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Internet Solutions launches Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server offering. South Africa - Internet Solutions (IS) has today announced the launch of a hosted BlackBerry® Enterprise Server offering available to businesses of all sizes in South Africa . The hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server solution provided by IS brings the benefits of the BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution to businesses that want to outsource the management their mobile messaging. The service offers the security and functionality of the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution through a fully-featured, outsourced version of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software that many businesses depend on to keep their mobile workers productive and in touch when on the move. It is the ideal mobile solution for businesses already outsourcing their Microsoft® Exchange email system as it integrates seamlessly with hosted corporate email and provides simple, affordable mobile access to email, calendars and other features of the messaging platform. As one of South Africa 's leading converged communications service providers, IS is ideally placed to provide a hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server offering to the South African market. IS has extensive experience in offering hosted email solutions to the market, a world-class infrastructure and a large base of hosted email customers that could benefit from outsourcing their BlackBerry® solution requirements. "Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server provided by IS will offer both small and large enterprises a hosted solution that offers many of the same features as an installed BlackBerry Enterprise Solution deployment at a fixed cost-effective monthly subscription fee," says Hayden Lamberti, General Manager of Application Solutions at IS. "Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server combines trusted BlackBerry smartphone features, functionality, and advanced security capabilities, in a package that's managed and supported for business customers by IS." Companies that opt for this service do not need to buy, install or manage server software to mobilise their businesses, which means that there are no upfront software costs. A hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server solution allows businesses of all sizes to maintain multiple channels of communication with their customers, increasing the immediacy of their responses. Employees will be able to work smarter, make time away from their desk more productive, and get out of the office without being cut off from the applications and people they need to interact with to do their jobs effectively. Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server features robust security as well as powerful administration tools that make it simple to manage policies and user groups through a central interface.
NOTE TO THE EDITOR: • Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server through IS will be priced at R45 per user per month, in addition to the voice and data costs that normally apply to BlackBerry® smartphone usage. • Clients will have to be a Hosted Exchange client with IS to make use of the Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server offering (This is an add-on service for a Hosted Exchange client).
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About Internet Solutions (IS)
Internet Solutions (IS) is Southern Africa¹s most established and experienced Internet Service Provider. Since 1993 IS has been providing end-to-end connectivity solutions and related services across the African continent. IS is now also able to self provision, having received an ECNS license in 2008. This is enabling the company to deliver fully aggregated telecommunications services to the South African market. The innovative solutions and services offered by IS are underpinned by the company¹s founding principles; developing a robust infrastructure that enables corporates and other organisations to communicate, which is then brought to life and implemented by the passionate people who work at the company. For 15 years IS has been delivering these products and services to over 80% of South Africa¹s top businesses, from listed companies to Non Governmental Organisations, local and national Government and small to medium sized enterprises. All IS products and services are built on a world-class, secure and resilient infrastructure, delivered according to global best practices and in partnership with the world¹s leading technology vendors, such as Cisco and Microsoft. IS is a Microsoft Gold Partner with competencies in Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (Hosted Exchange and SharePoint) and Advance Infrastructure (Managed Hosting) Solutions. IS is the first ISP in Africa and the Middle East to achieve this accreditation. Similarly, in 2002 IS was certified as a Cisco Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), the first company outside of the US to be awarded this accolade. IS also embraces open source technology and partners with leading local and international companies to deliver business ready Linux and open source solutions. IS continues to enjoy market leading positions across multiple vertical market segments through the company¹s current product mix of Hosting, Access, Security, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Mobile, VOIS, Wireless, Broadband and Application Services solutions. Recent growth in the African economy has resulted in IS spreading its services across all parts of the continent, as clients demand reliable and robust networking connectivity throughout Africa . IS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dimension Data and is certified as a 100% BBBEE compliant company, meeting the Level 4 contribution requirements to achieve this status.
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