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Chiquita was using Novell GroupWise for its messaging and collaboration needs. As a result of the 2006 acquisition of Fresh Express, Chiquita inherited 1,500 users of Microsoft Exchange. The company decided to standardize all of its users on one messaging platform and consolidate its infrastructure around a Microsoft system.
Chiquita had limited experience with Microsoft Exchange and did not want to add resources to plan the complex migration, and handle the platform's on-going management and administration. In addition, the company was averse to the requirements and expense associated with a worldwide on-site Exchange deployment. "Given our highly distributed e-mail topology we ruled out hosting providers since international bandwidth constraints would limit effective support of our international business operations", said Jack Ortman, Chief Technology Officer of Chiquita. "Azaleos was able to address Chiquita's complex global requirements with their migration expertise and the unique OneStop Managed Services approach".
"While relatively new, the Azaleos approach to e-mail deployment offers an alternative to a premises-based or hosted provisioning model," writes Gartner research vice president Matt Cain in the report. "Chiquita successfully deployed a new e-mail provisioning paradigm over a very distributed topology: a hybrid model where the premises-based soft appliance is managed over the wire by Azaleos. The Azaleos approach to server deployment and management works."
"Although challenging, Chiquita Brands made a smooth and successful transition from Novell to Exchange with the help of Azaleos' experts," said Phil Van Etten, Chief Executive Officer of Azaleos. "Our hybrid services model has enabled Chiquita to outsource the management of Exchange for its HQ and branch offices in the US, Europe and South America while maintaining perfect uptime."
Azaleos OneStop Managed Services
OneStop services work with the Azaleos OneServer for Microsoft Exchange 2007, a high availability, e-mail appliance that is managed remotely by experts in the Azaleos network operations center. A virtualized edition of OneServer based on the VMware virtualization infrastructure is also available that reduces the number of physical servers required to deploy Exchange 2007 from four to two.
OneStop Managed Services include:
-- ViewXchange, a real-time monitoring and reporting system for Exchange and associated IT infrastructure.
-- ManageXchange, a remote command and control service that allows Azaleos technicians to monitor, manage, patch, troubleshoot and fix issues in a customer's Exchange environment on a 24x7 basis.
-- ProtectXchange, a comprehensive anti-virus/anti-spam service powered by MessageLabs that prevents threats from penetrating the network and safeguards data from malicious interference.
-- MobileXchange, monitoring and management services for mobile connectivity with Exchange, including hardware, software, firmware, and configuration support.
-- RestoreXchange, services support complete dual-site disaster recovery capabilities, handling both dial tone and mail storage restoration to minimize the impact on employee productivity and business continuity.
-- ArchiveXchange, provides automatic archival and storage of e-mail from the Exchange server to secondary storage to improve performance and reduce costs. ArchiveXchange enables users to access older mail using Outlook, web browsers, or mobile devices.
About Azaleos
Azaleos Corporation provides 24X7 remotely managed messaging services for enterprises with on-premise installations of Microsoft Exchange Server and Blackberry Enterprise Server. Azaleos OneServer and OneStop Services offer remote monitoring, management, maintenance, and reporting, which enable an organization's IT staff to focus on strategic technology initiatives. Azaleos solutions can be installed and up and running in less than one day. A Microsoft Gold Certified partner, Azaleos was founded in 2004 and is led by senior executives from Microsoft, IBM, and Lotus. For more information visit us on the Web at www.azaleos.com.
About Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
With annual revenues of approximately $4.7 billion, Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is a leading international marketer and distributor of high-quality fresh and value-added food products - from energy- rich bananas and other fruits to nutritious blends of convenient green salads. The company's products and services are designed to win the hearts and smiles of the world's consumers by helping them enjoy healthy fresh foods. The company markets its products under the Chiquita(R) and Fresh Express(R) premium brands and other related trademarks. Chiquita employs approximately 24,000 people operating in more than 70 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit our web site at www.chiquita.com.
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SOURCE: Azaleos Corporation
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