<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
product	O
family	O
of	O
productivity	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
collaboration	O
and	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
services	B-Architecture
owned	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
encompasses	O
online	O
services	B-Architecture
such	O
as	O
Outlook.com,	O
OneDrive	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
,	O
programs	O
formerly	O
marketed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
(	O
including	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Word	B-Application
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Outlook	B-Application
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
)	O
,	O
enterprise	O
products	O
and	O
services	B-Architecture
associated	O
with	O
these	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Yammer	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
covers	O
subscription	O
plans	O
encompassing	O
these	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
that	O
include	O
subscription-based	O
licenses	B-Application
to	O
desktop	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
and	O
hosted	O
email	O
and	O
intranet	O
services	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
branding	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
2010	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
platform	O
for	O
the	O
corporate	O
market	O
,	O
including	O
hosted	O
services	B-Architecture
such	O
as	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
,	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Lync	B-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Office	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
plans	O
also	O
included	O
licenses	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2010	I-Operating_System
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2013	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
service	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
distribution	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
suite	I-Application
,	O
adding	O
consumer-focused	O
plans	O
integrating	O
with	O
services	B-Architecture
such	O
as	O
OneDrive	B-Application
and	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
and	O
emphasizing	O
ongoing	O
feature	O
updates	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
non-subscription	O
licenses	B-Application
,	O
where	O
new	O
versions	O
require	O
purchase	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
license	O
,	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
receive	O
feature	O
updates	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
introduced	O
a	O
second	O
brand	O
of	O
subscription	O
services	B-Architecture
for	O
the	O
enterprise	O
market	O
known	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
,	O
combining	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Enterprise	O
volume	B-License
licenses	I-License
and	O
other	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
security	O
and	O
device	O
management	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
services	B-Architecture
current	O
inclusion	O
of	O
products	O
and	O
services	B-Architecture
beyond	O
the	O
core	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
software	O
family	O
(	O
including	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
productivity	B-Application
tools	I-Application
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
features	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
products	O
that	O
were	O
called	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
were	O
renamed	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
discontinue	O
the	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
"	O
brand	O
by	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
products	O
and	O
online	O
productivity	O
services	B-Architecture
being	O
marketed	O
primarily	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
"	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
first	O
announced	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
a	O
private	O
beta	O
with	O
various	O
organizations	O
,	O
leading	O
into	O
a	O
public	O
beta	O
in	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
reaching	O
general	O
availability	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
launch	O
aimed	O
originally	O
at	O
corporate	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facing	O
growing	O
competition	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
similar	O
service	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
designed	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
platform	O
to	O
"	O
bring	O
together	O
"	O
its	O
existing	O
online	O
services	B-Architecture
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Business	B-Application
Productivity	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
)	O
into	O
"	O
an	O
always-up-to-date	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
"	O
incorporating	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
(	O
for	O
e-mail	O
)	O
,	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
(	O
for	O
internal	O
social	O
networking	O
,	O
collaboration	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
public	O
web	O
site	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Lync	B-Protocol
(	O
for	O
communication	O
,	O
VoIP	B-Application
,	O
and	O
conferencing	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
were	O
initially	O
launched	O
for	O
small	O
business	O
and	O
enterprises	O
;	O
the	O
small	O
business	O
plan	O
offered	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
e-mail	O
,	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
Online	O
,	O
Lync	B-Protocol
Online	O
,	O
web	O
hosting	O
via	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
Office	O
Web	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
enterprise	O
plan	O
also	O
adding	O
per-user	O
licenses	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2010	I-Operating_System
Professional	O
Plus	O
software	O
and	O
24/7	O
phone	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
official	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
Business	B-Application
