From the category archives:

SaaS

So far the experience is great.

Each user gets e-mail, calendaring and contacts, shared workspaces and web conferencing. This is delivered via Business Productivity Online Suite which consists of Microsoft® Exchange Online, Microsoft® SharePoint® Online, Microsoft® Office Live Meeting and Microsoft® Office Communications Online.

This is truly the foundation for building your business intelligence!!!

Keep you posted….

Microsoft Online Services

December 19, 2009

Microsoft Online Services provides messaging and collaboration capabilities such as e-mail, calendaring and contacts, shared workspaces and web conferencing, delivered through subscription services via the Internet with 99.9% target service availability. Whether you are a large or small business, you can now keep up to date with the latest technology in a secure, flexible and cost effective way.

Microsoft Online Services includes:
Microsoft® Exchange Online
Microsoft® SharePoint® Online
Microsoft® Office Live Meeting
Microsoft® Office Communications Online

all can be purchased together in the Business Productivity Online Suite.

Microsoft Online Services can give you the flexibility to decide which services to have hosted and which to keep on-premise, allowing you to quickly and easily extend new capabilities to your organization without straining your IT resources. There is no additional hardware to provision; no additional server software to buy, install, or configure; and no expensive maintenance required. With simple, straightforward services that are easily deployed and scaled, you can find the solution that works best for you, your budget, and your company’s changing needs.

Each Microsoft data center, located strategically throughout the world, houses a highly reliable complex of equipment that provides seamless connectivity to the Microsoft Online suite of services. This global network of geo-redundant data centers provides around the clock access to your business-critical collaboration services, and helps keep your data safe.

With Microsoft Online Services, your IT staff retains control over the services offered to your end users. Microsoft Online Services work seamlessly with Microsoft Active Directory®, so you can continue to manage user policies centrally and control which services are available via your existing users. A single administrative panel—with consoles for provisioning, usage, monitoring, and support—enables simple and centralized management. And your users can enjoy the convenience of a single sign-on to access all their hosted services.

Link to more product information and a free trial

Use our contact form if you are interested in the Microsoft Online Offering.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Software as a service (SaaS, typically pronounced ‘sass’) is a model of software deployment whereby a provider licenses an application to customers for use as a service on demand.