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'''''Office 365''''' is a subscription-based [[software plus services]] suite which offers access to various services and software built around the [[Microsoft Office]] platform.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/office-products-FX101825692.aspx |title = Office 365 Products |publisher = Microsoft Corporation |accessdate =March 7, 2013}}</ref> Examples include hosted e-mail for businesses, Office 365 Small Business Premium, and Office 365 Home Premium, among others. Most Office 365 subscription plans include a subscription to Microsoft Office applications ([[Microsoft Word|Word]], [[Microsoft Excel|Excel]], [[Microsoft PowerPoint|PowerPoint]], etc.), allowing subscribers to upgrade the Microsoft Office applications without extra cost as a benefit of their subscription. Besides denoting subscriptions, Microsoft also uses the name ''Office 365'' for products having features that are provided over the internet. Examples include additional online storage with [[SkyDrive]], [[Skype]] world minutes for home use, [[Microsoft Lync|Lync]] web conferencing, and [[Exchange Online]] hosted email for businesses.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/office-frequently-asked-questions-FX102926087.aspx |title = Office Frequently Asked Questions: What is the difference between Office 2013 suites and Office 365? |publisher = Microsoft Corporation |accessdate = March 7, 2013}}</ref>
'''Office 365''' is a subscription-based [[online office suite|online office]] and [[software plus services]] suite which offers access to various services and software built around the [[Microsoft Office]] platform;


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Office 365 was initially announced in the autumn of 2010, and, after a beta testing process which began in October 2010, was officially launched on June 28, 2011.<ref name=pcmag-office365launch>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Office 365 Launching June 28|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386447,00.asp|publisher=PC Magazine|accessdate=14 March 2013}}</ref> The initial subscription plans included a Professional plan (for organizations of 25 and smaller) and an Enterprise plan (for organizations with more individuals).<ref>{{cite web
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Serving as a successor to Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite, the service was originally designed to provide hosted e-mail, [[social networking service|social networking and collaboration]], and [[cloud storage]] to teams and businesses. As such, it first included hosted versions of [[Microsoft Exchange Server|Exchange]], [[Microsoft Lync Server|Lync]], [[Microsoft SharePoint|SharePoint]], [[Office Web Apps]], along with access to the [[Microsoft Office 2010]] desktop applications on the Enterprise plan. With the release of [[Microsoft Office 2013|Office 2013]], Office 365 expanded to include new plans aimed at different types of businesses, along with new plans aimed at general consumers wanting to use the Office desktop software on a subscription basis.<ref name=pcw-buyorrent/>
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}}</ref> Serving as a successor to Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite, it first included hosted versions of [[Microsoft Exchange Server|Exchange]], [[Microsoft Lync Server|Lync]], [[Microsoft SharePoint|SharePoint]], [[Office Web Apps]], along with access to the [[Microsoft Office 2010]] desktop applications on the Enterprise plan. With the release of [[Microsoft Office 2013|Office 2013]], Office 365 expanded to include new plans aimed at different types of businesses, along with a new plan aimed at home users.<ref name=pcw-buyorrent/>


