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February 13, 2008
Microsoft and Cbeyond Launch New E-Mail Service for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
By Raju Shanbhag TMCnet Contributing Editor
Microsoft and Cbeyond (News - Alert) have announced a new E-mail service, including support for mobile devices, that is now available as part of a communications package specifically targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
Enterprise-class e-mail based on hosted Microsoft (News - Alert) Exchange, local and long-distance phone service, T-1 broadband Internet access and air time for mobile phone service will now get hardware and air time from this package.
As the employers and the employees show a greater need to be connected with each other, the necessity of tools that provide emails and other types of communications on the go has been on the rise. Businesses are seeking to maximize productivity without having to invest significant resources in building and managing on-site IT infrastructure, such as servers and software.
Microsoft now offers hosted exchange from Cbeyond provides the capabilities offered through an enterprise-class e-mail solution. This includes appointment scheduling, shared contact information, task management and over-the-air syncing of all this information with their mobile devices, all accessible via Microsoft Office Outlook on the desktop or laptop, a Web browser, or a smartphone. All Cbeyond customers will have the option to add mobile access, shared calendar, shared contacts, and a free copy of Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 for $10 per user, per month. They can also enjoy the basic benefits of Hosted Microsoft Exchange integrated into their package.
Brent Cobb, vice president of product marketing for Cbeyond, said in a Microsoft press release, “By working with Microsoft, we can now offer Cbeyond’s customers the first hosted service based on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 that is fully integrated with mobile access, all from a single provider. We’ve seen significant customer demand for this service; delivering a seamless, enterprise-class messaging and collaboration experience to our SMB customers will give them the ability to compete using services traditionally reserved for large enterprises.”
Raju Shanbhag is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To see more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.
Don’t forget to check out TMCnet’s White Paper Library, which provides a selection of in-depth information on relevant topics affecting the IP
Communications industry. The library offers white papers, case studies and other documents which are free to registered users.
Today’s featured White Paper (News - Alert) is titled Security Considerations for an IP PBX and Contact Center, brought to you by Interactive Intelligence (News - Alert).
Enterprise-class e-mail based on hosted Microsoft (News - Alert) Exchange, local and long-distance phone service, T-1 broadband Internet access and air time for mobile phone service will now get hardware and air time from this package.
As the employers and the employees show a greater need to be connected with each other, the necessity of tools that provide emails and other types of communications on the go has been on the rise. Businesses are seeking to maximize productivity without having to invest significant resources in building and managing on-site IT infrastructure, such as servers and software.
Microsoft now offers hosted exchange from Cbeyond provides the capabilities offered through an enterprise-class e-mail solution. This includes appointment scheduling, shared contact information, task management and over-the-air syncing of all this information with their mobile devices, all accessible via Microsoft Office Outlook on the desktop or laptop, a Web browser, or a smartphone. All Cbeyond customers will have the option to add mobile access, shared calendar, shared contacts, and a free copy of Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 for $10 per user, per month. They can also enjoy the basic benefits of Hosted Microsoft Exchange integrated into their package.
Brent Cobb, vice president of product marketing for Cbeyond, said in a Microsoft press release, “By working with Microsoft, we can now offer Cbeyond’s customers the first hosted service based on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 that is fully integrated with mobile access, all from a single provider. We’ve seen significant customer demand for this service; delivering a seamless, enterprise-class messaging and collaboration experience to our SMB customers will give them the ability to compete using services traditionally reserved for large enterprises.”
Raju Shanbhag is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To see more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.
Don’t forget to check out TMCnet’s White Paper Library, which provides a selection of in-depth information on relevant topics affecting the IP
Communications industry. The library offers white papers, case studies and other documents which are free to registered users.Today’s featured White Paper (News - Alert) is titled Security Considerations for an IP PBX and Contact Center, brought to you by Interactive Intelligence (News - Alert).
