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Email Collaboration

If you want the functionality, reliability and scalability of a corporate collaboration solution without the associated cost and complexity, then the AppsFarm Email Collaboration Service delivers. Available anytime, anywhere it provides big business functionality with ease of management and affordability.

    Benefits
    Features
    The Basics
    Price
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Benefits

You get reliable 24x7 access and support.  Secure, scalable, and reliable You’ll be assigned a named service guru who will make sure all your expectations are exceeded.  Full 24x7 Service
You’re charged an all-inclusive per user monthly fee that includes all the expenses of deployment, maintenance, licensing, support and upgrades.  Low predictable cost Maximum functionality at minimum cost all the features of corporate collaboration without the big business cost.  Fully Functional
Users can access information regardless of location using the most basic equipment in the office, at work or from remote locations.  Anytime, anywhere access Your business name (user@yourcompany) would be included in all transmissions.  Your company name
AppsFarm simplifies IT solutions and frees resources to focus on your core business.  Business Focus  AppsFarm’s alliances with Microsoft and Lotus mean you have access to the world-leaders in market share and functionality. Accept no substitutes.  World leaders
Why wait to employ staff, purchase equipment, install and test software when you can be more productive today?  Be Productive Now

 Features

When you subscribe to the AppsFarm E-mail Collaboration Service, we license the software from Microsoft or Lotus - you don’t need to pay for licences or keep track of how many users and licences you have. We also ensure the latest versions and patches are installed. Download a copy of Outlook or Notes to install on your computer, or we can send you a CD.  Licensing and Upgrades Collect, organise, and share contacts, emails, discussions and files with others on your team or across your organisation. Set up folders for anonymous access to allow external access by the public, customers or partners.  Public Folders
Create multiple address books - each may be either personal to the user or shared. When shared, information regarding potential customers, current clients, partners and suppliers can be categorised and shared throughout the organisation by many or few employees - as required.  Multiple Address Books Share business-related information in a structured environment to improve your employee’s productivity. Set up discussion forums on topics of interest - employees always know where to go for the latest information on a particular topic.  Share Knowledge
Separate your customers, suppliers, partners and personal contacts into groups for easy accessibility and management. Send emails to groups without having to list each individual separately. Track and review all contact made with each person.  Contact Management  All the usual features of a corporate email solution are included such as message recall, delivery and read notification, scheduled delivery, and delivery prioritisation.  Internal Mail
Each user has a personal calendar for appointments, tasks and reminders, which other users may check for availability. All calendars are automatically updated as each invitee accepts or declines an appointment. Resources such as meeting rooms, and laptops may also be booked by authorised users.  Calendar  The Collaboration Service integrates with Microsoft Office to enable routing of documents to defined individuals or groups. Files may also be saved directly from Office applications to collaborative folders where they may be viewed by authorised individuals. Carry out mail-merges using information stored in your contacts lists.  Microsoft Office Integrated
Set tasks for yourself or employees including due date, priority and responsibility. Track progress and effort.  Task Manager  Your collaboration service can be customised using powerful yet easy-to-use development tools. Develop a help-desk, sales force, or recruitment application for example. Use your own resources or AppsFarm expertise to develop and deploy the solution.  Add on Features
Set up mail filters based on simple or more complex rules as appropriate. Automatically block junk mail, automatically send certain email types to specific folders or individuals, generate automatic replies etc.  Mail Filters  Our servers are virus protected and monitored constantly. That means we’ve made sure your email is safe before you see it, significantly reducing the risk to your systems.  Virus Protection
Our servers are housed in a secure data centre with the security, back-up, and disaster recovery procedures you’d expect of a world class solution. Redundancy, UPS, fire protection and round-the-clock monitoring ensure your service is available 99.5% of the time, or we refund your money. And because your information is always backed up, computer crashes, loss or theft don’t impact your productivity.  Peace of Mind

The Basics

Why enhanced messaging and collaboration? Because time is a precious commodity. And, in today's fast-paced work environment, you need to focus your time on what you do best: your core business.               
        We put the power of a server behind email software so that you can do so much more than just email. The key is the server: it drives the enhanced messaging and collaboration capabilities.
The AppsFarm E-mail Collaboration Service uses the Internet to ensure your messages are available anytime, anywhere. We provide the guaranteed reliability, responsiveness, and support that are synonymous with the AppsFarm name.           
      Email enables rapid communication with employees, customers, suppliers, and partners. Users can access their entire history of private and shared email anywhere, anytime either offline using a mail client such as Outlook, or online using a web browser.
Using the Collaboration Service, users are able to organise meetings, book meeting rooms, share resources, files and contacts, participate in dynamic discussions and share knowledge – in short they can communicate more effectively.
You will eliminate the up-front costs associated with selecting, testing, and implementing an email collaboration system, and avoid the ongoing costs of running and maintaining such a system.  Your system is also instantly scaleable to your requirements.
The AppsFarm E-mail Collaboration Service offers robust email, contact management, and scheduling capabilities with virus and junk email protection. Your data is stored and backed up at a secure centre providing greater security against loss of data, even if your local computer crashes.            
       Because AppsFarm shares the savings that come from economies of scale, you also get the benefit of significantly reduced costs per user for a collaborative email system – this cost includes the associated infrastructure, administration, and support.
Like all AppsFarm services, the Collaboration Service is web enabled so your business can immediately take advantage of the benefits of collaboration.  Built on Microsoft Exchange, the service is both robust and customisable.
       Using virtually any modern mail program, users can “synchronise” files by connecting to the AppsFarm server at any time. Emails, contacts, and tasks may be viewed, deleted or modified. Further synchronisation updates the server and sends email.
Users can also access their email, contacts, appointments, shared files etc. anytime, anywhere (home, office or remote locations) using a web browser.
Using strong security measures, we ensure your data is kept private and accessible only be authorised users.
Why Choose AppsFarm?
AppsFarm simplifies the IT process allowing you to focus on your core business initiatives. Your productivity will increase as users communicate, collaborate and share ideas more efficiently. Large businesses are increasingly using these tools and now AppsFarm puts them within the reach of all organisations.
AppsFarm is a leading UK based application service provider and IT consultancy firm that focuses on small to medium sized enterprises.
AppsFarm allows you to add, modify or switch IT capabilities, users, and locations more quickly and cost effectively. The AppsFarm E-mail Collaboration Service reduces costs - both your initial cash outlay and the operating expense - by providing a predictable all-inclusive monthly fee.
AppsFarm provides a single named individual who is responsible for your service needs. We’re confident we’ll exceed your expectations.
All AppsFarm services include 24x7 support.  This includes not only technical support, but also advice on how to use your software better – normally something you pay for.

 

Price

FEES INCLUDES ADD-ONS
  • First month FREE
  • No signup fee
  • No contract
  • £19.95/user/month
  • Outlook client software, Exchange server seat
  • 100 MB per user (mailbox & folders) aggregated to company total
  • Web-based company self-administration
  • Access mailbox using client or any browser via Web Access
  • Additional 100 MB for £18.95 per month (for use in company aggregate total)

Library

For a product brochure of AppsFarm's Email Collaboration Service, please click here. Also in this library are details on AppsFarm's other products and services, information about the ASP industry, and other business related information.

 

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