Microsoft rolled out key hosted services under their Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS), which includes these key solutions:  

Exchange Online

·         Email, shared calendars and contacts, accessible online or through Outlook.

SharePoint Online

·         Highly secure, central location where employees can efficiently collaborate, find organization resources, manage content and workflow

Office Communications Online

·         Instant messaging and presence awareness in a secure environment increases productivity by facilitating rapid connections between people

Live Meeting

·         Conference with colleagues and engage with your customers through real-time meetings, training session and events

In addition to the BPOS, Microsoft has a unique offering for the Education market called Live@edu. Live @edu is a version of Online Services designed specifically for school districts and higher education institutions that is available free to students.

B2B offers these packaged services around Live@edu:

 Live@edu Quickstart

·          A streamlined implementation for a limited number of accounts or for a proof-of-concept.

Live@edu Migration

·         Migration of email content, calendar items and contacts from on-premise Exchange 2007 to Live@edu. If required we can also provide for migration from IMAP based or proprietary email systems on a custom basis.

Automated Provisioning

·         Implementation of tools such as Identity Lifecycle Management and GALsync to automate provisioning and de-provisioning of student and staff accounts.

On/Off Premise Integration

·          Integration of Live@edu with on-premise Exchange.