Business-critical email

for your small business

Patrick Monahan

Iron Cove Solutions

Emerging devices

of small business owners use smartphones.3

⅓

New generation of workers

million strong, the “millennial” generation is the most tech-savvy, connected generation of our time.1

70of U.S. small and midsize businesses have workers that work from home.2

Increasingly mobile workforce

77%

Communication overload

In October 2011,

of U.S. email was spam.4

>73%

The rise of cloud computing

of U.S. small businesses are investing in or investigating cloud

services.5

>60%

1) Firefish Blog, Oct 2011; 2) Techaisle, Jul 2011; 3) Discover, Dec 2010; 4) Symantec, Oct 2011; 5) Techaisle, 2010

Are Your People Doing Their Best Work?

With your current email, can you…

Save time by simplifyingthe way you manage your email, contacts, and calendar?

Stay connected on the go,

with a consistent

experience across the

phone, PC, and browser?

Get world-class protection

so you can worry less

about security?

Email is a business-critical application for most companies today.1

Email Is Critical to Business Success

1) “How To Choose The Right Email Solution For Your Business.” A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Microsoft. May 2011.

Go to one place for your email, calendar, notes, tasks, and contacts

Keep your inbox clutter free with tools to group messages by conversation and opt out of unwanted conversations

Stop feeling restricted by a small mailbox with generous mailbox limits

With Exchange Server 2010, the ability to view and take action on whole conversations, rather than single messages at a time, makes it easier to keep track of important information and eases inbox overload.

Brian LeitnerIT DirectorVan Scoyoc Associates

Make it simple to work together by easily sharing calendars, scheduling meetings, and joining meetings

Present a professional image with your own domain name

Get Organized

Access your email, calendar, and contacts from anywhere*

Use almost any browser, computer, smartphone, or tablet to access your email, calendar, and contacts

Keep working even when you don’t have an Internet connection, with offline access to your email and address book

The sync capabilities of Exchange Online mean that I can easily enable my employees to get email on all of their phones and computers from any web browser.

Kevin LisotaChief Executive Officerfindwell

Get Mobile

* “Access from anywhere” requires Internet connectivity and, if from mobile devices, depends on WiFi capability and/or mobile network coverage.

Help protect your email with the latest anti-spam and antivirus defenses

The mobile encryption, authentication, and device control polices in Exchange Server 2010 give us some additional options to help us protect our users’ sensitive information.

Brian DaySenior Assistant Administrator, Messaging and Directory Services GroupInformation Technology Division of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Take the hassle out of archiving your old email with simple, built-in archiving capabilities

Help avoid common but potentially costly mistakes when you send email, with automatic alerts and warnings

Help eliminate the worry of your data getting into the wrong hands if you lose your phone, by being able to wipe it clean remotely

Get Peace of Mind

From the start, focusing on people,

at home or at work

Building products specifically designed to fit small business needs

Building products specifically designed to fit small business needs• To run your PC• To get day-to-day work done

• To connect people and share content

• To manage your contacts

• To manage and help secure your PCs• To run your server

Microsoft Understands Small Businesses

Providing guidance and support for small businesses

http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness

What is Exchange?

A complete business-class solution—designed for Microsoft Outlook®—for your email, calendar, and contacts on your PC, phone, and browser

Why Exchange?

Smart choice• Used by >50% of business users

based on a recent survey (Radicati, Sep 2011)

• Winner: best mail server of the year (InfoWorld, Jan 2011)

• Strong Positive rating in Gartner’s MarketScope for Email Systems 2011 (G00213356, Gartner, Inc., Jun 2011)

Solid security• Built from the ground up to meet

business needs• In the Leaders Quadrant for

Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateways (G00214080, Gartner, Inc., Aug 2011)

Cost savings• Built-in anti-spam, archiving,

backup, and mobile access—helping save on licensing costs

• No server costs with online subscription option

Business efficiency• Consistent experience on PC,

phone, and browser simplifies training

• Mobile access keeps people connected on the go

• Works best with Outlook 2010

Introducing Microsoft Exchange

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You install and maintain it on your server.

You manage availability and reliability.

You control updates and upgrades.

Microsoft hosts and maintains it for you.

Microsoft guarantees 99.9% availability.

Microsoft manages updates and upgrades.

You control important features (such as security), but cannot customize.

You can customize as needed (including installing third-party apps).

Maintenance

Availability and reliability

Updates and upgrades

Customization

Type Subscription service, delivered online

Software installed on your server

Choosing the Best Option for Your Business

Works best

with…Microsoft Lync™ for more options in how you communicate• Presence status in

Outlook and Microsoft Office files

• Instant messaging, audio and video calling, and conferencing from Outlook

• Click-to-join online meetings scheduled from Outlook

Microsoft Outlookfor easier email and time management• Shared calendars• Built-in search bar• Conversation View• Ignore Conversation

feature

Part of a Broader Communications Suite

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Next Steps

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