Microsoft Office 365 beta: first look review

Dave Bailey
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Despite a few glitches, there's plenty in Microsoft's cloud-based productivity suite that should appeal to firms with limited in-house IT resources

Microsoft launched the public beta of its cloud-based Office productivity applications suite Office 365 on 18 April, aiming the system at “businesses of all sizes”. Office 365 is an all-in-one p...

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