Servecentric, Ireland's largest data centre, has announced the launch of Emailcentric, a fully managed, outsourced email service, aimed primarily at SMEs.

Emailcentric facilitates business continuity and removes the financial and time-consuming strain of mail server downtime and lost emails. A key feature of the service is the strict spam and virus filter, which affords the highest levels of protection from unwanted email.

With over 75% of all business communications now taking place electronically, availability of email is crucial. Lost messages contribute not only to lost business, but also to potential legal and regulatory issues. Emailcentric utilises a double layer backup system to ensure that emails are stored in accordance with the latest Irish and EU legislation on the retention of electronic data.

Emailcentric is very cost-effective at EUR10 per user, per month. The service allows companies to transfer information safely and delivers the highest standards in reliability, security and scalability as volumes of email grow.

Servecentric hosts highly resilient mail servers at its Dublin data centre. To take advantage of the secure managed servers, customers simply request that their domain name provider points their email records to Servecentric's server. Users then access their email through Outlook or web based client in the usual way. For many SMEs, this will also remove the storage and archiving issues that large volumes of emails can create on their company servers. "

Jason O'Conaill, Sales and Marketing Director, Servecentric, said, "This is a fully outsourced solution. Customers make no outlay on hardware or software, and can take advantage of the most up-to-date server and security technology available. Users have full and instant access to their email without fear of system failure."

Emailcentric provides the most up-to-date anti-spam and anti-virus protection as well as increased mailbox size and frequent backups. The email server is managed 24x7 by Servecentric's experienced IT team. Demand for the service is anticipated to be substantial, with twenty-five customers already signed up to the system within two months of availability.

Enda Kyne, managing director, Telas Group, recently deployed Emailcentric, "As a company without an IT department we find Emailcentric to be an essential resource. It has completely eliminated our day-to-day worries about potential systems failure and the threat of losing important business communications. It also helps us to meet our compliance requirements. Emailcentric is a high-end solution at an affordable price."

Jason O'Conaill concluded, "As email communications between businesses continue to grow, so also are threats from spam, viruses and spyware. This all adds to the complexity of running email systems. With this in mind, we have launched Emailcentric to provide proactive and secure management of business email, affording customers peace of mind as they concentrate on growing their business.

About Servecentric
Servecentric is a wholly owned, private funded, Irish organisation. It was established in August 2002 and has its headquarters in Blanchardstown Corporate Park in Dublin. It is currently Ireland's largest data centre and provides high-quality, scaleable solutions from single cabinet collocation services to full-scale provision of managed services.

Further Information:
Eimear Kennedy
Comit Communications & Marketing
+353 1-4984640
ekennedy@comitmarketing.com