<p>Following the introduction of Microsoft Office 365 to the global markets including Nigeria, the Information Worker Business Group Lead, Microsoft Africa, Marc Israel has said with optimism that the solution has potential to fuel business and economic transformation across the region by delivering cost-effective, flexible access to enterprise-class IT.</p><p>Israel, who stated this in Lagos last week when the software giant gave its partners a closer look at Microsoft Office 365, the company's next-generation cloud productivity service for businesses of all sizes in Nigeria said that the solution provides the productivity backbone for modern businesses in Africa.</p><p>He explained that Office 365 brings together Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft Lync Online in an always-up-to-date service, at a predictable monthly cost.</p><p>It would be recalled that Office 365 was made commercially available in Nigeria last June business organizations could try it for free for 30 days by signing up at www.office365.com or from Microsoft's 31 leading local Nigerian service providers, which will integrate Office 365 with other offerings and market the service to the hundreds of thousands of small and midsize business customers in Nigeria.</p><p><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201209180291.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/tech/telecoms/44542-microsoft-boosts-enterprise-productivity-with-new-cloud-service">Microsoft boosts enterprise productivity with new cloud service</a> (BusinessDay)</p><p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231375/Microsoft_39_s_Office_365_Home_Premium_to_cost_99.99_annually_per_subscription">Microsoft&#039;s Office 365 Home Premium to cost $ 99.99 annually per subscription</a> (Computerworld)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=d3uwMfJVLI5dkzMmm0vMxTjLKSNmM">110 additional articles.</a></p>