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Internal email Server: Exchange Set-up & fees too high?? Alternatives?

Asked by DANLITOV in Email Servers, Exchange Email Server

Tags: mail server microsoft exchange

I work for a small company (~40 people), which doesn't have an email server, and recently put out a bid to have this set up. The company is a community mental health center, with a limited budget. We're willing to pay to get it done right, but I'm uncertain if the bid we've received is exorbitant, or reasonable. Here's what we've received:

1 Dell PowerEdge 1900 Model 180 2 Intel Dual Proc. SATA RAID/5 2GB RAM + tape back up (with Windows) = $5000

40 MS Exchange 2007 licenses = $2500
1 Symantec Back up software $600
1 MS Exchange 2007 Server OS w 5/CAL (i'm not sure why 5?) $1200

Is this what it takes to get us to be able to simply send email to each other internally using Microsoft Outlook?? I didn't think it would be that expensive! Is there a relatively simple alternative? The company has the money if necessary, but I certainly wasn't expecting to need such high end equipment.

I should add that almost everyone has WindowsXP, with MIcrosoft office installed.

Thanks for any and all answers!

Dan

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Internal email Server: Exchange Set-up & fees too high?? Alternatives?

Asked by DANLITOV in Email Servers, Exchange Email Server

Tags: mail server microsoft exchange

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