Advantages to Outsourcing Business Class Email
This past weekend my business partners and I went away on our annual corporate retreat to discuss our existing business model and to evaluate each of our products and services. We each agreed that our most popular solution is one that we don’t spend a lot of time promoting, our premium email solution. There are several advantages to businesses that chose to outsource their email to us, in this post I plan to cover a few of these bullet points.
I am also including a presentation that I put together regarding our solution, click on the play button below to start the presentation. If you would like to learn more about business class email solutions, please feel free to drop me a note and I will be glad to schedule a time w/ you to discuss your needs in more detail…
- You Get Our Team of Experts - When you turn to a hosted solution, it’s as though you suddenly have an entire staff of experts working for you—serving as an extension of your IT department and allowing your in-house team to focus on the other critical aspects of your infrastructure.
- Our Cutting Edge Technology - Since hosted solutions, like ours, focus on their specific area of expertise, we can stay on top of the latest advances in their industry. We also have the resources to implement and maintain a variety of technologies.
- Reliable Access - We guarantee 100% satisfaction. If you’re not satisfied, we’re not satisfied. This is why we won’t force you into long-term contracts. If we fail you, we’ll give you your money back and help you take your business elsewhere.
- No Setup or Maintenance Concerns - When you turn to a hosted solution like ours, you immediately have a fully equipped, top-of-the-line system that will be continually updated and maintained. This saves you thousands of dollars in server hardware, software, upgrades, and the expertise to run it all.
- Reduced Costs - You can take these system deployment and maintenance expenses out of the budget. You will always benefit from the latest in hardware and software technology, managed by experienced engineers, with no additional costs and no unexpected fees.
- Scalability - When your company grows, your infrastructure must also grow even faster. Since hosting providers, like Pleth, have extensive hardware and software resources, we can scale smoothly and easily. Cloud hosting, in particular, is especially designed for scalability—since you use only the infrastructure resources you need.
- Scalability: Cloud Computing Advantage - We’re always ready for your growth. Thanks to the elastic nature of cloud computing, we can automatically add hardware and adjust settings from the cloud so that you don’t miss a beat—and you only pay for what you need, and nothing you don’t.
- Automatic Backups & Data Recovery – As Hosting Providers we know that you have entrusted us with your invaluable data—so we design their systems to protect that data. We have the resources to implement exhaustive backup and data recovery systems. We back up your data every night, in multiple geographic locations, in our top-tier data centers. And if a user accidentally deletes an email or email folder, you can restore it easily through our control panel at no cost—even up to 14 days after the data was deleted.
- Storage & Transmission Security - Businesses can spend thousands of dollars to protect their data—or they can save thousands by turning to a hosted system like ours. We integrate extensive security measures to protect your data from physical threats—such as theft, overheating, power outages, and fire—as well as technical threats from hackers or prying eyes. Our data centers are designed to protect your data from all physical and technical threats. And to secure your data during its journey through cyberspace, our system uses DoD standards-based protocols, as well as extended SSL encryption, and we meet all PCI DSS data security requirements for information security.
- Automatic Software Upgrades - When you choose hosted apps like ours, you don’t need to worry about downloading and installing software upgrades or security patches. Your system will always be up-to-date. We stay on top of upgrades and security patches around the clock, so you’ll always be using the latest versions of all system software. And we partner with leaders in the security industry, to give you the strongest level of protection available.
- Data Access - With hosted apps like ours, you benefit from having a wide range of data access options. This flexibility helps your employees to be more productive, compared to employees who are limited to using only a specific computer or specific software. Location is no longer an issue. You can access and manage data from any Internet-connected computer or mobile device. And your data transmissions are secured, to avoid any possibility of data leakage.
- Federal Regulations & Compliance – We stay on top of the regulations so you don’t have to. We provide the storage, compliance, and retrieval features needed for audits, legal requests, and other business needs. Our optional archiving service is designed to meet e-discovery, regulatory, and industry guidelines for data retention, and is ideal even for companies that need to adhere to the highest levels of compliance.
The BarackBerry
How cool is that President Obama might actually get to keep his Blackberry after all?
It appears that the Secret Service and IT staffers at the White House might approve of his using the exclusive Sectera Edge cell phone by General Dynamics. If you have never heard of this phone you can get a little bit of info on it here.
