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The Challenges Are Real
Now more than ever, Medium Businesses are moving to practical and money-saving solutions.
The most-prominent characteristics driving the behavior of SMBs are associated with the constraints on their IT budgets and personnel. It's no surprise that the smaller the company, the fewer technical capabilities exist internal to the organization.
Our staff needed anytime, anywhere access to current project information and resources from our head office.
Our work is collaborative and project-based, but our consultants did not have the tools required to find, communicate, and collaborate with each other quickly and easily.
Microsoft Online Services are exactly what our mobile consultants need: flexible, hosted, and worry-free communication and collaboration tools.
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Quality of life matters. As organizations ask more of their employees, work and life often become intermingled. People work from their cars, airplanes, or little Johnny’s football game. Tying an employee to a desk is a surefire way to lose them.
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— Drue Reeves, Burton Group – April 2009Cloud Computing: Transforming IT
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In the current economic environment, small and medium businesses are pressed for time and money, and they need to know that the investments that they are making in technology will provide them with returns that they can begin to realize immediately. Decision makers in smaller company are not moved by lofty, strategic benefits of IT solutions. They need to make the most of their limited budget and want practical solutions that increase revenue, reduce costs, and help their businesses run more efficiently and competitively today. Now more than ever, we understand that you need practical and money-saving solutions that work together to help maximize employee effectiveness, reduce wasted time and cost, and streamline your business.Industry analysts and experts agree and here are some quotes from recently published reports from independent 3rd party experts
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What is Unified Communications and Collaboration?
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Verizon defines Unified Communications and Collaboration as… The integration of business telephony and IT applications, simplifying the way employees and key stakeholders communicate and collaborate. Let’s break this definition down. “The integration of business telephony and IT applications.” describes how Unified Communications and Collaboration is about bringing together a number of disparate, or previously separated systems, under one architecture or umbrella. This definition encompassing the goal of leveraging previous hardware or software investments while taking advantage of newer technology. The statement of “…simplifying the way employees and key stakeholders communicate and collaborate.” calls out the “why” of pulling all these technologies together. Simply put, UC&C should enable employees and key stakeholders (e.g. customers and partners) to “work with many” and “work as one” naturally and effectively.
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Business Landscape: Why UC&C? Impacts every aspect of your business
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We understand that pressures to control costs are leading organizations to look for new ways to leverage a remote workforce and enhance productivity. However, most communication and collaboration tools exist in silos, disconnected and ineffective, resulting in wasted spend and hampered productivity. To realize the promise of collaboration technologies, IT must work with the business units – to implement a roadmap that connects business process to solutions to the network.
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• Access Verizon state-of-the-art fiber-optic based Internet service (FiOS)
• Efficiently run high speed apps• Send and receive files quickly• Connect to multiple computers • Enjoy business-grade reliability
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• High Speed Internet • Fast speeds • Surf the web while on the phone
• Verizon Websites, Powered By Intuit with Phone and Internet Bundle
• Secure your applications and network
Build Your UC&C Solution With Verizon
• Collaborate with your employees, customers, and business partners with Verizon UC&C with Microsoft Online Services
• Share email and calendars across business • Conduct online meetings • Share documents real-time• Collaborate with Instant Messaging
• Audio Conferencing
• Back-up your PC data online
• Access your applications from anywhere via Mobile Broadband (EVDO) and Mobile Devices
• Professional Services
• Count on either Verizon’s premise or hosted services
• Select the best calling plans and feature packages
• Integrate your voice and Internet services
Step 3:Step 3:Add Collaboration Add Collaboration
Step 1:Step 1:Build Your Build Your
Communication FoundationCommunication Foundation
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Step 2:Step 2:Add ConnectivityAdd Connectivity
