Office Live vs. Office Online
Since the announcement made about Microsoft Office Online Services on March 3rd, the partner community has been a buzz about this new program and how that plays into their service offerings. One of the top questions I've received is what is the difference between our online services and Office Live. I can see how the two an be confused with one another especially with the similarity in the naming conventions. Here's a quick description of the differences I cam across on some of our documentation that I thought would be interesting to you....
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What is the difference between Microsoft Online services and Microsoft Office Live?
A: Microsoft Online: Service offerings for organizations with more advanced IT needs where power and flexibility is critical and the ability to control access to data, manage users, apply business and compliance policy, and meet high availability standards may all be important considerations. Online Services are designed to provide the performance, scalability, security, management features, and service level capabilities to support the mission-critical applications and systems used by organizations that have more rigorous technical requirements. Today these services include Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Communications Online, Office Live Meeting, Exchange Hosted Services and BizTalk Services.
Microsoft Office Live: Microsoft Office “Live” will be tailored to users that value ease-of-use, simple access and flexibility. Live services will be optimal in situations where users don’t have access to professional technical expertise and don’t require high levels of system management. Broadly speaking, Microsoft Live offerings are user-managed services, without IT mediation, spanning entertainment, communication, productivity and more. Existing Live Service offerings include, Windows Live, XBOX Live, Dynamics Live CRM and Office Live.
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