Microsoft also offers a dedicated and [[International Traffic in Arms Regulations|ITAR]] subscription model for large companies. The Office 365 dedicated offering isolates servers to be used for only a single customer while ITAR offers a higher level of security (individual background checks and extremely-limited access to sensitive parts of the system by knowledge workers) that complies with the ITAR standard. In December 2011, Microsoft launched Trust Center and announced that Office 365 now complies with EU privacy regulations.<ref>[http://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netzwelt.de%2Fnews%2F90021-microsoft-zertifikate-office-365-sicher.html Microsoft Office gets EU-Certified]</ref>
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After a beta testing process which began in October 2010, Office 365 was officially launched on June 28, 2011.<ref name=pcmag-office365launch>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Office 365 Launching June 28|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386447,00.asp|publisher=PC Magazine|accessdate=14 March 2013}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Microsoft 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. Facing growing competition from [[Google]]'s similar service [[Google Apps]], Microsoft designed the Office 365 platform to "[bring] together" its existing online services (such as the [[Microsoft Online Services|Business Productivity Online Suite]]) into "an always-up-to-date cloud service" incorporating [[Microsoft Exchange Server|Exchange Server]] (for e-mail), [[Microsoft SharePoint|SharePoint]] (for internal social networking, collaboration, and a public web site), and [[Microsoft Lync Server|Lync]] (for communication, [[Voice over IP|VoIP]], and conferencing). Plans were initially launched for small business and enterprises; the small business plan offered Exchange e-mail, SharePoint Online, Lync Online, web hosting via SharePoint, and the [[Office Web Apps]], with the enterprise plan also adding per-user licenses for the Office 2010 Professional Plus software and 24/7 phone support.<ref name=nw-office365beta>{{cite web|title=Microsoft takes aim at Google Apps with Office 365|url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/101810-microsoft-office-365.html|publisher=Network World|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref>
Microsoft 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. Facing growing competition from [[Google]]'s similar service [[Google Apps]], Microsoft designed the Office 365 platform to "[bring] together" its existing online services (such as the [[Microsoft Online Services|Business Productivity Online Suite]]) into "an always-up-to-date cloud service" incorporating [[Microsoft Exchange Server|Exchange Server]] (for e-mail), [[Microsoft SharePoint|SharePoint]] (for internal social networking, collaboration, and a public web site), and [[Microsoft Lync Server|Lync]] (for communication, [[Voice over IP|VoIP]], and conferencing). Plans were initially launched for small business and enterprises; the small business plan offered Exchange e-mail, SharePoint Online, Lync Online, web hosting via SharePoint, and the [[Office Web Apps]], with the enterprise plan also adding per-user licenses for the Office 2010 Professional Plus software and 24/7 phone support.<ref name=nw-office365beta>{{cite web|title=Microsoft takes aim at Google Apps with Office 365|url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/101810-microsoft-office-365.html|publisher=Network World|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref>


With the release of [[Microsoft Office 2013|Office 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 ProPlus.<ref name=ars-office3652013>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Office 2013 Pro released to the masses, Office 365 updated|url=http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/02/microsoft-office-2013-pro-released-to-the-masses-office-365-updated/|publisher=Ars Technica|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref> A new Office 365 Home Premium plan aimed at home users was also introduced; the new plan offers access to the Office 2013 suite for up to five computers, along with expanded SkyDrive storage and 60 minutes of Skype calls monthly. The plan is aimed at mainstream consumers, especially those who want to install Office on multiple computers. An University plan was also introduced, targeted towards users going to post-secondary education.<ref name=ars-365-hp>{{cite web|title=Review: Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium Edition hopes to be at your service|url=http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/01/hands-on-with-microsofts-office-365-home-premium-edition/|publisher=Ars Technica|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=cw-365new>{{cite web|title=Office 365 for businesses gets upgraded, new bundles added|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237191/Office_365_for_businesses_gets_upgraded_new_bundles_added|publisher=ComputerWorld|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref> With these new offerings, Microsoft began to offer prepaid Office 365 subscriptions through retail outlets alongside the normal, non-subscription-based editions of Office 2013.<ref name=verge-office2013cloud/>
With the release of Office 2013 in February 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 ProPlus.<ref name=ars-office3652013>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Office 2013 Pro released to the masses, Office 365 updated|url=http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/02/microsoft-office-2013-pro-released-to-the-masses-office-365-updated/|publisher=Ars Technica|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref> A new Office 365 Home Premium plan aimed at home users was also introduced; the new plan offers access to the Office 2013 suite for up to five computers, along with expanded SkyDrive storage and 60 minutes of Skype calls monthly. The plan is aimed at mainstream consumers, especially those who want to install Office on multiple computers.<ref name=ars-365-hp>{{cite web|title=Review: Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium Edition hopes to be at your service|url=http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/01/hands-on-with-microsofts-office-365-home-premium-edition/|publisher=Ars Technica|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=cw-365new>{{cite web|title=Office 365 for businesses gets upgraded, new bundles added|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237191/Office_365_for_businesses_gets_upgraded_new_bundles_added|publisher=ComputerWorld|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref> With these new offerings, Microsoft also began to offer prepaid Office 365 subscriptions through retail outlets alongside the normal, non-subscription-based editions of Office 2013.<ref name=verge-office2013cloud/>


