft Exchange email, at a price that is affordable.”
Customers of Intermedia.NET can add wireless email from Good instantly, and without technical expertise. Using Intermedia.NET’s proprietary HostPilot online control panel, it takes just seconds to add Good Mobile Messaging service in HostPilot, download the software to the handheld – such as a Treo or Nokia E61 – and set up always-synced email, calendar and contacts.
Added Sofinski, “Good offers a wonderful service – truly turnkey mobile email that keeps your entire desktop with you on the go. Our customers reap huge productivity gains through anytime-anywhere access, without having to pay up front for servers, licenses and maintenance time.”
Intermedia.NET offers a wide variety of Exchange hosting and Web hosting plans, from the smallest businesses with three users and upwards, to substantial mid-sized organizations. Intermedia.NET hosted Exchange plans start at $9.95 per month for each user. For further details on Intermedia.NET hosted Exchange, see http://www.intermedia.net/it-professionals/hosted-exchange/hosted-exchange.asp. To read more about our Good Mobile Messaging offering, please visit http://www.intermedia.net/it-professionals/hosted-exchange/optional-features/wireless-messaging/goodlink.asp.
About Intermedia.NET
Intermedia.NET is the US leader in Exchange hosting and Web hosting for small and medium businesses. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, we are committed to best-in-class 24×7 service. With three locations around the world, Intermedia.NET offers its growing customer base an outstanding technical team, guaranteed service levels, and ease of management through its unmatched HostPilot® Control Panel. Founded in 1995 and hosting Microsoft Exchange since 2000, our extremely reliable service and support have earned Intermedia.NET a reputation as one of the premiere providers of Exchange and Web hosting solutions. For more information, visit www.intermedia.net.
05Sep
SMS launches Zimbra Mobile
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as Press Releases, Simply Mail Solutions
Lo-cost over the air sync product now available for smart mobile phones
Warrington September 5th 2006. Specialist email hosting company Simply Mail Solutions has launched Zimbra Mobile in conjunction with Zimbra CS 4.0, the email and collaboration suite.
Zimbra Mobile allows a variety of mobile devices including Windows Mobile 5, Palm Treo 650, 700 w/p and Motorola Q to sync natively with Zimbra CS. In addition Nokia E Series and Symbian S60/S80 series are compatible after a synchronization plug-in is installed.
Commented SMS?s Colin Smith ?We are very excited about this development for Zimbra CS. Mobile users have typically been paying up to ?30 per month for an email/collaboration package and mobile synchronization. This is the probably the cheapest package on the market at ?3.99 per month. In addition users get the great benefits of Ajax web technology, news feeds and Zimlets?
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