Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled Office 365, a package of hosted services that include Office Web Apps, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Lync Online. Scheduled to ship next year, Office 365 is now available in limited beta form in 13 countries and regions worldwide.

When it does ship, Office 365 will be available to companies with fewer than 25 employees for $6 per user per month. For larger organizations, Microsoft will offer a variety of services, from bare-bones e-mail for as little as $2 per user per month to more full-featured accounts, such as the one that includes Office Professional Plus, along with the other suite components, for $24 per user per month.

Office 365 is the latest version of the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS), which includes the hosted versions of Exchange 2007, SharePoint 2007 and Office Communications Online but not Office Web Apps.

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