Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS)

Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) is a set of messaging and collaboration solutions hosted by Microsoft. BPOS consists of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Live Meeting, and Office Communications Online. Your business benefits from always up-to-date technologies that are deployed rapidly, maximising your valuable IT resources and reducing your need for infrastructure investments.

Features and Components of Microsoft Online Services

1. Exchange Online - Exchange online is a hosted enterprise messaging solution that includes:

• Improved e-mail security 
  

• “From-anywhere” access to e-mail for your employees 
  

• Enhanced operational efficiency for your IT staff 
  

• 25GB mailbox storage per user standard license 

2. SharePoint Online – SharePoint Online offers you a comprehensive set of functionality spread across the Portal, Collaboration, Search, Content Management and Business Process. Features include:

• Shared document and meeting workspaces 
  

• Content management features for documents and Web content 
  

• Seamless integration with Microsoft Office and Office SharePoint Designer 
  

• Standard templates including wikis, blogs, and surveys 
  

• E-mail alerts when documents or other items have been changed or added to a site 

3. Office Communications Online - Microsoft® Office Communications Online delivers robust instant messaging (IM) and presence functionality that enables real-time person-to-person communication across an organisation. Features Include:

• Ability to display and detect presence availability of other users on the network 
  

• Instant messaging over the Internet or a corporate network, with IM text encrypted 
  

• Integration with Microsoft Office Outlook®, Microsoft Office Excel® and Microsoft Office Word for presence awareness and collaboration 
  

• Presence integration with SharePoint sites 

4. Office Live Meeting - Connect with your colleagues and engage your customers through real-time meetings, training sessions, and events. Features include:

• Web client support for remote attendee flexibility 
  

• Interactive application/desktop sharing and whiteboard tools 
  

• Active speaker video switching, multi-party video, and multi-party VoIP audio 
  

• Rich-media presentations, native video conferencing, high-fidelity recording, and Web-cam capabilities 

Pricing:

Note:

1. All prices are quoted on a per user, per month basis excluding VAT and would be billed direct to you by Microsoft. Minimum 12 months contract after 30 days trial period.

2. Pricing is set by Microsoft and may be subject to change. 

3. Setup, configuration, customisation, data migration, training and support charges will be extra. 

Our team of experienced technology consultants will provide assistance with:

• Deployment and migration - Making the transition to a hosted service is even easier with a partner to help with implementation and the migration of your users.
  
  

• Customisation and integration - Being able to customise a solution for your organisation that integrates hosted services with existing on-premise applications is a unique advantage of working with Tollfree Networks and Microsoft.
  
  
• Managed services - We can also help you provide managed services including, but not limited to:
  • Training and support for your users
  • User management
  • Help DeskSupport for IT professionals

Get started

We can help you purchase BPOS and get the right setup for your business. Our team of experienced and certified Microsoft technology consultants can assess your needs and provide necessary support if you need it. Purchasing Microsoft Online Services through BPOS can provide a great cost saving but you do need to consider it as part of your overall IT strategy.

Sign up for a FREE 30 days BPOS trial. Trial includes 20 user licenses for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Live Meeting, and Office Communications Online. It will allow you to explore the solution, understand how Microsoft Online Services work, and help you to decide where BPOS may be a perfect fit within your organisation. 

During the free trial, you can send emails and book meetings using Exchange Online share and collaborate on documents using SharePoint Online or host web based meetings using Live Meeting.

The 30 days trial starts on the day you activate the account and you are able to convert your trial to a paid subscription at any stage during or even after the trial period, carrying across your trial credentials and setup.

A Microsoft Live ID is required to sign up for the trial, if you do not have one you will be asked to create one which only takes a minute. Once signed in, simply fill in a few details to activate the trial. 

We want to make sure you get the most from your trial. So if you need any help or have any questions please call us on 01223 393520 or email bpos@tollfreenetworks.com