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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.
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of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other
countries.
Media Contact:
Priscilla Wat
Phone: 852-2170-7536
Email: mediaenquiry@CPCNet.com
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