Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced a long term partnership with Microsoft to launch BSNL Managed SaaS (Software as a Service) in India. This partnership will enable BSNL to offer hosted solutions on core productivity, collaboration and line of business applications to customers. BSNL also launched “BSNL Managed Business Mail”.

Based on Microsoft Exchange platform, BSNL Managed Business Mail moves beyond conventional email options to offer businesses with tools to increase productivity, mobility and collaboration.  This will provide a range of services for businesses across enterprise, SMBs and Public Sector segments to enhance communication coordination by enabling them to share email messages, contacts, calendars, task lists and documents from any device (PC or mobile phone).

According to BSNL, the unique feature of the Managed Business Mail will be its availability from the mobile platform. This implies that the service will be accessible on smart phones of any service provider