However Microsoft Exchange Server is an expensive, complex server to install and manage. Data Center West's hosted exchange server clone reduces all of the above issues while providing a full featured exchange server connection.

• Not just email, it’s a groupware server
  Email. Contacts. Calendars. Notes. Synchronizes groupware data with Outlook, Entourage, WebMail and mobile devices. Shared and public folders. Free/busy schedule. Users can easily access and share their email data, contacts, and calendars, and connect to public email folders using the leading business groupware clients for Macs and PCs.
• Direct Push for Windows Mobile phones Native support for direct push email and PIM synchronization for Windows Mobile and Palm phones without extra cost. Uses wireless Microsoft ActiveSync® protocol.
• Simplified administration and support
  Unlike Data Center Hosted MS Exchange (clone), Exchange 2000 and 2003 require a Windows server operating system, Active Directory and IIS web server.
• Backup and archiving
  Administrators can backup all user data and server configuration to another server or storage device for easy recovery. For legal and compliance purposes, data center exchange clone mailServer allows companies to archive all incoming and outgoing messages as they are delivered.
• iCal and Address Book
  data center exchange clone mailServer allows Mac users to subscribe and publish calendars from iCal and
• Lower migration costs
  Unlike Exchange 2000 and 2003, migration to Data Center Hosted MS Exchange (clone) does not require the installation and management of Active Directory.
• Better licensing options
  Data Center Hosted MS Exchange (clone) licensing program is very simple and significantly more cost effective for customers compared to Microsoft's Volume Licensing 6.0 and Software Assurance.
• Higher security
  No integrated virus and spam filtering makes Exchange users more vulnerable to downtime or loss of emails. Data Center Hosted MS Exchange (clone) comes as a comprehensive security package with anti-virus and anti-spam running from first start up.
• More favorable medium scalability
  Data Center Hosted MS Exchange (clone) serves up to 1000 concurrent users from a single server whereas Microsoft Exchange typically requires a server cluster.

Supported Outlook/Mac Clients
The Data Center Hosted MS Exchange (clone) supports the following versions of the MS Outlook/Mac:

• Microsoft Outlook 2000
• Microsoft Oulook 2003
• Microsoft Outlook 2007
• Entourage

Migrated items
The Data Center Hosted MS Exchange (clone)Tool imports the following items into the Kerio MailServer directory:

• users
• emails
• contacts
• calendars
• tasks

Hosting your email server is an innovative approach and offloads internal IT departments which helps companies focus on their core business functions. (This model is known as "application service providing," or ASP, delivery model.) The hosted exchange server (clone) approach saves companies for needing to purchase addition software and hardware and maintainance to an online pay-as-you-go, pay-as-you-need service.

Mail server mailbox Cost:
1-4 mailboxes - Price Per Month 8.99/ea. 1GB disk space*
5-9 mailboxes - Price Per Month 7.99/ea. 1.5GB disk space*
10+ mailboxes - Price Per Month 6.99/ea. 2GB disk space*
*Addtional disk space/email storage $2.00 per GB

Additional mailbox software cost with virtual mailserver:
+ 5 users $120 one time - $36 annual software support from Kerio.
+ 20 users $480 one time - $144 annual software support from Kerio.

Server setup is free for less than 10 boxes.
Server setup for more than 10 boxes is $150.
Consulting fees may apply for assistance with set up on client machines and installing server updates on virtual servers.

You can upgrade all or some of your email accounts.