Today at ITU Telecom World 2003, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of the Solution for Hosted Exchange, a multiservice platform that allows service providers to build, deploy, deliver and manage rich e-mail communication services to small and medium-sized businesses as well as consumers.
The Solution for Hosted Exchange offers service providers a single platform through which they can reduce their operating costs while increasing revenues by delivering new services that significantly increase end-user productivity such as collaboration, shared calendaring, meeting coordination and "smart" mobile device synchronization. With the multiservice platform, service providers can roll out services at a low cost to end-customer segments from consumers and small businesses to enterprise customers.
Utilizing Microsoft technologies including Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition, Microsoft Operations Manager and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, the Solution for Hosted Exchange offers enhanced components that allow for self-provisioning, delegated administration and server consolidation.
News source: Microsoft PressPass
