June 28, 2007:  Can the iPhone handle Exchange e-mail? - Computerworld.       “Overall, the new $600 iPhone appears to be a major advance in the state-of-the-art of 21st century gadgetry. But in one glaring area - e-mail - Apple Inc.’s new smartphone appears downright retro. …  ‘For a corporate IT manager, this is not a nice-to-have but a must-have,’ said Ravi Agarwal, CEO of Exchange hosting provider groupSPARK. …Agarwal expects Apple to announce that it has licensed a third-party sync technology - later if not sooner.”  By Matt Hamblen and Eric Lai.

June 18, 2007:  groupSPARK CEO Speaks At LT Pact 2007.
Ravi Agarwal, CEO, participates in panel discussions entitled SaaS and Your Profit Future as well as Solution Integration and SaaS at LT Pact 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

June 5, 2007:  “groupSPARK Offers Hosted Exchange.” – Web Host Industry Review.
“groupSPARK is the first provider to offer private label Hosted Exchange Server 2007 to market using the Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration Version 4.0 – the only platform that Microsoft has designed, tested and validated for Exchange Server 2007 hosting.”

June 4, 2007:  “The Original Hosted Exchange.” – ISP Planet.
“There have been imitators, competitors, and plenty of alternatives, but this company was the first to offer this service. … The company established a first mover lead with the help of Microsoft, which continues to feature it prominently at such conferences as the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.” By Alex Goldman

May 23, 2007:  groupSPARK CEO Speaks At ISPCon Spring.
Ravi Agarwal, CEO, participates in panel discussion entitled Strategies For Growing Your Hosted Business Messaging Services at ISPCon in Orlando.

May 7, 2007:  “Hosted Exchange – A Good Alternative for SMBs.” – Windows IT Pro Newsletter.
“Exchange Server hosting provider groupSPARK sees 2007 as the year of hosting for small-to-midsized businesses (SMBs), in large part because of the huge growth in SMB data. … groupSPARK’s platform was designed, validated, and tested by Microsoft and offers its customers archiving, daily backups, disaster recovery testing, and virus and spam filtering.” By Blake Eno

April 10, 2007:  “Ravi Agarwal: 2007 Will Be The Year Of Hosted Exchange.” – Host Review.
Host Review conducts an exclusive interview with groupSPARK CEO, Ravi Agarwal.  By Maria Mitsova

March 22, 2007:  “Dreading the Exchange 2007 Upgrade? Alternatives Abound.” – Computerworld.
“For smaller companies, a specialized Exchange service provider such as groupSPARK might be the ticket. groupSPARK resells its hosted Exchange service via a network of more than 600 partners.” By Eric Lai

March 1, 2007:  “groupSPARK Opens Hosted Exchange.” – Byte and Switch.
“When Ravi Agarwal founded groupSPARK in 2002, hosted Microsoft Exchange services were scarce.  Four years later, groupSPARK CEO Agarwal is convinced 2007 will be the year of hosted Exchange. … Agarwal’s familiarity with the SMB market is solid. The private-label hosting model is one that’s catching on fast, as companies of all kinds see the opportunity in SMBs’ struggles to support larger and more strategic Exchange setups.” By Mary Jander

January 11, 2007:  “groupSPARK to Deliver Microsoft SharePoint Services v3.0.” – Softpedia News.
“Microsoft SharePoint Services v3.0 addresses consultants, ISPs and Web hosting companies that are looking to implement the latest in collaboration technology.  SharePoint Services v3.0, will enable customers to build customized collaboration portals in order to drive their business. Hosted solutions are increasingly seen as the most sensible approach to bringing enterprise-class applications to small and medium businesses as there is no need to purchase additional hardware or software or manage the resources.”  By Marius Oiaga

January 8, 2007:  “Microsoft Partner Releases Hosted Version of SharePoint Server 2007.” – Computerworld.
“By allowing users to avoid both Microsoft’s license fees and the need to dedicate IT staff to support SharePoint, the hosted route ends up being much cheaper than buying and administering yourself.” By Eric Lai

September 26, 2006:  “Hosted Exchange Services - Private Label Opportunities.” – Ferris Research.
“The emergence of private label hosted Exchange services provides an opportunity to enter the market with little up-front cost. … groupSPARK appears to have a strong offering and is one of the early movers in this field. Due to the flexibility of branding allowed, the service is to all intents and purposes invisible to the end user.  The offering is designed to be attractive to channels that already have a network of SMB customers.”

September 19, 2006:  “CEO Speaks at Hosting Summit.”
Ravi Agarwal, CEO, speaks at the Tier-1 Hosting Transformation Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada on a panel discussing SaaS – Software as a Service.

September 16, 2006:  Ferris Research Cites groupSPARK.
“groupSPARK appears to have a strong offering and is one of the early movers in this field. … The offering is designed to be attractive to channels that already have a network of SMB customers.”

July 17, 2006:  Microsoft Features groupSPARK At HostingCon.
groupSPARK is the featured hosted Microsoft Exchange provider inside the Microsoft pavilion at HostingCon 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

July 13, 2006:  CEO Speaks At Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.
Industry leader speaks at the Hosted Exchange session at the 2006 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

July 11-13, 2006:  Microsoft Features groupSPARK At Worldwide Partner Conference.
groupSPARK is the featured hosted Microsoft Exchange provider in the hosting pavilion at the annual Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

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