Productivity	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
customers	O
were	O
given	O
12	O
months	O
to	O
migrate	O
from	O
BPOS	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2013	I-Operating_System
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
platform	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
expanding	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
to	O
include	O
new	O
plans	O
aimed	O
at	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
businesses	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
plans	O
aimed	O
at	O
general	O
consumers	O
,	O
including	O
benefits	O
tailored	O
towards	O
Microsoft	O
consumer	O
services	B-Architecture
such	O
as	O
OneDrive	B-Application
(	O
whose	O
integration	O
with	O
Office	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
2013	O
suite	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
components	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
2013	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
expanded	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
service	O
with	O
new	O
plans	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Small	O
Business	O
Premium	O
,	O
Midsize	O
Premium	O
,	O
and	O
Pro	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Home	O
Premium	O
plan	O
aimed	O
at	O
home	O
users	O
offers	O
access	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2013	I-Operating_System
suite	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
computers	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
expanded	O
OneDrive	B-Application
storage	O
and	O
60	O
minutes	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
calls	O
monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
these	O
new	O
offerings	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
to	O
offer	O
prepaid	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
subscriptions	O
through	O
retail	O
outlets	O
alongside	O
the	O
normal	O
,	O
perpetually	O
licensed	O
editions	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2013	I-Operating_System
(	O
which	O
are	O
only	O
licensed	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
one	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
receive	O
feature	O
updates	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
detailed	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
provide	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
enterprise	O
social	O
networking	O
platform	O
Yammer	B-Protocol
(	O
which	O
they	O
had	O
acquired	O
in	O
2012	O
)	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
single	O
sign-on	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
services	B-Architecture
,	O
shared	O
feeds	O
and	O
document	O
aggregation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
entirely	O
replace	O
the	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
news	O
feed	O
and	O
social	O
functionality	O
with	O
Yammer	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
a	O
Yammer	B-Protocol
network	O
from	O
an	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
portal	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
heavier	O
integration	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Yammer	B-Protocol
app	O
for	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
and	O
single	O
sign-on	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
introduced	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
unveiled	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
,	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
business	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
and	O
self-serve	O
data	B-Application
mining	I-Application
tools	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
is	O
primarily	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Power	B-Operating_System
Query	I-Operating_System
tool	O
to	O
create	O
spreadsheets	B-Application
and	O
graphs	O
using	O
public	O
and	O
private	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
perform	O
geovisualization	O
with	O
Bing	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
data	O
using	O
the	O
Power	O
Map	O
tool	O
(	O
previously	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
plug-in	O
known	O
as	O
GeoFlow	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
access	B-Application
and	O
publish	O
reports	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
natural	O
language	O
queries	O
on	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
limited-time	O
offer	O
for	O
certain	O
markets	O
(	O
but	O
notably	O
excluding	O
the	O
US	O
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
also	O
offered	O
a	O
free	O
one-year	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
subscription	O
with	O
any	O
purchase	O
of	O
an	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Home	O
Premium	O
or	O
University	O
subscription	O
,	O
until	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
OneDrive	B-Application
storage	O
offered	O
to	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
subscribers	O
was	O
increased	O
to	O
1	O
terabyte	O
from	O
20	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
"	O
unlimited	O
"	O
OneDrive	B-Application
storage	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
Planner	B-Application
available	O
for	O
general	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
Trello	B-Application
and	O
to	O
other	O
agile	O
team	O
collaboration	O
cloud	B-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
mainstream	O
support	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2016	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
access	B-Application
to	O
OneDrive	B-Application
for	O
Business	O
and	O
Office	O
365-hosted	O
servers	O
for	O
Skype	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Business	I-Protocol
will	O
become	O
unavailable	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
using	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
ProPlus	O
or	O
Office	O
perpetual	O
in	O
mainstream	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
hosted	O
Skype	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Business	I-Protocol
Online	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
users	O
being	O
