The new cloud service brings together Office, SharePoint, Exchange and Lync for organizations of all sizes.– good for physicians – without changing the way they 
work. With Office 365 people to can work together from anywhere, on virtually any device including Smart Phones too.
Allina Hospitals & Clinics is already seeing the benefits of Microsoft Online Services with SharePoint in the cloud. Allina needed a technology platform to support collaboration inside and outside of the organization and they found that by using SharePoint in the cloud it was doing a better job and 
cost less than their own current in house software as the hospitals were a pilot program. Around $6700 was all that was needed to license SharePoint online. The full case study page can be found here.
Exchange up there in the cloud, what a relief! Anyone who has had to manage an on premise Outlook Exchange server will love this by all means with being in the cloud and the software can interface with Office desktop software too so you get the best of both worlds. I have been using Microsoft Small Business Office Live for my hosting and email which is a small version of what is offered here and it has run without interruption for the last couple years with no problems. A while back I had posted about Outlook Live which I am also a free hosted Outlook Exchange service that was available for educational institutions and now will be part of Office 365. If you are a student to check out the Steak Deal at the link below too.
Outlook Live Beta – Free Hosted Exchange Services for Educational Institutions And Ultimate Steal Deal With Full Desktop Office At Discount With EDU Email and Proof of Enrollment
Here’s a video from CNET and press release follows below. BD
Press Release:
REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 19, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today announced 
Microsoft Office 365, the company’s next generation in cloud productivity that brings together Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync Online in an always-up-to-date cloud service. Office 365 makes it easier for millions more organizations to get and use Microsoft’s award-winning business productivity solutions via the cloud. With Office 365, people can work together more easily from anywhere on virtually any device, while collaborating with others inside and outside their organization in a simple and highly secure way. As part of today’s news, Microsoft is also opening a limited beta program for Office 365 in 13 countries and regions.
Office 365 is built on years of experience delivering industry-leading business cloud services ranging from the first browser-based e-mail to today’s Business Productivity Online Suite, Microsoft Office Live Small Business and Live@edu. Moving to the cloud with Office 365 means people don’t have to change the way they work, because Office 365 works with the most popular browsers, smartphones and desktop applications people use today.
“Office 365 is the best of everything we know about productivity, all in a single cloud service,” said Kurt DelBene, president of the Office Division at Microsoft. “With Office 365, your local bakery can get enterprise-caliber software and services for the first time, while a multinational pharmaceutical company can 
reduce costs and more easily stay current with the latest innovations. People can focus on their business, while we and our partners take care of the technology.”
Microsoft worked closely with existing customers to develop Office 365, resulting in a cloud service that is designed to meet a wide range of customer needs.
With Office 365 for small businesses, professionals and small companies with fewer than 25 employees can be up and running with Office Web Apps, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Lync Online and an external website in just 15 minutes, for $6 or 5.25 euros per user, per month1.
“For a small business, Office 365 is a perfect way to start,” said Rob Nichols, chief technology officer of Allovus Design, a graphic design firm and member of Microsoft’s Customer Advisory Board for Office 365. “It has all the features we need, and we can come out of the gate with the same tools the big guys have — on day one.”
Office 365 for enterprises introduces an array of choices for midsize and large businesses as well as government organizations, starting for as little as $2 or 1.75 euros per user, per month1 for basic e-mail. Office 365 for enterprises also includes the option to get Microsoft Office Professional Plus desktop software on a pay-as-you-go basis, for the first time ever. For $24 or 22.75 euros per user, per month1, organizations can get Office Professional Plus along with e-mail, voicemail, enterprise social networking, instant messaging, Web portals, extranets, voice conferencing and videoconferencing, web conferencing, 24x7 phone support, on-premises licenses, and more.
Office 365 creates new growth opportunities for Microsoft and its partners by reaching more customers and types of workers and meeting more business IT needs — all while cutting costs for customers.
Product Availability
Office 365 will be available worldwide next year. Starting today, Microsoft will begin testing Office 365 with a few thousand organizations in 13 countries and regions around the world, and the beta will be expanded to include more organizations over time. Office 365 will be generally available in 40 countries and regions next year.
Later next year, Office 365 will expand to include Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online to provide Microsoft’s complete business productivity experience to organizations of all types and sizes. In addition, Office 365 for education will debut later next year, giving students, faculty and school employees powerful technology tailored specifically to their needs.
Today at 12 p.m. PDT, Microsoft will launch http://www.Office365.com. Customers and partners can sign up for the Office 365 beta and learn more at that site, or follow Office 365 on Twitter (@Office365), Facebook (Office 365), or the new Office 365 blog at http://community.office365.com to get the latest information.
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