12-05-2006, 11:17 AM
Quote:Microsoft Office Live is here, and offers site design, payment transactions, accounting tie-ins and search optimization for those who want an e-commerce solution with business functionality such as e-mail management and online collaboration...
Office Live is certainly an ambitious undertaking both for Microsoft and a small business owner who commits to the platform. It delivers business-class Web-based e-mail, Web site hosting and development, online collaboration and calendaring, online accounting, online file storage and sharing, entry-level CRM and project management, and more.
That fairly daunting list is made more manageable by a clean, consistent interface across all the different modules, featuring "dashboards" that give you an overview in each area and clearly labeled tabs for access to more specific areas of a module. And an omnipresent, context-sensitive Resource Center pane on the right hand side of the screen provides links to articles and advice about the topic at hand. So you can start with the e-mail and Web features, then incorporate other aspects as your comfort level grows...
full article: http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/resources...hp/3646991