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Email is indispensable—few applications are more critical to the success of a small or midsize business. From its origins as a communications tool, email has become the de facto archive of business information at many companies, and serves as a platform for messaging, coordination, and collaboration almost everywhere. And the evolution of email is far from over • Functionality—user expectations for consistent, near-effortless email experience are high, and user-interface preferences are strong • Platforms—from its established base on business servers, email is leading the move to virtualization, mobile devices, and the cloud • Devices—every new “must-have” desktop, laptop, phone, or tablet supports email, creating an unending series of support challenges

Rising user expectations constantly run into business barriers of solution cost and administration time. As support contracts expire for some popular legacy email solutions, many businesses are looking for alternatives.