On 4^th June 2007, groupSPARK, a Software as a Service provider, publicized that it is offering private label Hosted Microsoft Exchange 2007, using the Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration Version 4.0 – the platform that Microsoft has designed, tested and validated for Exchange Server 2007 hosting, which is available to channel partners and resellers to help meet the messaging needs of their customers.

"With the substantial growth in demand for collaborative messaging, more and more service providers are interested in offering Hosted Microsoft Exchange Server 2007," said John Zanni, Director of Worldwide Hosting at Microsoft Corp. "By working with companies such as groupSPARK, who utilize the Microsoft HMC platform, resellers can offer their customers advanced messaging and collaboration solutions, and increase their revenue per user with minimal risk and time to market."

"groupSPARK partners are able to significantly increase their average revenue per user by offering hosted Microsoft Exchange Server as an additional service to their customers," stated Ravi Agarwal, groupSPARK Chief Executive Officer. "They can take advantage of our powerful private label technology and are able to utilize Microsoft's validated HMC technology for Exchange Server Hosting without any of the upfront investment or time delay. This lets them take advantage of the explosive growth in the hosted Microsoft Exchange Server marketplace."