Office 365 targets local small business

Uriel Rootshtain, Office lead at Microsoft SA. “This release unlocks new scenarios and delivers capabilities that far surpass anything available in browser-only solutions.”  A little over a month after unveiling Office and Office 365, Microsoft has released a new version of Office 365 for businesses, with features like SharePoint and Yammer.  Billed as Microsoft’s most complete Office cloud service to date, the release has new collaboration features, as well as offerings tailored to the needs and budgets of small, medium-sized and large organisations.

 

In addition to updated e-mail, video conferencing, instant messaging and calendaring services, business users can now get the Office applications they are familiar with on up to five devices, delivered as an always up-to-date cloud service.

New features in Office 365 include enhanced enterprise social capabilities with SharePoint and Yammer, and by June, it will include Lync-Skype connectivity for presence, IM and voice.

“With Office 365, everyone from large enterprises to small businesses to individual consumers can now benefit from the power of Office and the connectivity of the cloud,” said Uriel Rootshtain, Office lead at Microsoft South Africa. “This release unlocks new scenarios and delivers capabilities that far surpass anything available in browser-only solutions.”

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