Fasthosts Launches Hosted Microsoft Exchange 2010 Email Packages

GLOUCESTER, England, August 8, 2011 -

Fasthosts Internet Ltd, a leading web hosting provider, has launched a brand new range of high quality email packages based on Microsoft Exchange 2010. The solutions offer businesses and private users alike the very latest functionality for email, including mobile emailing and can improve productivity with shared calendars, tasks and contacts accessible from any computer.  The feature-packed and robust email platform is ideal for small or medium sized businesses to equip their staff with varying levels of mailbox functionality for different types of user.  In addition, Fasthosts new email packages deliver an efficient mobile email system which can lead to increased productivity and better response times for businesses in handling customer enquiries.  

Fasthosts is a long-standing expert in delivering hosted Microsoft Exchange email solutions.  The high quality features and reliability of the platform make it a popular choice for many UK firms.  Fasthosts’ new Microsoft Exchange 2010 based packages provide ways to handle email more speedily and professionally.  Free inclusive Microsoft Outlook software for PC or Mac enables users to synchronize email from multiple mailboxes, track email conversations, share calendar availability within groups, and manage work schedules with ease.  Auto responders can be used to automatically respond to incoming emails.  Forwarders and Catch-all Email can be used to distribute incoming emails effectively and manage which addresses are used as public-facing.    

Remote access to email is now an important issue for many firms.  All Fasthosts email packages now benefit from Microsoft Outlook 2010 Web App, a webmail solution for working flexibly from any computer.  Email, contacts and calendars are updated in real-time so users always have the latest data to hand.  Fasthosts Business email packages feature Microsoft ActiveSync, a simple to set up software that makes it easy to use the platform from a mobile device or tablet.  The solution provides email, calendar, contacts and tasks synchronized directly to a mobile device.  

For personal users, the Fasthosts Personal Email package is a highly affordable way to send professional, personalised email from a domain name.  The 2 x 1GB virus and spam protected mailboxes are ideal for handling large attachments, an additional 5 x 100MB mailboxes included, and 10 email forwarders.  For users whose mobile devices do not support full Exchange, IMAP Access enables users to access email in a slimmed down format on most handsets.  

The Fasthosts Business email range now starts with the Business Standard package, which features 1 highest specification Professional mailbox, 5 Starter mailboxes and 20 email forwarders.  The Business Premium package includes 3 Professional mailboxes, 2 Starter Plus mailboxes, a further unlimited Starter mailbox and unlimited email forwarders.  Especially important for business users, all email data is hosted in Fasthosts’ highly secure state-of-the-art UK data centres, and benefits from industry-leading virus scanning and multi-level spam filtering.  Fasthosts also provides the reassurance of a dedicated technical support team on hand 24/7.

Steve Holford, marketing director, Fasthosts Internet Ltd, said: “Firms of all sizes are learning that how email is handled can affect customer spend and loyalty.  Our latest Exchange-powered packages enable a business to handle email and calendars more effectively across teams, and access important materials 24/7 from outside the workplace.  The newest functionality can further help drive efficiencies and ensure that maximum value is had from every email sent and received.”

About Fasthosts:

Fasthosts is a leading web hosting provider. Based in the UK and operating 24×7 from their dedicated UK data centres, Fasthosts keeps over 1 million domain names running smoothly and ensures over 42 million emails are delivered safely each day. All Fasthosts services can be self-managed through the award winning Fasthosts web-based control panel.  Services include domain registrations, shared web hosting, business-class email, virtual private servers, dedicated server hosting, software-as-a-service, online back-up, secure online storage and unlimited broadband.

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