Microsoft Office 365 includes service APIs for the hosted versions of Exchange Server, SharePoint, Lync, and Yammer. These APIs give you access to Files, Sites, Calendar, Contact, Mail, Notes and other data stored in Office 365. Many of these are also available via the Microsoft Graph. Additionally, there are APIs for integrating with add-ins for SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote.
Microsoft Office 365 is a commercial software plus services offer from Microsoft Corporation that includes the Microsoft Office suite of desktop applications plus hosted versions of Microsoft's Server products (including Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, and Lync Server) delivered and accessed over the Internet. Considered the next version of Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS), Office 365 was launched on June 28, 2011.
Office 365 is offered in a number of different plans designed for different needs and market segments. These include:
- Office 365 for enterprise: Designed for businesses with internal or partner-supported IT staff and resources. Add on plans are available for information workers with dedicated PCs and kiosk workers (such as baristas or physicians) who share a PC and need only Web-based access.
- Office 365 for small business: Designed for businesses without dedicated IT staff or resources.
- Office 365 for education: Designed for schools and a replacement for the Office Live@edu service.
Microsoft has said that Office 365 will receive updates on a 90-day cycle. It has also mentioned that Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online will be available as an option with Office 365 starting sometime in 2011, as will Windows Intune, a tool for monitoring and optimizing PCs
