Surebridge Announces Hosted Offerings for Microsoft Exchange 2003; Leading Application Outsourcer Expands and Packages Hosted Email Solution With SureHost Managed Exchange
23 February 2004
LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004--Surebridge, Inc., the leading application outsourcer of On Demand Solutions for mid-market companies, today announced SureHost Managed Exchange, its expanded and packaged hosted solution for Microsoft Exchange 2003. The offering provides Surebridge customers three functional levels: Standard, Enhanced and Premium, each offered at a competitive price. The announcement is part of Surebridge's ongoing enhancements to its Managed Services offerings, one of several key growth drivers for the company in 2004.
-- Standard - this level is ideal for organizations requiring mobile access to their mail server without the added expense and complexity of supporting the full Outlook client. Shared calendaring, personal tasks and public folders are all supported via Outlook Web Access.
-- Enhanced - this level is ideal for organizations requiring additional connectivity options, added flexibility of an offline client and custom forms support, which are available when using the full Outlook desktop client and Outlook Web Access.
-- Premium - this dedicated Exchange option is available for organizations requiring the highest levels of flexibility, control and integration capabilities to third-party solutions.
Pricing for the Standard option starts at a monthly fee of $9.95 per user, which includes all required license fees. There is an additional one-time set-up fee starting at $9 per user. A minimum of 20 named users is required for Standard and Enhanced functional levels. Pricing for the Premium offering is server-based and does not require a minimum user count. For companies looking for the most advanced support options, 24/7 support offerings are available.
Add-on options include spam filtering, which is available for all three offerings, and Blackberry integration, available for Enhanced and Premium levels. Add-on options can be purchased for additional fees. In addition, data migration from Exchange 5.5 or 2000 to Exchange 2003 is also available, with pricing starting at $50 per mailbox.
"We're pleased to offer customers three flexible options for their hosted email solutions - all designed to meet their individual needs and delivered with the same reliability and quality they have come to expect from Surebridge," said Mark Clayman, vice president and CIO for Surebridge. "By hosting their email systems with Surebridge, customers can off-load the costly management of their internal infrastructures and deploy valuable resources to focus on more strategic opportunities core to their businesses."
Additional enhancements to Surebridge's Managed Services offerings include its recent announcement of SureHost Managed Anti-Spam service, its hosted solution for combating spam. Utilizing the IronMail appliance from CipherTrust, the leading provider of anti-spam and email security solutions for enterprises, SureHost Managed Anti-Spam provides spam detection and policy enforcement capabilities, aggressively blocking spam without losing legitimate emails.
Surebridge is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, one of only a few application outsourcers to meet the strict service quality and operational readiness criteria of the prestigious Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program for Hosting and Application Services. Acceptance into the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program demonstrates that Surebridge meets high levels of service readiness, competency, capacity, and scalability for deploying Microsoft services and solutions.
About Surebridge, Inc.Surebridge, the leading application outsourcer of On Demand Solutions for mid-market companies, delivers brand name application choice and affordable strategy, implementation, outsourcing and optimization services. Surebridge's complete portfolio comprises CRM, supply chain management, financial management, human resource management and eBusiness applications, driving efficiencies into business processes and adding value to customers, partners, shareholders and employees alike. Its full service offerings include software selection based on business need, rapid and precise application deployment, upgrade services, secure hosting, application management and continuous business improvement solutions. By providing outsourced business-critical enterprise-level applications, Surebridge provides tremendous cost savings to its customers. In addition, Surebridge's offerings are enhanced with a constant eye toward value through high-touch customer service. Surebridge offers vertical expertise in the manufacturing/distribution, financial services, healthcare/pharmaceutical, services, publishing/media & communications, and public sector industries. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Lexington, Mass. For more information, please visit www.surebridge.com, or call 781-372-3222.