On March 19, 2013, Microsoft detailed its plans to provide integration with the enterprise [[social networking service|social networking]] platform [[Yammer]] (which they had acquired in 2012) for Office 365: such as the ability to use a [[single sign-on]] between the two services, shared feeds and document aggregation, and the ability to entirely replace the SharePoint news feed and social functionality with Yammer.<ref name=cnet-365-yammer>{{cite web|title=Office 365 and Yammer integration: What's coming|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57575193-92/office-365-and-yammer-integration-whats-coming/|publisher=CNET|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> The ability to provide a link to a Yammer network from an Office 365 portal was introduced in June 2013, with heavier integration (such a Yammer app for SharePoint and single sign-on) to be introduced in July 2013.<ref name=cwuk-yammer365>{{cite web|title=Office 365 customers can replace SharePoint newsfeed with Yammer|url=http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/cloud-computing/3452158/office-365-customers-can-replace-sharepoint-newsfeed-with-yammer/|work=Computerworld UK|accessdate=12 June 2013}}</ref>
On March 19, 2013, Microsoft detailed its plans to provide integration with the enterprise [[social networking service|social networking]] platform [[Yammer]] (which they had acquired in 2012) for Office 365: such as the ability to use a [[single sign-on]] between the two services, shared feeds and document aggregation, and the ability to entirely replace the SharePoint news feed and social functionality with Yammer. These features are expected to be released later in 2013.<ref name=cnet-365-yammer>{{cite web|title=Office 365 and Yammer integration: What's coming|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57575193-92/office-365-and-yammer-integration-whats-coming/|publisher=CNET|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref>


==Features==
==Products==
=== Exchange===
The Office 365 service consists of a number of products and services;
[[Microsoft Exchange Server|Microsoft Exchange Online]] is an email, calendar and contacts solution delivered as a cloud service, hosted by Microsoft. The service is based on Microsoft Exchange server and offers 25 GB of email storage per user.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.microsoft.com/online/exchange-online.aspx
|title = Microsoft Exchange Online
|work = Microsoft Online Services
|publisher = Microsoft Corporation
|accessdate =June 23, 2010
}}</ref> In addition, Exchange online offers users personalized calendars and contacts with sharing capability and 99.9% reliability in online secure back-up.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.microsoft.com/business/bpostestdrive/exchange.aspx?CR_CC=200006224&WT.srch=1&CR_SCC=200006224&WT.srch=1
|title = What is Microsoft Exchange Online?
|work = Microsoft Online Services
|publisher = Microsoft Corporation
|accessdate =June 23, 2010
}}</ref> [[Exchange ActiveSync]] provides mobile connectivity to Exchange services and mobile email applications.


===Hosted services===
===SharePoint===
[[Microsoft SharePoint|Microsoft SharePoint Online]] is a collaboration, sharing, and document editing service using internal and external sites. It can also be used to create public-facing Web sites.<ref>{{cite web
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Business and enterprise-oriented plans for Office 365 offer access to [[Cloud computing|cloud hosted]] versions of Office's server platforms on a [[software as a service]] basis, including Exchange, Lync, SharePoint, and the browser-based [[Office Web Apps]] suite.<ref name=pcmag-office365launch/> Through SharePoint's SkyDrive Pro functionality (formally known as SharePoint MySites, and distinct from the consumer-oriented [[SkyDrive|SkyDrive service]]), each user also receives 7 GB of online storage.<ref name=pt-365skydrivepro>{{cite web|title=Office 365: SkyDrive Pro - SkyDrive Pro replaces SharePoint MySites and provides business users with cloud-based document storage|url=http://winsupersite.com/office-2013/office-365-skydrive-pro|publisher=Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref>
|url = http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint-Online/Pages/default.aspx
|title = SharePoint Online
|work = Microsoft SharePoint Online
|publisher = Microsoft Corporation
|accessdate =June 23, 2010
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=== Lync===
[[Microsoft Lync Server|Microsoft Lync Online]] provides communications features including presence information, instant messaging, PC-to-PC audio/video calling and online meetings that can include PC audio, video and web conferencing with application sharing, whiteboards, and other collaboration tools. Lync Online is accessed through the Lync client. Lync Online also supports presence information and click-to-communicate features inside Microsoft Office applications. Currently the Lync components of Office 365 exclude Lync's Enterprise Voice feature set.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}

