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HONG KONG, January
21, 2001 - PSINet Hong Kong Limited, a wholly
owned subsidiary of CITIC Pacific Group, today launched
MessagePlus, a fully managed solution that provides
hassle-free, 24x7 email management with advanced mobile,
administration and security features. MessagePlus is
a complete email solution designed for multinational
corporations (MNCs) with regional operations and enterprises
in Hong Kong. MessagePlus also reduces customers' IT
investment by eliminating the need for day-to-day email
system supervision and ownership costs for hardware.
MessagePlus is an integrated email solution offering advanced remote
access and notification features, premium security, dedicated hardware
hosting, and 24x7 system monitoring and back-up. MessagePlus's web mail
and Mobile Short Message (MSM) alert features allow mobile executives
the flexibility to securely log on to their email accounts any time, anywhere
and respond to important emails. With the advanced security applications
from PSINet Hong Kong, MessagePlus provides security-conscious MNCs with
constant monitoring and updated security measures protecting against viruses
and hackers. Through MessagePlus, PSINet Hong Kong's customers are assured
of top-quality enterprise servers from HP, and messaging platform from
Microsoft Exchange Server.
"MessagePlus reflects PSINet Hong Kong's insights into the evolving
needs of businesses in Hong Kong and China. By bundling our technical
talent with feature-rich applications and quality enterprise hardware,
we are providing an ideal solution for growing MNCs. MessagePlus is an
easy, secure and cost-effective managed email solution for MNCs operating
in Greater China," said Layton Lok, Vice President, Commercial Department
of PSINet Hong Kong. "MessagePlus is just one of our offerings demonstrating
our vision to provide higher value-added solutions tailored for businesses
in Greater China."
On the hardware side, MessagePlus runs on HP's high performance Netserver
LP1000r . "Under the HP 'always on Internet infrastructure' vision,
infrastructure should be accessible to employees, partners and customers
on a 24x7 basis," said Alvin Cheung, product marketing manager of
Hewlett-Packard Hong Kong. "It should be scalable, always available,
and adaptable to the ever-changing business environment. The HP Netserver
is a highly available platform that can flexibly accommodate PSINet Hong
Kong's needs. Business email is a fundamentally important tool in the
business world today and we believe PSINet has made the right choice in
choosing HP as the hardware platform for their MessagePlus service."
For server software, MessagePlus chooses MicrosoftR Exchange 2000 for
its reliability and manageability which will benefit PSINet Hong Kong's
customers ultimately. "Exchange 2000 Server is the leading reliable,
scalable and easy-to-manage messaging and collaboration platform that
brings users and information together. By running on Exchange 2000 Server,
MessagePlus can offer enterprise customers with lower cost, higher productivity
and greater collaboration email solution which are critical for their
businesses," said Mr. Sherman Chu, Group Product Manager, Enterprise
Solutions, Microsoft Hong Kong.
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), email usage is on
the rise and the number of worldwide email mailboxes is expected to increase
at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 138%, from 505 million in 2000
to 1.2 billion in 2005.
"An increasing dependence on email is an undeniable trend in today's
business world. Email facilitates collaboration and is viewed as an essential
business tool. Corporate decision makers place effective IT management
and rapid return on investment at the top of their agendas," continued
Layton. "MessagePlus is optimized for the needs of MNCs as it provides
24x7 complete system monitoring, reliable data back-up, mobility and ease
of system administration."
MessagePlus is now available in Hong Kong. Below are the feature highlights
of MessagePlus.
1. 24x7 System Monitoring and Management - Regular diagnostics for email
system issues such as mailbox overload, virus and hacker activities, or
network problems around-the-clock. Offers immediate support and remedies
when issue arises.
2. Mail Relay - Disaster recovery measure with an email staging server
to backup incoming emails for two days minimizing loss of information.
3. Daily Backup of Mail Information - Secondary alternative backup of
all email information and user accounts for seven days.
4. Remote User Account Administration Interface - Offers remote user account
administration interface, allows autonomy and ease of use in adding/deleting
user accounts and profiles.
5. Web Email - Allows secure email access through any Internet browser.
Mobile executives can access emails anytime, anywhere.
6. MSM Alert - allows mobile short messaging through mobile phones to
notify the users of emails from designated important senders and subjects.
7. Advanced Security Services - Security measures include advanced anti-virus
applications to scan all incoming and outgoing emails at the gateway before
allowing access to the email system. MessagePlus also combines firewall
protection, content filtering, access control and expert consulting, to
defend against outside invasion and unauthorized entries.
8. Dedicated Server Hosting - Reduces hardware ownership cost, customers
can utilize top-quality email servers owned and operated by PSINet Hong
Kong.
The deployment of MessagePlus is supported by PSINet Hong Kong's state-of-the-art
Network Operation Center's (NOC) monitoring and the 24x7 technical support.
Combined with PSINet Hong Kong's network, MessagePlus presents a highly
reliable email solution for critical email communication. With over 800
Points-of-Presence (POPs) all over the world, PSINet Hong Kong provides
customers with consistent quality connectivity.
*Microsoft is either registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corp.
in the United States and/or other countries.
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