Companies that give their workers the option of telecommuting are benefitting from greater productivity, lower costs, more options for finding and retaining qualified staff, and improved employee health, according to a new survey released today by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).

It's not a strange question - "does your company generate its own electricity?". But the answer is "off course not". You would need to buy a generator and maintain this piece of 'hardware'. You would experience stages of power outages, and you would need to upgrade your hardware all the time.

Here at SyncMyMail we think you should think the same about e-mail as you think about electricity. Why host your own email? You would need a your Exchange server, and the technician to maintain this piece of hardware.

Documents to Go for BlackBerry.

Great news for BlackBerry users who've been anxious for more information about our upcoming Documents To Go release. The Documents To Go for BlackBerry web pages have been updated with new info.

To find out whether your devices are supported and what updates may be needed for your device, go check the FAQ

Analysts at Gartner Inc. predict that providers in the coming years will put emphasis on hosted and Software as a Service (SaaS) products.

Matthew Cain, a research vice president at Gartner, said about 1% of businesses currently use hosted email, and the "vast majority" of those have fewer than 1,000 users. Projections from Gartner show 20% of companies will use hosted email of some sort by 2012.
Twenty percent is a large portion of the market, but this also means that 80% of businesses will keep email in-house.

Apple’s recently announced that its iPhone’s will have the ability to synchronize with Hosted Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
By having iPhone 2.0 and Hosted Exchange services, you are pretty much be able to synchronize emails, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks over various wireless medium such as Wi-Fi and GPRS network.

Exchange Hosting Providers, like SyncMyMail, can now offer a bundle of choice to its Mobile business users. Whether a Windows Mobile Device, iPhone and BlackBerry, SyncMyMail offers the wireless synchronization.

Having worked at an insurance company I know that mobile phones are a hot and easy target for thieves. But, if everyone blocks their mobile phone after its' stolen, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones. Here is how:


1. To check your Mobile phone's serial number (IMEI), key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 #

A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset.

Personally, I think Entourage should be the preferred e-mail client for professional user. Mail is slower as an app, and it is way easier to change preferences in Entourage than Mail. Entourage is also much more versatile than Mail. Entourage provides email, a calendar, address book, task list, note list, and project manager.

This video demos the SharePoint environment very well. Use a site as your team's communication center. See how you can use documents, lists, wikis, and blogs to track, store, and share information. Take a look at how search capabilities, multiple navigation options, and RSS make it a snap to find what you're looking for, and how version control and document recovery help ensure that team members stay on top of their information.


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Let’s talk about costs. It’s a pretty simple idea: the less your business costs to run, the more money you can make in return. If your business brings in $50,000 a month, but your expenditures are $55,000 a month, you’re paying money out of your pocket and soon may have to shut your business down. Using Hosted Exchange is one way to help you save your money and keep your employees connected as well.If you try to set up your own Microsoft Exchange 2007 hosting, you’ll find that the costs are definitely dear.

What is hosted Microsoft Exchange?

Simply put hosted Exchange is Microsoft's e-mail and collaboration server (Microsoft Exchange) which is designed to work with Outlook. The term hosted means that the Exchange server is located at a data center and managed by another company for you. In the past Microsoft Exchange server was costly for small to medium sized businesses to use as an email and collaboration tool because of the high cost of hardware, software and technical staff to manage it.