By: Eron Kelly I am pleased to share that BPOS-Federal has received FISMA ( Federal Information Security Management Act ) certification and accreditation. FISMA was passed in 2002 and created a process for federal agencies to certify and accredit the security of information management systems. FISMA...

The next generation of BPOS is here. Today, we are announcing a public beta of Office 365, expanding it to millions more people, in more regions, and languages – a total of 38 countries and 17 languages in all. You can secure your spot for the beta at www.office365.com .  Read more about the announcement...

We are pleased to introduce the January 2011 Service Update for BPOS-Standard, which includes new features and enhancements to improve the service experience for both administrators and users. Many of these service enhancements are the result of customer and partner feedback and will be deployed into...

Written by Kayvaan Ghassemieh Hi, my name is Kayvaan, I’m a senior product manager with Microsoft Online Services. As Betsy mentioned in her earlier post , today Microsoft announced Office 365 , the next generation of the Business Productivity Online Suite. Betsy talked about all the great new business...

Leveraging the power of the internet with BPOS and the other Microsoft Online Services, your IT department can gain efficiency while giving your users a reliable experience they can use on almost any device, from virtually anywhere. But you might be wondering about the practicalities of deployment. ...

Working on the community team at Microsoft Online Services allows me to interact and communicate with users of Online Cloud Services like our Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). The most satisfying moments of my job are when individuals reach out to the team and proclaim how the introduction of...

Written by: Kayvaan Ghassemieh Today, we kick off our Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington DC. Among the many cool announcements happening this week, we are excited to be sharing more information about some amazing new capabilities coming to BPOS in the near future. We want to make sure that you...

The Microsoft Online Services Service Update for July 2010 is being deployed into production data centers and delivers new features for Hosted Blackberry customers. Hosted BlackBerry® Administration Center Hosted BlackBerry customers will be able to administer users online...

We’re very excited to announce that the “Deploying Business Productivity Online Suite” page is now live at www.microsoft.com/online/deployment/deploy.mspx The new deployment page will be a one-stop-shop for prospective and existing partners and customers to find BPOS standard deployment resources, guidance...

Today, in New York, we launched Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010.  With this launch, we have already started rolling out Exchange 2010 - and we are on track to deliver SharePoint 2010 - to our largest online customers this year. From there we will continue rolling out the 2010 technology to our broad...

This evening, Microsoft published a newly-reported security vulnerability in SharePoint 2007. The Microsoft Online Services Operations Team has taken steps to mitigate this issue in SharePoint Online Standard and protect customers’ data. Summary Microsoft is investigating new public reports...

Today, we are proud to announce another global expansion of BPOS, with commercial availability in 17 new markets.  In addition, we’re localizing the Microsoft Online Customer Portal in 13 more languages. With this, BPOS is now available in 39 countries and regions; the products that comprise BPOS...

The Microsoft Online Services Service Update for March 2010 is currently being deployed into production data centers and is scheduled to be available to all customers in the next few weeks. Updates to the deployment status will be posted to the comments section of this blog post. Upgrades and Enhancements...

Today, we announced important enhancements and certifications that raise the bar in security and privacy for the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). In addition, we unveiled a new dedicated government cloud as part of the Business Productivity Online Suite, optimized for the unique security and...

Microsoft Online Services is now a BlackBerry® certified partner and BlackBerry Alliance Elite Member. For the Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, licenses and support are now a part of the Microsoft Online Services Hosted BlackBerry service, which customers buy directly from Microsoft. Previously...

The Microsoft Online Services Service Update for December 2009 is currently being deployed into production data centers and is scheduled to be available to all customers before the end of December. Updates to the deployment status will be posted to the comments section of this blog post. Upgrades...

The Mac Sign-In application has been released and is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Center . The Sign-In Application provides a convenient way for users with computers using the Apple Macintosh operating system to access their e-mail and data on the Microsoft Online Services...

TechEd Europe kicks off Monday, Nov. 9 at the Messe Berlin Convention Center in Berlin, Germany. More than 5,600 IT Pros and Developers are expected to attend, and the event is sold out. The Microsoft Online Services team is partnering with the Windows Azure group to deliver conference sessions in...

The Microsoft Online Services Service Update for November 2009 is currently being deployed into production data centers and is scheduled to be available to all customers in early December. Updates to the deployment status will be posted to the comments section of this blog post. Upgrades and Enhancements...

POST UPDATED 12/9/2009 Because many of you have asked to use your Macs with Microsoft Online Services, we’ve been developing a Mac Sign-In application to provide Mac users with the same “single-sign-in” functionality provided to our PC users. After installing and signing-in to this application...

Today, Microsoft announced the availability of the Business Productivity Online Standard Suite for trial in 14 additional countries and the commercial availability of the suite in Singapore coming later this week. In addition to the geographic expansion of Microsoft Online Services, today’s announcement...

More than 7,500 attendees descend upon Las Vegas this week for the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2009 . The conference, Oct 19-22 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, will feature numerous opportunities to learn about Microsoft Online Services , including these SharePoint Online breakout sessions...

The Microsoft Online Services Service Update for October 2009 is currently being deployed into production data centers and is scheduled to be available to all customers before the end of October. Updates to the deployment status will be posted to the comments section of this blog post. Upgrades...

Notes from the Cloud is a new series for the Microsoft Online Services Team Blog bringing you a summary of news and blog posts related to Microsoft Online Services, cloud computing, and our competitors published by partners, blog writers, and news sources across our online community. · InformationWeek...

The Microsoft Online Customer Portal is scheduled to be offline for upgrades and planned maintenance. The portal will be offline on Saturday, October 10 from 10:00 to 11:00 Pacific Daylight Time (17:00 to 18:00 GMT). During this downtime, organizations will not be able to set up trial accounts...