TAG | Microsoft and Telstra’s excellent strategic alliance adventure |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Wednesday, 05 November 2008 | |
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Promising to deliver “business software applications, mobile services and devices, and integrated computer and telephone services over Telstra’s Next IP and Next G networks”, both companies say that the alliance will “bring together the benefits of some of their key products and services to help Australian businesses increase productivity and compete more effectively at a local and global level.” Telstra and Microsoft say they’ll be offering a range of next generation services that are simple to install and use, and require lower maintenance than many current offerings, and “contemplate” the following services: - Hosted business applications: through Telstra’s T Suite portal, it is contemplated that businesses will have access to popular Microsoft business software, known as Microsoft Online Services, which will be hosted by Microsoft in the cloud and delivered as a subscription service. - Mobile services and devices: an all-in-one mobile email, calendar, contacts, web browser, business software and phone solution including security features, automatic software upgrades, support and data plan is envisaged. Advanced mobile phone fleet management and a new user-interface developed by Telstra giving users one-click access to their frequently used business applications on Windows Mobile phones is contemplated. - Unified Communications: Integrating Telstra’s premium hosted IP Telephony service (TIPT) with Microsoft Office applications, including Office Communicator is proposed which will make it easier to control the way businesses communicate. Telstra Group Managing Director, Product Management, Ms Holly Kramer, said Telstra and Microsoft would collaborate to deliver truly integrated communications services to Australian businesses. “Telstra is excited to have the opportunity to partner with Microsoft to bring to market the best of both worlds – world leading applications from Microsoft delivered over Telstra’s world class networks – all in a seamless one-click, one-touch user experience,” Ms Kramer said. Continued on page 2. |
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