Jun. 28, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launches Office 365, the company's newest cloud productivity and collaboration service for businesses of all sizes.
Jun. 28, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Janice Kapner, Senior Director of Communications, demo the new collaboration tools of Office 365. They also speak with customer Alan Lee-Bourke, Chief Information Officer of Wise Group of Glasgow, Scotland.
Jun. 28, 2011
Small and midsize businesses are the heartbeat of the global economy, employing half the world’s workers. The worldwide availability of Office 365 marks the moment when small and midsize businesses can get the same tried and true solutions that people who work for the world’s biggest companies use every day.
Jun. 28, 2011
Intended for broadcast journalists, this broadcast quality footage highlights the global launch of Office 365 which took place at an event in New York City. The video includes sound with Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, footage of the keynote and a demonstration of Office 365.
Jun. 28, 2011
An independent insurance agency, Bea’s Insurance is licensed in Ohio and Pennsylvania and provides commercial, personal auto, home and life insurance. Though the two employees within this small business are husband and wife, collaboration is paramount in keeping their small business and family life running smoothly. Shared access to calendars and to their information via mobile phones have made all the difference in helping them keep a healthy balance.
Jun. 28, 2011
Providing services for the nuclear industry, C&I Engineering offers multiple engineering disciplines — electrical, mechanical and civil — in addition to helping nuclear power plants with digital upgrades and licensing. With a core office staff of five employees collaborating with 20 workers in the field, the ability to take action on changing information in real time helps C&I respond quickly to customer needs.
Jun. 28, 2011
D&L is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that handles the disbursal of Social Security benefits. By using Office 365, D&L is increasing efficiency and improving responsiveness to clients while conserving costs and establishing a strong, highly secure technology foundation for future growth. With Office 365, D&L is experiencing increased efficiency, better responsiveness to clients, reliability and security, and affordability.
Jun. 28, 2011
Karen Kotzen, owner of Love My Lessons in Hollywood, Fla., designs websites and teaches basic computer skills, email programs, and how to set up Facebook and Twitter accounts for her busy clients — wherever they may be. She appreciates being able to send clients notes directly from OneNote and collaborates with local networking contacts on a SharePoint site. She says Office 365 is the best-kept secret for small-business owners who don’t have a lot of money to spend on technology or much computer know-how.
Jun. 28, 2011
PSI Solutions is a regional sales and marketing firm that represents companies which build world-class test and measurement, imaging, and embedded solutions and sells their products to engineering, technology and manufacturing customers. PSI Solutions plans to subscribe to Office 365 at the end of the beta program to take advantage of reliable technology tools that help the firm run more effectively at lower costs.
Jun. 28, 2011
River’s Edge Dog Training began in Enfield, Conn., with the goal of helping others work with their dogs so that together pets and their owners could live in harmony. Owner and local dog trainer Sue Rivers is on the go most of the day, so she loves being able to access her training documents from anywhere with Office 365.
Jun. 28, 2011
Since 1971 Southern Valve & Fitting has been providing wholesalers with plumbing, irrigation and utility valves and fittings. No longer a business run by phone, fax and ledger cards, its distributed workforce, many working from home and around globe, can now collaborate with each other and with customers easily across time zones.
Jun. 28, 2011
Thomas Kemper Soda is a brilliant little soda company in Oregon that brews beverages in small batches. The company is small, but it thinks big. So big, that its drinks are available throughout the Western U.S., with availability growing fast across the U.S. and Canada as the demand for premium soda ignites. Thomas Kemper discovered cloud services, and can now share information faster than ever while saving 40 hours per week.
Jun. 28, 2011
Travelers Haven provides temporary housing services for organizations that are relocating employees or moving employees to temporary assignments. It primarily serves the healthcare and insurance industries, and has 32 employees. By adopting a subscription service that combines familiar Office Web Apps with Web-enabled tools that are easy to use, fast-growing Travelers Haven will be able to work more efficiently and respond faster to customers, communicate better, and avoid the expense and headaches of an in-house server infrastructure.
Jun. 28, 2011
Wine & Spirits Magazine has carved out its own distinctive niche within the world of fine beverage reporting. By enabling cloud-based collaboration, the magazine addresses its biggest pain point — collaboration with employees. Its staff, led by educated wine critics and bolstered by freelance writers, can more efficiently debate the quality of one Syrah over another.
Jun. 28, 2011
D 7 Consulting provides consulting services in building envelope (exterior), roofing, and waterproofing to the building and real estate industries. By using Office 365, D 7 employees have been able to work on customer reports simultaneously rather than one at a time. Storing documents in the cloud also contributes to a better quality of life for D 7 employees, as they are able to work from anywhere.
Jun. 28, 2011
David M. Kroenke has made a living writing technical textbooks since 1974, when he penned his first book on Database Processing. As a small-business owner himself, Kroenke, who routinely works with up to 14 editors and designers across the United States, understands the challenges of implementing and upgrading technology when you also have a business to run. As an Office 365 user, he is loving the easy-to-deploy enterprise-level features that require little or no IT support on his part, giving him more time to focus on his business.
Jun. 28, 2011
Inn Public is a small group of three gastro-pubs in South-East London. Run by a husband-and-wife team, all three pubs boast seasonal menus based on the highest quality fresh produce. Owner Michael Richards likes the fact that with Office 365 there’s no heavy outlay up front, just a fixed regular monthly payment. Remote access means he can keep an eye on the business at all times – without worrying about IT.
Jun. 28, 2011
This Cornwall-based charity aims to change the lives of disadvantaged young people through sailing adventures. As most of the 12 staff work from home, or are on the move, they need a simple way to share information about who is coming on planned voyages, as well as personal and medical information.
Jun. 28, 2011
This Bristol-based family-run launderette includes a coffee bar and Wi-Fi – for customers to relax as their laundry gets done. Owner David Magnus is using Office 365 for anytime, anywhere access to his email plus online storage and document sharing.
Oct. 19, 2010
Kurt DelBene, president, Microsoft Office Division, and Chris Capossela, vice president, Microsoft Office Division, announce Office 365, Microsoft's next generation productivity service.
Oct. 19, 2010
Hear what Jeremy Butterfield, IT Controller, Milk Link in Bristol, UK, has to say about Office 365.
Oct. 19, 2010
Hear what Rob Nichols, Chief Technology Officer, Allovus Design in Gig Harbor, Wash., has to say about Office 365.
Oct. 19, 2010
Hear what Thomas Chambers, Guest Services Representative/IT Support, The Herbfarm Restaurant in Woodinville, Wash., has to say about Office 365.
Oct. 19, 2010
Watch Chris Capossela, Senior Vice President, Microsoft Business Division; Betsy Webb, General Manager, Microsoft Business Division; Ron Markezich, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Online Services, and Takeshi Numoto, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business Division, as they reveal a few of the productivity, communication and collaboration benefits of Office 365.
Oct. 19, 2010
Hear what Microsoft customers and partners say they are most looking forward to after getting a preview of Office 365.
Oct. 19, 2010
John Betz, Director of Business Productivity Online Services at Microsoft, demos Office 365 across the PC, phone and browser.
