Introducing Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server
Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server delivers a reliable, scalable, and easy-to-manage platform offering 24×7 email and collaboration as well as quick return on investment. MS Exchange 2003 Server supports a broad range of team functions, including group calendaring capabilities, discussion groups, and group folders, and also gives access to data across geographic, organizational, and architectural barriers with features such as IM, real-time data, and video conferencing. MS Exchange 2003 Server introduced improvements over Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server in key technologies that address protection, performance, and remote and mobile communications.
Microsoft has ended support for Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server, requiring IT management deal with all the problems involved in supporting a legacy email platform. Still, many Exchange users are now running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. Progent's Microsoft-certified IT consultants have extensive backgrounds supporting Exchange Server 2003 and can help your organization to administer and repair your existing Exchange Server 2003 solution or help you to design and carry out an economical migration to a current edition of Microsoft Exchange. (Refer to Progent's Exchange Server 2016 migration planning and support and Exchange Server 2013 consulting.)
Advantages of Exchange 2003 Vs. Exchange 2K Server
MS Exchange 2003 Server offers enhancements in capability over MS Exchange 2000 Server in important areas such as recovery, throughput, protection, mobile access, collaboration, and manageability.
Improvements of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Over MS Exchange Server 5.5
Exchange 2003 Server offered significant improvements in functionality over Exchange 5.5 Server in key areas affecting access, manageability, protection, stability, capacity, and speed.
Advantages Exchange 2003 Server Over an ISP-provided or POP3 Email Environment
If your business is now using an email environment hosted by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or if you are running your Microsoft Outlook clients in POP3 mode, MS Exchange 2003 Server provides an array of enhanced features in the areas of ease of management, performance, size, availability, and group support:
How Progent Can Help You to Move Your POP3 E-Mail Users to Microsoft Exchange 2003
Progent's experience and tested best practices can help you to manage a fast, non-disruptive move of your POP3 e-mail clients to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. Progent pays attention to vital details such as managing domain names so that both local and off-site users enjoy a smooth upgrade from the restrictions of POP3 messaging. Progent can assist you with setting up a local Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 solution or help you to locate and manage your Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 in an external Data Center. Progent's disaster recovery consultants can help you to design and execute a comprehensive workplace recovery plan that incorporates Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM) consulting for ongoing online backup and fast data recovery.
How Progent Can Assist You to Migrate to Exchange 2013 or Exchange 2016 from Exchange Server 2003
Progent's Exchange experts can help you to move to MS Exchange Server 2013 or upgrade to Microsoft Exchange 2016 Server from MS Exchange Server 2003 at the least possible expense or interruption of business. Progent can assist your organization to enhance Microsoft Exchange security, speed, reliability, and fault tolerance and streamline management. Progent's CISM-certified system security consultants can review and improve your security environment and Progent's Cisco-premier network consultants can upgrade your network infrastructure to improve network efficiency and lower support cost.
Office 365 Exchange Online Integration with On-premises Exchange
Microsoft has made a strong effort to enable transparent hybrid networks that combine Office 365 Exchange Online and local Exchange. This allows you to have certain mailboxes hosted on your on-premises datacenter and other mailboxes hosted by Office 365. Progent's Microsoft-certified Exchange consultants can assist you with any facet of planning, implementing and troubleshooting your hybrid Office 365/Exchange network. Progent's Exchange specialists can provide as-needed expertise to help you resolve challenging technical issues and also can provide comprehensive project management outsourcing or co-sourcing to make sure your hybrid Office 365 solution is completed on time and within budget. To learn more about Progent's online consulting expertise for hybrid Office 365 and on-premises Exchange systems, see Office 365 integration with on-premises Exchange.
Hosting for Microsoft Exchange
Progent also offers Microsoft Exchange Hosting and Management Services based on a world-class data center for MS Exchange and featuring high-speed Internet connectivity, firewall security, security update and service pack control, Help Desk Call Center services, spam and virus protection, regular data backup, automated analysis of security and responsiveness, and comprehensive email management services. When moving from an earlier version of Exchange is an ideal time to move to a remote managed environment for MS Exchange Server 2016 or MS Exchange 2013 Server in order to save on cost associated with computer hardware, fail-safe infrastructure, and messaging system management.
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