Microsoft’s push to expand the test plan Office365 online application store
According to foreign media reports, Microsoft said Monday it is expanding its collaboration and communications cloud Office 365 packaged software beta testing program will test the software and the available number of countries has almost doubled the number of languages.
In addition, Microsoft will for the creation of a suite called "Office 365 Mall" applications and services shop. As of Monday, developers and channel partners for the online store has provided about 100 400 applications and professional services.
Office 365, including hosted version of Office, SharePoint, Exchange, and Lync and other software, is now available in 38 countries to test the users and the language of 17 countries to provide the software interface.
General manager of Microsoft’s online services (Betsy Webb) said that by expanding the testing program, which will really cloud the Office 365 and Office software to a new level. She said the Office 365 test plan is expected to include thousands of organizations, with millions of end users. This will be released later this year when the software has greatly promoted its application.
So far, the test plan participants about 70% are small businesses. Therefore, Microsoft will hold a called "preparatory work" of the competition. Small businesses can share their stories contest. Five winners will receive $ 50,000 in sales transactions, Office 360 software and a Microsoft official day of work.
Office 365 Mall will provide users with a partner applications and services directory. However, trading partners will be implemented on the website, if you decide to purchase an application or a service then.
Office 365 is Microsoft’s online business office software packages (BPOS) in the next version, planned for release this year, regular edition. And BPOS different, Office 365 with Office Web applications, which is a hosted version of Office 2010 office suite software. Fewer than 25 people for small businesses, Office 365 is the price of 6 dollars per user per month.
With the expansion of the test plan, Office 365 is now available in the following countries and regions: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States and Britain.
Office 365 Web site and interface will be the following languages: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian , Spanish and Swedish.