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Hosted Microsoft Exchange

Enterprise Email Anywhere

The solution offers a robust, hosted, outsourced and fully managed implementation of Microsoft Hosted Exchange. Located within First Technology's Data Centre, the service incorporates a range of security, content and management features in addition to a redundant network infrastructure system and the best engineering staff in the country. The solution allows users can access their mailboxes in a number of ways: Outlook 2010 desktop client, Outlook Web Access (OWA), Outlook Mobile Access (OMA) and through any third party POP client. Outlook Web and Mobile Access uses Microsoft ActiveSync as the conduit for delivery to Mobile Phones and PDA’s.

 

Solution Benefits

Mobility

As the requirement for employees to become increasingly mobile so does the client’s bandwidth requirements increase.  FirstNet Hosted Exchange solution will allow your workforce to work in the office, at home, on the road, and at client and partner sites.
Peace of Mind
First Technology has long held the belief that excellent customer service is the key to long-term success. Our goal is to be a strategic business partner to you by staying tune with your needs.  FirstNet will provide you with a personalized service as well as fast and reliable support.

Productivity

Collaboration in the work place is one of the factors that has contributed to the success of most projects.  Regardless of where they are, your workforce need to most accurate and up-to-date information possible in order to provide your team with the most effective contribution to each project.

FirstNet’s Hosted Exchange Platform can provide you with collaboration using:
• Shared emails, contacts, folders, notes, etc.
• Advanced meeting scheduling with invitation and response tracking
• Shared individual and corporate calendars

Low and Predicable Costs

FirstNet’s Hosted Exchange solution provides small, medium and large businesses with the ability to utilize the latest Exchange software at an affordable and predictable cost.  Instead of the requirement to invest in expensive server rooms, servers, software, backup and technical resources; FirstNet will provide your business with the latest email collaboration software at a fixed, monthly rate per user.
Security & Stability
The Hosted Exchange environment was built on a foundation of secure and redundant Microsoft technology. For storage, there is a world class fibre optic Storage Area Network (SAN).

Easy Administration

Provisioning is handled via a browser, which permits remote management of user mailboxes. All Administrative tasks can be completed online, including: creating and deleting users, assigning service plans and storage limits.
Quality and Reliability

• FirstNet ensure that redundancy is built in to every critical component of our infrastructure.
• All data is backed up nightly on a dedicated backup system.
• The network has been designed to ensure both high performance and high availability of data.
• In addition the network is monitored 24/7 by our Remote Managed Services division.

Scalability

FirstNet have designed their entire Hosting platform around our client’s requirements for scalability in the services that we offer.  Each component of our architecture is independent and has been built to allow our clients to integrate new network components as and when they are required.

Technical Specialists In-House

All FirstNet staff are of the highest caliber and FirstNet has the advantage of being aligned with First Technology and are thus able to support the hosted services both in-house and to call on any specialist within the First Technology Group.Our support personnel are kept up to date through certifications and training and FirstNet thus maintain the highest standards of service.

 

Solution Features

 

  • Fully Outsourced Enterprise Email
  • Web based Provisioning
  • Email Anywhere via Outlook Web Access (OWA)
  • Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam Engines scanning email
  • 99.9% uptime
  • 8 x 5 Hour Support

Migration Planning Scenarios

 Self Service Deployment

FirstNet will provide you with the tools you need to easily deploy your new Hosted Exchange Solution.

• The site Administrator will be sent a detailed activation email with user login information.
• Included in the service is a configuration guide.
• Access is provided to proprietary tools.
• Telephonic support is available should it be required.

Full Service Deployment

 If you do not have the skill in-house to deploy your new Hosted Exchange service, First Technology can provide you with all the resources, IT infrastructure knowledge, and technical expertise you need.
• Your business will be assigned a dedicated Account Manager.
• We will design, plan and test of your migration plan and can provide you with a Project Manager to manage the entire implementation process should this be required.
• FirstNet will import your existing email files into the Hosted Exchange Platform.
• Access is provided to proprietary tools.
• Telephonic support is available should it be required.

Custom Deployment

 FirstNet is able to customize the deployment of Hosted Exchange on your network should it be required.  Please contact one of our specialists for further information.

 

 

