Great news today: Microsoft announced at CeBIT 2009 that the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) which is part of the Microsoft Online Services is now available for trial in 19 countries. This means it is available in Switzerland too. :) As you know I’m really interested in the things which are brand new and because of that I have written the post Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft SharePoint Services and the Azure Services Platform - SharePoint in the cloud earlier this year.
You can find the official Microsoft news which is dated March 2, 2009 at
Microsoft Online Services Available Worldwide
Business Productivity Online Suite – BPOS
“Exchange Online and SharePoint Online are available for trial in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Organizations worldwide will be able to trial and purchase the entire Business Productivity Online Suite, including Office Communications Online, in April.” Source: Microsoft Online Services Available Worldwide
And here you can chose your country if you want to try it:
https://mocp.microsoftonline.com/site/Default.aspx?&presignincountry=
After selecting the country you can see the services offered for your country:
https://mocp.microsoftonline.com/site/Default.aspx?&presignincountry=CHE
Microsoft Online Services
If you want to know more about Microsoft Online Services you can find a short description by Microsoft:
“Microsoft Online Services are enterprise-class communications and collaboration software delivered as subscription services to businesses of all sizes, hosted by Microsoft and sold with partners. The offering, designed for customers with managed IT needs, includes Microsoft Exchange Online with Microsoft Exchange Hosted Filtering, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Office Communications Online, Microsoft Office Live Meeting and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online.” Source: Microsoft Online Services Available Worldwide
If you are interested in details you can read my post provided at the beginning.
That’s it, have a nice week…