redirected	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
collaboration	B-Application
platform	I-Application
as	O
its	O
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Skype	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Business	I-Protocol
Online	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
offered	O
to	O
new	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
existing	O
Outlook.com	B-Operating_System
Premium	O
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
and	O
folded	O
exclusively	O
into	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
all	O
Personal	O
and	O
Family	O
subscribers	O
subsequently	O
being	O
upgraded	O
to	O
50	O
GB	O
of	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
"	O
brand	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
Inspire	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
as	O
an	O
enterprise	O
subscription	O
product	O
,	O
succeeding	O
the	O
"	O
Secure	O
Productive	O
Enterprise	O
"	O
services	B-Architecture
released	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
combining	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Enterprise	O
with	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Premium	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Enterprise	O
Mobility	O
+	O
Security	O
suite	O
including	O
Advanced	O
Threat	O
Analytics	O
,	O
Azure	B-Application
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
,	O
Azure	B-Application
Information	O
Protection	O
,	O
Cloud	O
App	O
Security	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Intune	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
is	O
sold	O
via	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
its	O
cloud	B-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
reseller	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
consumer	O
plans	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
rebranded	O
as	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
"	O
(	O
a	O
brand	O
also	O
used	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
an	O
enterprise	O
subscription	O
bundle	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
security	O
services	B-Architecture
)	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
2020	O
,	O
succeeding	O
existing	O
consumer	O
plans	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
superset	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
products	O
and	O
benefits	O
,	O
positioned	O
towards	O
"	O
life	O
,	O
”	O
productivity	O
,	O
and	O
families	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
suite	I-Application
,	O
1TB	O
of	O
additional	O
OneDrive	B-Application
storage	O
and	O
access	B-Application
to	O
OneDrive	B-Application
Personal	O
Vault	O
,	O
and	O
60	O
minutes	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
calls	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
brand	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
will	O
also	O
add	O
access	B-Application
to	O
its	O
collaboration	B-Application
platform	I-Application
Teams	B-Application
(	O
which	O
will	O
also	O
add	O
additional	O
features	O
designed	O
around	O
family	O
use	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
premium	O
tier	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Family	O
Safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
offer	O
trial	O
offers	O
of	O
third-party	O
services	B-Architecture
for	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
subscribers	O
,	O
with	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	O
(	O
Creative	B-Operating_System
Cloud	I-Operating_System
Photography	O
)	O
,	O
Blinkist	O
,	O
CreativeLive	O
,	O
Experian	O
,	O
and	O
Headspace	B-Application
having	O
partnered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Personal	O
and	O
Family	O
succeeded	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Personal	O
and	O
Home	O
subscriptions	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
change	O
in	O
pricing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
for	O
small	O
-	O
and	O
medium-sized	O
businesses	O
was	O
also	O
renamed	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
and	O
ProPlus	O
becoming	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Apps	O
for	O
business	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Apps	O
for	O
enterprise	O
,	O
”	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Essentials	O
becoming	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Basic	O
,	O
”	O
and	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Premium	O
becoming	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Standard	O
"	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
existing	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
product	O
becoming	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Premium	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
brand	O
remains	O
in	O
use	O
for	O
its	O
enterprise	O
,	O
education	O
,	O
healthcare	O
,	O
and	O
governmental	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
over	O
the	O
last	O
several	O
years	O
,	O
our	O
cloud	O
productivity	O
offering	O
has	O
grown	O
well	O
beyond	O
what	O
people	O
traditionally	O
think	O
of	O
as	O
'	O
Office	O
 '	O
,	O
”	O
citing	O
examples	O
such	O
as	O
Forms	B-Operating_System
,	O
Planner	B-Application
,	O
Stream	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Teams	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
phasing	O
out	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
brand	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
branding	O
all	O
products	O
under	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
change	O
will	O
take	O
effect	O
on	O
Office.com	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Office	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
apps	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
brand	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
legacy	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
subscription	O
products	O
still	O
carrying	O
the	O
"	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
"	O
name	O
since	O
the	O
previous	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
rebranding	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
on-premises	O
