| Buyers are often not clear about the relationship | | | | synchronization technology also additions and |
| between hosted Exchange and BlackBerry when it | | | | deletions as well as any other changes to reflect |
| comes to push e-mail functionality. Hosted Exchange | | | | immediately in the clients e-mail. These changes take |
| is the hosted version of the popular Microsoft | | | | place in real-time and reflect immediately. |
| Exchange product that is extensively used by | | | | ActiveSync works with Microsoft exchange hosting |
| companies for e-mail management. BlackBerry client | | | | servers to add the latest updates to email, calendars, |
| and BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) are products | | | | contacts and task lists. It also operates with various |
| of Research in Motion. BES is available from service | | | | client email software including Microsoft Outlook and |
| providers in a hosted mode for a monthly price and | | | | Apple entourage. Mobile e-mail devices such as |
| offers push-mail synchronization with BlackBerry client | | | | iPhone, Nokia, Motorola, Palm, Samsung and LG are all |
| software on smart phones with the same brand | | | | compatible with hosted exchange. |
| name. | | | | However, when one is using a BlackBerry smart |
| Hosted Exchange allows BlackBerry-like push e-mail | | | | phone, it has to make use of the Blackberry |
| and personal information synchronization using | | | | Enterprise Server (BES) for synchronization with |
| ActiveSync. ActiveSync enables communications on | | | | company's mail servers that may be using Exchange |
| the go to be easier than ever. This automatic | | | | or Notes or some other mail management product. |