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At the Tech•Ed 2009 conference in Germany, Microsoft's Stephen Elop announced the production release of Exchange 2010. Equipped with a new structure that increases uptime, bolsters security, lowers cost of ownership, and simplifies administration, Exchange 2010 joins Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 as a member of a new wave of information technology platforms designed to enhance business productivity and profits.

Exchange Server 2010's improvements in the field of fault tolerance include the use of database availability groups that automatically replicate mailboxes and provide rapid, unassisted recovery from hard disk or processor failures without complex hardware clustering schemes. Features such as retention management policies, role-based access management, and allow/block or quarantine control for wireless devices bolster protection. To improve ROI, Exchange Server 2010 can save as much as 20% on support costs, 50% on full server fault tolerance, 40% on voice mail costs, and 70% on hard disk storage. To see Microsoft's news release, refer to Microsoft Delivers Exchange Server 2010.

How Progent's Microsoft Certified Engineers Can Help Your Business with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
Progent's Microsoft certified engineers offer a wide selection of Microsoft Exchange 2010 integration services and can help you to assess the advantages and risks of deploying Exchange 2010, manage realistic simulations to verify the operation and throughput of Microsoft Exchange 2010 in your environment, plan an Exchange Server 2010 implementation that improves the availability, protection, and productivity of your messaging system, produce an efficient rollout strategy that minimizes business disruption and maximizes the use of existing hardware, provide affordable remote and onsite help to carry out your migration to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, produce extensive documentation of your upgraded messaging system, educate your network support team and end users to get them up to speed rapidly on Microsoft Exchange 2010, and provide continuing management and technical help.

Progent specializes in offering online engineering and network support, which can save your company significant time and expense in the course of your move to Microsoft Exchange 2010. By delivering rapid remote access to Microsoft-certified Exchange 2010 professionals, Progent eliminates the expense and business interruption associated with onsite service. For environments that require on-premises help, Progent can dispatch a support professional to any state and the majority of zip codes in the U.S.

Progent's network professionals can provide a selection of other low-cost support services to improve the productivity, availability, protection, performance, and manageability of messaging environments based on Microsoft Exchange 2010:

Infrastructure Architecture and Optimization from Cisco Certified CCIE Engineers
Progent can provide the skills of Cisco CCIE experts to assist you to optimize your network architecture to benefit from the high-availability, security, and wireless connectivity features included with Exchange 2010. Progent can explain economical ways to set up Cisco switches and routers to achieve the top level of network uptime, security, and performance. Progent's Cisco CCIE professionals specialize in providing online assistance so that you can benefit from enterprise-class network consulting at a cost that small organizations can afford.

Security Inventory Scanning and Assessment Packages
Progent's CISA and GIAC certified network security engineers can oversee a variety of affordable security vulnerability scanning service packages that offer companies of any size an opportunity to receive an unbiased, professional opinion about the strength of their network security environment for supporting Microsoft Exchange 2010. These set-price assessment packages vary from a low-cost external security evaluation offering for small companies up to a high-level package for businesses who need to meet security criteria required by state mandates or by business partners. For every security assessment package, engineers with top security credentials examine and document automatically collected information and offer suggestions for sensible improvements.

Business Continuity Planning and Backup
Progent's backup and recovery consultants can assist your company to design a disaster recovery strategy so you can resume critical business functions in case of an information network collapse due to natural events, cyber attack, equipment problems, human mistakes, or other sources. Progent's consultants can help you to develop a complete workplace recovery plan that includes scheduled emergency response testing. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco-authorized consultants can also assist you to build an affordable, fault-tolerant network infrastructure that takes into account dependability issues concerning a wide range of network technologies and procedures including server and storage clustering, system load balancing, and virtual machines. Progent can also offer System Center Data Protection Manager support services to help you configure DPM for ongoing remote data backup and fast recovery.

Mobile Messaging Consulting for RIM BlackBerry, iPhone, and Windows Mobile Devices
Progent's wireless messaging experts can reduce management stress and expenses by assisting your company to select, set up, manage, and troubleshoot mobile messaging solutions that align with your business goals. Progent can help your organization with an Exchange 2010 upgrade that significantly improves support for mobile workers by offering seamless connectivity with major mobile handsets including RIM BlackBerry smartphones, iPhones, and Microsoft Windows Mobile handsets. Progent's RIM BlackBerry specialists can in addition assist you to incorporate BlackBerry Enterprise Server into your Microsoft Exchange 2010 solution.

Virtualization and Server Management Support
Progent's system management professionals have in-depth expertise in key virtual server technologies and can provide Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Virtual Server support, VMware virtual technologies engineering services, and Citrix XenServer expertise. Progent's certified professionals can show you how to incorporate Microsoft Exchange 2010 into a virtual machine solution that maximizes performance, improves uptime, streamlines management, speeds up restoration time, and significantly lowers your costs for equipment and support. For example, Progent can show you how to use Windows Hyper-V's support for Microsoft's Virtual Machine Manager to unify the management of your company's virtual network.

Windows Server 2008 Consulting
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants offer Windows Server 2008 R2 consulting support services to help your company to configure, administer, and support Microsoft's latest server technology and make sure that Microsoft Exchange 2010 is tightly incorporated into a state-of-the-art IT network powered by Windows Server 2008. Progent can assist you to set up and evaluate test systems, create and carry out a migration plan that reduces business interruptions, solidify your network infrastructure, bolster your security, and implement server and storage clustering and machine virtualization configurations that enhance the strategic value of your IT network.

Windows 7 Migration and Desktop Support
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can assist your business to configure, administer, and troubleshoot Windows 7 computers to ensure that Microsoft's most advanced client platform operates efficiently with Exchange 2010. Progent's Windows 7 upgrade services include cost and risk analysis, project management, test evaluations under authentic workloads, minimally disruptive deployment of Microsoft Windows 7 desktops, comprehensive project documentation, interactive webinar classes for desktop users and system managers, plus ongoing IT assistance via Progent's economical remote help desk support services.

To find out more information about Progent's support for Microsoft Exchange 2010, phone 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.