Microsoft Releases Office 365
"Where Office Meets the Cloud"
On June 28, 2011 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage in New York City, connected via videoconference to media events around the world, to announce the general availability of Microsoft Office 365, "where Office meets the Cloud!"
Office 365 is now available in 40 markets, many of which are directly served by CloudStrategies, and brings together four of Microsoft's most powerful and popular offerings into one predictable, budgetable, affordable monthly subscription:
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Email & Calendar Powered by Microsoft Exchange Online Office 365 gives you access to email, calendar, and contacts from virtually anywhere, at any time, on desktops, laptops, and mobile devices-while it helps to protect against viruses and spam. |
Office Web Apps Powered by Microsoft SharePoint Online Office Web Apps are convenient online companions to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft OneNote that offer you an easy way to access, view, and edit documents directly in your web browser. |
Websites & Collaboration Powered by Microsoft SharePoint Online Office 365 enables you to access and share documents and insights, contacts, calendars, and tasks in a single location and from a shared computer or smartphone. |
IM & Online Meetings Powered by Microsoft Lync Online Microsoft Lync Online helps you find and quickly connect with the right person through instant messaging (IM), Lync video calls, or online meetings from within the Office applications you already use every day. |
Office 365 is
available in a wide range of service plans designed to meet the
needs of businesses of all sizes, ranging from the largest to the
smallest.
With Office 365, people can stay on the "same page" using instant messaging and virtual meetings with people who are just down the hall or across the world. They can work on files and documents at the same time and share ideas as easily as they can share calendars. Office 365 gives people new ways to work together with ease, on virtually any device.
Microsoft Office applications are at the heart of Office 365. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Outlook and other Office applications connect to Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and Lync to deliver a world-class solution for communication and collaboration.