Project Description
Now businesses of any size can enjoy the many benefits of having e-mail hosted on a Microsoft Exchange system without the up-front expense of purchasing hardware and licenses. PDC Systems offers an enterprise grade Exchange cluster hosted locally at Hawaii’s premier data hosting facility. There is no need to worry about maintenance, upgrades or backups of your own mail server when moving to a cloud-based hosted solution.
Full Exchange and Outlook Capabilities
Everything you can do on your own Exchange server, you can do on a hosted system. Shared calendaring and contacts, public folders, and resource scheduling, are all features that are built in. You even get effortless mobile connectivity through Apple iOS, Android, or via your web browser through Outlook Web App.
Built-In Spam Filtering
All e-mail into your domain is protected by our XenPost spam filtering service. There are no additional fees for this service — it’s included with every mailbox!
Easy Month-to-Month Pricing
Pricing is on a per-month, per-mailbox basis. There are no contracts to buy into and no minimum mailboxes required.
PDC Systems (PDC) is not responsible for any general, special or consequential damages arising out of customer’s use of PDC’s Hosted Exchange service. Customer acknowledges, understands and agrees that PDC is not responsible for any general, special or consequential damages arising out of customer’s use of PDC’s Hosted Exchange service. Customer releases PDC, its officers, employees, consultants and agents, from any and all claims arising in any way from customer’s use of PDC’s Hosted Exchange service. No part of this disclaimer may be modified in any way without the express written consent of PDC.
Here you can find answers to common questions submitted to our support department.
What Exchange features are included?
Every mailbox is enabled for Outlook Anywhere, Outlook Web Access (OWA), IMAP, POP3, and ActiveSync push to mobile devices. There is no difference in feature sets accross different mailbox sizes.
Do I need my own domain?
Yes you absolutely must have your own domain name and have the ability to change your MX record to point to us. If you do not have a domain name or would like to get one, please contact us for assistance.
Do we need to transfer DNS to your control?
No you do not. However, you will need to have access to your DNS control panel in order to edit your zone file. The MX record will need to be pointed to our XenPost spam filter, and CNAME records need to be create for AutoDiscover services to work. Finally we highly recommend creating a SPF record to avoid being flagged a spammer!
MX: smtp.xenpost.com
CNAME: mail.domain.com -> redirect.pdcs-cloud.com
CNAME: autodiscover.domain.com -> redirect.pdcs-cloud.com
SRV TXT: domain.com (@) -> v=spf1 ip4:205.172.1.134 ip4:205.172.3.215 ~all
What is the maximum mail size I can send and receive?
The maximum size is 25MB per message that you can send or receive. There is also a maximum limit of 500 recipients per message when sending.
Will my mail stop working if I hit my mailbox limit?
You will recieve an e-mail alert when 90% of your storage is used, and you will not be able to send mail at 95% capacity (you will still receive e-mail). Once your mailbox reaches 100% capacity you will no longer be able to receive or send email.
Where is your data center located?
Our Exchange cluster is a true cloud-based solution, so it is not dependent on individual pieces of server hardware. Our cloud-node is physically located in Hawaii at DR Fortress.
Hosted Exchange services are sold on a per-mailbox, month-to-month, no contract basis. For e-mail or domain migration assistance or support for setting up Outlook or mobile devices (iPhone, Android, etc.) please refer to our per-hour Consulting Rates.
Pricing Matrix
| Mailbox Capacity | Per Month |
|---|---|
| 2GB Mailbox | $5.00 |
| 5GB Mailbox | $7.00 |
| 10GB Mailbox | $12.00 |
| 20GB Mailbox | $18.00 |
| 50GB Mailbox | $30.00 |
Payment Policy
Please note that all Hosted Services must be paid via Credit Card (VISA or MasterCard only). Charges are run on the first weekday of the month and are applied to services for that month. All services are auto renewed unless cancelled before the end of the billing cycle.