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Transitioning a business to primarily use online applications is a great way to save money and limit the number of required licensing renewals and applications updates to install. Microsoft offers free and low-cost online services for businesses of all sizes, from small businesses, to mid-market and enterprise. In addition to the free Live Workspace for collaboration and project management, Microsoft and Silver Certified Partner IT Strategists offer the following low-cost subscription services: Exchange Sever Online, Office Live Meeting Standard, SharePoint 2007 Online, Office Communications Server 2007, Office Live Meeting Professional Edition, and the economy version Deskless Worker Suite.
Collaborate online for FREE with Microsoft Office Live Workspace. This online application allows users to schedule calendars that sync with Outlook Express, share Microsoft documents and other information with access from anywhere, anytime, all while maintaining user access controls and the security of Microsoft. Microsoft Office Live Workspace is a great tool to use both for the office as well as for personal use and includes up to 500 MB of free storage space and each individual file can be up to 25 MB in size.
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One tool that is effective across all business sizes for collaboration is Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS), which includes Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Live Meeting, and soon will also include Office Communications Online. This online collection of collaboration tools simplifies business communication by allowing the business user control of the utility, freeing up the IT department from involvement and reducing the need for infrastructure resources. Rather than paying the higher cost for the software, businesses can pay $15 per user on a monthly basis, which is a bulk pricing for all of the services of the Business Productivity Online Standard Suite together. This is a great tool for businesses that would require at least five user seats. Get a FREE trial of the BPOS or Buy Now
Give employees access to the information they need anywhere, anytime on desktops and portable devices, including cell phones. Microsoft Exchange Online is a great way to create enterprise mobility while maintaining security against spam and malware, all within an easy-to-use interface. Get a FREE trial of the BPOS or Buy Now
Meet online without the hassle of travel. Microsoft Office Live Meeting allows employees to connect real-time and collaborate with clients and co-workers using online whiteboards, video conference, voice conference, and create training sessions with Office Live Meeting.  Get a FREE trial of the BPOS or Buy Now
Using Microsoft SharePoint 2007, businesses can effectively collaborate, find the right information at the right time, manage workflows, and more. Document management and collaboration is an easy way to improve business processes through better organization of information and administrative tasks.
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The Microsoft Office Communications Online is soon to be added to the Business Productivity Online Standard Suite. Office Communications online creates streamlined access to information for employees and helps business communicate more efficiently with technology designed to work seamlessly with Microsoft Office system programs.
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Live Meeting Professional Edition allows enterprise-level meeting and collaboration with over 1,000 attendees. Hold online seminars, team training events, or presentations for your customers in an easy to use and interactive environment.
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The Deskless Worker Suite allows businessses to save money while allowing their workforce to collaborate and communicate through SharePoint and Exchange Server. As the economy version, the Deskless Worker Suite is ideal for businesses that primarily just need to grant many workers read-only access to important documents and still be able to stay on schedule with calendaring and e-mails. |