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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.firsttech.net/Hosting_Solutions/Email_Solutions/jit_default_953.Hosted%5FExchange.html">Hosted Exchange</a>&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.firsttech.net/Hosting_Solutions/jit_default_961.Hosted%5FSharepoint.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Hosted Sharepoint</span></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.firsttech.net/Hosting_Solutions/jit_default_962.Hosted%5FLync.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Hosted Lync</span></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.firsttech.net/Hosting_Solutions/jit_default_964.Hosted%5FMimecast.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Hosted Mimecast</span></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.firsttech.net/Hosting_Solutions/jit_default_987.Hosted%5FCloud%5FBackup.html" _mce_href="http://www.firsttech.net/Hosting_Solutions/jit_default_987.Hosted%5FCloud%5FBackup.html"><span _mce_style="font-size: small;">Hosted Cloud Backup</span></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.firsttech.net/Hosting_Solutions/Email_Solutions/jit_default_918.Hosted%5FZimbra.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Hosted Zimbra</span></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.firsttech.net/Hosting_Solutions/Email_Solutions/jit_default_965.Live_Archiving.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Hosted Live Archiving</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.firsttech.net/Website_Design/jit_default_914.Web_Hosting_details_&amp;_price_list.html">Website Hosting</a> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.firsttech.net/Hosting_Solutions/Email_Solutions/jit_default_792.Fax_to_email.html">Hosted Fax - Fax 2 Email</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.firsttech.net/jit_default_797.Contact_Us.html">Contact our Sales Team</a> </span></p>
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<h1>Hosted Cloud Backup</h1>
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<p>Data is the core of your business. Your emails, customer records, documents and invoices, all data that you cannot afford to loose. A data disaster can be crippling for a business, and the cost of downtime can be exorbitant.</p>
<p>The FirstNet Cloud Backup allows you to backup irreplaceable data from your desktops, laptops and servers. With state of the art software and robust infrastructure, we provide you an online backup service that ensures that you can quickly get up and running after any kind of data disaster.</p>
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<p><strong>Service Highlights</strong></p>
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<p><strong>How it works</strong></p>
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<li>Online backups are the easiest and surest way to protect your data.</li>
<li>Backing up to an offsite server ensures that you can recover your data even in case of a physical disaster, theft or loss.</li>
<li>Online backups eliminate many of the error prone steps associated with traditional backup methods like tape. Users can restore &lsquo;point in time&rsquo; versions of files without collecting and loading tapes.</li>
<li>With our online backup solution, your data is encrypted and compressed even before it leaves your computers and servers.</li>
<li>After the first full backup, only incremental block level changes are sent &ndash; optimizing bandwidth &amp; storage usage.</li>
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<li>Intuitive &amp; user friendly interface works from within your browser.</li>
<li>Backup workstations &amp; servers</li>
<li>Backup all kinds of data: Documents, emails, Exchange, SQL, etc.</li>
<li>Military strength (up to 448 bit) encryption of your data before it leaves your machine.</li>
<li>Powerful Compression.</li>
<li>Intelligent backup of changed data only &ndash; after the first full backup.</li>
<li>Support for Windows, Linux, Mac OSX &amp; FreeBSD.</li>
<li>Multiple scheduling options including continuous data protection &amp; multiple full backup scheduling.</li>
<li>Point in time restores allow you to simply point on a version and click to restore</li>
<li>Data is backed up over the internet and restores can be done anywhere anytime.</li>
<li>Monthly Service, No long term contracts.</li>
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<p>An agent is installed on each workstation or server you wish to protect. After the initial configuration, automatic backups occur that can be monitor and manage remotely.<br /> Bare-metal and Staged backups are available, allowing the creation of onsite backups that are replicated into the FirstNet Cloud Backup environment for offsite storage.</p>
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<p>Per Windows Server</p>
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<p>R 750.00</p>
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<p>R 150.00</p>
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<p>Per Windows Desktop</p>
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<p>R250.00</p>
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<p>R 75.00</p>
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<p><strong>Optional Server Plugins (Add onto Base Options)</strong></p>
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<p>Per Server MYSQL Plugin</p>
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<p>R 75.00</p>
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<p>Per Server MS SQL Plugin</p>
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<p>R 150.00</p>
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<p>Per Server SharePoint Plugin</p>
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<p>R 150.00</p>
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<p>Per Server Exchange Plugin</p>
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<p>R 150.00</p>
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<p>Per Server Exchange Granular Mailbox Plugin<br /> (Pre-requisite - Per Server Exchange Plugin)</p>
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<p>-</p>
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<p>R 75.00</p>
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<p>Per Server Disk Image Plugin</p>
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<p>R 225.00</p>
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<p><strong>Backup Storage (Based on compressed storage size)</strong></p>
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<p>1 - 10GB Storage Pool</p>
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<p>R 18.00 Per GB</p>
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<p>11 - 50GB Storage Pool</p>
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<p>R 16.00 Per GB</p>
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<p>51 - 100GB Storage Pool</p>
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<p>101 - 250GB Storage Pool</p>
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<p>R 12.00 Per GB</p>
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<p>251 - 500GB Storage Pool</p>
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<p>R 10.00 Per GB</p>
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<p>500GB + Storage Pool</p>
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<p>R 8.00 Per GB</p>
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<p><strong>Additional Charges</strong></p>
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<p>Seeded backups <br /> (Freight duties and travel costs to be calculated at time of quote)</p>
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<li>All prices are quoted in ZAR, exclude VAT and are subject to FirstNet Technology Services&rsquo;s Terms and Conditions.</li>
<li>Setup costs are based on remote installation of Desktops and Servers. </li>
<li>Onsite installation is available on request, and is subject to FirstNet Technology Services labour and travel charges. </li>
<li>Storage is charged on compressed data storage; additionally, the intelligent incremental data feature backs up only changed blocks after the first backup. </li>
<li>Cloud backups are subject to bandwidth speeds and capacity. </li>
<li>Disk image backups are subject to local disk speeds and USB transfer rates in the case of backing up to a USB drive.</li>
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