Microsoft Extends Online Software Services

[Gigacore]

Smaller businesses can now sign onto the subscription-based apps offered in Microsoft Online Services.
Microsoft said Monday it will let smaller businesses use some of its key software applications over the Internet later this year, a sign of the company's rapid move to the Internet-centric computing favored by competitors Google and Salesforce.com.

Last September,Microsoft opened its hosted software program, called Microsoft Online Services, to businesses worldwide with more than 5,000 users. Businesses pay a per-user subscription fee to access applications such as e-mail that are hosted on Microsoft's servers.

Those subscription-based services are typically cheaper for companies than installing applications on their own hardware. Other advantages include faster software updates and lower maintenance costs.

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Microsoft's answer to Google Sites

[iMav]

MS Office Live has a full fledged Site builder similar to what windows live spaces has .... an online site editor it even gives u a sub-domain and u can setup an existing domain & it has since first registration openings shown a small business and large business ection allowing u options depending on what u choose

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Yeah Office Live is superb . Exploring it from a few days .

[ravi_9793]

Great news. Live becoming more live.

[ThinkFree]

Thanks for the info