| Your organization’s needs for Microsoft | | | | While buying hosted MS Exchange Account |
| exchange mailbox accounts with changes in | | | | mailbox account, look for a web based control |
| workforce. An easy alternative is to buy | | | | panel to manage your mailboxes. Also note that |
| Microsoft Hosted Exchange mailbox accounts as | | | | the price per Exchange mailbox may vary |
| and when needed. How to buy hosted exchange | | | | depending on the mail access protocol, that is, |
| or what factors should be considered while | | | | POP3 (Post Office Protocol V3), IMAP (Internet |
| selecting the appropriate hosted exchange mailbox | | | | Message Access Protocol), or MAPI. |
| plan is important. | | | | Microsoft hosted exchange 2007 mailbox |
| Look for a hosted exchange provider with the | | | | accounts support IMAP, MAPI, and POP3. POP3 is |
| latest version of MS Exchange 2007 mailbox | | | | the Post Office Protocol V3, whereas IMAP is the |
| accounts and expect the following features: | | | | Internet Message Access Protocol. POP3 |
| Ø Round the clock monitoring of Exchange | | | | functionality is known to all mail users as it is the |
| Server Infrastructure | | | | most commonly used protocol. If you do not |
| Ø 24/7 customer and technical support | | | | need the advanced mobile push sync features, |
| Ø Reliable Data Center | | | | you can pick a POP3 account that will be less |
| Ø Easy-to-use web based control panel | | | | expensive. However, if you are using a smart |
| Ø Mailbox facility scalable from 1 – 100,000 | | | | phone such as iPhone, BlackBerry, or Windows |
| Exchange mailbox accounts | | | | Mobile phone, you will be better off using the |
| Ø Unlimited distribution and email aliases list | | | | IMAP or MAPI protocols that allow for better |
| Ø Easy mail access via Outlook, OWA, Https, | | | | synchronization of email files and folders on the |
| POP3, MAPI, IMAP4 | | | | mobile and desktop clients and the mail server. |