Bell Cloud Connect provides access to Microsoft Canada cloud services over Bell's dedicated broadband network
MONTRÉAL, May 10, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell Business Markets and Microsoft Canada today
announced Bell as the first Canadian telecommunications provider to offer businesses access to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute. Bell
customers can access Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online through Bell Cloud Connect, a dedicated
high-speed broadband connection.
As businesses move to the cloud, they are increasingly looking for dedicated and reliable access. Bell Cloud Connect and Azure
ExpressRoute connections do not travel over the public Internet, and offer higher reliability, faster speeds, lower latencies, and
better security than typical Internet connections.
With Bell Cloud Connect, business benefits from Canada's largest broadband IP network, offering extensive reach, capacity and
scalability, 99.999% network uptime and unmatched security to help keep their data protected.
"Bell is Canada's leader in network and data hosting with exceptional customer support offered by our expert nationwide Bell
Business Markets team," said Tom Little, President of Bell Business Markets. "We are excited to add
Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute to our Bell Business Cloud ecosystem, providing customers with more of the seamless integration they
have come to expect. Bell's high-speed private connection to Microsoft's cloud services will help even more Canadian businesses
move confidently to the cloud."
"We are thrilled to announce the opening of our Canadian data centres and are excited to welcome Bell as an Azure ExpressRoute
partner," said Janet Kennedy, president of Microsoft Canada. "Bell's capabilities to operate
enterprise class networks, along with their sizeable reach and availability in Canada, will
significantly help to extend Azure services. This can further Canadian business innovation and competitiveness in a cloud-first,
mobile-first world."
To learn more about Bell Cloud Connect with Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute, please visit bell.ca/businesscloud.
Driven by industry-leading innovation and supported by strong expertise, Bell Business Markets offers a comprehensive national
portfolio of products and services for large and medium business and government customers, including data centre solutions, unified
communications, security and professional services supporting business ICT needs. Bell Business Markets offers customers access to
27 data centres across the country, Canada's largest network of data hosting and cloud facilities.
Bell Business Markets is part of Bell, Canada's largest communications company, providing consumers and business customers with
wireless, TV, Internet, home phone, small business and enterprise communications services. Bell Media is Canada's premier
multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital and out of home media. Bell is wholly owned by Montréal's BCE
Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For more information, please visit bell.ca.
The Bell Let's Talk initiative promotes Canadian mental health with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's
Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community care and access, research, and workplace initiatives. To learn more, please
visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
About Microsoft
Established in 1985, Microsoft Canada Inc. is the Canadian subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT")
the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
Microsoft Canada provides nationwide sales, marketing, consulting and local support services in both French and English.
Headquartered in Mississauga, Microsoft Canada has nine regional offices across the country dedicated to empowering
people through great software - any time, any place and on any device. For more information on Microsoft Canada, please
visit www.microsoft.ca.
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SOURCE Bell Canada