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We are happy to announce that we are once again offering this truly unique service.

SoloSync™, a service of Exchange My Mail, Inc is unique in that the service allows individuals or small companies to connect Blackberry users to our BES ( BlackBerry Enterprise Server ) while maintaining the mailboxes on the in-house Microsoft Exchange server.

With our core service ( Hosted Exchange ) and most all other Microsoft Exchange providers in order for a user to wirelessly sync their BlackBerry they must also host their mailbox on our Exchange servers. So a company that has their own Microsoft Exchange server would either have to move the whole company to our Exchange servers so those with BlackBerry can wirelessly sync, or they would have to separate the BlackBerry users from the corporate mail server.

This causes an issue where the BlackBerry users would no longer have access to public folders, company contacts or the Global Address List (GAL).

While this might be ok for many companies and individual users, many of them have problems with this.

Our SoloSync™ service solves these issues by connecting your in-house Microsoft Exchange Server (2000, 2003 or 2007 versions) to our BlackBerry Enterprise Server infrastructure. This is all done without any changes being made to your existing Exchange server, and in most cases no changes need to be made on the firewall if you are using one.

This now allows the end users mailbox to remain on the corporate email server, while we handle the BlackBerry synchronization. Administrators are happy because everybody can stay in-house, Corporate is happy because there is no need for expensive hardware, software, maintenance, updates, upgrades and so on.. End users are happy because they now get real-time wireless Sync with their Outlook.

Limitations:
- Tasks
- Memos
- Folder redirection
- ISA firewall

There are some limitations to this service, for example it will not sync tasks or memo’s. Email, contacts and calendar will sync perfectly though.
In many cases we have found it is very difficult to work with and get the service working properly if you have a Microsoft ISA firewall. This is not to say it won’t work, but it is sometimes difficult, and may lead to setup delays.

Requirements:
- Microsoft Exchange Server version 2000, 2003, 2007
- OWA (Outlook Web Access) protected by a 3rd party SSL certificate.
- Blackberry device with BES level service.

The SoloSync infrastructure is designed to handle hundreds of thousands to millions of users simultaneously without delay or issue.

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SoloSync Service Update:

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SoloSync now supports Microsoft Exchange 2007 servers. The software control panel has been updated as well. For more details on this service please visit our website www.exchangemymail.com/solosync.asp

Exchange My Mail is one of the first in the US to offer this new technology!

If you would like to enjoy the benefits of full wireless synchronization between your Outlook and your Blackberry, there are 3 different scenarios to accomplish this;

1 – Add a BlackBerry Enterprise Server in house
2 – Outsource the mailboxes for some or all users to a Hosted Exchange and Blackberry solution (this is our core business)
3 – Use our new SoloSync service which allows you to keep users on your existing Exchange Server and use our BES. (An industry first!)

Advantages and disadvantages of each scenario:

1 – An in-house Blackberry Server is extremely expensive to implement and requires your staff to monitor, update, back-up and oversee all other tasks and maintenance. Most companies are not looking to add additional responsibilities to their current IT staff, as well as incur the high cost of deploying and maintaining a BES Server.

2 – Hosted Microsoft Exchange is our core business. This is where your company would outsource their Microsoft Exchange and BES service to us. This usually works well in 3 situations;

A – For individuals or small businesses that don’t want to incur the expense of setting up an in-house BES Server or don’t want all the responsibility of upkeep

B – Your company could outsource “some” of the mailboxes to us ONLY for users that require BES. All other users remain on your current Company Exchange Server. This can lead to certain other downsides such as not having access to company contacts, calendars, public folders, distribution lists, etc…

C – If your company wants all users to have Hosted Exchange, you can take advantage of everyone having full functionality and synchronization of Outlook profiles with BES, Good Mobile and Active Sync technologies available. For more information on these options feel free to visit our website at http://www.exchangemymail.com/

3 – With this unique service, SoloSync allows our BES Servers to connect to your in-house Exchange Server. This was never possible before, and Exchange My Mail is one of a very select few in the USA to offer this unique service. This cannot be done in any other circumstance.

   SoloSync solves many problems if you’re a company that wishes to deploy BES Service to some or all of your users, while allowing them to remain on your existing Exchange Server. Your company has nothing to do other than sign up and activate the Blackberries. We take care of everything from there. Licensing, updates, back-ups and all other maintenance are handled by us.

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