=== Office Professional Plus ===
[[Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office Professional Plus]] in Office 365 provides the same client software as the Office Professional Plus product available through Microsoft [[Volume Licensing]].

Office Professional Plus in Office 365 has month-to-month, per-user licensing. It can be installed by users from Microsoft Online Services. It is activated using the same Microsoft Online Services ID that users employ to sign in to Office 365 and the license is renewed on a 30-day cycle.

=== Office Web Apps ===
[[Office Web Apps]] are browser-based versions of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint that enable viewing and lightweight editing of Office documents in Web browsers while preserving the formatting of the original documents.

== Features ==
===Cloud services===
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Business and enterprise-oriented plans for Office 365 offer access to [[Cloud computing|cloud hosted]] versions of Office's server platforms on a [[software as a service]] basis, including Exchange, Lync, SharePoint, and the browser-based [[Office Web Apps]] suite.<ref name=pcmag-office365launch/> Through SharePoint's SkyDrive Pro functionality (formally known as SharePoint MySites, and separate from the consumer-oriented [[SkyDrive|SkyDrive service]]), each user also receives 7 GB of online storage.<ref name=pt-365skydrivepro>{{cite web|title=Office 365: SkyDrive Pro - SkyDrive Pro replaces SharePoint MySites and provides business users with cloud-based document storage|url=http://winsupersite.com/office-2013/office-365-skydrive-pro|publisher=Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref>

[[Rolling release|Rolling update]]s are provided for their respective software; on launch, the [[Microsoft Office 2010|2010]] versions of each component were used, and were automatically upgraded to their [[Microsoft Office 2013|Office 2013]] counterparts upon its release in February 2013. <ref name=cnet-365-yammer>{{cite web|title=Office 365 and Yammer integration: What's coming|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57575193-92/office-365-and-yammer-integration-whats-coming/|publisher=CNET|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref>


In 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 on [[Skype]].<ref name=pcw-buyorrent>{{cite web|title=Office 2013 vs. Office 365: Should you buy or rent?|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026703/office-365-vs-office-2013-should-you-rent-or-own-.html|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref>
In 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 on [[Skype]].<ref name=pcw-buyorrent>{{cite web|title=Office 2013 vs. Office 365: Should you buy or rent?|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026703/office-365-vs-office-2013-should-you-rent-or-own-.html|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref>


=== Office applications===
=== Office applications===
Some plans for Office 365 also include access to the current versions of the Office desktop applications for both Windows (Office 2013) and [[OS X]] ([[Microsoft Office for Mac 2011|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 whilst files are [[Application streaming|streamed]] in the background. Updates 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 it.<ref name=verge-office2013cloud>{{cite web|title=Office 2013 available now: Microsoft ditches DVDs in push for cloud subscriptions|url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/29/3927866/office-2013-pricing-office-365-subscriptions-available-now|publisher=The Verge|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=pcw-buyorrent/><ref name=cw-365new/><ref name="Office 2013: Pricing and Packaging"/>
Some plans for Office 365 also include access to the current versions of the Office desktop applications for both Windows and OS X 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 whilst files are [[Application streaming|streamed]] in the background. Updates 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 it.<ref name=verge-office2013cloud>{{cite web|title=Office 2013 available now: Microsoft ditches DVDs in push for cloud subscriptions|url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/29/3927866/office-2013-pricing-office-365-subscriptions-available-now|publisher=The Verge|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=pcw-buyorrent/><ref name=cw-365new/>

