Managed Exchange 2010 with Active Directory integration now available

Microsoft Exchange, the email, contact and calendar solution delivers reliable, scaleable, next generation groupware for companies and organisations of all sizes. SMS’s dedicated Microsoft Exchange Hosting service offers great flexibility and scalability for your specific needs.

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Instead of running Exchange 'in-house', customers as diverse as motor dealers, hedge funds, ad agencies and brokerages are increasingly choosing SMS. Our solutions are:

• Fully-managed 24x7 so that you can concentrate on more strategic aspects of your business

We help you migrate your existing data to our systems, then manage the entire service 24x7 so that you don't have to stress about your email users again.

• Compliant & Secure

We can meet all regulatory and archiving requirements, including NASD, Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA and others as we host your email solution on servers with the latest security software in highly secure data centres.

• Highly Available never get up in the middle of the night again to fix something

With Dell, Cisco and Network Appliance infrastructure in our tier-1 datacenters, we offer contractual SLAs up to 99.9% availability.

Simply Mail Solutions is one of the leading MS Exchange hosting providers and can offer both Exchange 2010 and 2007.

Want to find out more? Give our sales team a call on +44 1925 818 448 now!

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Managed Exchange 2010: Features and benefits

SMS Exchange server brings many benefits both to the IT staff and end users, including higher uptime, lower costs and advanced features. Since SMS manages everything for you, your IT staff never has to think about it and is free to focus on your core business – rather than Exchange server emergencies. We manage:

• All hardware

We have staff working 24 hours a day to ensure that our premium hardware is working at its optimum performance.

• Software updates and upgrades

We always have the latest patches, upgrades and versions available to you as soon as we possibly can. You’ll never have to manage another email upgrade again.

• 24x7 Support

Our highly-trained staff is always available to help you with any problems you’re having with your Exchange account.

What's incluced?

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SMS Exchange Server are fully managed by our proessional staff and use our enterprise grade infrastructure. They include the following features:

Features:	Managed Exchange
Minimum Contract	12 month
Server details:
Microsoft Exchange Dedicated Server	Microsoft Exchange is the very latest in Business Email and collaboration and provides you with all of the features and functionality that a large business needs. SMS provides your company with Exchange servers that house only your Exchange data. We will work with you to configure and set up your server to the specifications that most benefit your business.
Network Appliance Storage	All of your data is stored on Network Appliance RAID array storage area networks , which are much faster and more reliable than running Exchange on individual servers with local hard drives.
N+1 Server availability	Your server is part of our VM Ware platform so you always have a direct backup and never have to worry about downtime.
Uptime Guarantee	99.9%
Individual mailbox details :
Mailbox size	1GB – you’ll have enough space per employee to stop worrying about the “mailbox full” warning. Extra space is of course available should you need it.
Antivirus and Anti spam	Our front-end security servers stop spam and viruses from ever entering your Exchange server. This means your email and in-house IT systems are always safe from unwanted emails and viruses.
Use of own domain	included
Outlook 2010 for Windows Outlook 2011 for Mac	included
Aliases	included
Mobile Access	Windows Mobile devices and phones featuring ActiveSync including the latest iPhone or iPad can seamlessly connect, synchronise and receive push email.

SMS can provide both Exchange 2010 and 2007 server configurations, and will be happy to create a custom quote based upon your specific business needs.

We also offer a number of optional features to add to your Exchange configuration. These include:

Optional Features:	Managed Exchange
MSE Basic POP3/IMAP mailboxes	Not all of your users need full Exchange functionality? No problem - our MSE Basic mailboxes can also be mixed with full Exchange mailboxes on a dedicated server set-up. Ask our sales team for details today!
BlackBerry Enterprise Server	BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Enterprise Server Professional is available through our service and allows your staff anywhere access to all of their Exchange data.
Email Compliance Tools	We provide you the option of running Exchange Mail Archiver and Company Disclaimer for important legal notices that must be included in all outgoing emails.
Active Directory Integration	This service will integrate your Active Directory (AD) infrastructure with an Exchange server hosted by SMS, for single sign-on. You can synchronize this with your existing internal Active Directory.
Server Customisation	We are increasingly being asked to develop customised solutions for customers. Our infrastructure allows us to quickly and easily add dedicated servers which are the basis of the customised solutions we offer. If you have specific requirements there will be further charges if additional facilities are required. We will quote for this work prior to placing order so that you know exactly what final costs to expect.

