Telstra to sell Microsoft products -

Telstra and Microsoft today announced a strategic alliance that will bring together the companies’ business software applications, mobile services and devices and integrated computer and telephone services over Telstra’s Next IP and Next G networks.

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It is proposed that services under the alliance will include:

• Hosted business applications: Through Telstra’s T Suite portal, businesses would be able to access Microsoft business software hosted by Microsoft in the cloud and delivered as a subscription service.
• Mobile services and devices: An all-in-one mobile email, calendar, contacts, web browser, business software and phone solution including security features, automatic software upgrades, support and data plan.
• Unified communications: Integrating Telstra’s hosted IP telephony service (TIPT) with Microsoft Office applications.

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While Microsoft dominates the SME marketplace in software, it is looking at Telstra to reach the many SMEs that it does not deal with directly.

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