Office 365 is Microsoft's new suite of online services. For those who have been looking at Microsoft's offerings for a while, Office 365 is "the new BPOS." But it really is much more!

Office 365 is a suite of services that includes corporate class email, collaboration, online meetings, instant messaging and Microsoft Office licensing. And this list is just the highlights!

One qualification - Microsoft offers Office 365 in two "flavors" - one for professionals and small businesses (maximum of 50 employees) and the other for what Microsoft terms "mid-size business and enterprises.) Many of our clients have fewer than 50 employees, but we still recommend the "Enterprise" in almost every case because we think that the support and administrative access that comes with the Enterprise suites is well worth the additional cost. So all the information on our website is tailored toward Office 365 for midsize businesses and enterprises.

It is useful to look at Office 365 two ways. First, let's look at the individual services that are included in Office 365. Those services can purchased separately or combined into suites.