In this day and age of internet email has become as important to business as oxygen is to brain. A lot of business communication is done via email. For example, in an Ecommerce business environment order receipts, delivery notifications are emailed to buyers.

Following beneficial features of Microsoft Exchange email hosting are discussed below:

Cost savings
It comes down to business economics. In- house email administration costs include cost of owning hardware, software licensing fees, skilled administrators and training. Outsourcing email administration is an attractive option for many business owners as cost per mailbox (email user) at a fraction of the cost.

Check emails anytime/anywhere
 Retrieve and respond to emails remotely using a computer and internet connection. This is done via Outlook Web Access (OWA) in a web browser, or secure “RPC over HTTP” on your notebook, or “ActiveSync/Outlook Mobile Access” or Blackberry Exchange Server” for your PDA devices.

Collaborate effectively ·        
Microsoft exchange email hosting comes with features such as Shared Calendars, Shared contacts, Public folders, Meetings scheduling.

Tasks management.         
Meetings can be scheduled. Availability of attendees as well as meeting rooms and equipment can be checked online and booked.

Securely Store data
Information can be distributed across an organization using Public Folder feature. You can designate who has access to which files or folders, and what type of access they will have (read/write access, read-only access, no access, etc.).

Mobile Access Functionality
Mobile Access Functionality means implementation of remote access to Exchange Server for wireless devices. Windows mobile extensions are built into Exchange Server. Exchange Outlook mobile access supports mobile devices browsers. 
 

Action Steps
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