| The Latest Business Productivity Capabilities |
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Business-class e-mail, Web conferencing, instant messaging, document collaboration and workflow all designed to work together seamlessly. |
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| Ease of Use |
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Services synchronize with your Microsoft Active Directory, so you maintain control and can continue to manage user policies centrally |
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A single administrative panel enables simple and centralized provisioning and management of new and existing users. |
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End users can securely access the service virtually anywhere without the need for a VPN connection and through a wide selection of mobile devices |
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| Privacy & Rapid Disaster Recovery |
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Secure Internet protocols including HTTPS and HTTP over SSL to access your services. |
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Redundant network architecture capable of disaster recovery. |
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In the event of datacenter connectivity issues, services switch over to a backup datacenter. |
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| Greater Flexibility |
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Build your own solution with individual services or purchase as an integrated suite. |
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Choose to run some applications on-premises, or choose Online Services hosted and managed by Microsoft or Microsoft Partners. |
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Leverage tools such as Active Directory Synchronization so you can make online, on-premises, or hybrid deployment choices by service, user roles, and geography to meet organizational needs best. |
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Adjust your deployment model dynamically as your business needs shift and grow. |
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| Improved Agility |
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Easily extend new capabilities to your organization without straining internal resources. |
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Expand your IT capacity by adding new services without investing in the development of new skills or deploying new hardware and software. |
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Free your valuable IT resources from routine management tasks to focus on core business initiatives that can deliver a true competitive advantage. |
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| Security & Reliability |
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Microsoft Online Services run on a global network of data centers protected by multiple layers of security and operational best practices. |
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Microsoft Online Services guarantee a service level agreement of 99.9% uptime. |
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Data centers and services managed by rigorously screened and highly trained staff. |
