GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 4 -- There isn't any way around it: your company needs e-mail. But what you don't need are the costs of buying and running an e-mail server for your office.
The Iserv Co. (http://www.iserv.net ), one of the largest independent ISPs (Internet Service Providers) in Michigan, today announced the introduction of its Virtual Mail Server (VMS) product for both Iserv and EagleNet customers. The new product lets companies use Iserv as their e-mail host instead of enduring the high costs of buying and maintaining their own onsite mail servers.
Iserv said that the new Virtual Mail Server product also provides customers with the protection of a state-of-the-art data center and access via the web from anywhere in the world. Users of the service utilize mail servers in Iserv's Tier 1 Data Center, the largest and most secure data center in West Michigan with triple-redundant connections to the Internet backbone, allowing secure back-up and easy access to data. E-mail administrators can easily assign and manage accounts through a web-based application.
Each e-mail account comes with 25mb of storage space and users may access their VMS e-mail using any e-mail software program or through Iserv's Webmail web-based e-mail application. The Webmail application includes SPAM and virus protection, can be customized to reflect a company's name and logo and is available anywhere in the world. In addition, Iserv is offering VMS customers a discount on its Postini service, which provides enhanced SPAM and virus protection. Users may continue to use their onsite mail servers along with their Virtual Mail Server for internal e-mails or back-up, or use VMS to supplement an internal e-mail system.
Iserv said its Virtual Mail Server is available in multiple price packages, based on number of users and designed to maximize value. To learn more about VMS and how it can help businesses avoid the costs and complications of e-mail hosting, please contact a Business Account Manager at 1.888.64.ISERV.
"E-mail is a must-have for businesses, but the costs of purchasing and supporting your own mail server, along with the software updates, hardware crashes, personnel costs and other headaches, are not a requirement," said Victor Shepherd, chief executive officer of Iserv. "Our Virtual Mail Server product allows customers to concentrate on growing their business instead of managing their own onsite mail server."
Iserv's 24-hour monitored Tier 1 Data Center incorporates the latest fire suppression technologies with three diverse redundant fiber connections to the Internet, allowing Iserv to quickly reroute data in the event a backbone provider connection should have problems. In addition, Iserv also has multiple power backup systems, including a high-capacity mini-turbine generator on-site to provide electricity in the event of extended outages.
About The Iserv Co.
Since its beginnings in 1995 as a local ISP, the Iserv Company (http://www.iserv.net ) has grown rapidly as it has expanded the services it provides. Iserv's Tier 1 Data Center is one of the leading facilities of its kind in North America, with redundant, reliable networks, and engineering and design expertise. Iserv's service offerings include Internet and Network Access (Dialup, Accelerated Dialup, ISDN, DSL, Cable, Fiber Optics, Wireless, Dedicated Lines, Virtual Private Networks), Data Center Services (Website Hosting, Server Hosting, Application Hosting, Virtual Mail Server), and Website Design and Development.
