The introduction of the mass-internet services in the 1980’s, and subsequent commodity availability of high-speed internet services for businesses and consumers has given rise to a new generation of online software services.
Software + Services (S+S) Architecture: The future is a combination of local software and Internet services interacting with one another. Software makes services better and services make software better. And by bringing together the best of both worlds, we maximize choice, flexibility and capabilities for our customers. We describe this evolutionary path in our industry as Software + Services.
1. Microsoft Online Services: Today’s business world demands that technology add value and reduce costs. Online Services from Microsoft can help relieve the burden of managing and maintaining business systems, freeing IT departments to focus on initiatives that can help deliver true competitive advantage. Key components...
i. Microsoft Office Live Meeting: Connect with your colleagues and engage your customers through real-time meetings, training sessions, and events—using only a PC with an Internet connection and basic software.
ii. Exchange Hosted Services: Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services (EHS) offers online tools to help your organization protect itself from spam and malware, satisfy retention requirements for compliance, encrypt data to preserve confidentiality, and maintain access to e-mail during and after emergency situations.
iii. Exchange Online: Microsoft Exchange Online is a hosted enterprise messaging solution based on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 that helps give your business the protection it demands, the anywhere access employees want, and the operational efficiency your IT staff needs.
iv. SharePoint Online: Microsoft SharePoint Online provides a highly secure, central location where employees can efficiently collaborate with team members, find organizational resources, manage content and workflow, and gain the business insight to make better-informed decisions.
v. Office Communications Server Online: The Office Communications Online solution provides a unified communications capability that helps people be more productive by enabling them to communicate easily with others in different locations or time zones using a range of different communication options, including text based instant messaging, voice, and video.
vi. Dynamics CRM Online: Businesses today need a better way to find, keep, and grow customer relationships.
2. Microsoft Windows Azure Online Services: Windows® Azure is a cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting and service management environment for the Azure Services Platform. Windows Azure provides developers with on-demand compute and storage to host, scale, and manage Web applications on the Internet through Microsoft® data centers. Key components...
i. Windows Azure for service hosting and management, low-level scalable storage, computation and networking
ii. Microsoft SQL Services for a wide range of database services and reporting
iii. Microsoft .NET Services which are service-based implementations of familiar .NET Framework concepts such as workflow and access control
iv. Live Services for a consistent way for users to store, share and synchronize documents, photos, files and information across their PCs, phones, PC applications and Web sites
v. Microsoft SharePoint Services and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Services for business content, collaboration and rapid solution development in the cloud.
3. Microsoft offers web based services which enhance products that you may already use:
i. Microsoft Office is enhanced by Microsoft Office Online: Offers how-to articles, downloads, templates, clip art, and training
ii. Microsoft Xbox is enhanced by Xbox Live: Xbox LIVE is the Ultimate Broadband Gaming Experience that lets you play multiplayer Xbox games live using broadband Internet access (cable or DSL)
4. Microsoft Windows Live Services: The best of Windows and the Web together, E-Mail, chat, blogs, photos and more. With Windows Live you're connected to the people and things you care about most.
i. Hotmail: Stay connected anywhere with your Web e-mail account
ii. Mail: Access your multiple e-mail accounts in one place
iii. Messenger: Connect, share, and make your conversations count
iv. Toolbar: Easy access to Windows Live services from any Web page
v. SkyDrive: Password-protected online file storage
vi. Spaces: The best place to share your world online
vii. Photo Gallery: Get creative and share your photos and videos
viii. Writer: Easily publish pictures, videos, and other rich content to your blog
ix. Events: Plan your event. Send invitations. Share photos.
x. OneCare Family Safety: Help protect your family and computer
- from technet.com
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