E-learning specialist Aula Salud wanted a highly available, robust, and cost-effective solution to deliver education programs with video streaming for healthcare professionals in Spain. Aula Salud chose Atnova, which offered this kind of solution based entirely on Microsoft® technologies, rather than open-source development tools. With these solutions, Aula Salud achieved increased student numbers and a return on investment in the first year.

Gist makes software designed to help people collect and prioritize large amounts of online information available about contacts, including information from social networking sites. Gist supports integration with Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010, providing better access to rich Web-based information for users who rely on the development of relationships with other professionals to do their jobs effectively.

Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. is a U.S.$1 billion global provider of manufacturing equipment and services. The company’s employees rely on up-to-date messaging technology to conduct business with partners and customers around the world. Barry-Wehmiller wanted to upgrade to Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 e-mail messaging and collaboration software. However, in light of tough global economic conditions and a corporate culture that promotes a “Lean” organization, the IT department re-evaluated the cost of deploying an on-premises solution. Instead, Barry-Wehmiller chose Microsoft Online Services to deliver all the scalability, security, and functionality the company needs for desktop and mobile e-mail. The hosted communications and collaboration solution saved Barry-Wehmiller $200,000 in hardware and infrastructure costs, as well as another $100,000 on an archiving solution.

Two Degrees, LLC, a professional services firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington, planned to upgrade its key messaging and collaboration solutions and boost its disaster recovery and data privacy practices. Instead of paying for on-premises migrations, new hardware, and a more secure data center, Two Degrees, LLC became an early adopter of Microsoft® Online Services. Its autonomous technology solutions division, Slalom Consulting, deployed the hosted solution to deliver the security, communication, and collaboration functionality that Two Degrees, LLC consultants need to focus on customers and work productively onsite or at the office—at a 44 percent lower cost per person than it originally budgeted for. After successfully deploying Microsoft Online Services for its parent company, Slalom Consulting can now offer Microsoft Online Services to customers ahead of its competitors.

Seton Hall University in New Jersey is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Though its computer systems are leading edge, its on-premises e‑mail service did not live up to student expectations. Instead of an expensive upgrade, Seton Hall implemented Microsoft® Live@edu hosted collaboration services, including Windows Live™ SkyDrive™ online storage. Now, students have the tools to be successful on campus and in the workforce.

Deployment of Exchange Server 2007 with server roles separation allows enhance e-mail protection, lower number of undesirable messages, and decrease viruses’ attacks probability.

Trend Micro updated its ScanMail™ Suite for Microsoft Exchange to support Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010. Now, organizations can upgrade to advanced communication and collaboration technology from Microsoft and help protect it against sophisticated viruses, spyware, spam, phishing attacks, malicious URLs, and other threats with the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ infrastructure. ScanMail also offers high performance, easy IT management, and a low total cost of ownership.

The solution leverages Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and eLearning Portal as a base for Global online learning environment, which provides scalable platform for e-learning, supporting tens of thousands users. The environment supports automatic tests, integrated storage of training materials, and access to e-shop with online courses as well as to online dean’s office.

Fenestrae, a provider of messaging solutions, recently announced a fax-router solution to integrate with the unified messaging functionality in Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010. The solution delivers faxes directly to Exchange Server 2010. It supports document retention, enhances privacy regulations and compliance, removes the need for dedicated fax lines, and helps organizations use less paper and fewer supplies.

Commetrex®, which specializes in telecommunications technologies, saw an opportunity when Microsoft announced that it would have partners develop fax functions for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010. Commetrex developed BladeWare Fax-to-Email Server (Fax2Email), a cost-effective, easy-to-manage product that provides customers—including small and midsize businesses—with inbound fax functions that are integrated into Exchange Server 2010.