The two companies join their expertise to bring collaboration and communications solutions to businesses around the world

Orange Business Services and Microsoft today announced "Business Together with Microsoft", an innovative collaborative solution to accelerate the use of unified communications in companies. "Business Together with Microsoft" also helps companies keep up with the latest market requirements for fast communication, constant contact with colleagues, customers and partners, and efficient information sharing.

"Business Together with Microsoft" lets companies radically improve the communication habits of their employees. It gives access to a range of tools that they can use either when mobile or from their workstation. They can take advantage of new services, with total security, from any terminal that is equipped with a compatible web browser. Through a single Windows Outlook interface, they can access their mailbox, view voice messages as emails, read faxes, make voice over IP calls, and access their contacts and calendar. They can also communicate in real time through audio, video, web conferencing or instant messaging.  In addition, they can also manage and share documents and calendars. An encrypted link to their mailbox gives them access to powerful search functions.