Utilizes Hosted Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007; expands hosted services with Virtual Private Servers and Online Presence Solution.

Apptix, a provider of hosted Microsoft Exchange email, VoIP phone service, and SharePoint collaboration services for small and medium businesses (SMBs), today announced that it has launched a series of new services, providing a product portfolio to address SMB and resellers' communications and IT needs.

The company says that this move is signified by the inclusion of enterprise-class, multimedia web conferencing and secure instant messaging (IM) utilizing Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007. It articulates that it has also added hosted virtual private servers (VPS) and an online presence solution that includes domain registration, domain name system (DNS) hosting, and Windows website hosting to its product suite.

The company explains that web conferencing and secure IM capabilities are delivered utilizing the Microsoft OCS messaging platform, hosted by it. It further explains that the solution integrates seamlessly with the native Microsoft Windows operating system and familiar Microsoft business productivity and communications applications, including Outlook. This integration enables the sharing of presence information and the initiation of a Web conference directly from an email message, a secure IM chat window, or a phone call, claims the company.

''At a time when businesses of all sizes are asking IT departments to do more with less, Apptix's new Web conferencing capability reduces expensive travel and communications costs while enhancing sales and collaboration efforts,'' said Rick Rumbarger, vice president of product, Apptix. ''With our growing portfolio of enterprise-class solutions, small business can turn to one trusted secure vendor - Apptix - to address expanding communications and IT needs. Apptix hosted services provides businesses the flexibility to scale IT resources while eliminating expensive deployment and maintenance costs.''