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===Updates===
The Office 365 platform uses a [[rolling release]] model; updates to the online components of the service are provided once per quarter. On launch, the [[Microsoft Office 2010|2010]] versions of server components were used with Office 365. These services were automatically upgraded to their [[Microsoft Office 2013|Office 2013]] counterparts upon its release in February 2013.<ref name=cnet-365-yammer>{{cite web|title=Office 365 and Yammer integration: What's coming|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57575193-92/office-365-and-yammer-integration-whats-coming/|publisher=CNET|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> With 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.<ref name=cw-365updates>{{cite web|title=Microsoft: We can update Office-by-subscription every 90 days|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237260/Microsoft_We_can_update_Office_by_subscription_every_90_days|work=Computerworld|accessdate=12 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=cnet-365-yammer>{{cite web|title=Office 365 and Yammer integration: What's coming|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57575193-92/office-365-and-yammer-integration-whats-coming/|publisher=CNET|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref>


== Security ==
== Security ==
In December 2011, Microsoft announced that the Office 365 platform was now compliant with the [[ISO/IEC 27001]] security standards, the [[European Union]]'s [[Data Protection Directive]] (through the signing of [[International arbitration|model clauses]]), and the [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]] for [[health care]] environments 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.<ref name=seattletimes-365security>{{cite web|title=Microsoft touts Office 365 security compliance|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017025551_microsoft_touts_office_365_security_compliance.html|publisher=Seattle Times|accessdate=16 March 2013}}</ref> <ref name=crn-o365security>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Boosts Office 365 Security To Meet European Data Protection Requirements|url=http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/232300531/microsoft-boosts-office-365-security-to-meet-european-data-protection-requirements.htm|publisher=CRN|accessdate=16 March 2013}}</ref> In May 2012, Microsoft announced that Office 365 was now compliant with the [[Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002|Federal Information Security Management Act]]: compliance with the act would now allow Office 365 to be used by U.S. government agencies.<ref name=register-fisma>{{cite web|title=Office 365 hard enough to penetrate US government|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/11/office_365_fisma/|publisher=The Register|accessdate=16 March 2013}}</ref>
In December 2011, Microsoft announced that the Office 365 platform was now compliant with the [[ISO/IEC 27001]] security standards, the [[European Union]]'s [[Data Protection Directive]] (through the signing of [[International arbitration|model clauses]]), and the [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]] for [[health care]] environments 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.<ref name=seattletimes-365security>{{cite web|title=Microsoft touts Office 365 security compliance|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017025551_microsoft_touts_office_365_security_compliance.html|publisher=Seattle Times|accessdate=16 March 2013}}</ref> <ref name=crn-o365security>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Boosts Office 365 Security To Meet European Data Protection Requirements|url=http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/232300531/microsoft-boosts-office-365-security-to-meet-european-data-protection-requirements.htm|publisher=CRN|accessdate=16 March 2013}}</ref> In May 2012, Microsoft announced that Office 365 was now compliant with the [[Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002|Federal Information Security Management Act]]: compliance with the act would now allow Office 365 to be used by U.S. government agencies.<ref name=register-fisma>{{cite web|title=Office 365 hard enough to penetrate US government|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/11/office_365_fisma/|publisher=The Register|accessdate=16 March 2013}}</ref>


==Subscription plans==
==Plans==
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smallbusinesstechtips.com/small-business-computer-tips/is-microsoft-office-365-right-for-your-business/|title=Is Office 365 Right for your Business|accessdate=October 20, 2011|publisher=Everon Technology}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/redir/XT103991803.aspx|title=Office 365 business plan|accessdate=March 8, 2013|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/redir/FX102886268.aspx|title=Office 365 Home Premium|accessdate=March 8, 2013|publisher=Microsoftn}}</ref> These include:
Office 365 is available in a number of different subscription plans<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/redir/XT103991803.aspx|title=Office 365 business plan|accessdate=March 8, 2013|publisher=Microsoft Corporation}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/redir/FX102886268.aspx|title=Office 365 Home Premium|accessdate=March 8, 2013|publisher=Microsoft Corporation}}</ref> aimed at different needs and market segments,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smallbusinesstechtips.com/small-business-computer-tips/is-microsoft-office-365-right-for-your-business/|title=Is Office 365 Right for your Business|accessdate=October 20, 2011|publisher=Everon Technology}}</ref> providing different sets of features at different price points. These include:


