| 57% of the total revenue spent on corporate email | | | | using Exchange to collaborate, your competitors |
| software is being spent on Microsoft Exchange | | | | probably are. Microsoft Exchange is generally used for |
| Server (Ferris Research, 2005). Microsoft Exchange | | | | companies with 5 or more employees. Exchange |
| Server is an email software package that resides on | | | | Server is the most widely used type of email setup |
| a server that enables office workers to collaborate | | | | on the market today! In order for companies to get |
| more effectively. Whether you know it or not, most | | | | the full benefits of Microsoft Exchange, they must be |
| small businesses use it. Microsoft Exchange Server | | | | running the program, Microsoft Outlook on their |
| gives you more control over your company email and | | | | computers. This means if you're running Outlook to |
| scheduling. | | | | view your email now, your company may be half |
| What are the benefits of Exchange Server? | | | | way to Microsoft Exchange Server. |
| Exchange enables you to see and edit another user's | | | | Can you use Microsoft Outlook WITHOUT Exchange |
| email, tasks, and calendar instantly (if they've granted | | | | Server? It is possible to use a program called |
| you permission to do so). Having the ability to view | | | | Microsoft Outlook to receive email on the user's |
| others' calendars means you are able to plan around | | | | computer without using Exchange on a server. This |
| meetings people in your office have already | | | | type of setup dramatically limits the functionality to |
| scheduled. You are able to create master contact | | | | the Outlook program however. This setup is called |
| lists and global calendars for your company so teams | | | | POP email. (For a comparison, click here) POP email |
| are always on the same page. You can also set the | | | | presents challenges with backing up email messages. |
| famous "Out Of Office Auto-Response" feature | | | | It also becomes a problem if users move from |
| before you leave town with Exchange Server so | | | | computer to computer because the messages do |
| those who email you know you are not in the office | | | | not move with them. You are also unable to share |
| without calling. Best of all, you'll have the option to | | | | user's email, tasks, and calendar instantly with others |
| view all of your email, tasks, and calendars by logging | | | | at your company. Public folders are not available as |
| into your account over the Internet with a standard | | | | well for group calendars without Exchange. |
| web browser (aka: Internet Explorer or Netscape | | | | It's only a matter of time... When companies are |
| Navigator) (click here for picture) while you are out | | | | ready to go to the Exchange setup, the employees |
| of the office in the event that you need to access | | | | are already familiar with how to get around Microsoft |
| your email quickly and don't have your laptop with | | | | Outlook if you're running in POP mode now. This |
| you. This feature is great if you need to get to your | | | | makes the training process a whole lot easier when |
| email in a pinch. best of all, it comes free with | | | | companies make the switch. Remember, if you're a |
| Exchange Server! | | | | growing company and are already using Microsoft |
| Are you ready for Exchange? Microsoft Exchange | | | | Outlook for your email, it's not a question of if you'll |
| Server is a technology that is not unique to the world | | | | use Exchange Server...it's a question of when. |
| of business. That means that if your company is not | | | | |