Network Software Integration

Introduction to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server delivers a reliable, scalable, and easy-to-manage platform with round-the-clock email and team support as well as low cost of ownership. MS Exchange 2003 Server supports a wide array of collaborative activities, such group scheduling capabilities, discussion areas, and team folders, and furthermore makes available data that extends over geographic, logical, and technology divisions with productivity enhancers such as Instant Messaging, on-demand data, and video conferencing. Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server incorporates enhancements over Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server in several important areas that cover security, performance, and remote access.

Years of background with Microsoft's messaging technology makes PC Fixer one of the most effective IT support firms in the San Francisco Bay Area and key cities nationwide for supporting email environments based on Exchange 2003 Server. PC Fixer can help small companies get all the benefits of Exchange Server 2003 under these typical scenarios:

• Upgrading from Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Server
• Updating from Exchange Server 2K
• Moving to Exchange 2003 Server from an ISP-based or POP3 Email System
• Migrating to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 from MS Exchange 2003 Server
• Hosting Services for Microsoft Exchange

Upgrading from Microsoft Exchange 5.5
Exchange Server 2003 delivers major enhancements in functionality over Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in important areas affecting access, manageability, security, reliability, capacity, and speed.

• MS Exchange 2003 Server brings a significant increase in functionality compared to the Microsoft Exchange 5.5 web client. MS Exchange Server 2003 provides an almost complete implementation of the familiar MS Outlook interface including scheduling and utilities. Because of this mobile workers get the advantage of full, protected availability of email even if they don't have a laptop. All they need is an Internet-interfaced PC with a standard web browser.
• In contrast to Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, which uses a built-in directory, MS Exchange 2003 Server uses Active Directory (AD), providing a greatly simplified administration and security model. This makes MS Exchange 2003 Server more efficient to manage and support and also offers tighter security.
• Exchange Server 2003 has a strong architecture for seamlessly adding third-party applications such as virus and spam scanning software. Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server's strong API does away with the technical risk associated with Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 when adding independent utilities.
• MS Exchange Server 2003 offers greatly increased capacity and speed over Exchange 5.5 Server. Consequently you can have more and larger mailboxes and speedier remote access.
• Moving to Exchange Server 2003 also means better searching ability, making it easier to find important data when you need it.

Benefits of Migrating from Exchange Server 2K
MS Exchange Server 2003 offers enhancements in functionality over Exchange 2000 Server in key areas such as disaster recovery, performance, protection, mobility, team computing, and manageability.

• MS Exchange 2003 Server delivers improved recovery by including the capability of eight-node clustering, cluster failover time enhancements, the addition of mount points which overcome the 24-drive designation limitation, SAN compatibility, Volume Shadow Copy Service for database backup, a Mailbox Recovery Center utility, and a Restore Storage group.
• MS Exchange Server 2003 speeds up responsiveness via features such as /3GB and /USERVA startup switches for adjusting the allocation of memory and memory address space, public folder replication improvements, distribution list caching enhancements, and suppression of Out of Office messages.
• Security improvements offered by MS Exchange 2003 Server include IPSec compatibility for front- and back-end clusters, signed Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) requests to Microsoft Active Directory, front-end and back-end Kerberos validation, Internet Information Services 6.0 security, limiting of distribution lists to authenticated users, real-time Safe and Block lists, inbound recipient filtering, attachment blocking in OWA, and public folders permissions improvements for unfamiliar users.
• MS Exchange Server 2003 offers improved support for remote and mobile workers by including an Outlook Web Access user interface and a more extensive range of capabilities for Web Outlook, Outlook 2003 speed enhancements through MAPI compression, HTTP access from Outlook, xHTML and HTML smart phone browser support, and up-to-date syncing of notifications for handheld computers.
• Management and serviceability are simplified by organizing queues on a per-server system, improving the user interface (UI), revealing all system queues, controlling cookie authorization, using Microsoft Exchange System Manager to transfer queue data, including a multiple-client Move Mailbox feature, and providing dynamic distribution lists, public folder Send Contents, and public folder affinity to control referrals.