*'''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 additional [[SkyDrive]] storage, 60 minutes of [[Skype]] international calls per month.<ref name=pcw-buyorrent>{{cite web|title=Office 2013 vs. Office 365: Should you buy or rent?|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026703/office-365-vs-office-2013-should-you-rent-or-own-.html|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="OppSec"/>
*'''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 additional [[SkyDrive]] storage, 60 minutes of [[Skype]] international calls per month.<ref name=pcw-buyorrent>{{cite web|title=Office 2013 vs. Office 365: Should you buy or rent?|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026703/office-365-vs-office-2013-should-you-rent-or-own-.html|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="OppSec"/>
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*'''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.<ref name=pcw-365newplans>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Updates Office 365 for Business, Adds New Plans|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416012,00.asp|publisher=PC Magazine|accessdate=21 March 2013}}</ref>
*'''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.<ref name=pcw-365newplans>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Updates Office 365 for Business, Adds New Plans|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416012,00.asp|publisher=PC Magazine|accessdate=21 March 2013}}</ref>
*'''Office 365 Enterprise''': Intended for use in enterprise environments. Offers access to all Office applications, hosted Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync services, plus enterprise-specific compliance and support.<ref name=nw-office365beta/><ref name="OppSec">{{cite web|author=Paul Thurrott |url=http://www.winsupersite.com/article/office-2013-beta2/office-365-public-preview-office-365-home-businesses-143706 |title=Office 2013 Public Preview: Office 365 for Home and Businesses |publisher=Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows |date=2012-07-16 |accessdate=2012-11-21}}</ref>
*'''Office 365 Enterprise''': Intended for use in enterprise environments. Offers access to all Office applications, hosted Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync services, plus enterprise-specific compliance and support.<ref name=nw-office365beta/><ref name="OppSec">{{cite web|author=Paul Thurrott |url=http://www.winsupersite.com/article/office-2013-beta2/office-365-public-preview-office-365-home-businesses-143706 |title=Office 2013 Public Preview: Office 365 for Home and Businesses |publisher=Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows |date=2012-07-16 |accessdate=2012-11-21}}</ref>

Microsoft has said that Office 365 will receive updates on a 90-day cycle.


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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://office.microsoft.com}}
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*[http://www.microsoft.com/industry/government/products/office/365/default.aspx Office 365 for Government organizations]
*[http://www.microsoft.com/industry/government/products/office/365/default.aspx Office 365 for Government organizations]
*[http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Australia/Tech-Ed-Australia-2011/OFS204?WT.mc_id=soc-n-au-jtc--wiki Toby Knight & Chris Goosen: Moving Email from On Premise Into the Cloud]


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This redirect is about subscription-based Microsoft Office software services. For details on the latest desktop Office software suite, see Microsoft Office 2013.
Microsoft Office 365
File:Office 365.png
Type of site
Software plus services
Available in33 languages[1]
OwnerMicrosoft
URLwww.microsoft.com/office365/
Commercialyes
Registrationrequired
Launched28 June 2011; 13 years ago (2011-06-28)
Current statusonline

Office 365 is a subscription-based software plus services suite which offers access to various services and software built around the Microsoft Office platform.[2] Examples include hosted e-mail for businesses, Office 365 Small Business Premium, and Office 365 Home Premium, among others. Most Office 365 subscription plans include a subscription to Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), allowing subscribers to upgrade the Microsoft Office applications without extra cost as a benefit of their subscription. Besides denoting subscriptions, Microsoft also uses the name Office 365 for products having features that are provided over the internet. Examples include additional online storage with SkyDrive, Skype world minutes for home use, Lync web conferencing, and Exchange Online hosted email for businesses.[3]

