Microsoft offers trial for Online Services

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 16:21 IST   |    7 Comments
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Microsoft offers trial for Online Services
Bangalore: Microsoft India is now offering free trial of two months for its new internet-based online services before the commercial launch in October 2009. Online services will include e-mail, collaboration, conferencing and productivity capabilities. "Over 80 percent of the businesses in India are SMBs that are increasingly looking to use world class IT for better business productivity. With tools such as email and collaboration becoming increasingly a must-have in this segment, the pay-as-you-go affordability and freedom from IT administration, Microsoft Online Services offers the much needed respite from financial and logistical hurdles. We encourage businesses to make the best of the free trial opportunity we are launching - and experience the powerful impact of Microsoft Online Services." said Sanjay Manchanda, Director, Microsoft Business Division to Economic Times. Microsoft Online Services will be available in 'Pay-as-you-go' model which will provide affordability, enhanced productivity and much more convenient for IT deployment. This service will also allow businesses to stay in touch with customers, associates and teams. Microsoft Online Services is a part of Microsoft software plus services strategy which provides choice of accessing and using software on premise and on internet as a service. Microsoft Online Services product family, Exchange online and Office SharePoint Online are available separately or as a suite together with Office Live Meeting, Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services and Microsoft Office Communications Online. Microsoft claims that businesses of all sizes can now save up to 50 percent of their IT-related costs with the launch of Microsoft Online Services.