The IoD has 52,000 members in the UK, many of them small to medium businesses who will be able to use this service at a reduced rate. The Microsoft Dynamics CRM offer will cost IoD members £35 per user, per month while non-members can subscribe for £45 per user, per month. There is an additional offer of one month’s service free if they sign up before June 2008.

For more information see IoD Hosted IT Services

“As the business environment becomes ever more competitive, our members need the tools and support to attract new customers while retaining their existing ones,” said Andrew Main Wilson, chief operating officer at the IoD.

The service will be hosted by Microsoft partner Rackspace.