WebEx expands its WebOffice suite with hosted mail

WebEx on Monday released a hosted email product aimed at small businesses to complement its WebEx WebOffice suite.

Called WebEx Mail, the offering is designed to be a more professional and reliable alternative to ISP mail and simpler than Microsoft's Exchange, according to company executives.

Features include the ability to set up group emails through a central administration program and search emails as well as attachments. It can be accessed via a browser, mobile client or Microsoft's Outlook.

The mail service is integrated with the other components of WebEx WebOffice, which include Web conferencing, group calendar, and basic document management.

Rather than rely on ads to fund the service, WebEx will charge $5.95 per mailbox per month, the company said.