Data Center Provider, PHASE 2, Lowers Enterprise Communications Costs

Honolulu, Hawaii - (The Hosting News) - November 21, 2008 - Data center provider, PHASE 2 International, has released its newest business productivity solution: ActiveSync for BlackBerry, as a a low-cost alternative to traditional BlackBerry Enterprise Server subscription service.

PHASE 2's new ActiveSync for BlackBerry, an add-on to the Microsoft Exchange server, provides all of the same functionality - and more - for less. Available now to PHASE 2 Microsoft Exchange clients, priced based upon user license quantity, new PHASE 2 ActiveSync for Blackberry includes secure wireless email, PIM synchronization, Global Address Look Up capability and more.

The new PHASE 2 ActiveSync for BlackBerry client downloads over the air and installs automatically on the user's device for seamless BlackBerry synchronization. It provides its own email box, and accesses the native BlackBerry Calendar, Contacts, and Task applications.

Extending the benefits of traditional BlackBerry Enterprise Server services, PHASE 2â€™s new ActiveSync for BlackBerry optimizes office and enterprise communication with functionality that blurs the lines between in- and out-of-office communication:

Email

Send, receive, reply to, forward and delete message (with or without attachments)
Folder Mirroring to synchronize Exchange email account to userâ€™s device
Filtering via Outlook rules to eliminate unwanted email messages
Attachment viewing using BlackBerry native viewers
Save to memory card capability for attachments

PIM (Calendar, Contacts and Tasks)

Interfaces with the BlackBerry native Calendar, Contacts and Tasks
Calendar event synchronization with customizable look-back and look-ahead
Remote Lookup to retrieve contact information from Global Address Directory via LDAP
Receive and respond to meeting invitations
Meeting initiation

Security

SSL encryption protocol for data-in-motion between the BlackBerry and the Exchange Server
Remote Wipe for lost or stolen devices
Strong password security with history, expiration, timeout, echo, failed unlock attempts and duress notification
Inactivity timeout for password entry

Productivity

Auto-complete of email addresses
Weekday and weekend settings to control when the device receives messages
Sync to server option for messages that have been read or deleted
Intelligent cleanup to ensure device memory optimization
Intelligent radio reset for bad coverage areas

The new time- and money-saving ActiveSync for BlackBerry is available now to PHASE 2 Microsoft Exchange clients, priced based upon user license quantity.

PHASE 2 International delivers affordable and scalable access to high-end business software applications via a Software as a Service - SaaS - model. Ideal for businesses of all sizes, and especially practical for small-to-medium-sized businesses, the hosted applications available through PHASE 2 currently include Microsoft SharePoint, 'Exchange,' Project Server, CRM and Office Communicator along with PHASE2's ShareMeeting and award-winning ShareCAD Pro. All of PHASE 2's business applications are delivered across the web to enable on-demand access to corporate information whenever and wherever in the world the user happens to be. PHASE 2's SaaS solutions ensure a scalable and secure IT foundation that provides scalability for future requirements, automatic data back-up, along with the most reliable, state-of-the-art infrastructure that removes the burden and risks of hosting solutions internally.

PHASE 2, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, and operates a secure, state-of-the-art data center.

To learn more, please visit: www.Phase2.com.