Microsoft Office 365 Subscribers Now Have Wix Website Building Power

Microsoft Office 365 subscribers can now make use of Wix.com  to launch a website directly from within the Office 365 platform.

Wix, winner of the 2014 People's Choice CMS Award for Best Website Builder , is one of the world's most popular website builders, and was recently featured on Website Builders Critic  as a recommended product for those with no website building experience. The cloud-based platform boasts hundreds of high quality templates, a simple drag-and-drop design system, and an array of useful apps.

In addition to having access to Wix within the Office 365 platform, subscribers who currently host a domain with Microsoft will also be able to automatically connect the domain to their site built on Wix.com.

Wix To Fill The Void, Empower Businesses

This news comes as Microsoft pulls the plug on its “Public Website” feature on SharePoint Online. The feature is no longer being offered to new Office 365 customers, while existing customers may only have access to it for the next two-years.

This Wix integration then, will fill the website building void being left within the Microsoft platform.

Avishai Abrahami, the Co-Founder and CEO of Wix, made these comments:

“Both Microsoft and Wix share the common vision of enabling small and medium-sized businesses to access and utilize cloud technology to operate all aspects of their business. Wix simplifies the website and mobile site creation and management processes, all critical for any business today, by providing enterprise class functionality to every business, no matter how small. Through Office 365, we are excited to provide even more business owners with an easy and affordable platform on which to create, manage and grow their business online.”

According to Eric Mason, the Wix Director of Strategic Marketing Communications, Office 365 users will have access to Wix “immediately”.

The full press release regarding this exciting piece of news can be found here.

Visit the Wix website for more information about their platform, and of course, be sure to explore more of Wix via our CMS Directory.