Empowering customers to be productive anywhere and on any device
Hong Kong and Macau, May 15, 2014 — Microsoft Hong Kong today announced the official launch of Office 365 for commercial markets in Macau, offering unparalleled cloud and mobile benefits to businesses, academic and non-profit organizations in Macau. Office 365 for Business offers a comprehensive suite of products to meet the different needs of enterprise, small-sized and mid-sized business. Non-profit organizations and educational institutions are given free access of Office 365 under the Office 365 Donation for Nonprofits and Office 365 for Education programs. A new cloud storage product, OneDrive for Business, has been also added to the portfolio to complement Office 365 for Business along with other new capabilities including Office for iPad and Office Online for mobile scenarios. This further showcases Microsoft’s mobile-first, cloud-first strategy and reinforces its cloud and mobile leadership.
“Microsoft is focused on delivering the cloud for everyone, on every device. It’s a unique approach of ‘work wonders, work anywhere’ that centers on people – enabling the devices you love to work with the services you love. These announcements on new Office capabilities and Office 365’s entrance to a new market will enable more people to enjoy Office productivity when and where they need it. We are glad that in addition to new commercial customers in Macau, we are pleased to know that Macau NGOs are starting to deploy Office 365 and enjoying its benefits,” said Horace Chow, General Manager of Microsoft Hong Kong and Macau.
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| (From left to right) Chris Davis-Pipe, Group Vice President of Information Technology, Crown Worldwide Group, Horace Chow, General Manager of Microsoft Hong Kong and Macau, and Tam Kin Hong, Administrative Officer, Main Office, YMCA of Macau |
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Rich capabilities of Office 365
- Office 365 for Business — Office 365 for Business including three cost effective subscription offerings – Office 365 Small Business Premium, Office 365 Midsize Business and Office 365 Enterprise that enables customer to install the latest full desktop version of Office applications for up to 5 PCs/Macs and 5 Windows tablets/iPads per user, as well as the most advanced enterprise-grade communication and collaboration capabilities through Exchange Online, Lync Online, SharePoint Online and Yammer, etc. Office for iPad includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint.Offering for Office 365 Small Business Premium is dedicated for 10-25 users, Office 365 Midsize Business for 250 users, while Office 365 Enterprise do not have users limitation, and including advanced administration tools and enterprise IT capabilities additionally. Office 365 for Business delivers great value for money. In addition each staff gets 50 GB of storage space, and 1 TB Cloud Storage with OneDrive for Business.
- Office for iPad and free Office Mobile apps for iPhone and Android phones — In meeting the demand for Office productivity tools on all devices, Office 365 subscribers can take full advantage of the new Office for iPad, now available for download at the iTunes App Store. Office for iPad lets users read, view and present documents, spreadsheets and presentations for free. With an Office 365 subscription, users unlock the power to edit their documents on-the-go and enjoy the robust capabilities and the familiar look and feel that is unmistakably Office, while enjoying a fantastic touch experience that Microsoft has built from the ground up for iPad. In the first 46 days, there were more than 27 million downloads of Office for iPads. Office Mobile is now free for iPhone and Android Phone – joining Windows Phone which is already free.
- Office Online — Office Online at Office.com is a free online version of Office for consumers. Previously called Office Web Apps, Office Online with new updated features including the addition of real-time co-authoring, will make the online Office experience even easier for users to find, share and collaborate with others. Now, users can not only collaborate better with Office Online, but also save documents, spreadsheets, and presentations online, in OneDrive.
- OneNote now on Mac, free everywhere, and service powered — OneNote is the ultimate extension for our brain: it revolutionized the way we capture, annotate, and recall all the ideas, thoughts, snippets and plans in our life. With the latest update, OneNote is now available for free on all platforms you care about: PC, Mac, Windows tablets, Windows Phone, iPad, iPhone, Android, and the Web. They are always in-sync and enable any application to connect to it – makes it easier than ever to capture ideas, information and inspirations from more places straight into OneNote.
Office 365 builds strong momentum in Macau
In Hong Kong, Office 365 continues to gain traction with service adoption growth in triple digits year-on-year since launch. The Crown Worldwide Group is a new commercial customer of Office 365. The Crown Worldwide Group operates from 265 locations in almost 60 countries and regions including Hong Kong and Macau, providing its customers with mobility, transportation and logistics services.
“With such a broad geographical coverage, our success relies on real-time collaboration, instant knowledge sharing and the ability to work anywhere,” said Chris Davis-Pipe, Group Vice President of Information Technology, Crown Worldwide Group. “We’ve used Lotus Notes for 15 years but we had to refresh our communication and collaboration strategy to meet modern business needs and improve our appeal to Gen-Y staff. Office 365 offers us with enterprise-class productivity tools, mobile capabilities and a great social platform, allowing us to create a cohesive platform that our teams love to engage with. We expect to complete migration for all 3,000 office staff around the world to Office 365 before the end of September 2014.”
In September 2013, Microsoft announced the availability of its cloud-based productivity solution Office 365 for free for qualifying non-profits and non-governmental organizations through its Office 365 Donation Program. This program is now extended to Macau and Young Men’s Christian Association of Macau (YMCA of Macau), which has recently migrated to Office 365.
YMCA of Macau has been operating in Macau since 1994. It is a leading Christian organization dedicated to providing development opportunities for young people, members and the community at large. With operation in more than 35 locations across Macau including its headquarters, services units and servicing points in 16 primary and secondary schools, YMCA of Macau is in need of a modern cloud-based platform to further improve communication and collaboration among their teams.
“Through the Office 365 Donation Program, YMCA of Macau is gaining significant benefits from Office 365, an always-on communication and collaboration platform that delivers the power of cloud productivity, better security, lower costs and greater mobility on multiple devices and platforms,” said Tam Kin Hong, Administrative Officer, Main Office, YMCA of Macau. “Email storage and privacy are our major considerations. Office 365 has given us 50 GB mailbox storage with an additional 1 TB cloud storage at OneDrive for Business. It also provided us with strong assurance of Office 365’s compliance with high standards of security and privacy.”
“Providing Office 365 for our staff will enhance collaboration across different services units and servicing points at schools through a secured platform with proper IT control. Yammer has been exceptional in enabling easy sharing and is a great tool for knowledge management within our organization. With Office 365’s cloud and mobility capabilities, we expect to enjoy a cost saving of up to 70% in the first year of deployment. We started the deployment of Office 365 in April 2014, and all 124 staff will be provisioned with Office 365 by mid-June 2014,” added Tam.
Commercial customers from Macau can refer to www.office.com for more information about Office 365 and should contact their resellers for current promotional offers. Customers can get a 1-year free subscription of OneDrive for Business and 1 TB of Cloud Storage with the purchase of Office 365 ProPlus under the Open License program. OneDrive for Business is Microsoft’s commercial file storage offering.
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