Business email solution

lookitsjonno · 9 Jan 2012 at 17:21

We currently use imap for our emails, but we have a joint mailbox which gets redirected to each individual user and is getting messy.

Ideally we would want a joint 3 separate mailboxes, and one main one which we can all access and reply to (and see each others replies). Is there a system which offers this flexibility?

Is this possible with a hosted exchange? Ideally I don't want to go down the MS route so is there a recommended Non-MS solution?

john_x3 · 9 Jan 2012 at 17:24

have you looked at google apps?
you can have your own domain and use the gmail interface as well as pop/imap
blackberrys work well and the spam control is excellent
you can migrate inboxes as well
and have share calendaring etc

lookitsjonno · 9 Jan 2012 at 17:31

Very interesting, thanks.

a1ex2001 · 10 Jan 2012 at 15:55

john_x3 said:
have you looked at google apps?
you can have your own domain and use the gmail interface as well as pop/imap
blackberrys work well and the spam control is excellent
you can migrate inboxes as well
and have share calendaring etc

Was just about to suggest this as it would more than handle your needs.

To be honest you could just use a default hosting package with 10 email addresses and access direct from outlook. What your asking for really isn't difficult but the Google apps would be a neat solution that could grow nicely.

john_x3 · 11 Jan 2012 at 11:06

For google apps, I'd suggest buying from a reseller, They have a top class mail archiving google mail archiving solution. It can only be bought from resellers for small companies though.
P.S. I am nothing to do with any reseller or google

Skidilliplop · 11 Jan 2012 at 23:09

Google apps / Hosted Exchange. Though the latter may not be so viable below the 25 user price point.

Caged · 11 Jan 2012 at 23:27

Google Apps any day over Exchange.

.Jay. · 12 Jan 2012 at 00:14

I use Google Apps for 3 businesses of mine and it works fantastically well.

Definitely check it out.