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In order to build a holistic UC&C Solution With Verizon, you must look at all components of your communication network. Verizon has the ability to help you build your solution on your own or through our professional services where we can help you assess and address your needs. Verizon can help you build a communication foundation that is right for your business. We offer scalable solutions that enable you to meet your bandwidth needs, as well as consistent monthly billing plans that help you predict and manage your budget. Once you have your communication foundation, Verizon will customize an Internet access solution to get just what you need. Our expansive global IP backbone is one of the most connected internet backbones in the world. With Verizon FiOS Internet for Business you can enjoy an advanced fiber-optic-based internet service that provides unparalleled amount of bandwidth for lightening-fast internet access. Verizon High Speed Internet is the best value in business broadband, giving you the speed and tools you need to increase productivity at a great low price. With the Verizon Solutions for Business Bundle we offer a comprehensive solution with fast download and upload speeds You can also network multiple computers, run multiple applications throughout your office simultaneously. Also, Verizon Solutions for Business Bundle comes with our Internet Security SUITE that includes Firewall, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware, Fraud Protection, PC Tune-up Popup blocker, Privacy Manager, advanced Protection, WiFi Security and Content Management. Additional security options are available and can be added to this suite. When you sign up for our phone and Internet service, we’ll throw in on a year of Verizon Websites as a bonus. It’s a great way to turn your Web connection into a new revenue source for your business. You also get Verizon Online Backup and sharing. Your last step is to add collaboration to connect your employees, partners, and customers. Verizon offers email and calendar sharing, online meetings, document sharing in real-time, instant messaging collaboration, and audio conferencing. In addition Verizon Remote Data Backup and Restore is available and will give you a comprehensive, managed data protection service that backs up the critical data in your corporate locations or branch offers to a secure offsite location. If you need help managing all of your mobile devices and connecting them together, Verizon’s Wireless solutions can easily manage your communications assets, regardless of whether they’re wireline or wireless so you can spend your time managing your business rather than your communications. With Verizon Professional Services, our experienced staff can help assesses and implement a complete UC&C solution. After the implementation is completed, our experienced staff can help shoulder your IT burden, enabling you to do more with less. Our experts can handle anything from updating to maintaining your hardware to configuring your entire network.
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The Verizon and Microsoft Difference
Global IP Backbone with Private Networking
Tier 1 Internet Access
Security Applications
Audio Conferencing
Mobility
Trusted Communication and Collaboration Software
Access from virtually anywhere
Tools to drive business productivity and sharpen responsiveness
Secure and Reliable
Verizon and Microsoft have teamed to providecustomers with a complete UC&C solution.
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Verizon and Microsost have teamed to provide customers with a complete UC&C Solution.
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Realizing the Business Value of Verizon UC&C With Microsoft Online Services
An end-to-end solution to improve business communication and enhance competitiveness
• Drive Productivity through tools that streamline communications and data management
• ACCESS VIRTUALLY ANYWHERE, ANYTIME to shared files, calendars, contacts
• Sharpen Responsiveness with new ways to communicate (e.g. IM, video conferences and rich media presentations)
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The powerful teaming of Verizon’s network with Microsoft’s productivity software brings forth an end-to-end solution that enables business communication in new, integrated ways making businesses more competitive. When end users go home at the end of the day, do they feel like you’ve gotten everything done? It is pretty rare… the pressure of information overload – no way to turn it off and no way to deal with it. Verizon UC&C With Microsoft Online Services gives businesses the ability to improve overall productivity. That’s like having extra time during the work week . Here’s how: Access on the go – you won’t miss anything Team Calendar – reduce time scheduling things Finding people to help solve problems – in real time Find, share and manage versions of important documents Team work more effectively? Collaborate on documents – voice, video, share desktop Conduct online meetings while avoiding the time and expense of travel Time and cost to keep your system up to date? And maintaining it?
