Published on the 09/08/2009 | Written by Newsdesk
Microsoft Online Services now available through the Telstra T-Suite platform…
Microsoft and Telstra have teamed up to sell Microsoft Online Services on the Telstra T-Suite platform, giving Australian businesses access to a range of cloud computing services.
Microsoft Online Services delivers business communications and collaboration software such as Exchange Online, Office Communications Online, SharePoint Online and Office Live Meeting as a subscription service, hosted by Microsoft on T-Suite and supported by Telstra’s Next G and Next IP networks.
Telstra is the primary distributor of the Standard Suite of Microsoft Online Services – other than Microsoft Office Live Meeting – in Australia.
Group managing director for Telstra Business, Deena Shiff, says the addition of Microsoft Online Services to T-Suite will help Australian organisations of all sizes bolster productivity and enable greater workforce flexibility.
“In particular, this gives Australia’s small and medium sized businesses access to low-fuss and affordable collaboration and communication software formerly available only to large companies with well-resourced IT infrastructure,” Shiff says.
The availability of Microsoft Online Services through Telstra further strengthens the alliance the two companies formed last year, which also incorporates mobile services and unified communications.
Already 115 Microsoft partners have indicated their intention to sell Microsoft Online Services through the Telstra T-Suite service, which will allow them to resell, customise and provide consulting, migration and managed services for the software to their customers.
In addition to Microsoft Online Services, T-Suite offers a range of software that helps businesses secure their data and manage business processes, customers and communications.
