Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft Office 365

Office 365 logo
URL	microsoft.com/office365/
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	Software as a service
Available language(s)	21 languages [1]
Content license	Proprietary
Owner	Microsoft Corporation
Launched	28 June 2011; 5 months ago (2011-June-28)
Current status	Online

Microsoft Office 365 is commercial software plus services offering a set of products from Microsoft Corporation, with the initial plan including a Professional subscription (for organizations of 25 and smaller) and an Enterprise subscription (for organizations with more individuals). ^[2] Office 365 was announced in the autumn of 2010, and was made available to the public on 28 June 2011.^[3]

Office 365 includes the Microsoft Office suite of desktop applications and hosted versions of Microsoft's Server products (including Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, and Lync Server), delivered and accessed over the Internet,^[4] in effect, the next version of Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS).^[5]

Products

Microsoft Exchange Online

Microsoft Exchange Online is an email, calendar and contacts solution delivered as a cloud service, hosted by Microsoft. The service is based on Microsoft Exchange server and offers 25 GB of email storage per user. ^[6] In addition, Exchange online offers users personalized calendars and contacts with sharing capability and 99.9% reliability in online secure back-up. ^[7] Exchange ActiveSync provides mobile connectivity to Exchange services and mobile email applications.

Microsoft SharePoint Online

Microsoft SharePoint Online is a collaboration, sharing, and document editing service using internal and external sites. It can also be used to create public-facing Web sites. ^[8]

Microsoft Lync Online

Microsoft Lync Online provides communications features including presence information, instant messaging, PC-to-PC audio/video calling and online meetings that can include PC audio, video and web conferencing with application sharing, whiteboards, and other collaboration tools. Lync Online is accessed through the Lync client. Lync Online also supports presence information and click-to-communicate features inside Microsoft Office applications. Currently the Lync components of Office 365 exclude Lync's Enterprise Voice feature set.^{[citation needed]}

Office Professional Plus

Microsoft Office Professional Plus in Office 365 provides the same client software as the Office Professional Plus product available through Microsoft Volume Licensing.

Office Professional Plus in Office 365 has month-to-month, per-user licensing. It can be installed by users from Microsoft Online Services. It is activated using the same Microsoft Online Services ID that users employ to sign in to Office 365 and the license is renewed on a 30-day cycle.

Office Web Apps

Office Web Apps are browser-based versions of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint that enable viewing and lightweight editing of Office documents in Web browsers while preserving the formatting of the original documents.

Plans

Office 365 is available in a number of different plans^[9] aimed at different needs and market segments,^[10] providing different sets of features at different price points. These include:

• Office 365 for enterprise: For businesses with internal or partner-supported IT staff and resources. Add on plans are available for information workers with dedicated PCs and kiosk workers (such as baristas or physicians) who share a PC and need only Web-based access.
• Office 365 for small business: Designed for businesses without dedicated IT staff or resources.
• Office 365 for education: Designed for schools and a replacement for the Office Live@edu service.

Microsoft has said that Office 365 will receive updates on a 90-day cycle.

