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Microsoft says Exchange Online and SharePoint Online are now ready for deployment, with 100 new partners and managed service providers signing up to offer the hosted systems ever week.

But that’s not the entire software as a service (SaaS) story from Microsoft. The software giant is preparing Office Communications Online — a hosted unified communications package. And Microsoft hints that it’s preparing network administration and perhaps even a managed services platform for 2009.

So, are MSPs eager — or worried — about Microsoft in the on demand world? Here’s some analysis.

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Microsoft has announced pricing and partner details for Microsoft Online Services — the company’s software as a service (SaaS) product portfolio. At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston, the company also pushed downstream with entry-level SaaS offerings for so-called “deskless workers” who don’t spend much time on computers but still need to collaborate with peers.

Here’s a quick overview of the product portfolio, and the implications for managed service providers.

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