Almost two years after the launch of BPOS Microsoft announced its new version of Online Productivity Tools to be named Office 365. Office 365 can be perceived of being an upgrade or evolution of BPOS. It will contain the same core components but will be enhanced with some new services. Next to this the current services like Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Office Communications Online will be updated to the new 2010 versions. Also functionality of these services will be almost on par with the server products. New for Office 365 is the inclusion of the Office Web Apps and an Office Professional Plus subscription. These applications will enable users to use the productivity savvy applications they are used to but still work online.
Office 365 combines the tools we all know and use with the server side components.