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Verizon UC&C with Microsoft Online Services Overview
Value of Verizon UC&C With Microsoft Online Services
• Technologies that bridge all communication together anytime and anywhere with one service provider
• Ability to provide Professional services to assist with consulting and system integration available
• Business saving pc and device protection
• Connectivity you can count on
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The Verizon UC&C With Microsoft Online Services is a bundled suite of 4 products: Exchange Online: Helps you save time with shared, up-to-date calendars, contacts and task lists Improve information flow with integrated access across multiple devices SharePoint Online Make it easier to find information with a central location for organization information Improve collaboration with online places to share information Office Live Meeting Online Reduce costs with multi-party video and audio over existing broadband connection Improve remote meeting effectiveness with online, real-time presentations and updates Office Communications Online Speed up response time by getting answers fast-knowing who is on-line and connection with them instantly Reduce costs by instantly leveraging broadband connection for 1:1 voice and video communication These services complement the existing portfolio that Verizon Offers. Verizon has technologies that bridge all communication together anytime and anywhere with one service provider – Whether your company is in growth mode, needs to become more mobile, or is looking for ways to control costs when business fluctuates, Verizon can customize a communication solution for you. Ability to provide professional services to assist with consulting and system integration available - With Verizon Professional Services, our experienced staff can help assesses and implement a complete UC&C solution. After the implementation is completed, our experienced staff can help shoulder your IT burden, enabling you to do more with less. Our experts can handle anything from updating to maintaining your hardware to configuring your entire network. Business saving pc and device protection - Verizon is a name many consider for security solutions—and a large number count on. Many of the world’s largest companies turn to Verizon for security. And many of the world’s top security vendors test and certify with ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon. But our big presence doesn’t equal oversized costs.
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Verizon and Microsoft bring together a complete Unified Communication and
Collaboration Solution
Global IP Network
Fully Integrated Solution
Cost effective subscription model
Experience and Expertise
Competitive service level agreements (SLAs)
One source – helping your business operate more efficiently:
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Global IP Network Verizon owns, monitors and maintains one of the most advanced communications networks in the world – The network that serves as the foundation for your UC&C Solution Fully Integrated Solution Unlike similar applications, Verizon UC&C with Microsoft Online Services offers fully integrated communications solutions from one provider, on one invoice – eliminating the need for third party applications to link computers, cell phones, and laptops Cost effective subscription model Does not require upfront investment, additional equipment or software activation Experience and Expertise Recognized as a Leader in U.S. Hosted UC&C Market, we can help you implement a UC&C strategy that will work best for your business Competitive service Level agreements (SLAs) We offer SLAs that ensure reliability and bring real peace of mind
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More Predictable Annual CostsSingle price and features for each user, add users as you needAnnual subscription, billed monthly, per userA 40% cost savings over the individual services
40% off 40% off individual individual servicesservices
Note: Verizon UC&C With Microsoft Online Services is priced at $10.00/user/month. Verizon's Communication and Connectivity bundles start as low as
$80/month; find the right package for you at http://www.verizonbusiness.com/medium . .
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Now, let’s take a look at the financial benefits: Flat monthly fee Add users only when you need to Reduced IT focus, allowing your IT staff to focus on more strategic projects When you purchase Exchange Online, Sharepoint Online, Office LiveMeeting, and Office Communications Online as part of the Verizon UC&C with Microsoft Online Services package you save 40% of individual services.
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Familiar Interface and Unified Experience with Microsoft Outlook
Instant MessagingInstant Messaging
EE--mailmail
Online MeetingsOnline Meetings
Document SharingDocument SharingSee Who Is AvailableSee Who Is Available
CalendaringCalendaring
Video / Audio ConferencingVideo / Audio Conferencing
Mobile AccessMobile AccessOffline AccessOffline Access
Unified Interface
Unified Communications
Unified Collaboration
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Verizon UC&C With Microsoft Online Services integrates the full set of communication and collaboration capabilities through a familiar user interface and available across multiple applications and devices. Applications such as Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook are recommended to fully maximize the productivity benefits with an integrated experience.
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Compare On-Premises versus Hosted
The cost of deploying a cloud solution is generally lower than that of a premises-based solution, no matter the number of employees
$0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000
On‐Premise
Microsoft OnlineServices
Cost of Inhouse Exchange vs Microsoft Online Services ‐Year 1
(20 Users )
Hardware (Servers, Firewall)
Software Licenses (Exchange, Security, AV/AS)
IT Services (Installation, Maintenance, Back‐up and Support)
$2,400
$17,500
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Due to the scale benefits of the cloud, it is generally more cost effective to have a hosted solution rather than an on-premise server
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Verizon UC&C With Microsoft Online Services
Security
Mobility
Verizon UC&C with Microsoft Online ServicesVoice
Internet
Bundle Microsoft with Verizon Online Services to Create The Right UC&C Solution For Your Business
Back-Up
Verizon Professional Services
Audio Conferencing
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Bundle Microsoft with Verizon Microsoft Online Services to create the right UC&C solution for your business.
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