Top 5 Announcements from 2012 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference

Opening with the bang of Cirque du Soleil drums and the flash of fire, the Microsoft World Partner Conference 2012 launched today in our Softchoice hometown of Toronto, Canada. As expected, Microsoft made a big splash with some significant announcements about the company’s future and what’s in store for customers moving forward.

Demonstrating this year’s tagline of “A new era.Together,” the major soundbites from today’s keynote reflected Microsoft’s commitment to increased collaboration, enhanced consumer experience and expanded communication.

The Softchoice team was on hand to tweet the announcements to our Softchoice Microsoft Navigator audience as they rolled in. To keep an eye on all that’s happening at the 2012 WPC this week, follow us @scmsnavigator.

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Migrating BPOS to Office 365: Q&A

Considerations about moving from BPOS to Office 365

What does it take to migrate from BPOS to Office 365?

As organizations on Microsoft Online Services, a.k.a BPOS, hear more about the release of Office 365, (which entered public beta this week) there’s plenty of uncertainty as to what the transition will specifically mean to them. So we dug out some of the most common questions and concerns and faced off with one of Softchoice’s Microsoft specialists, James Brannon, to get you the answers you need.

Navigator: When will BPOS customers be able to transition to Office 365?

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Microsoft Office 365 public beta is live

Office 365 beta signup page

 

Office 365, the successor to Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), entered public beta today. The suite includes cloud-based versions of Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, and Lync Server (formerly Office Communications Online) found in BPOS, and also includes Office productivity, both through Office Web Apps and the full desktop Office 2010 suite. [Read more...]

Office 365 plans: how to make the sweetest pick

Selecting the best plan for Office 365: Kiosk and Information workers

Forget what Forest Gump said, life doesn’t have to be like a box of chocolates, you can know what you’re goign to get. We want to help you be aware of the choices that are available to you and your business when licensing Microsoft Office 365. It’s not about chocolates, it’s about the skinny on what plan is right for you and your enterprise.

Office 365 Plans: The Basics
Office 365 plans are divided into two families, K Plans and E Plans. (There’s also a “P” plan, which would appeal to small businesses, of about 25 employees or less, but we don’t discuss that here today.)

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