A city or town government is just like any private sector corporation in the way that it is structured, but far more complicated than most in the way that it is organized and the amount of paperwork required to keep it afloat.

These days, most of that data has been computerized and information is transferred electronically. There are still the headaches of copies and storage to deal with, though, and the shear mass of that information will crash almost any private server that a local government can afford to purchase and maintain.

Managed Exchange hosting from 123Together offers a solution to city and town governments that can solve the problem of mass communications and the archiving of records. Documents can be sent as attachments in an email and emails are backed up daily so there is no chance of losing vital information. The Microsoft Exchange server that is used is dedicated to the entity that is renting it and emails can be set up with a registered domain name that identifies them as property of the government.

Government computers, unless they are on the federal level, are rarely brand new and cities and towns have limited budgets for upgrades. With a hosted Exchange package no hardware is required, just an internet connection. The email server is always on and closely monitored in the event that technical support is needed. These are all vital to the administrative needs of a local government. More and more civic business is being done online all the time and reliable email access is a necessity.

Managed hosting enables governments to streamline in the areas of tech support and computer hardware and software. Emails can be read on any Microsoft Outlook browser and budgets can be spent on human services and civic development. There is no need for expensive software, licensing fees, or costly equipment upgrades to support new applications. Email hosting is a sound business decision for any city or town government.