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Follow on Google News | Messageware OWA Suite Helps Avanade Migrate Global 50 U.S. Bank to Outlook Web AccessBy: Messageware Media Avanade, a business technology services provider majority owned by Accenture, is skilled at handling unforeseen project changes. But this one had the potential to impact the timetable of a multimillion dollar initiative that would improve productivity for tens of thousands of bank employees. “Our customer made the decision to add calendar sharing to their new Web-based platform, so local employees could book customer appointments for the bank’s product specialists,” The late requirement for OWA to replicate the same calendar sharing capability found in Microsoft Outlook was too important to defer. As a result, what started out as an undertaking to transition bank workers from Lotus Notes onto Microsoft Exchange and the Web-based OWA, in order to give travelling or otherwise “deskless” “The bank was about to ask us to build a customized solution, which we knew would be expensive,” Bedus said. “The time and effort required to spec, write, test and deploy a calendar sharing function for OWA would be labor intensive—and possibly cause the project to miss its completion date.” Fortunately Bedus and Avanade were familiar with the Messageware family of OWA enhancement applications. “We did our diligence and investigated the marketplace, but there’s really nothing out there that matches the features and proven reliability of Messageware’ OWA Suite, from Toronto-based Messageware, is a trusted solution that provides a full menu of security and productivity features for Outlook Web Access. The application allows OWA to function in a similar manner as Microsoft Outlook, giving workers the user interface and tools with which they are familiar. It also closes certain security gaps that can occur when email is accessed from a public kiosk or multi-user PC; such gaps can compromise confidential and/or sensitive emails and attachments. Upon Avanade’s recommendation, the bank purchased OWA Suite and opted to install three of the suite’s productivity applications: “Usually OWA Suite is a snap to configure,” Bedus said. “But this case was a unique situation, particularly in how the suite would interface with the bank’s proxy servers. That, plus the bank requested that the ‘Outlook Today’ appointment list appear on the user’s home page, just as it does in Outlook.” With Messageware’ After testing and verifying the solution in a lab environment, Avanade received approval from its customer to begin rollout on a pilot basis. The successful conclusion of the pilot allowed the Avanade project team to deploy OWA to the bank’s 120,000 employees. “Today the implementation is running smoothly,” Bedus reports. “The OWA platform, with Messageware’ Reflecting on the experience, Bedus pointed out that Messageware was more than effective in helping keep the massive project on track. “Messageware really stepped up and provided more than its product is specified for. With its involvement, we actually completed the migration ahead of schedule,” he stated. “It’ About Messageware Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Messageware develops and markets solutions that enhance and secure Outlook Web Access (OWA). A trusted Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a member of the Microsoft Gold Partner Excellence Program, and a Global Exchange ISV for 15 years, their applications give companies of all sizes the ability to enhance, secure, and customize OWA. Messageware products allow organizations to achieve a greater return on their Microsoft Exchange investment, delivering solutions to over 2,500 enterprises with over five million mailboxes worldwide, including Global 500 companies, small and medium sized businesses and hosted email providers in every industry; including, banking, education, financial services, government, healthcare and law. For more information, visit www.messageware.com. Messageware Press Contact: media@messageware.com, 905-812-0638 ext. 140. # # # Messageware develops and markets solutions that enhance and secure Outlook Web Access (OWA). Their applications give companies the ability to enhance, secure, and customize OWA, as well as achieve a greater return on their Microsoft Exchange investment. End
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