Office 365 was initially announced in the autumn of 2010, and, after a beta testing process which began in October 2010, was officially launched on June 28, 2011.[4] The initial subscription plans included a Professional plan (for organizations of 25 and smaller) and an Enterprise plan (for organizations with more individuals).[5] Serving as a successor to Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite, it first included hosted versions of Exchange, Lync, SharePoint, Office Web Apps, along with access to the Microsoft Office 2010 desktop applications on the Enterprise plan. With the release of Office 2013, Office 365 expanded to include new plans aimed at different types of businesses, along with a new plan aimed at home users.[6]

Microsoft also offers a dedicated and ITAR subscription model for large companies. The Office 365 dedicated offering isolates servers to be used for only a single customer while ITAR offers a higher level of security (individual background checks and extremely-limited access to sensitive parts of the system by knowledge workers) that complies with the ITAR standard. In December 2011, Microsoft launched Trust Center and announced that Office 365 now complies with EU privacy regulations.[7]

History

Microsoft 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. Facing growing competition from Google's similar service Google Apps, Microsoft designed the Office 365 platform to "[bring] together" its existing online services (such as the Business Productivity Online Suite) into "an always-up-to-date cloud service" incorporating Exchange Server (for e-mail), SharePoint (for internal social networking, collaboration, and a public web site), and Lync (for communication, VoIP, and conferencing). Plans were initially launched for small business and enterprises; the small business plan offered Exchange e-mail, SharePoint Online, Lync Online, web hosting via SharePoint, and the Office Web Apps, with the enterprise plan also adding per-user licenses for the Office 2010 Professional Plus software and 24/7 phone support.[8]

With the release of Office 2013 in February 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 ProPlus.[9] A new Office 365 Home Premium plan aimed at home users was also introduced; the new plan offers access to the Office 2013 suite for up to five computers, along with expanded SkyDrive storage and 60 minutes of Skype calls monthly. The plan is aimed at mainstream consumers, especially those who want to install Office on multiple computers.[10][11] With these new offerings, Microsoft also began to offer prepaid Office 365 subscriptions through retail outlets alongside the normal, non-subscription-based editions of Office 2013.[12]

On March 19, 2013, Microsoft detailed its plans to provide integration with the enterprise social networking platform Yammer (which they had acquired in 2012) for Office 365: such as the ability to use a single sign-on between the two services, shared feeds and document aggregation, and the ability to entirely replace the SharePoint news feed and social functionality with Yammer. These features are expected to be released later in 2013.[13]

Products

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Online is an email, calendar and contacts solution delivered as a cloud service, hosted by Microsoft. The service is based on Microsoft Exchange server and offers 25 GB of email storage per user.[14] In addition, Exchange online offers users personalized calendars and contacts with sharing capability and 99.9% reliability in online secure back-up.[15] Exchange ActiveSync provides mobile connectivity to Exchange services and mobile email applications.

SharePoint

Microsoft SharePoint Online is a collaboration, sharing, and document editing service using internal and external sites. It can also be used to create public-facing Web sites.[16]

Lync

Microsoft Lync Online provides communications features including presence information, instant messaging, PC-to-PC audio/video calling and online meetings that can include PC audio, video and web conferencing with application sharing, whiteboards, and other collaboration tools. Lync Online is accessed through the Lync client. Lync Online also supports presence information and click-to-communicate features inside Microsoft Office applications. Currently the Lync components of Office 365 exclude Lync's Enterprise Voice feature set.[citation needed]

Office Professional Plus

Microsoft Office Professional Plus in Office 365 provides the same client software as the Office Professional Plus product available through Microsoft Volume Licensing.

Office Professional Plus in Office 365 has month-to-month, per-user licensing. It can be installed by users from Microsoft Online Services. It is activated using the same Microsoft Online Services ID that users employ to sign in to Office 365 and the license is renewed on a 30-day cycle.

Office Web Apps

Office Web Apps are browser-based versions of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint that enable viewing and lightweight editing of Office documents in Web browsers while preserving the formatting of the original documents.

