<p>Tesco has chosen Microsoft's Office 365 to provide collaboration tools for employees and suppliers across the retailer's European and Asian operations.</p><p>The cloud based Office 365 productivity suite will serve as a portal for staff, Tesco said, giving access to information and company experts regardless of location.</p><p>Office 365 will now be put in place in across the company's UK head office, distribution centre, and all of its stores. Tesco sees the search functionality provided by Microsoft's software as enabling the quick sharing of ideas across its multinational operations, allowing staff to discuss ideas or quickly find the right person to answer a question.</p><p>This will involve putting in place a collaboration platform in addition to using the service as a document repository, with additional social features.</p><p><a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/cloud-computing/3419886/tesco-chooses-microsoft-office-365-for-companywide-collaboration-platform/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240175847/Tesco-rolls-out-Microsoft-Office-365">Tesco rolls out Microsoft Office 365</a> (ComputerWeekly.com)</p><p><a href="http://chainstoreage.com/article/jc-penney-selects-microsoft-office-365-elevate-service-communications">JC Penney selects Microsoft Office 365 to elevate service, communications</a> (Chain Store Age)</p><p><a href="http://www.siliconrepublic.com/strategy/item/30965-tesco-employs-microsoft/">Tesco employs Microsoft Office 365 across company</a> (Siliconrepublic.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dokOjDSlX-DLQqMCbcgX_OqZem_KM&ned=us">25 additional articles.</a></p>