Microsoft Exchange has been the main system used by large companies to handle their email and calendars for some time. Previously you would have needed a complex server setup. No longer. As a small business you can have the same as the large businesses, with none of the issues. The service is simply hosted for you direct with Microsoft. You can share emails, book collaborative meetings without having to own the server hardware and software.

What do you receive?

• Online Office with Basic, local Office with Standard
• Outlook Web Access from any PC (looks very similar to Outlook).
• 50 Gb of storage - this can be enhanced to 100Gb if needed
• Push/Pull Email/Calendar/Contacts with smart phones
• Anti spam filter
• Anti virus filter
• No major change needed to setup, just some DNS changes on your control panel for you domain name.

Costs:
£9.40 per mailbox per month Office 365 Standard
£3.80 per mailbox per month Office 365 Basic

Work is so flexible using hosted exhange Office 365. You can get full access to your email, your folders, email contacts and calendars by hosting them on your exchange services with BCS. You gain access to this information from any Microsoft Outlook installation, or simply from a browser.

Any changes are instantly updated on all mediums. The ability to allow your mobile phone to have full access dramatically improves customer relations by allowing you to respond rapidly to their needs wherever you are.