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Hosted Services - Microsoft Exchange

Some of you out there might not know very much about Microsoft Exchange. In short terms, we can define Microsoft Exchange as an e-mail service that goes to body building courses. If we were to compare it to a regular e-mail program, we would see that when using Exchange we can make use of plenty of tools and features. Also, Exchange saves all mail data on the email server, not on your PC.

One of the best things that makes Microsoft Exchange the best e-mail client ever is the fact that it somehow manages to synchronize your e-mail no matter what location you use to access it and regardless of the programs you might have to open. For example, you might send an e-mail at some point using your phone software. You no longer need to include you own address to BCC, because Microsoft Exchange will automatically place your e-mail in the SENT folder located on your pc at home. It can do this at any time you access e-mail and send items, because it communicates directly with the server, and whenever you send info towards the server, Exchange keeps track of it.

Microsoft Exchange also has a new feature called public folders. In these folders you can place any e-mails or documents you would like to share to you network or over the internet, and you can set permissions for each of them. It's a great feature when you are working in a big company and you want to give access to crucial information to some of your colleagues, without spending time to select their e-mail addresses.

Of course, Exchange is not all perfect and as expected it has its disadvantages. For example, you might find it hard to afford Microsoft Exchange unless you own a multi-billion dollar company. I'm joking, it doesn't cost THAT much, but it does cost quite a lot and except you really need to access e-mail from everywhere and use the shared features, you don't really have a call for it. Another thing about Exchange is the fact that you will probably need an expert to get it going correctly. Microsoft Exchange is not destined for personal use, it has been designed and developed for big companies and therefore the programmers included tricky setup settings, assuming you have some kind of computer expert at your disposal to help you with them.

Since the 2003 version of Exchange, you can use it as a hosted service. It's better to have your Exchange version hosted on your web host. There are plenty of companies that offer Exchange hosting services and in addition to disk space for you e-mails, they will provide support in setting up your mailbox and will help you whenever you manage to screw something up. Also, you don't have to buy a license just for you. The hosting companies have many licenses purchased and as they handle millions of mailboxes, they can make you a better deal when it comes to paying for your license. So, no more thousands of dollars on license, no more head-scratching setup problems, all you have to do is simply pay $10 - $20 per month and you can easily afford you own Exchange service.