Features

Cloud services

Business and enterprise-oriented plans for Office 365 offer access to cloud hosted versions of Office's server platforms on a software as a service basis, including Exchange, Lync, SharePoint, and the browser-based Office Web Apps suite.[4] Through SharePoint's SkyDrive Pro functionality (formally known as SharePoint MySites, and separate from the consumer-oriented SkyDrive service), each user also receives 7 GB of online storage.[17]

Rolling updates are provided for their respective software; on launch, the 2010 versions of each component were used, and were automatically upgraded to their Office 2013 counterparts upon its release in February 2013. [13]

In 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 on Skype.[6]

Office applications

Some plans for Office 365 also include access to the current versions of the Office desktop applications for both Windows and OS X 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 whilst files are streamed in the background. Updates 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 it.[12][6][11]

Security

In December 2011, Microsoft announced that the Office 365 platform was now compliant with the ISO/IEC 27001 security standards, the European Union's Data Protection Directive (through the signing of model clauses), and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act for health care environments 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.[18] [19] In May 2012, Microsoft announced that Office 365 was now compliant with the Federal Information Security Management Act: compliance with the act would now allow Office 365 to be used by U.S. government agencies.[20]

Subscription plans

Office 365 is available in a number of different subscription plans[21] [22] aimed at different needs and market segments,[23] providing different sets of features at different price points. These include:

  • 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 additional SkyDrive storage, 60 minutes of Skype international calls per month.[6][24]
    • Office 365 University: A specially-discounted version of Home Premium intended for users in post-secondary institutions. It is similar to Home Premium, except it is purchased on a discounted four-year plan, and only used on two devices by one user.[25]
  • Office 365 Small Business: Offers access to hosted Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync services only.[26]
  • 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, SharePoint, and Lync services.[26]
  • Office 365 ProPlus: Offers access to the Office 2013 Professional Plus applications for up to 25 users on up to five devices per user.[27]
  • 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.[27]
  • Office 365 Enterprise: Intended for use in enterprise environments. Offers access to all Office applications, hosted Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync services, plus enterprise-specific compliance and support.[8][24]

Microsoft has said that Office 365 will receive updates on a 90-day cycle.

Comparison

Table of Editions
Suites[28][29] Home Premium 1 Small Business Premium 2 ProPlus Enterprise 3 University 1
Maximum users all users in one household[30] 50 Unlimited[31] Unlimited 1
Devices per user 5 5 5[24] 5 2
Commercial use allowed? No[32] Yes Yes Yes No
Word Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Excel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PowerPoint Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
OneNote Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Outlook Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Publisher Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Access Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
InfoPath No Yes Yes Yes No
Lync No Yes Yes Yes No
SharePoint Designer No No No No No
Project
Has multiple editions		 No No No No No
Visio
Has multiple editions		 Viewer Viewer Viewer Viewer Viewer
Remarks
1 Office 365 Home Premium and University comes with an additional 20 GB of online storage on SkyDrive, 60 Skype minutes per month, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.[28][24]
2 Office 365 Small Business Premium includes 25 GB Exchange Online mailbox and 10 GB of SharePoint Online-based cloud storage for the organization with an additional 500 MB per user account.[24]
3 Office 365 Enterprise includes everything from Office 365 ProPlus, plus Exchange Online, providing archiving and legal compliance capabilities, SharePoint Online for managing and sharing documents and Lync Online for business communications.[24]

Reception

TechRadar gave 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 as data loss protection and the ability to integrate with a local Active Directory instance). However, the service was panned for how it handled its 2013 update for existing users, and its lack of integration with services such as Skype and Yammer. [33]

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  7. ^ Microsoft Office gets EU-Certified
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  26. ^ a b "The New Office 365: What's a Small Business to Do?". Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  27. ^ a b "Microsoft Updates Office 365 for Business, Adds New Plans". PC Magazine. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  28. ^ a b Paul Thurrott (September 17, 2012). "Office 2013: Pricing and Packaging | Office content from Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows". Winsupersite.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
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