Airtel partners with Microsoft to launch Hosted Mail for SMBs

Bharti Airtel has launched a corporate mailing solution 'Airtel Hosted Mail',
powered by Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 for SMBs across the country. It will
offer SMBs a robust enterprise grade mailing solution with an inbox as big as 4
GB. Airtel Hosted Mail will offer SMBs a wider range of communication tools than
conventional e-mail solutions, enabling them to share e-mail messages, contacts,
calendars, work folders, task list and documents from either their PC or mobile
phone. Coming close on the heels of the launch of Airtel Online Desktop, this
adds to Airtel's SaaS portfolio.

Speaking on the occasion K Srinivas, Joint President-Telemedia Services,
Bharti Airtel, said, “Continuing our commitment to meet the digital needs of the
Indian SMB customer, we are pleased to share another productivity tool with the
Airtel Hosted Mail, in partnership with Microsoft. We are confident that our SMB
customers across the country will appreciate the affordability, robustness and
convenience of this solution over the conventional solutions they are currently
using.”

Commenting on the partnership, Rajan Anandan, MD, Microsoft India said, “We
believe that an amalgamation of software plus services delivered through the
internet can deliver great value to enterprises, thus making owning and managing
IT infrastructure more affordable and convenient.”