MICROSOFT OFFICE 365 BUSINESS ESSENTIALS

Product information "Microsoft Office 365 Business Essentials"

Fast and smooth communication plays an increasingly important role, especially for small and medium-sized companies. Microsoft has designed its special entry-level planMicrosoft Office 365 Business Essentialsto meet these business needs. Further to convenient online access to the online versions of the OneNote, Excel, Word and PowerPoint components, the package includes numerous tools to make collaboration with customers, colleagues and supervisors much more convenient, even when distributed across the entire globe. 

A core element is the Exchange Online email system, which offers a central hosting platform for the entire corporate mail traffic. Besides a 50GB per user mailbox and the ability to send attachments of up to 150MB, Exchange Online offers comprehensive spam, phishing and virus protection. Sent and received messages can also be retrieved at any time and from any mobile device via the Outlook web app.

Modern communication tools for modern companies

With the professional version of the instant messaging tool "Skype for Business", companies can take their communication to new levels - whether internal or external - using chat, audio or video. Personalised participant links make inviting employees and customers easier than ever. Microsoft Office 365 Business Essentials is particularly convincing due to enhanced video conferences, where 250 users can now participate and see their counterparts in up to 1080p quality. 

The communication package is supplemented by the seamlessly integrated "Yammer" software, whereby employees and business partners can connect to each other in the style of a company's own social network, create project groups, and share files. In addition, there are exciting functions such as the "Sway" application, automated workflows, the "Planner" work management tool and  "PowerApps" to create business apps for mobile devices without any programming effort.

Flexibility and full cost control

Companies that choose Microsoft Office 365 Business Essentials benefit from a flexible subscription model with monthly or annual billing as needed. Even short-term staff increases in projects can thus be handled much more conveniently and cost-effectively. Moreover, there is a comprehensive service package that is linked to Microsoft's entry-level plan. 

Besides the 24/7 telephone and web support, users can always upgrade to the next higher plan to access the full range of functions if required. Companies purchasing 50 or more user licences also receive support in switching to Office 365 as part of the FastTrack service.

Note: Access and Publisher can only be installed on a Windows PC.

Platform

Windows

Operating System

Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016

Processor

x86-bit or x64-bit 1 GHz (minimum)

Memory

2 GB

Graphics Card

DirectX 10 capable graphics card for graphics hardware acceleration

Sound Card

n.a.

Hard disk

At least 3 GB hard disk space on the installation drive.

Screen

1024 x 768 pixels (minimum), 1980 x 1080 pixels (or higher recommended)

.NET-Version

Version .NET 3.5 (minimum), for full functionality .NET 4.0, 4.5 or 4.6 CLR