29 Jun 2009

IT costs 'reduced through hosted exchange'

Companies are able to reduce their IT expenditure by embracing hosted exchange IT solutions, it has been claimed.

Simon Paton, managing director of CommuniGate Systems UK, said that unified communications (UC) can enable a firm to cut IT budgets without impacting upon productivity or profitability.

Furthermore, he noted that small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could outsource their IT needs to take advantage of expensive data management suites that would otherwise be out of their price range.

"While the high price tag associated with deploying a UC solution has deterred many SMEs until now, the reduction in broadband connectivity costs enables organisations to implement UC as a hosted service," Mr Paton said.

Ghacks Technology News recently reported that dedicated hoisting services are gaining in popularity as it allows a company to focus solely on the day-to-day creation of business, rather than having to worry about IT issues.

Furthermore, the website claimed that SMEs which have limited budgets could be in a position to benefit most from hosted exchange outsourcing.