"	O
/perpetually	O
licensed	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
2021	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
desktop	O
applications	O
(	O
formerly	O
marketed	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
)	O
are	O
primarily	O
used	O
on	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
running	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
are	O
distributed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
installed	O
using	O
a	O
"	O
click-to-run	O
"	O
system	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
begin	O
using	O
the	O
applications	O
almost	O
instantaneously	O
,	O
while	O
files	O
are	O
downloaded	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
background	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
applications	O
were	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
there	O
are	O
still	O
"	O
on-premises	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
perpetual	O
"	O
releases	O
of	O
Office	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
three-year	O
cycle	O
,	O
these	O
versions	O
do	O
not	O
receive	O
new	O
features	O
or	O
access	B-Application
to	O
new	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
services	B-Architecture
as	O
they	O
are	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
these	O
applications	O
,	O
excluding	O
Access	B-Application
and	O
Publisher	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
is	O
a	O
word	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
application	O
for	O
editing	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
is	O
a	O
presentation	B-Application
program	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
OneNote	I-Application
is	O
a	O
notetaking	O
program	O
that	O
gathers	O
handwritten	O
or	O
typed	O
notes	O
,	O
drawings	O
,	O
screen	B-Application
clippings	I-Application
and	O
audio	O
commentaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notes	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
other	O
OneNote	B-Application
users	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
or	O
a	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
is	O
a	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
manager	I-Application
(	O
PIM	O
)	O
that	O
includes	O
an	O
e-mail	O
client	O
,	O
calendar	B-Application
,	O
task	O
manager	O
and	O
address	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Publisher	O
is	O
a	O
desktop	O
publishing	O
app	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
mostly	O
used	O
for	O
designing	O
brochures	O
,	O
labels	O
,	O
calendars	B-Application
,	O
greeting	O
cards	O
,	O
business	O
cards	O
,	O
newsletters	O
,	O
web	O
sites	O
,	O
and	O
postcards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Access	I-Application
is	O
a	O
database	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
that	O
combines	O
the	O
relational	B-Application
Access	B-Application
Database	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Jet	B-Application
Database	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
)	O
with	O
a	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
software	O
development	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Access	I-Application
stores	O
data	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
format	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Access	B-Application
Database	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
import	O
or	O
link	O
directly	O
to	O
data	O
stored	O
in	O
other	O
applications	O
and	O
databases	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	B-Application
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
are	O
available	O
as	O
mobile	B-Application
and	O
web	B-Application
apps	I-Application
,	O
usable	O
for	O
free	O
with	O
limitations	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
contain	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
as	O
the	O
desktop	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
were	O
originally	O
limited	O
to	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
subscribers	O
,	O
but	O
basic	O
editing	O
and	O
document	O
creation	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
made	O
free	O
for	O
personal	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
active	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
subscription	O
is	O
still	O
required	O
to	O
unlock	O
certain	O
advanced	O
editing	O
features	O
,	O
use	O
the	O
apps	O
on	O
devices	O
with	O
screens	O
larger	O
than	O
10.1	O
inches	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
apps	O
for	O
commercial	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
app	O
that	O
integrates	O
Word	B-Application
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
previous	O
,	O
separate	O
apps	O
for	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
for	O
mobile	B-Application
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
apps	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
and	O
Sunrise	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
online	O
services	B-Architecture
are	O
usable	O
without	O
a	O
subscription	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
limitations	O
such	O
as	O
advertising	O
and	O
lower	O
storage	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlook.com,	O
an	O
online	O
webmail	B-Protocol
service	O
originally	O
launched	O
as	O
Hotmail	B-Operating_System
,	O
also	O
including	O
an	O
address	O
book	O
(	O
People	O
)	O
and	O
calendar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OneDrive	B-Application
,	O
an	O
online	B-Application
file	I-Application
storage	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
versions	O
of	O
Word	B-Application
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
;	O
they	O
compete	O
primarily	O
with	O
services	B-Architecture
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
,	O
a	O
business	O
communication	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
,	O
an	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
and	O
VOIP	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Family	O
Safety	O
is	O
a	O
service	O
encompassing	O
parental	O
controls	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
across	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
