1&1 (http://www.1and1.com/) is expanding its portfolio for small and medium-sized businesses and extending its product family with Microsoft Office 365. Together with its other professional e-mail solutions, 1&1, one of the world’s leading hosting providers, now offers its customers everything they need for professional business communication from one source. Also new is the free initial Office 365 setup and migration service by 1&1 experts.

“A lot of self-employed and small business owners nowadays communicate from many different places, in and outside of the office and from different devices,” says Robert Hoffmann, CEO 1&1 Internet SE. “Therefore, the trend is towards cloud-based business solutions. This is exactly what we’re doing with Office 365. We’re offering a care-free package’ so that our customers can concentrate on their core business and not worry about anything else.”

New: Experts help with the initial setup

With the launch of Office 365, 1&1 is offering a special setup service for the first time: customers can opt for a free initial setup of their Office package, e-mail box or domain as well as the migration of their data by 1&1 experts.

“Whether a customer wants to replace their previous business solution or if they are a self-starter – we want them to be able to get started right away,” Robert Hoffmann explains. “We are happy to support them with our expertise.”

Working more efficiently with comprehensive Office solutions

1&1 Office 365 packages make daily working life even more efficient and include common Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, which depending on the customer’s chosen plan, can be used via web browser, download software or Office Mobile Apps on up to five PCs or Macs, five tablets and five smartphones per user. Additional features like e-mail and Skype for Business are available. All users benefit from automatic updates: the Office Suite included in Office 365 is regularly updated and always current. Users who have the software installed on their PC or laptop can start automatic updates with just one click.

In addition, the more extensive Office 365 packages provide one terabyte of OneDrive for Business online storage. This enables employees to access files and work together from anywhere.

The right package for everybody

Office 365 is available at 1&1 in different packages with attractive welcome offers. For customers who need integrated e-mail and Office solutions, the bundle offers OfficeBusiness and OfficePremium Plus are perfect. In addition to Microsoft Office, these offers contain professional e-mail functions like 50 GB mailboxes and an e-mail address matching the customer’s domain. Skype for Business is also included as well as a top-level domain like companyname.com, free of charge for the first year. Customers who purchase OfficePremium Plus can also receive Norton Security Online virus protection included on request for the length of the contract. This allows up to five devices (Mac, PC or mobile devices) for OfficePremium Plus users to be protected comprehensively against online threats.

OfficeBusiness plans are available from $4.99 per license/month, and OfficePremium Plus plans from $9.99 per license/month.

For anyone who does not need an e-mail solution, the OfficePremium package is the perfect choice – all basic Office solutions are included as web-based version, local software, and mobile apps. This plan is available from $6.99 per license/month.

Further information on Office 365 at 1&1 can be found here, additional information on the 1&1 professional e-mail packages are available here.

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