
Info-communications services provider Zone Telecom has partnered with AliCloud and Microsoft to expand its suite of cloud services for SMEs in Singapore. Zone targets SMEs that plan to adopt cloud-based services. Zone will offer direct access to the suite of cloud services provided by AliCloud for compute resources and Microsoft for a range of business productivity applications like Microsoft Office.
Zone says the partnership with AliCloud and Microsoft will complement its existing cloud capabilities and allow it to better service its SME clients. Zone can now provide SMEs with a full spectrum of cloud services from compute resources to essentially business productivity application.
This partnership will expand Zone's reach beyond the Singapore market. Zone clients will have secure and dedicated access to AliCloud's services and Zone'S Cloud Biz and Cloud Mail will be available to 1 million Alibaba.com members. Zone customers also have access to Microsoft office 365.
Zone plans to expand its cloud services to Thailand by the third quarter of this year.