devices	O
for	O
web	B-Protocol
filtering	I-Protocol
,	O
time	O
limits	O
,	O
location	O
sharing	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	O
and	O
enterprise-oriented	O
plans	O
for	O
Microsoft/Office	O
365	O
offer	O
access	B-Application
to	O
cloud-hosted	B-Architecture
server	O
platforms	O
on	O
a	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
basis	O
,	O
including	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
,	O
Skype	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Business	I-Protocol
,	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
,	O
Microsoft	O
Dictate	O
(	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Office	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
's	O
OneDrive	B-Application
for	O
Business	O
functionality	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
MySites	O
and	O
SkyDrive	O
Pro	O
,	O
and	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
consumer-oriented	O
OneDrive	B-Application
service	I-Application
)	O
,	O
each	O
user	O
also	O
receives	O
1	O
TB	O
of	O
online	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
services	B-Architecture
can	O
be	O
configured	O
through	O
an	O
online	O
portal	O
;	O
users	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
manually	O
,	O
imported	O
from	O
a	O
CSV	O
file	O
,	O
or	O
set	O
up	O
for	O
single	O
sign-on	O
with	O
a	O
local	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
using	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
Federation	O
Services	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
advanced	O
setup	O
and	O
features	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
PowerShell	B-Application
scripts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
mail	O
and	O
calendaring	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SharePoint	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
web-based	B-Application
collaborative	B-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Platform	I-Application
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
business	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
,	O
app	B-Application
development	I-Application
,	O
and	O
app	B-General_Concept
connectivity	I-General_Concept
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yammer	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
creating	O
enterprise	O
social	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
offers	O
subscription	O
plans	O
aimed	O
at	O
different	O
needs	O
and	O
market	O
segments	O
,	O
providing	O
different	O
sets	O
of	O
features	O
at	O
different	O
price	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
also	O
offered	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
subscriptions	O
to	O
students	O
of	O
institutions	O
who	O
have	O
licensed	O
Office	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
their	O
faculty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aimed	O
at	O
mainstream	O
consumers	O
,	O
both	O
plans	O
offer	O
access	B-Application
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
applications	O
(	O
Word	B-Application
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
Outlook	B-Application
,	O
Publisher	O
,	O
and	O
Access	B-Application
)	O
for	O
home/non	O
-commercial	O
use	O
on	O
one	O
computer	O
(	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
access	B-Application
to	O
additional	O
online-based	O
services	B-Architecture
and	O
premium	O
creative	O
content	O
,	O
1	O
TB	O
of	O
OneDrive	B-Application
storage	O
with	O
Advanced	O
Security	O
,	O
60	O
minutes	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
international	O
calls	O
per	O
month	O
(	O
subject	O
to	O
area	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
partner	O
offers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Personal	O
(	O
formerly	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Personal	O
)	O
:	O
Includes	O
access	B-Application
to	O
Word	B-Application
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
Outlook	B-Application
,	O
Publisher	O
,	O
and	O
Access	B-Application
for	O
home/non	O
-commercial	O
use	O
on	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
computers	O
,	O
phones	O
or	O
tablets	B-Device
(	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
benefits	O
include	O
1	O
TB	O
of	O
additional	O
OneDrive	B-Application
storage	O
and	O
60	O
minutes	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
international	O
calls	O
per	O
month	O
(	O
subject	O
to	O
area	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Personal	O
purchased	O
on	O
a	O
discounted	O
four-year	O
plan	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
University	O
,	O
allowing	O
use	O
on	O
two	O
devices	O
by	O
one	O
user	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
those	O
in	O
post-secondary	O
institutions	O
until	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Family	O
(	O
formerly	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Home	O
)	O
:	O
Aimed	O
at	O
mainstream	O
consumers	O
and	O
families	O
;	O
same	O
as	O
Personal	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
devices	O
per	O
person	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Apps	O
for	O
business	O
(	O
formerly	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
)	O
:	O
Offers	O
Office	O
applications	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Application
,	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
for	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
computers	O
,	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
and	O
smartphones	B-Application
per	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Basic	O
(	O
formerly	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Essentials	O
)	O
is	O
suitable	O
for	O
small	O
and	O
medium-sized	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
web-apps	B-Application
:	O
Word	B-Application
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
Outlook	B-Application
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
OneNote	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
,	O
Teams	B-Application
,	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
,	O
OneDrive	B-Application
,	O
Forms	B-Operating_System
and	O