References

1. ^ "Microsoft Office 365 FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions". Microsoft Corporation. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/faqs.aspx. Retrieved July 10, 2011. 
2. ^ "About Office 365". About Office 365. Microsoft Corporation. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/small-business/about.aspx. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
3. ^ "Microsoft Launches Office 365 Globally". Microsoft. 28 June 2011. http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2011/jun11/06-28MSOffice365PR.mspx. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
4. ^ Hunt, Bob (12 November 2010). "What is Office 365?". TechNet Blogs. Microsoft TechNet (Microsoft Corporation). http://blogs.technet.com/b/bobh/archive/2010/11/12/what-is-office-365.aspx. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
5. ^ Kishor, Giriraj (28 December 2010). "Microsoft Office 365 beta – a suite of business-focused, cloud-based applications". TopNews United States. Top News Network. http://www.topnews.us/content/231293-microsoft-office-365-beta-suite-business-focused-cloud-based-applications. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
6. ^ "Microsoft Exchange Online". Microsoft Online Services. Microsoft Corporation. http://www.microsoft.com/online/exchange-online.aspx. Retrieved June 23, 2010. 
7. ^ "What is Microsoft Exchange Online?". Microsoft Online Services. Microsoft Corporation. http://www.microsoft.com/business/bpostestdrive/exchange.aspx?CR_CC=200006224&WT.srch=1&CR_SCC=200006224&WT.srch=1. Retrieved June 23, 2010. 
8. ^ "SharePoint Online". Microsoft SharePoint Online. Microsoft Corporation. http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint-Online/Pages/default.aspx. Retrieved June 23, 2010. 
9. ^ "Office 365 Subscription Plans for Business and Education". Microsoft Corporation. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/plans.aspx. Retrieved July 10, 2011. 
10. ^ "Is Office 365 Right for your Business". Everon Technology. http://www.smallbusinesstechtips.com/small-business-computer-tips/is-microsoft-office-365-right-for-your-business/. Retrieved October 20, 2011. 

Further reading

• "Microsoft Announces Office 365". Microsoft News Center. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation. 19 October 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2010/oct10/10-19Office365.mspx. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
• Fried, Ina (19 October 2010). "Microsoft Office 365 bets on the cloud". CNET News. CBS Interactive. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20020029-56.html. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
• Gradwell, Andrew (19 October 2010). "Microsoft unveils Microsoft Office 365". Cloud Hypermarket. Hypermarket Ventures Ltd.. http://www.cloudhypermarket.com/services/productivity/microsoft-office-365. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
• Knor, Eric (25 October 2010). "What Office 365 says about Microsoft". InfoWorld. Infoworld, Inc.. http://www.infoworld.com/t/desktop-productivity/what-office-365-says-about-microsoft-736. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
• Krill, Paul (19 October 2010). "Microsoft unveils Office 365 cloud platform". InfoWorld. Infoworld, Inc.. http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/microsoft-unveils-office-365-cloud-platform-146. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
• Kolakowski, Nicholas (20 October 2010). "Microsoft Office 365 Profiled at Gartner Conference". eWeek. Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings Inc.. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/Microsoft-Office-365-Profiled-at-Gartner-Conference-776455/. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
• Kolakowski, Nicholas (24 October 2010). "Office 365, Ozzie Departure, Ballmer Tablet Talk Marked Microsoft Week". eWeek. Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings Inc.. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Office-365-Ozzie-Departure-Ballmer-Tablet-Talk-Marked-Microsoft-Week-224674/. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
• Perez, Juan Carlos (19 October 2010). "Microsoft launches Office 365, makes cloud move". Computerworld. Computerworld Inc.. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9191783/Microsoft_launches_Office_365_makes_cloud_move?source=rss_news. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
• Kincaid, Jason (19 October 2010). "Microsoft Rolls Up Cloud Services Into Office 365, Takes Aim At Google Apps". TechCrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/19/microsoft-rolls-up-cloud-services-into-office-365-takes-aim-at-google-apps/. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
• Whittaker, Zack (June 28, 2011). "Microsoft admits Patriot Act can access EU-based cloud data". Cloud Data. ZDNet. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/microsoft-admits-patriot-act-can-access-eu-based-cloud-data/11225. Retrieved August 15, 2011. 
• Franz, Markus (August 17, 2011). "Adding Domains in Microsoft Office 365". Netzwelt. http://www.netzwelt.de/news/87930-anleitung-eigene-domain-microsoft-office-365-konfigurieren.html. Retrieved September 12, 2011. 

Franz, Markus (August 17, 2011). "Prepare for email migration or Exchange hybrid deployment in office 365". Netzwelt. http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/office365-enterprises/ff652556.aspx. Retrieved September 12, 2011. 

External links

• Official website
• Office 365 for Government organizations
• Toby Knight & Chris Goosen: Moving Email from On Premise Into the Cloud