Microsoft has said that many new organisations have selected Microsoft Office 365 for improved communication and collaboration after having deployed or piloted Google Apps. Some of the organisations include Sensia H"alsovard AB, SEPCOIII and Arysta LifeScience.
These companies join other recently announced customers, such as Caltex Australia, FHI 360 and Santa Clara County, which chose Office 365 for its enterprise-class capabilities, compliance, security and privacy features, all delivered in a cloud service with a 99.9% financially backed uptime guarantee from Microsoft.
"Businesses use technology to be competitive and meet the needs of their customers, which is why they can't afford to compromise on a service that was retrofitted for the enterprise," said Michael Atalla, director of product marketing for Microsoft Office 365. "With Office 365, Microsoft has combined the familiarity of Office with the capabilities businesses need, delivered as a cloud service they can trust."
Arysta LifeScience is one of the largest privately owned agrochemical companies in the world, with sales and services in more than 125 countries. In attempting to connect 34 different e-mail environments, Arysta initially opted for Google Apps but quickly found employees were unhappy with the experience - they couldn't share calendars and had limited offline capabilities - so Arysta switched to Office 365. With Office 365, employees can now integrate e-mail and shared calendars and use IM and Web conferencing to connect with colleagues around the world while they are on the road or working from home.
"Google Apps was difficult to use and lacked the capabilities our employees had grown accustomed to in Office," said Dustin Collins, global head of IT infrastructure, Arysta LifeScience. "With Office 365, we're able to interact and engage with each other more, allowing us to efficiently and quickly respond to new opportunities. As a result, we're a more agile, competitive organisation."
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