More than 100,000 organizations are signed up to test the vendor's new on-demand platform, suggesting email and collaboration could overtake CRM as the top services-based app.



From InformationWeek:

Microsoft's Office 365 productivity platform entered public beta on Monday, and the company says more than 100,000 would-be customers will test the online service within the next few weeks.
It's a powerful indication of the interest in on-demand email, collaboration, and communications, as delivered through Office 365's combination of online services: Exchange (email, calendar, and contacts), SharePoint (document sharing and team collaboration) and Lync (instant messaging, videoconferencing, and meeting).

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