Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services
How to Buy Exchange Hosted Services
There are different options for purchasing Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services through Microsoft partners. Exchange Hosted Services include filtering, archive, continuity, and encryption and are licensed through both service providers and reseller partners.
Note: If you are outside the United States and Canada, you can get pricing information from your local Microsoft office. Find contact information for your Microsoft office on the Microsoft Worldwide Information site.
Exchange Hosted Services
Whether you run Exchange Server in-house or outsource your e-mail through a service provider, Exchange Hosted Services better protect your messaging environment, while reducing IT cost and complexity.
Exchange Hosted Services Estimated Pricing
All prices below are based on estimated retail pricing (per user, per month licensing). This pricing would apply to a small business with as few as five users; pricing is lower for increased seat counts.
| Exchange Hosted Archive is a security-enhanced online repository that captures and retains external and internal e-mail, instant messaging, and Bloomberg messaging according to company policy. Access permissions enable various business functions to use the Hosted Archive for compliance-related activities. Organizations get unlimited archive storage capacity per user for a 10-year retention term. You may bring historical data into the archive for a one-time charge, which is priced per GB. Forefront Online Protection for Exchange is required. | US$4.50 |
| Exchange Hosted Continuity is an e-mail continuity service that is always on, providing your user community with access to the last 30 days of e-mail and the ability to send and receive e-mail in real time, should the primary e-mail system become unavailable. Forefront Online Protection for Exchange is required. | US$2.46 |
| Exchange Hosted Encryption is a policy-based e-mail encryption service that offers customizable policies based on users, keywords, character patterns, attachment types, and more to identify messages that require encryption. Forefront Online Protection for Exchange is required. | US$1.88 |
| Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange is a fully managed service that employs multiple technologies to help prevent spam, viruses, and phishing scams from reaching corporate networks and to help enforce corporate e-mail-use policies. Forefront Online Protection for Exchange can be purchased as a standalone service, and is also included in a number of different Microsoft product suites, including Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite, ECAL, Exchange Enterprise CAL, and Forefront Security Suite. | US$1.75 |
Hosted Continuity is included with Hosted Archive; therefore, purchase one or the other and not both.
Available Licensing Programs
All Microsoft Online Services are ordered through the Microsoft Volume Licensing Programs listed below:
- Microsoft Online Subscription Program
- Enterprise Agreement
- Enterprise Agreement Subscription
- Select
- Select Academic
- Select U.S. Government
- Open Value
- Open Value Subscription
- Campus (Higher Education)
- School (K-12)
- Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA)
Exchange Hosted Services is not available through Microsoft Open License Program.
Activating Exchange Hosted Services
Below is the step-by-step process for ordering and activating any or all of the Exchange Hosted Services.
- Sign an agreement for one of the licensing programs listed above. Once an agreement has been signed (or if an existing agreement is already in place), place an order through a Microsoft reseller partner.
- Once Microsoft receives the order from the reseller partner, Microsoft's operations team will send an automated e-mail to the Notice's Contact (i.e., the signatory indicated on licensing agreement). This e-mail will instruct to request service activation through Microsoft's online portal where the customer will fill in the necessary information required to provision the service(s).
- Once the activation form has been completed in its entirety and submitted, Microsoft will respond to the Notices Contact within two business days if there is an issue with the information submitted, such as an invalid agreement number or a mismatch between the information submitted through the activation portal and the order placed. The customer will be responsible for submitting the correct information before the service can be activated.
Exchange Hosted Services Next Steps
To get started, follow these simple steps:
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Learn more about licensing options for Exchange Hosted Services:
- Volume Licensing. Learn about the different licensing programs through Microsoft Volume Licensing.
- Microsoft Volume License Services (MVLS). Learn how to purchase Exchange Hosted Services through Volume Licensing programs.
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Find a Microsoft reseller.
- To acquire licenses from a Microsoft partner, visit the Microsoft Resource Information Center to locate your licensing program representative or get Exchange Hosted Services Partner information.
- If you are outside the United States and Canada, visit the Microsoft Worldwide Information site to locate your local Microsoft office.
- Contact your local Microsoft U.S. sales office.
Partners
You may seek support from a Microsoft Partner to purchase services online. There is no additional cost for having a Partner assist you in the purchase process.