Visio	B-Application
with	O
1	O
TB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Standard	O
(	O
formerly	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Premium	O
)	O
includes	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Basic	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Apps	O
for	O
Business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Premium	O
(	O
formerly	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
choice	O
for	O
businesses	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
300	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Standard	O
and	O
additionally	O
:	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Business	O
,	O
Azure	B-Protocol
Virtual	I-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
,	O
Azure	B-Application
AD	O
P1	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Intune	I-Application
,	O
defender	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Enterprise	O
:	O
Intended	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
corporate	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provides	O
access	B-Application
to	O
all	O
Office	O
applications	O
and	O
hosted	O
services	B-Architecture
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
business-specific	O
features	O
and	O
regulatory	O
compliance	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Enterprise	O
:	O
is	O
a	O
bundle	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Enterprise	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Enterprise	O
,	O
endpoint	O
management	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
operated	O
by	O
21Vianet	O
:	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
licensed	O
21Vianet	O
to	O
provide	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
services	B-Architecture
to	O
its	O
China	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
does	O
not	O
operate	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
in	O
China	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
21Vianet	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Microsoft	O
365	O
Editions	O
Features	O
Private	O
Business	O
Enterprise	O
Education	O
Firstline	O
Office	O
Online	O
Personal	O
Family	O
Apps	O
Standard	O
Premium	O
Basic	O
Apps	O
E1	O
E3	O
E5	O
A1	O
A3	O
A5	O
F1Devices	O
per	O
user	O
(	O
PC/Tablet/Smartphone	O
)	O
max	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
platform	O
was	O
now	O
compliant	O
with	O
the	O
ISO/IEC	O
27001	O
security	O
standards	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
's	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Directive	O
(	O
through	O
the	O
signing	O
of	O
model	O
clauses	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Health	O
Insurance	O
Portability	O
and	O
Accountability	O
Act	O
for	O
health	O
care	O
environments	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
was	O
now	O
compliant	O
with	O
the	O
Federal	O
Information	O
Security	O
Management	O
Act	O
:	O
compliance	O
with	O
the	O
act	O
would	O
now	O
allow	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
U.S.	O
government	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Finland	O
,	O
FICORA	O
has	O
warned	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
users	O
of	O
phishing	O
incidents	O
and	O
break-ins	O
that	O
have	O
caused	O
losses	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
euros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
NCSC-FI	O
(	O
National	O
Cyber	O
Security	O
Centre	O
of	O
Finland	O
)	O
created	O
a	O
detailed	O
guide	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
protect	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
against	O
phishing	O
attempts	O
and	O
any	O
data	O
breaches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
German	O
state	O
of	O
Hesse	O
outlawed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
in	O
educational	O
institutions	O
,	O
citing	O
privacy	O
risks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
US	O
Department	O
of	O
Commerce	O
was	O
breached	O
via	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
attackers	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
access	B-Application
staff	O
emails	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
cybersecurity	O
advisory	O
from	O
British	O
(	O
NCSC	O
)	O
and	O
American	O
(	O
NSA	O
,	O
FBI	O
,	O
CISA	O
)	O
security	O
agencies	O
warned	O
of	O
a	O
GRU	O
brute-force	O
campaign	O
from	O
mid-2019	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
(	O
July	O
2021	O
)	O
that	O
focused	O
a	O
"	O
significant	O
amount	O
"	O
of	O
activity	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
cloud	B-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
gave	O
the	O
2013	O
update	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
administration	O
interfaces	O
for	O
being	O
accessible	O
to	O
users	O
with	O
any	O
level	O
of	O
expertise	O
,	O
the	O
seamless	O
integration	O
of	O
OneDrive	B-Application
Pro	O
into	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2013	I-Operating_System
desktop	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
service	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
for	O
being	O
suitable	O
in	O
small	O
business	O
environments	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
offering	O
"	O
powerful	O
"	O
options	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
larger	O
companies	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
data	B-Application
loss	I-Application
protection	I-Application
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
integrate	O
with	O
a	O
local	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
instance	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
severely	O
criticized	O
for	O
how	O
it	O
handled	O
its	O
2013	O
update	O
for	O
existing	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
integration	O
with	O
services	B-Architecture
such	O
as	O
Skype	B-Application
and	O
Yammer	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
fiscal	O
year	O
2017	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
revenue	O
had	O
exceeded	O
that	O
of	O
conventional	O
license	O
sales	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
software	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