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Pricing

Our pricing is simple! Just order the server and estimate how many email accounts you think you need, no need to be exact as you can add more at a later date quickly and easily. Decide whether you want to pay monthly or take advantage of our discounted annual rates and proceed to our ordering pages by following the link below. Once we have received payment, your server will be commissioned and your organisation will start to benefit!

Managed Exchange Pricing	Monthly (£)	Annual (£)
MS Exchange Server	299.00 + 299.00 set up	2990.00 + 299.00 set up
MS Exchange Mailbox (1GB)	3.99	39.90
Options:
MSE Basic Mailbox The POP3/IMAP mailbox option for users that do not need full Exchange functionality.	1.00	10.00
MS Exchange Disclaimer This server option allows the automatic addition of your own customised disclaimer or signature to all outgoing emails sent by our MS Exchange server - an essential addition if your business is involved in Financial Services and good business practice even if you're not. This is priced on a per domain basis	9.99 +24.99 set-up	99.90 +24.99 set-up
Active Directory Integration This service will integrate your Active Directory (AD) infrastructure with an Exchange server hosted by SMS.	99.90 +99.90 set-up	999.00 +99.90 set-up
BlackBerry Enterprise Server (Professional) Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server is the ideal wireless solution for businesses that are already outsourcing their email systems. This solution seamlessly integrates with your hosted corporate email and allows you to leverage the services your hosting provider offers to get your email wirelessly.	POA	POA

All prices subject to VAT.

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What is Active Directory Integration?

This service will integrate your Active Directory (AD) Infrastructure with an Exchange server hosted by SMS. The advantages of this service include:

• Streamline the day to day administration and management of Exchange requests

• Cut down on replicated user objects and passwords by only having to create the users in one place

Pre-Requisites

The following fundamental pre-requisites are essential at your site to ensure that the solution operates correctly:

• Fast Internet Link
• Routers capable of site-to-site VPN
• Up to date Active Directory infrastructure
• Server within your infrastructure that can act as a domain controller (DC)

Management

Once the infrastructure is in place, you can manage Exchange administration tasks via the tools installed on the in-house domain controller. The management will however be limited to recipient and distribution list managment rather than server configuration. Any server configuration adjustments will still be managed by SMS. The time of your system administrator working on your Exchange solution can therefore be reduced to a minimum and more time will be available for other business critical projects.

Security

Due to the AD Integration solution there are security considerations that need to be taken into account:

• Active Directory links allow administrators at both sites to modify AD objects and policies
• SMS guarantees that beyond the Exchange administrations tasks your Active Directory will not be edited and your servers will not be logged into remotely
• To prevent unauthorised access to services, port blocking is enforced by SMS' Cisco routers

Tasks and Responsibilities involved

The table below shows the tasks and areas of responsibility that are required to integrate your Active Directory.

Task:	Responsibility:
Create DC at Customer HQ	Customer
Create DC at SMS	SMS
Create site-to-site VPN and verify connectivity betweens sites	Customer/SMS collaboration
Create AD sites	Customer/SMS collaboration
Run Exchange installer pre-requisites for Customer AD	Customer
Install Exchange on SMS DC	SMS
Install Exchange Management Tools on Customer DC	Customer
Provision of mailboxes for existing AD users	Customer
Create new Outlook profiles to connect to the (new) Exchange server	Customer
Export/Import PST data to new mailboxes	Customer
Change DNS to point to the (new) Exchange server	Customer
Post Install: Mailbox Management	Customer
Post Install: Exchange Updates	SMS
Post Install: Exchange Storage	SMS

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