Microsoft Adds Office 365 to the MOS 2010 Certification Lineup
Microsoft and Certiport are pleased to announce the coming addition of Microsoft Office 365 to the suite of Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) 2010 certifications—the world's most recognized, standards-based credential chosen by individuals seeking to validate their aptitude and proficiencies on Microsoft Office. On August 31, 2012, MOS Certification candidates will have an eighth option and opportunity to build competences and distinguish themselves with skills that are in demand among today's employers.
Web-based computing ("the cloud") is undeniably the future for Microsoft Office applications and technology. Now students, job seekers and office professionals have a means for demonstrating aptitude and proficiencies with Microsoft Office in the cloud! Office 365 MOS Certification will heighten relevance among those who earn it. As with other MOS designations, it will build college and career readiness for students, provide individual distinction among job hunters, and heighten performance and job satisfaction of office workers.
The new Office 365 certification exam joins a prominent collection of MOS 2010 certifications—Microsoft Word, Excel®, PowerPoint®, Outlook®, Access®, SharePoint® and OneNote®.
Microsoft Office 365 Press Release
Pass any ONE of the following MOS exams: |
Pass any ONE of the following MOS Expert exams: |
Pass THREE required exams and ONE elective exam: |
- Word
- Excel®
- PowerPoint®
- Access®
- Outlook®
- SharePoint®
- OneNote®
- Office 365®
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Required
- Word Expert
- Excel Expert
- PowerPoint
1 Elective
- Outlook, Access, SharePoint
OR Office 365
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Office 365 Objective Domain
Office 365 certification exam availability: August 31, 2012 (English)
Localizations: TBD
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Microsoft Office 365 transforms the way people work... It is the secure, anytime, anywhere access to email and calendars, Office Web Apps, instant messaging, conferencing and file sharing. Office 365 includes Office Professional Plus, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Lync Online
- Microsoft Office – Office 365 adds more power to the Office you already know and use by making it easier to communicate and collaborate with others in the cloud
- Office Web Apps – Create, store and edit Office docs online
- Email and Calendars – Access your email and calendar from your computer, the web, and smart device
- Website – Launch and sustain a professional website for your business
- Instant messaging, presence, and conferencing – Connect immediately with colleagues. Set-up and conduct online meetings
- File Sharing and Managing Projects – Share documents and collaborate with colleagues online
- Mobility – Get virtually anywhere access on nearly and device so you can be productive on the go
- Security and Trust – Microsoft helps keep your data safe and private
Office 365 is an online subscription service that provides email, shared calendars, the ability to create and edit documents online, instant messaging, web conferencing, a public website for your business, and internal team sites—all accessible anywhere from nearly any device.
Customers with Office 2010 installed on their computer can quickly configure their software to work with Office 365. These users can easily retrieve, edit and save Office docs in the Office 365 cloud, co-author docs in real-time with others, quickly initiate PC-to-PC calls, instant messages and web conferences with others.
Office 365 is also compatible with Office 2007 and newer editions of Office and select Office 365 plans include Office Professional Plus.
Office 365 improves productivity, provides IT peace of mind, and reduces total cost of ownership compared to similar on premises implementation.
Work Anywhere
- Get virtually anywhere-access on nearly any device
- Work on your Office files online or offline
- Works well with Outlook and all other Office programs
- Brings online versions of our trusted email and collaboration software together with Microsoft's familiar Office Professional Plus suite
Easy to setup and Use
- Get stared in minutes. Setup new users in seconds
- No training needed. Use Office tools your team knows and loves
- Powered by the Microsoft email and collaboration products that businesses have been using for decades
Worry-Free IT
- Eliminates the time and effort spent managing email and collaboration servers
- Designed for robust security, 24/7 reliability, and user productivity
- Stay safe with our built-in anti-virus and spam fighting technology
- Count on 99.9% uptime
- Lower costs vs. on-site solutions
What is the difference between Office and Office 365?
Office is productivity software (including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Access, SharePoint and OneNote) that is installed on your desktop or laptop computer. Office 365 is an online subscription service that provides email, shared calendars, the ability to create and edit documents online, instant messaging, web conferencing, a public website for your business, and internal team sites—all accessible anywhere from nearly any device.
Customers with Office 2010 installed on their computer can quickly configure their software to work with Office 365. These users can easily retrieve, edit and save Office docs in the Office 365 cloud, co-author docs in real-time with others, quickly initiate PC-to-PC calls, instant messages and web conferences with others.
Office 365 is also compatible with Office 2007 and newer editions of Office and select Office 365 plans include Office Professional Plus.
What is the Cloud?
The cloud is a friendly way of describing web-based computing services. Information storage, computation, and software are located and managed remotely on servers owned by Microsoft. Because this infrastructure is located online, you can access it virtually anywhere from a desktop, laptop, or mobile phone.
How Many Users Does Office 365 Support?
Office 365 is scalable and can support everyone from a one-person business to companies with tens of thousands of users. Office 365 for small businesses (Plan P1) is best for companies with up to 25 employees and can accommodate up to 50 users. Office 365 midsized business and enterprise plans (E1-4) and kiosk plans (K1-K2) fit organizations ranging in size from a single employee to 50,000-plus users.
Office 365 for Education
Microsoft Office 365 for education delivers the power of cloud productivity to educational institutions, helping Educators save time and money while increasing student productivity. Office 365 is simple to use and easy to administer—all backed by the robust security and guaranteed reliability you expect from a world-class service provider.
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