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Microsoft India, a company that deals in software for personal and business computing, has launched ‘Online Services’ for Indian businesses.

 

Microsoft (News - Alert) officials said that businesses of all sizes, especially small and medium sized businesses would now be able to save upto 50 percent of their IT-related costs with the launch of the Online Services.

 

The software giant has also announced a free trial period of two-months for the range of services, which include e-mail, collaboration, conferencing and productivity capabilities.

 

Officials said that modeled on the ‘pay-as-you-go’ approach, Online Services provide affordability, enhanced productivity, and freedom from hassles of IT deployment.

 

According to the company officials Online Services would allow businesses to stay in touch with customers, associates and teams across geographic boundaries round the clock and provide instant access to information, thereby enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.

“Over 80 percent of the businesses in India are SMBs that are increasingly looking to use world class IT for better business productivity. With tools such as email and collaboration becoming increasingly a must-have in this segment, the pay-as-you-go affordability and freedom from IT administration, Microsoft Online Services offers the much needed respite from financial and logistical hurdles,” said Sanjay Manchanda, director of the Microsoft Business Division.

 

Manchanda said that the company encourages businesses to make the best of the free trial opportunity it is launching – and experience the powerful impact of Microsoft Online Services.

He said that this launch also marks the second phase of Microsoft software plus services vision following the tremendous success the company has seen of its hosted offerings including Hosted Exchange and Hosted ERP among Indian enterprises.

Microsoft Online Services is a part of Microsoft software plus services strategy, which provides flexibility and choice of accessing and using software on premise and on Internet as a service.