i3 Solutions Inc. Announces new Office 365 Cloud Services
Microsoft’s small and midsize business cloud services for Office 365 give businesses what they need to succeed in a fast-moving world
MISSISSAUGA, Canada — Feb 27, 2013 — i3 Solutions Inc. today announced the availability of Microsoft Office 365 Midsize Business and Microsoft Office 365 Small Business Premium, two new cloud services available through Microsoft’s traditional reseller model for Windows-based PCs, tablets and mobile phones.

Office 365 Open, the next-generation Office 365 cloud services, is now available to customers through the Microsoft Open License Program enabling partners to purchase Office 365 subscriptions and resell them as stand alone services or bundled with other products and services.

“Office 365 really levels the playing field for clients of every size by offering a full complement of Microsoft applications in the cloud based on an affordable subscription-based model,” said Peter Christopoulos, President of i3 Solutions Inc. “Documents, applications and a consistent communication experience are delivered seamlessly, without the worry of managing the complexity of integration or infrastructure.”

“Microsoft has a proven track record of helping its partners to be successful and with Office 365 Open we’re more partner-centric than ever,” says Jon Roskill, Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Partner Group. “Our customers get cloud services with features, security and reliability that none of our competitors can match and i3 Solutions continues to deliver a superior customer experience that leverages their existing systems and channel to win in the cloud services marketplace.”
About Cloud Services
Customers are turning to cloud services in increasing numbers for a variety of reasons:

  • The cloud make it easier for customers to take advantage of new software innovation
  • Cloud services are agile and easily scale to meet customer needs
  • Cloud services enhance collaboration and mobility
  • Cloud services help reduce operating costs

Additionally, the Consumeration of IT and the proliferation of devices are significantly intensifying customer expectations, hence, the interest and momentum for cloud services has quickly moved from customer exploration to business reality.

“i3 takes the worry out of IT for businesses by delivering products and services including infrastructure, application development and website design. Office 365 has broadened our ability to offer even more options for clients who need reliable, scalable and robust IT,” said Peter Christopoulos. “We have been recognized for our innovation spanning healthcare, financial services, manufacturing and not-for-profit and are eager to include the new Office 365 Open program to make it easier for our clients to purchase.”

The new Office 365 Open program will be the industry standard for customers to move to the cloud with confidence.

More information can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/office365

About i3 Solutions
At  i3 Solutions we specialize in helping businesses move from complicated and expensive to simple and value-based. We help make IT infrastructure and applications a strategic asset so that our clients can focus on business without worrying about IT.

i3 Solutions provides web-based application software, Infrastructure support, Network Monitoring and Managed Services in the Healthcare, Manufacturing, non-profit and Financial Services sectors.

For more information, contact:
info@i3inc.ca

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