Canadian Cancer Society’s transition to Office 365 use helps bottom line

Canadian Cancer Society has been able to keep its bottom line in check after leaving behind its costly outdated technology for Microsoft’s Office 365 platform. According to the non-profit, the transition is set to save them over $250,000 in the next five years or so. The migration was spearheaded by the Cancer Society’s divisions in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island.

What prompted the shift most likely is a relatively young set of staff and volunteers. The Canadian Cancer Society in Ontario alone has 412 staff and around 55,000 to 65,000 volunteers, many of them are under the age of 30. Using Office 365 lets them access their information from almost any mobile device, making collaboration easier.

Microsoft Office for iOS now allows storing files on iCloud

True to its current motto of being the 'productivity company,' Microsoft has continuously improved the experience of Office 365 users using the apps on non-PC or Microsoft devices. The latest update to Microsoft Office for iOS allows users of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to save their files on iCloud (as well as the de facto OneDrive).

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Microsoft's Office apps arrive for Android tablets

Microsoft has fulfilled its promise to get Office 365 available on all platforms regardless of whether they are competitors or not. Microsoft Office apps are now available for Android tablets. This is great news for owners of Android tablets 7-inches or larger which already subscribe to Microsoft Office 365 and who wnat to be able to edit and create Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote documents on their mobile device of choice. To be eligible to run Office,your tablet should be running at least Android 4.4 KitKat. They also have to have an ARM-based processor and 1GB of RAM or above.

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Monthly in-app subscription model comes to Office on iPad

The popular Microsoft Office on iPad now comes with more flexibility thanks to a new in-app monthly subscription model that enables users to buy monthly subscriptions to Office 365 — either Office 365 Personal or Office 365 Home — from within Word, Excel and PowerPoint for iPad. 

An Office 365 Personal subscription costs US $6.99 per month. The Office 365 Home subscription goes for US $9.99 per month. The yearly Office 365 Personal subscription costs US $69.99 and annual Office 365 Home subscription costs US $99.99.

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