Microsoft Office 365 Ralf Jurrien : August 20th 2012 - 13:15 CET
Microsoft Office 365 available for Sprint devices : Sprint announced that it will deliver Microsoft Office 365 to small and mid-sized businesses. Joining the power of Sprint’s network with Microsoft’s cloud based productivity and collaboration solutions will bring organizations new ways to enhance productivity, reduce costs and collaborate with partners while also extending the cloud-based communication tools to mobile workforces. Microsoft Office 365 brings together cloud versions of the most trusted productivity and collaboration products with the latest version of Microsoft’s client software and companion Web applications. For more information about Sprint’s upcoming offer with Microsoft Office 365, visit the Sprint website.
Microsoft Office 365 cloud based solutions
Microsoft Office 365 provides for secure and virtually anywhere access to email, calendars, Office Web Apps, instant messaging, conferencing and file sharing, allowing employees to work on the go, on nearly any device. Easy to set up and use, it includes built-in anti-virus and spam-fighting technology and 99.9 percent uptime guarantee. Companies can deliver the right set of tools to the right users with flexible per-user, per-month subscription plans for predictable annual costs and scale with changing needs.
Microsoft Office 365 cloud services
When Sprint makes Microsoft Office 365 available, it plans to bundle it with value-added services to create solutions that further increase productivity and unleash the power of today’s mobile workforce. Small and mid-sized companies will be able to access some of the most comprehensive enterprise- class solutions available today, and Sprint will make it easier for them to take advantage of cloud services and experience the cost savings, scalability and flexibility needed to help them grow.
Integration of mobility with cloud services
“Sprint’s open approach to cloud includes teaming with trusted industry leaders, like Microsoft, with proven solutions with which businesses are very familiar, to enable them to achieve greater agility to compete in today’s economy,” said John Dupree, senior vice president - Business Sales, Sprint. “Our focus on seamless integration of mobility with cloud services allows companies to extend our reliable and secure networks to their mobile workforces, so they can confidently use hosted services anytime, virtually anywhere and from any device.”
Microsoft Office 365 cloud for Sprint devices
This marks the expansion of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) portfolio already available from Sprint which includes support, office and field-productivity services. Using the “as-a-service” model, Sprint will deliver new applications to round out its portfolio and enable customers to take advantage of the benefits of cloud-based services. “Combining Sprint’s wireless data plans, access through its 3G and 4G networks and scalable services with Microsoft Office 365 will provide businesses with the tools needed to grow,” said Kirk Gregersen, general manager, Microsoft Office Division. “We’re delighted to join with Sprint in offering this compelling set of cloud solutions to small and mid-sized businesses.”