Microsoft, Airtel Partner for SMBs

Microsoft and Bharti Airtel have entered into a critical partnership to offer software and services to the near 6.5 million small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the country. Slated to be made available in January 2007, this new service is mainly targeted at companies having five or more employees.

Solutions to be offered as part of the deal include: Microsoft Solutions for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration; plus hosted applications such as CRM, Accounting, ERP, Unified Communications, and some Microsoft ISV applications.

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