(CNN) — Self-confessed BlackBerry addict Barack Obama may not have to kick the thumbing habit after all, despite the concerns of a notoriously technophobic White House.
The new U.S. president was often seen hunched over the mobile e-mail device during his election campaign and even featured at No. 2 on one celebrity Web site’s list of obsessive BlackBerry users.
But, like previous Oval Office incumbents, Obama had been expected to take a vow of technological celibacy following his inaugural oath on Tuesday, despite telling CNBC in an interview that security officials would have to "pry it out of my hands." He protests that a mobile device would help him stay in touch with the real world. Should President Obama be allowed to keep his BlackBerry? Tell us what you think
E-mail has long been treated with suspicion by the Secret Service because of fears it could be hacked into by foreign espionage agencies, or that sensitive information could reach the public domain via a single mis-stroke of the "send" key.
President George W. Bush was forced to give up using e-mail when he took charge, while President Bill Clinton sent just two e-mails during his administration — one to test that the system worked and the second to veteran astronaut John Glenn before his trip into space in 1998.
There are also concerns that mobile devices such as BlackBerries, which contain built in GPS technology, could be hacked into, revealing the president’s location within a few feet.
But according to reports Thursday, Obama could now be in line to receive a spy-proof alternative to his favorite toy.
Writing on his blog for the Atlantic magazine, Marc Ambinder reports that the National Security Agency has approved a $3,350 smartphone — inevitably dubbed the "BarackBerry" — for Obama’s use.
The exclusive Sectera Edge, made by General Dynamics, is reportedly capable of encrypting top secret voice conversations and handling classified documents.
But Obama may have pushed his Secret Service handlers’ technological patience far enough. Ambinder also reports that instant messaging in the White House will still be a definite no-no
Obama ‘to get spy-proof smartphone’ – CNN.com
Pleth / Blackberry Users Not Affected!
There was a second Nationwide Blackberry outage the other day (see past blog entry). This was the second such outage in recent months where Blackberry Users were unable to retrieve or send email from their beloved devices. This outage was immediately announced on CNN and other major networks and the signs of frustration was even evident on the faces of the newscasters bringing the news, the entire business world seems to have a blackberry addiction! Not me, I carry a Palm Treo, my third one as a matter of fact, and even after trying to migrate to the Blackberry in recent months I found myself migrating back to the Treo.
While I was watching the panic of the service outage rollout in the news I gave my partners a call to find out if they were affected by the outage. Not knowing that much about the Blackberry service and how it works I was curious. Needless to say I was relieved to find out that they weren’t affected in any way and they were able to retrieve their email without any problems. The reason for this is because our Premium Email Service uses different settings than the standard Blackberry service that users get when they purchase their phones.
Not only does it make sense to upgrade to our Premium Email Service for the dramatic filtering of spam but also for the reliability that we bring to the table in terms of downtime, etc. I couldn’t resist posting this entry upon discovering this. If you or someone you know was affected by the nationwide Blackberry outage and would like to learn more about Pleth Premium Email Solutions, please don’t hesitate to let us know, we would love the opportunity to work with you and discuss our flagship product…
BlackBerry Out of Service in North America!??
Wow, again? I just saw this on CNN. Yet another reason why I have a Palm Treo Smartphone instead of a Blackberry! Not that I dislike the BlackBerry, I brought one home and gave it a try before I exchanged it for my Treo. Having had a few Treo’s in the past I preferred to opt for what I was comfortable with. (BlackBerry out of service in North America – CNN.com). This is the second time that I can think of in recent months that BlackBerry Service has went down. I did a little digging around and found that this time the service outage was blamed on a server error.
NEW YORK (AP) — An outage has disconnected BlackBerry smart phones across North America. AT&T Inc. says the disruption Monday is affecting all wireless carriers. AT&T first learned about the problem at about 3:30 p.m. ET.
There’s no word on the cause or when the problem might be fixed. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion did not immediately return a phone call.
Calendar trick for Webmail + Blackberry users
Was just out surfing and ran into a post that Bill Boebel, CTO of Webmail.US, had on his Blog. It’s a trick for Webmail users that want to keep their Calendars synced up with their Blackberry Devices. Here is the Link to Bill Boebel: Calendar trick for Webmail + Blackberry users
