The new Exchange Server provides full mobile email access on your phone/tablet. It also inter-connects with SharePoint and Lync Server, enabling you to communicate in any medium – document sharing, IM, email and voice. All through Outlook, too!

Exchange Server 2013 is an evolutionary release – it simplifies the system and makes it cloud-friendly, so you can run Exchange on-site, in a private cloud (like ours), or a hybrid of the two. Cloud deployments lower installation/maintenance costs, making Exchange more affordable and easier to manage.

Have conference calls without a third-party conferencing provider. Receive voicemails in your inbox, where you can file them like emails. IM your co-workers securely, or see if they’re online. You can even talk to friends on Skype!

Microsoft’s communications system brings a completely-connected user experience to the workplace. All without an expensive PBX. Lync Server is a highly secure and reliable system that plugs into your network, interacting with other Microsoft servers like Exchange and SharePoint.

DPM 2012 delivers complete data protection and recovery for Microsoft server products and desktop PCs. Everything from SQL Server to Exchange, SharePoint to your Windows 7 laptop.

With DPM 2012, you have performance boosts in backup speed and coverage (up to 900% faster!). Cloud integration is improved, allowing for not only cloud-friendly backups, but remote management of those backups. And you can exclude virtual machine pagefiles from incremental backups for faster backup runs and better use of storage space. All Microsoft customers can rely on Data Protection Manager for scalable, easy-to-manage data protection.

With Windows Server 2012, you give users an infrastructure they can use anywhere. Any location, on any device...their data and Windows experience is the same. Build server platforms in your datacenter, in the cloud, or both.

Using True Virtualization and new server automation tools, management of these servers becomes even easier. Reduce the number of servers necessary, along with reducing the amount of time you'll need to spend maintaining them. It's possible in a Windows Server 2012 datacenter.

collaborate on projects, & share information via new social tools. SharePoint is customizable with a new App Store, and the ability to create your own apps.

Gain insights from your SharePoint content with Business Intelligence – insights you couldn't get if the content was scattered across desktops & devices. Use apps & insights to improve SharePoint Sites…and see continuous boosts in employee productivity.

A Juniper and Extreme partner, PlanetMagpie helps you develop a strategy for architecting your network. And then implements it in your organization.

Juniper routers & firewalls are cloud-ready and mobile-friendly. Extreme switches and wireless access points are high-availability and emphasize security. This network hardware combination is the best available choice for high-performance infrastructures. PlanetMagpie has Juniper-certified network support engineers and Extreme-certified consultants on staff, so we're the local choice for San Francisco Bay Area network implementation and support.

In SQL 2012, database systems are "AlwaysOn" thanks to mirroring and failover on database groups. AlwaysOn lets you choose where & how failovers reactivate your databases. That's just one security enhancement among many. More focus has been placed on business intelligence – a new SQL Server edition titled Business Intelligence gives you consistent and credible data reports. Queries are blazing fast, thanks to the new ColumnStore Index.

The new Contained Databases feature reduces how many dependencies each database has in the system – making it easier to migrate those databases later on. Additions to T-SQL help with query organization and with transitioning to SQL. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 helps you deliver the uptime and data protection required for your high-performance servers. When upgraded to SQL Server 2012, you'll see speed increases and finely-detailed data insights for each database system. Choose from Standard, Business Intelligence or Enterprise Edition.

Both however are necessary to keep users safe and productive. Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 combines these disciplines in order to fully protect endpoints from a single administrator interface. With Endpoint Protection 2010 you can deploy patches, deliver necessary security updates, protect against threats and more.

Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 enables businesses to align security and management, improving endpoint protection and greatly reducing operational costs. By using existing client management infrastructure, Forefront enforces proper system configuration and keeps antivirus protections up-to-date. This shared infrastructure helps reduce ownership costs, while providing improved visibility and control over endpoint management and security.

all require a full range of support options in order to safeguard your network's operations. PlanetMagpie delivers with troubleshooting, server and workstation support, email issues, spam/virus protection. Even network wiring for setting up new offices.

PlanetMagpie will customize a support solution for your company’s needs. Whether it’s support when you need it, a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with scheduled visits, or a combination of the two, we will find a cost effective solution to keep your users and IT environment humming. Outsourcing your network support is a cost-effective alternative to maintaining network support staff.

Use Managed IT Services for server maintenance and security, or application management & monitoring. Managed servers can be located in-house, hosted with a third-party, or hosted in PlanetMagpie’s Bay Area datacenter.

As a Managed Services Provider, PlanetMagpie hosts and maintains SharePoint, Exchange 2010, SQL Server, Lync 2010, Microsoft CRM 4.0 and other servers for its clients. The servers are backed up daily. Security patches are applied automatically. If an upgrade is warranted, we inform you of its benefits & concerns beforehand.

Built on the solid and secure Windows 2008 R2/SQL Server 2012 platform, Telerik’s award-winning Sitefinity CMS includes state-of-the-art content management tools, a user-friendly interface, and online marketing tools (with social media integrated) that your marketing staff will love.

Sitefinity CMS helps you engage with your online audience. Among other things, the platform includes “Responsive Design” for consistent web browsing across all devices, news and events modules, localization, built-in blogs, forums, easy-to-manage SEO, a membership framework, and integrated ecommerce. With Sitefinity, PlanetMagpie can design and build a custom website for managing all of your online marketing through 1 easy interface.

Miva is an easy-to-run shopping cart you can customize for everything from mobile payments to international orders and automated order fulfillment. With a dedicated developer community and U.S.-based support, Miva Merchant is a great ecommerce choice.

Miva has focused on small business ecommerce needs since 1997. Their shopping cart allows for unlimited products and categories. Full design flexibility allows partners like PlanetMagpie to build in additional functions using Miva Script and third-party modules. We also provide secure ecommerce hosting.