Telstra and Microsoft today announced a strategic alliance that will bring together the companies’ business software applications, mobile services and devices and integrated computer and telephone services over Telstra’s Next IP and Next G networks.
It is proposed that services under the alliance will include:
Hosted business applications: Through Telstra’s T Suite portal, businesses would be able to access Microsoft business software 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.
Unified communications: Integrating Telstra’s hosted IP telephony service (TIPT) with Microsoft Office applications.
While Microsoft dominates the SME marketplace in software, it is looking at Telstra to reach the many SMEs that it does not deal with directly.
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