Bell Hosted Microsoft Exchange
Get More Done, Anytime with Greater Peace of Mind
Communicate over the Internet/Intranet using a variety of clients on various desktop operating systems. You have access to your company (personal/group) info regardless of where you are. We host, manage and maintain Microsoft Exchange 2003 so that customers can take advantage of all its technical benefits, without the hassle of maintaining the system.
In-house vs. Outsourced Solution:
Small to medium (SMB) companies are starting to see clear advantages of hosted application delivery for software solutions like Microsoft Exchange. Even large corporations recognize the benefits of outsourcing.
The financial investment and overhead of owning and maintaining servers and software applications is substantial. By outsourcing, SMB companies can now reap the benefits that up to a just few years ago were reserved for large corporations, plus added advantages:
| SMB’s In-house Implementation | Outsourced Solution | |
| Financial Investment | Large financial investment, often thousands of dollars, for hardware, software licenses, IT resources and more. Unpredictable maintenance expenses. | Initial costs are minimal. No need to purchase hardware or software; no need for added IT personnel. Ongoing fees are low, predictable and easy to budget. |
| IT Resources | Requires dedicated IT resources. Managing a typical email system for a 100 person company takes 85% of a senior technician's time. | No dedicated IT resources required. User maintenance can be performed by a non-technical person. All system management is performed by the provider. |
| Deployment | Average 30 days to deploy an in-house messaging and collaboration solution with dedicated staff. | Get started in minutes within hosted environment. |
| Reliability and Maintenance | Lack of redundancy and bandwidth, poor administration, delay in upgrades - any of these can cause security and performance issues. Server crashing and email interruptions cause business delays and loss of productivity. | Updates performed in timely manner by trained experts. Quality of service and English and French technical support is provided across North America. Back up is provided with hosted service. |
| Security, Maintenance and Upgrades | Constant vigilance required to combat viruses and SPAM. Delay in upgrades. Costly, complex security solutions. | Security and mobility services are available on demand. Basic features included with service; advanced features available at low cost. |