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Intermedia, a provider of cloud services and a large Microsoft Exchange hosting provider, has launched mobile HostPilot, a mobile app for securely provisioning and managing cloud services, including hosted Exchange, online backup and mobility. The company’s  HostPilot Control Panel is now available as a mobile app on Android 2.1+ and iOS version 3.0+ devices — including iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It is also available as a web app on other platforms. So it’s pretty much everywhere.

HostPilot Control Panel provides business owners and IT managers with a single point of control over their Intermedia cloud services. Its features enable technical administration to be delegated to non-technical staff.

“Just like cloud services should be mobile, so should cloud control panels,” says Manlio Carrelli, CMO, Intermedia. “Our customers can securely access Intermedia cloud services, such as email and voice, through any of the various devices they rely on — from smartphones and tablets, to their home or work computer. Now, they can do the same with HostPilot via our mobile app.”

Intermedia have recently announced that it has achieved the Microsoft Gold Partner Status for the fifth year in a row. One of the world’s largest Microsoft Exchange hosting providers, the company holds Gold Certifications in Unified Communications and Hosting and this year, acquired Gold Application Integration status as well.

The certification has validated Intermedia’s expertise in delivering Microsoft Products as well as the close working relationship Intermedia shares with Microsoft. The Application Integration status reflected the company’s ability to fully integrate Microsoft solutions for its client base, such as the company’s recent integration of hosted PBX voice service as well as Microsoft Exchange.  Its integrated approach gives businesses access to the best cloud services, but spares them from having to use multiple control panels or pay multiple bills.

The company also offers a full ecosystem of cloud-based business communications solutions that is created especially for small and medium sized enterprises. In addition to the hosted exchange 2010, Intermedia also offers Office Communications Server 2007, SharePoint 2010, hosted PBX, Conference Bridges, policy-based Encryption, mobility support that includes Blackberry, iPhone, Drpoid and a whole slew of other services.

Intermedia, the world’s largest Exchange hosting provider, has announced that it’s hosted Exchange service, including Exchange 2010, will be available on the new Windows Phone 7 the day it is available to customers. Using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Intermedia will configure the phones to wirelessly send and receive Exchange email, calendar invitations, contacts and more. Windows Phone 7 is being heralded as using an elegant operating system that is different from the current trend of app-focused smartphones.

Intermedia supports business email and collaboration on a full range of smartphones, including BlackBerry devices, the Apple iPhone, Android devices such as the Motorola Droid and Google’s Nexus One, and popular smartphones such as Palm Treo, Motorola Q, T-Mobile Dash and the Samsung Blackjack.

Intermedia, the world’s largest Microsoft Exchange hosting provider, has announced a massive business push into Europe with a particular focus on the United Kingdom. It has launched an affiliate program to help complete this task. The program allows for other companies to deliver the same experience to consumers under the Intermedia brand name.

The company has also opened up a new datacentre in the UK. The datacentre is believed to be the only facility in the United Kingdom that provides hosted Exchange 2010 with clustering and redundant server infrastructure – technologies critical to the high reliability businesses expect for email service.

“UK small- and medium-sized businesses represent an important market for Intermedia,” Jonathan McCormick, COO, Intermedia, said in a statement earlier this year. “By opening this datacentre, we are able to deliver in-country hosted communications that save companies up to 90 percent versus the cost of operating the same services internally.”

“The market for hosted Exchange is continuing to grow worldwide.” says Tony Cohen, senior business development manager, Intermedia. “In Europe alone, Radicati Group is predicting the number of hosted Exchange mailboxes to increase to 28 million by 2021, an annual growth rate of 19 percent. Our affiliate program provides resellers with a proven way of tapping in to this lucrative market and generating additional revenues, bolstered by the global strength of the Intermedia brand and the reliability of our premium hosted solutions. It is particularly appealing for smaller IT resellers, as we have made it easy for them to start selling our solutions, and respond quickly to the demands of their customers.”

Intermedia, Exchange hosting service extraordinaire, has put another feather in their already excessively sized cap. The company has announced a “Concierge” service for all new customers. Basically, this service makes an employee available to you from the get-go until you have things running smoothly. Think of it as your own private tutor, helping you smooth out those rough edges. Getting started with a hosting company can offer it’s own share of hurdles, after all.

If you are interested in checking out the program, or seeing what else the company has to offer, visit them on the web here.