FORD MODELS SELECTS ELEPHANT OUTLOOK EMAIL FOR ITS ENTERPRISE
CLOUD COMPUTING STRATEGY

WINTER HAVEN, FLA. (June 4, 2009)  — Ford Models, (fordmodels.com) the world’s top modeling-management company, selected Elephant Outlook (elephantoutlook.com) as the core vendor for its enterprise cloud computing strategy.
Elephant provides email messaging, collaboration, policy and compliance services to Ford Models.  With Elephant, employees securely access email messages, contacts, tasks and calendars in real-time, whether in the office or on location. 
 “We expect the move to cloud computing across the enterprise to deliver a significant reduction in IT costs while allowing us to better support our global, highly mobile clientele, talent and workforce with secure, confidential solutions.  Elephant’s experience in this space, and their ability to work closely with us to coordinate a rapid implementation, has been a huge help in realizing our vision,” said Eric Singleton, CIO/CTO of Ford.
Elephant helped develop and implement Ford’s email security and compliance policy, providing a proprietary searchable archiving solution to meet the modeling firm’s retention and compliance requirements.
According to industry studies, the cost of running Microsoft Exchange internally runs in excess of $50 per month per mailbox, excluding the cost of compliance.  Elephant’s hosted email and compliance services are a fraction of these costs and unmatched in the industry.  With Elephant, Ford also eliminated the need for upfront investments in infrastructure. 
Most importantly to Ford, the implementation was seamless.  “Once the decision was made, the timeframe from migration planning to actual implementation took less than two weeks.  Elephant understood completely the architectural blueprint we created and were instrumental in its execution.  They have been a great company to do business with – and are experts in their field, they treat you like family,” said Alan Mariotti, Ford’s VP of Enterprise IT, Process, and Security.
Ingram Leedy, Elephant’s CEO said, “We get really excited about helping people solve their problems.  When that happens, we earn their trust and their business.”
About Elephant Outlook
Elephant Outlook (www.elephantoutlook.com) is a leading email service provider and security compliance expert, serving public and private companies in financial services and healthcare along with government agencies.  Elephant Outlook’s emphasis on security has earned it a high degree of trust from its clients, which include national governments, the U.S. Department of Defense, national security contractors, municipalities, and law enforcement agencies, all with significant availability, security and compliance requirements. 
Media Contact:
Helen King Knight, APR, King Knight Communications, 813-837-1701; helen@kingknight.com

Elephant puts Outlook in your back pocket
with the newly released and updated Apple iPhone 2.0

ORLANDO, Florida – July 9, 2008 – Your favorite business partner just got better with the announcement of the Apple iPhone integration with their Elephant Outlook's managed Microsoft Exchange services.

Apple's iPhone, with the newly released software version 2.0, can now integrate directly with Microsoft Exchange via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. The upgrade provides users with push email, contacts, and calendar meetings as they happen.

Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync maintains a connection between the Exchange Server and your iPhone, thus when a new email message or meeting invitation arrives, the iPhone is instantly updated.

"It's like having Outlook in your back pocket," said Ingram Leedy, Partner at Elephant Outlook. "My contacts, appointments and e-mail are instantly synched.  I can create a new contact in Outlook or in the iPhone, and they show up instantly in both places".

Elephant Outlook, the most trusted Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of E-mail Messaging and Collaboration services, announces support for the newly released Apple iPhone 2.0 with its managed solutions.

http://www.elephantoutlook.com/iphone

About Elephant Outlook:

Elephant Outlook provides managed business-critical high-availability email messaging and collaboration services to leading companies in the US and around the world. With operational experience and certified expertise, Elephant Outlook provides unmatched levels of availability, performance, and security for companies in the financial, healthcare, and technology sectors including emergency and government agencies. Elephant Outlook serves as an extension to IT operations allowing companies to focus on their core business. For more information on Elephant Outlook and its services, visit www.elephantoutlook.com or call 800-876-1422.