Since Microsoft launched Microsoft Office 365 back in October last year by offering Office 365 Beta accounts to small businesses and later offered beta accounts for general public in April this year,  over 100000 beta testers have used Microsoft Office 365 and have experienced the power of collaborative productivity with cloud computing, paired with best-in-league software applications.

Now, Microsoft seems to have completed the whole product testing phase as they have announced that Microsoft Office 365 is going to be available for everyone starting June 28.

There’s a press conference which will be held in New York City to launch the service for general public availability and CEO Steve Ballmer will also be there to talk about Microsoft Office 365 and how it will fill the gap that Microsoft wasn’t able to cater till date.

Microsoft had been facing a lot of heat from Google in the form of ‘Google Docs’, which is free to use and does a lot of productivity work, similar to Microsoft Office 2010.

With Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft has given a better and more appropriate option to both Enterprise and general public and take cloud advantage without leaving comfortable environment  of Microsoft Office 2010.

But many people still don’t have a clear idea of what Microsoft Office 365 is all about. Here’s a quick brief about Microsoft Office 365 and why it fulfills all your productivity needs, both offline and online.

What is Microsoft Office 365 ?

Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud-based, subscription based service that has been packaged in two different versions, one for small scale businesses and the other one for enterprises. The version meant for small businesses is geared towards organizations that have lesser than 25 employees. At $6 a month per user, this version will offer Office Web Apps, Exchange Online, Sharepoint Online, Lync Online, and an external Web site for the subscribers.

The enterprise edition of Microsoft Office 365 has a lot of offerings. The monthly subscription rate varies from $2 to $24 per user. Subscribers will be given access to Microsoft Office Professional Plus software(desktop based), email, voice mail, extranets, IM, Web portals, enterprise social networking, and tele-conferencing options.

Microsoft Office 365 vs Google Docs