Apptix Adopts Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (HMC) 4.0 for its Hosted Exchange 2007 Service
HMC 4.0 Will Enable Consolidation of Multiple Technology Platforms Allowing Company to Focus on the Enhancement of Customer Facing Services and ApplicationsHerndon, Va., March 29, 2007
Apptix, (OSE:APP), the premier provider of unified On-Demand Business Communications solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced that it will adopt the Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (HMC) 4.0, designed to simplify the delivery of hosted messaging and collaboration applications. Apptix made the announcement during the Microsoft Hosting Summit 2007, held last week in Redmond, Washington. The adoption of HMC 4.0 will allow Apptix to consolidate its current technology platforms, thereby reducing operational costs and allowing the company to focus on its core competency of delivering business-class communications solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB).
"We rely on Microsoft to help us deliver premier on-demand email and collaboration solutions to our SMB customers," said Amir Hudda, chief executive officer of Apptix. "Due to recent acquisitions, we currently operate on multiple platforms comprising different architectures and provisioning systems. With HMC Version 4.0, we will be able to consolidate these systems onto a single platform and turn our focus to new revenue opportunities that will allow us to offer more applications, deliver best-in-class services and support, and attract more customers. We believe that the Hosted Messaging and Collaboration solution has matured to a point where we can now gain significant benefits."
"Hosting providers such as Apptix are at a critical crossroads as the demand for hosted IT services continues to increase exponentially, particularly from SMBs," said John Zanni, director of worldwide hosting at Microsoft Corp. "Taking full advantage of the latest iteration of Hosted Messaging and Collaboration, Apptix can cost-effectively offer its customers a service with all of the benefits of a true enterprise class e-mail, calendar and unified messaging solution through the ease of a hosted delivery model."
In addition to Exchange Server 2007, Hosted Messaging and Collaboration also incorporates other key products including Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, and Microsoft Windows Mobile 6, to provide a complete messaging and collaboration service and help ensure the best possible user experience.
Working closely with Microsoft, Apptix will launch its hosted solution for Exchange Server 2007 based on HMC 4.0 in Q2 2007.
