Online Services Expand Provider's Service Portfolio to Meet More Client Needs

French IT service provider Exakis wanted to bolster its service offerings with an enterprise-class messaging and collaboration solution that it could offer to clients who did not want to build out new infrastructure or who needed to deploy a solution rapidly. In the Business Productivity Online Suite from Microsoft Online Services, Exakis found a solution that could meet client needs and open doors for the delivery of additional value-added services. And clients have been embracing it enthusiastically: For Credit Immobilier de France - which had looked at Google Apps to meet its branch office messaging needs before deciding that it did not want to risk its business on a service that was not enterprise-ready.