Microsoft has launched the public beta of Microsoft Office 365 in India for professionals and small businesses. This comes even as Microsoft Corporation announced it is investing 90% of its research and development budget in cloud computing this year. Office 365 combines Office Web Apps, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Lync Online into a cloud service. It was introduced last year in a limited beta version. The public beta is at available at Office365.com. According to the company, globally more than 70% of the organizations that signed up for the limited beta were small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Over 150,000 organizations have signed up to test it so far. In early morning trading Microsoft numbers are down .25% to 25.02.
