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Submitted To Mr. Ranvijay Singh Mr. Saikat Banarjee on Office 365is a subscription-basedonline office andsoftware plus servicessuite which offers access to various services and software built around theMicrosoft Officeplatform.Content History of Ms officeFeatures of Ms office 365 1. Hosted Service 2.Office Application 3.UpdateSecurityPlanComparisonReceptionFurther ReadingExternal LinkBenefits

History of Ms Office 365

October 2010-private beta

April 2011 Public betaMicrosoft first announced Office 365 in October 2010; beginning with a private beta with various organizations, leading into a public beta in April 2011, and reaching general availability on June 28, 2011.

With the release ofOffice 2013, an updated version of the Office 365 platform was launched on February 27, 2013. The server components were updated to their respective 2013 versions, and Microsoft expanded the Office 365 service with new plans, such as Small Business Premium, Midsize Premium, and Pro Plus

Office 365 platformBusiness PremiumMid sizPremiumHome PremiumPro PlusSpecially design for social user6Exchange Server(for e-mail),

SharePoint(for internal social networking, collaboration, and a public web site), and

Lync(for communication,VoIP, and conferencing)

On March 19, 2013, Microsoft detailed its plans to provide integration with the enterprisesocial networkingplatform

On July 8, 2013, Microsoft unveiled PowerBI, a suite ofbusiness intelligenceand self-servedata miningtools for Office 365, to be released later in the year.Feature of Ms office 365The Office 365 service consists of a number of products and services. All of Office 365's components can be managed and configured through an online portal; users can be added manually, imported from aCSV(common separated value) file, or Office 365 can be set up forsingle sign-onwith a localActive DirectoryusingActive Directory Federation Services.Hosted Services

* Business and enterprise-oriented plans for Office 365 offer access tocloud hostedversions of Office's server platforms on asoftware as a servicebasis, including Exchange, Lync, SharePoint, and the browser-basedOffice Web Appssuite.[2]Through SharePoint's SkyDrive Pro functionality (formally known as SharePoint MySites, and distinct from the consumer-orientedSkyDrive service), each user also receives 7 GB of online storage. * lieu of Microsoft's enterprise software, the Home Premium plan for Office 365 instead includes 20 GB of additional storage for SkyDrive, along with 60 minutes of phone calls per month onSkype.

Office applications

Some plans for Office 365 also include access to the current versions of the Office desktop applications for both Windows (Office 2013) andOS X(Office for Mac 2011) for the period of the subscription.In the case of Office 2013 on Windows, it is installed using a "Click-to-Run" system which allows users to begin using the applications almost instantaneously while files arestreamedin the backgroundUpdates to the software are installed automatically, covering both security updates and major new versions of Office.A feature known as "Office on Demand" is also available, which allows users to temporarily stream an Office 2013 application on any compatible computer without needing to fully install itAccess to theOffice Mobileapps forAndroidsmartphones andiOSdevices are also included.

Updates

The Office 365 platform uses arolling releasemodel; updates to the online components of the service are provided once per quarter.On launch, the2010versions of server components were used with Office 365.These services were automatically upgraded to theirOffice 2013counterparts upon its release in February 2013With the introduction of Office 2013, Office division head Kurt DelBene stated that minor and incremental updates to the Office desktop software would be provided on a similarly periodic basis to all Office 365 users by means of the streaming system, as opposed to the three-year cycle for major releases of Office that had been used to the past.Security

In December 2011, Microsoft announced that the Office 365 platform was now compliant with theISO/IEC 27001security standards, theEuropean Union'sData Protection Directive(through the signing ofmodel clauses), and theHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Actforhealth careenvironments in the United States.At the same time, Microsoft also unveiled a new "Trust Center" portal, containing further information on its privacy policies and security practices for the service.[22][23]In May 2012, Microsoft announced that Office 365 was now compliant with theFederal Information Security Management Act: compliance with the act would now allow Office 365 to be used by U.S. government agenciesPlans

Office 365 is available in a number of different subscription plans aimed at different needs and market segments, providing different sets of features at different price points.

Office 365 Home Premium: Aimed at mainstream consumers and families; includes access to most Office applications for home/non-commercial use (excluding InfoPath and Lync) on up to five devices, 20 GB of additionalSkyDrivestorage, 60 minutes ofSkypeinternational calls per month.Office 365 Small Business: Offers access to hosted Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync services only.

Office 365 Small Business Premium: Aimed at businesses with 1-10 employees and limited IT experience. Offers access to the Office applications on up to five devices per user, plus hosted Exchange (with 25 GB mailbox), SharePoint (with 10 GB of storage, plus an additional 500 MB per user), and Lync services.Office 365 ProPlus: Offers access to the Office 2013 Professional Plus applications for up to 25 users on up to five devices per user.Office 365 Midsize Business: Aimed at businesses with 10-250 employees. Offers access to the Office 2013 applications from ProPlus, plus hosted Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync services.Office 365 Enterprise: Intended for use in enterprise environments. Offers access to all Office applications, hosted Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync services, plus enterprise-specific legal compliance features and supportComparison

Reception

TechRadargave the 2013 update of Office 365 a 4.5 out of 5, praising its administration interfaces for being accessible to users with any level of expertise, the seamless integration of SkyDrive Pro into the Office 2013 desktop applications, and the service as a whole for being suitable in small business environments, while still offering "powerful" options for use in larger companies (such asdata loss protectionand the ability to integrate with a localActive Directoryinstance)

However, the service was panned for how it handled its 2013 update for existing users, and its lack of integration with services such asSkypeandYammerReferences

"Microsoft releases Office Mobile for Office 365 Android app".GSMArena. Retrieved 9 August 2013."Office Mobile for iPhone Review".Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows. Retrieved 15 June 2013."Microsoft unveils Office for iPad, free for reading and presenting". Retrieved 27 March 2014."Office 365 business plan". Microsoft. Retrieved March 8, 2013."Office 365 Home Premium". Microsoftn. Retrieved March 8, 2013.

Benefits of office 365Reduce risk with cloud computing.Microsoft hosting.No vpn required for connect any where.New security polices.Office 365 available on mobile devices.Valuable software.Reduce monthly cost.Large mail box storage(25 GB).No required to licence update.

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