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Overview

Dynamic Hosted Solutions

  • Combine the power of rich desktop-based applications with the flexibility of fully-hosted Internet services
  • Experience an all-in-one integrated experience on the same rich clients your users already know
  • Delivers a consistent look and feel from virtually any device, in almost any location
  • Includes business-class e-mail, instant messaging, and the latest messaging and collaboration features

The Power of Choice withSoftware-plus-Services

  • Choose to run some applications on-premises, or choose Online Services hosted and managed by Microsoft or Microsoft Partners
  • Implement a flexible combination of on-premises, Microsoft hosted, and Partner-hosted solutions
  • Adjust your deployment model dynamically as your business needs shift and grow
  • Learn more about Software-plus-Services

Easy to Deploy, Easy to Manage

  • Provide the tools your organization needs and quickly and easily extend new capabilities to your organization without straining internal resources
  • Microsoft Online Services synchronize with your Microsoft Active Directory, so you maintain control and can continue to manage user policies centrally
  • Single administrative panel enables simple and centralized provisioning and management of new and existing users

Microsoft Online Services benefits include:

Latest Business Productivity Capabilities

  • Discover the latest in business-class e-mail, Web conferencing, instant messaging, document collaboration and workflow
  • Get the benefit of the latest messaging and collaboration features, designed to work together seamlessly
  • Build your own solution with individual services or purchase as an integrated suite

Ease of Use

  • Your end users have a unified experience to access all of the hosted services you're using
  • Administrators only have one place to go to manage subscriptions and to configure all Online Services
  • End users have the ability to securely access the service anywhere without the need for a VPN connection and through a wide selection of mobile devices

Privacy & Rapid Disaster Recovery

  • Secure Internet protocols including HTTPS and HTTP over SSL to access your services
  • Redundant network architecture capable of disaster recovery
  • In the event of datacenter connectivity issues, services switch over to a backup datacenter

Greater Flexibility

  • Online offerings integrate with on-premises servers and applications so that organizations can run some applications internally and others as hosted services
  • Leverages tools such as Active Directory synchronization so you can make online, on-premises, or hybrid deployment choices by service, user roles, and geography to meet organizational needs best

Improved Agility

  • Quickly enhance or expand your IT capacity by adding new services without having to invest in the development of new skills or deploying new hardware and software
  • Free your valuable IT resources from routine management tasks to focus on core business initiatives that can deliver a true competitive advantage

    Business-class Security & Reliability

    • Microsoft Online Services run on a global network of world-class data centers
    • Our datacenters and services are protected by multiple layers of security and operational best practices
    • Microsoft Online Services guarantee a service level agreement of 99.9% uptime
    • Managed by rigorously screened and highly trained staff

    Case Studies

    "By moving critical business functions to a Microsoft data center, we have even greater confidence that our messaging and collaboration services will always be available. Not only does Microsoft follow best practices, but they have experts on staff that monitor everything. We've actually upgraded our own network based on what we learned from Microsoft about setting up a data center."
    Rhonda Cobb, Information Technology Manager, REEDS Jewelers
    Business Size: Midsize
    Industry: Specialty Retailing
    Products: Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite

    "We pay a total of $125 a month for our Microsoft Online Services subscriptions and storage, versus $1,500 a month for a consultant to manage our on-site servers."
    Jim Nolan, Owner,James C. Nolan Law Office
    Business Size: Small
    Industry: Legal
    Products: Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite

    "We will save €50,000 [U.S.$64,000] annually by using Microsoft Online Services. We will also be able to move to less expensive thin-client desktop computers."
    Andrea Corneo, Chief Information Officer, MiniLiner
    Business Size: Midsize
    Industry: Air Transportation Services
    Products: Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite

    "Our e-mail and appointment systems are so much more dependable than they used to be, which is important for a healthcare provider. . . . Microsoft Online Services gives us the reliability our employees and customers demand."
    Derk Rietveld, Chief Executive Officer, annatommie
    Business Size: Small
    Industry: Healthcare Providers
    Products: Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite

    "By providing online training using Microsoft Office Live Meeting, we save about $50,000 annually by not having to fly to on-site locations."
    Dan Holme, Director of Services, Intelliem
    Business Size: Small
    Industry: Information Technology
    Products: Office Live Meeting

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