NTT Communications (NTT Com), Japan's leading telecommunications provider, has launched Global Messaging, a service pack that allows multinationals to outsource management and operation of their e-mail and groupware systems to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform hosted by NTT Com's secure data centre in Hong Kong.

SaaS webmail model

The service pack will be provided under NTT Com's BizCITY model, which enables enterprise services to be provided on a SaaS basis for secure access from any place at any time.

Global Messaging enables enterprises to integrate multiple mail servers within NTT Com's data centre and then use the system for SaaS webmail. Groupware for scheduling, file management, facility booking can also be provided on a SaaS basis using global messaging. The service pack additionally includes network solutions for firewall and remote access via mobile handsets.

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