Skokie, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/29/2011 -- Prime Telecommunications has announced a partnership with Apliva, an authorized reseller of Google Apps™ and the Microsoft Office 365 suite of communication and collaboration tools. Through this partnership customers will be able to leverage their existing relationship with Prime Telecommunications to more effectively evaluate and adopt cloud technologies.

The main benefit of Google Apps and Office365 is that users of these products can access their email and all other associated tools from literally any place in the world as long as they have Internet access. There is also a cost benefit as there is no hardware to purchase or software to download, install or maintain on servers.

While Prime Telecommunications continues to enhance its core voice and unified communications solutions this partnership provides an additional avenue to provide value to its customers.

According to Joe Donahue of Prime Telecommunications, "Many of our clients have expressed a need for and are ready to take advantage of cloud-hosted information technology services. As a part of the launch of this partnership, we are extending a special consulting offer to all Prime Telecommunications clients. Through this special offer, the Apliva team will meet with you personally and help you understand the differences between Microsoft Office365 and Google Apps. Then we will create a customized benefits analysis to help you make sure you choose the right path."

According to Gabe Morgan from Appliva, "The release of Microsoft Office 365 means that companies have many choices in cloud platforms to select from. We see it as our goal to assist our clients in making the transition that suits their business needs the best".

Established in 1993, Prime Telecommunications is an authorized Avaya Business Partner and Authorized Allworx Business Partner for premise based communications systems. Prime Telecommunications is also an Authorized S-NET Hosted Communications Business Partner for cloud communications services. Prime Telecommunications services businesses and organizations in the metropolitan Chicago area and is a GSA Schedule Partner with Avaya.