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Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite now for $10 per user per month (new pricing)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Small and medium enterprises can now subscribe to Microsoft’s e-mail and collaboration solutions online, for $10 per user per month.

All one needs to do is log on to the online services center, add the chosen services that could range from Exchange Online Standard, SharePoint Online Standard, Office Communication Online and Office Live Meeting Standard, to their shopping cart.

Microsoft has announced the commercial availability of the online services offering from prices starting at $2 per user per month for deskless workers. This is something really unique offering from Microsoft for users within the enterprise traditionally neglected by IT departments due to software licensing costs. Deskless workers include people in the shop floor, truck drivers, factory workers, etc. A smaller business can access the suite online and start using it for a monthly subscription whereas mid or large companies can migrate from their legacy systems with the help of partners like ISHIR.

While the standard BPOS suite will cost the $10 per user per month, they could choose individual offerings at the rate of $5 per user per month for Exchange Online, $5.25 per user per month for SharePoint. The subscription fee for Office Communication Online is $2 per month per user and for Office Live Meeting is $4.50 per user per month.  Now there is a cost-effective way for your entire organization to communicate and collaborate.  You can adjust the mix of Standard and Deskless offerings to suit your needs and budgets.

As part of Microsoft Software + Services offering the customers will have the option to use flexible models of accessing enterprise wide software, both on premise and off the internet or a combination of both, at low prices. ISHIR already has over 100 businesses on board in the 30 day trial period. Clients already in trial claim that their businesses can experience increased operational efficiency and the savings could be between 10 and 50 per cent of the information technology costs depending their existing IT costs.

The mid to larger enterprises will now be able to leverage a combination of on premise and on the cloud based solution to bring about efficiencies and cost cutting benefits, not to mention be able to re-purpose their IT resources to more strategic initiatives within the IT organization.

To sign up for a 30 day risk free trial please visit http://www.ishir.com/ishir-microsoft-online-services-bpos-request-free-trial-form.htm

To learn about the services please visit http://www.ishir.com/microsoft-business-productivity-online-suite.htm

Microsoft Online Services is secure and cost effective

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Key applications such as messaging, worker and group collaboration tools, and online conferencing services provide the foundation for businesses of all sizes and in all markets. Though necessary to the day-to-day operation of your business, these applications can be expensive to purchase and operate. These important online communication tools require staff with specialist skills outside the key requirements for your business, can represent a significant overhead, and must be regularly maintained and monitored to ensure that they are securely and reliably operated.

Microsoft Online Services are online applications designed especially for the needs of business customers. The Business Productivity Online Standard Suite is a set of Microsoft Online Services, subscription-based enterprise software services hosted by Microsoft and sold with partners. The Online Services operate within a complete ecosystem of features and capabilities that are designed to meet and in many cases to exceed the security and availability goals that you have for your business applications.

These services are backed by strong service-level agreements made possible by Microsoft’s investing billions in data centers to support these services. They make it easier for customers to rapidly and cost-effectively access the most up-to-date technologies, and are fully integrated and designed for rapid deployment to provide customers with streamlined communications, simplified management, and business-class reliability and security. The services, which can be purchased individually or in Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite are following: