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2. Office 365 is a subscription- based online office and software plus services suite which offers access to various services and software built around the Microsoft Office platform.online officesoftware plus servicesMicrosoft Office

3. Content History of Ms office Features of Ms office 365 1. Hosted Service 2.Office Application 3.Update Security Plan Comparison Reception Further Reading External Link Benefits

4. History of Ms Office 365 October 2010- private beta April 2011 – Public beta

5. 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. With the release of 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 Pro PlusOffice 2013

6. Office 365 platform Business Premium Mid siz Premium Home Premium Pro Plus Specially design for social user

7. Exchange Server (for e-mail), Exchange Server SharePoint (for internal social networking, collaboration, and a public web site), and SharePoint Lync (for communication, VoIP, and conferencing)LyncVoIP On March 19, 2013, Microsoft detailed its plans to provide integration with the enterprise social networking platformsocial networking On July 8, 2013, Microsoft unveiled PowerBI, a suite of business intelligence and self-serve data mining tools for Office 365, to be released later in the year.business intelligencedata mining

8. Feature of Ms office 365 The 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 a CSV(common separated value) file, or Office 365 can be set up for single sign- on with a local Active Directory using Active Directory Federation Services.CSV(common separated value) filesingle sign- onActive Directory Federation Services

9. Hosted 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. [2] Through SharePoint's SkyDrive Pro functionality (formally known as SharePoint MySites, and distinct from the consumer-oriented SkyDrive service), each user also receives 7 GB of online storage.cloud hostedsoftware as a serviceOffice Web Apps [2]SkyDrive service * 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.Skype

10. 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 (Office for Mac 2011) for the period of the subscription.OS XOffice for Mac 2011 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 are streamed in the backgroundstreamed 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 Access to the Office Mobile apps for Android smartphones and iOS devices are also included.Office MobileAndroidiOS

17. Updates The Office 365 platform uses a rolling release model; updates to the online components of the service are provided once per quarter.rolling release On launch, the 2010 versions of server components were used with Office 365.2010 These services were automatically upgraded to their Office 2013 counterparts upon its release in February 2013Office 2013 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.

18. 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.ISO/IEC 27001European UnionData Protection Directivemodel clausesHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Acthealth care 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 the Federal Information Security Management Act: compliance with the act would now allow Office 365 to be used by U.S. government agencies [22][23]Federal Information Security Management Act

19. 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. 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.SkyDriveSkype Office 365 Small Business: Offers access to hosted Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync services only.

20. 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 support

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22. 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) TechRadardata loss protectionActive Directory 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 YammerSkypeYammer

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

24. Benefits of office 365 Reduce 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.