How PC Fixer Can Assist You to Move to MS Exchange 2003
Using field-proven best practices, PC Fixer's professional engineers can help you to design and implement an efficient and transparent migration strategy that minimizes business disruption, reduces long-term maintenance costs, and makes your Microsoft Exchange 2003 solution easy to manage. For complex multi-server or geographically dispersed migrations, PC Fixer has the background to complete your move on time and affordably. PC Fixer's email help, repair, and consulting offerings include assistance with the configuration of independent enhancements that are the best fit for your business goals.

Advantages of Migration to MS Exchange 2003 Server from an ISP-provided or POP3 Email Environment
If your organization is currently running an email system hosted by an ISP or if you are running your Outlook users in POP3 mode, MS Exchange 2003 Server provides a wealth of enhanced capabilities in the areas of manageability, responsiveness, capacity, reliability, and collaboration:

• In contrast to the store-and-forward technique used by POP3 email systems, Exchange 2003 Server uses a central-store model that frees users from reliance on a specific PC or laptop, lowers vulnerability to hardware failure or viruses, and allows both on-line and off-line email, automatic backup, and sophisticated sharing and collaboration.
• Exchange Server 2003 has an array of collaboration features that allow work groups to maximize efficiency by sharing scheduling, address books, correspondence, and files.
• The flexibility of Exchange Server 2003 makes it possible to install third-party security enhancements or accommodate wireless devices such as the RIM Blackberry wireless handheld.
• Exchange Server 2003 supports advanced administration and tracking tools to verify that your email environment is running smoothly.
• Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server allows complete on-line archiving without affecting workers, supporting round-the-clock availability by eliminating scheduled maintenance blackouts.

How PC Fixer Can Assist You to Move from a POP3 Email System
PC Fixer's background and proven methodologies can help you to manage a quick, seamless migration to Exchange 2003 Server. PC Fixer pays attention to vital issues such as coordinating domain names so that both on-site and off-site users make a smooth upgrade from the limitations of POP3 email. PC Fixer can help you with integrating an on-site Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 solution or assist you to set up and manage your Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 in an external Data Center. PC Fixer's security consultants can help you create a comprehensive security plan that incorporates a highly secure messaging environment.

How PC Fixer Can Help You to Migrate to MS Exchange 2007 Server from MS Exchange Server 2003
PC Fixer's Microsoft Exchange consultants can assist your company to upgrade to Exchange Server 2007 from Microsoft Exchange 2003 at minimal cost or disruption of business. PC Fixer can assist your organization to improve Exchange security, responsiveness, reliability, accessibility, and fault tolerance and simplify management. PC Fixer's certified security specialists can evaluate and improve your security environment and PC Fixer's Cisco-certified network engineers can upgrade your network architecture to improve network performance and reduce operating expense.

Hosting Services for Microsoft Exchange
PC Fixer also offers MS Exchange Hosting Services based on an enterprise-class facility for Microsoft Exchange and offering high-speed Internet connectivity, dedicated firewall protection, patch and revision implementation, Help Desk services, spam and virus filtering, regular backup, continual monitoring of security and responsiveness, and comprehensive Exchange management support. While you are migrating from an older version of Exchange is a great time to consider moving to a remote managed data center for MS Exchange 2007 Server in order to save on expenses related to computer hardware, fail-safe infrastructure, and email administration.

In order to contact PC Fixer about consulting expertise for MS Exchange Server integration or to ask about PC Fixer's Exchange hosting services, phone 1-800-993-9400 or email exchange-help@PC Fixer.com.

PC Fixer's Support Services for Microsoft Server Products
For small companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, or anywhere in the U.S., PC Fixer's Microsoft-authorized consultants offer computer help and IT consulting services for the entire array of Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers, Microsoft Windows 2008 Server, and Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. PC Fixer's migration, installation, optimization, and support services cover network design, configuration, and management outsourcing for project management and documentation, on-site and remote IT help and system repair, Help Desk Services, certified security expertise, IT outsourcing, and hosting and management options.

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