Crayon and LiveRoute Join Forces to Offer Microsoft Cloud Turnkey Licensing and Deployment

DUBAI INTERNET CITY, UAE - June 3, 2015 - PRLog -- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – June 3, 2015 Crayon Middle East, part of Crayon Group, the global leaders in Software Asset Management (SAM), cloud, volume licensing and associated consulting services, announced LiveRoute today as its Microsoft Office 365 deployment partner in the region.

The collaboration with LiveRoute will secure clients an all-inclusive solution for Microsoft Cloud services starting from acquiring the right licenses to full deployment and migration of business applications to Microsoft Cloud.

“As part of our commitment to the best-in-class client servicing, we ensure joining forces with leading partners to optimize our quality service innovation in the region. LiveRoute is a Microsoft Gold partner with the highest Cloud certification level and holds a rich portfolio of successful deployment cases. We fully entrust that together with LiveRoute we will bring the right synergy of licensing expertise and deployment to eliminate complexities that businesses might face throughout their migration process” commented Joachim Hagström, CEO - Crayon Middle East.

“Partnering with a global licensing leader such as Crayon, brings a unique proposition to the organizations looking to migrate to Microsoft Cloud. Jointly, we will make sure the offering is tailored to specific needs and more importantly 100% delivered up to expectations.” Confirms Ezzat Sayegh, General Manager – LiveRoute.

LiveRoute will support Crayon’s exclusive offer for Microsoft Enterprise Agreement holders in UAE, extending further benefits and value added features to eligible clients planning to move to Microsoft Cloud and deploy Office 365. LiveRoute will be deploying Office 365 products at no cost based on the number of users, requirements and needs. The offer is valid until June 30, 2015 and for the clients based in UAE.

Crayon’s scope of engagement will include the development of a license optimization and scenario analysis to secure up to 20 percent savings on the licensing cost of any existing Enterprise Agreement. This engagement is offered at no extra charges and will be delivered by Crayon's certified SAM consultants. In addition, clients with an existing Azure infrastructure or planning to deploy it, can avail from Crayon’s unique Azure Reporting service t no cost for a period of 12 months, saving a monthly reporting cost of 500 US Dollars.

Adding to the enticing offer, clients transferring their EA agreements to Crayon Middle East in 2015 will secure a delegate seat offered with a flight ticket to attend the fifth edition of the Nordic Infrastructure Conference 2016 in Oslo, Norway. Founded by Crayon, NIC was originally envisaged as the ultimate event for technical IT specialists in the Nordic region, it's quality and depth of content is now making this a global 'must go to' event for all infrastructure professionals and senior technicians.

About Crayon

Crayon is the global leader in Software Asset Management & volume licensing services. As a trusted advisor to the world's leading organisations, it helps to ensure clients truly optimise their licensing estate and remain compliant in the ‘access anywhere’ world. The company has over 700 employees and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway with branches around the world. To know more www.crayon.com

About LiveRoute

LiveRoute is the first Cloud-based solutions provider in the Middle East and offers consultancy, design and implementation services to transition your organization smoothly to the Cloud including data migration and integration with existing systems. LiveRoute's portfolio consists of solutions to Increase Productivity, Work from Anywhere, Improve Sales, Reduce Cost and Outsource IT.

Having deployed 25,000+ seats in the UAE alone for 100+ customers; LiveRoute has become a leader in the cloud deployment field.