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Microsoft Teams Becomes Generally Available

Microsoft on Tuesday began its global rollout of the new Microsoft Teams chat service for Office 365 business subscribers.

As Microsoft Teams Release Looms, MVPs Give Their Verdict

A number of Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) recently gave their assessments of Microsoft Teams, which is scheduled to become generally available on Tuesday.

Google, Slack Get Serious About Overtaking Microsoft in Enterprise

Microsoft Office may still be the suite to beat in the enterprise productivity race, but a stodgy reputation and competition from upstart firms are putting its lead in peril.

Microsoft Bringing News Feed Improvements to SharePoint Online

Many of the SharePoint user improvements that Microsoft promised at its SharePoint 2016 launch event last year are starting to take shape.

Microsoft Adds Visio Online to Office 365

Most commercial Office 365 subscribers now have access to the Visio Online process-mapping service, Microsoft announced last week.

Microsoft Integrating Yammer with Office 365 Groups

In a bid to give end users more collaborative tools, Microsoft said it will begin connecting its Yammer enterprise social networking solution with the Groups functionality in Office 365.

Microsoft Launches Revamped Office 365 Service Health Dashboard

Microsoft is beginning to roll out a new service health dashboard to Office 365 subscribers, the company announced on Wednesday.

Microsoft Rolls Out Premium Version of Outlook.com

Microsoft has quietly released a premium, ad-free version of its Outlook.com e-mail service, testing consumers' appetite to pay for personal e-mail services that they've used at no cost for decades.

Office 365 Now Offers Security Scores and Assesses Risk

Microsoft has unveiled a new Secure Score feature for Office 365, enabling organizations to score their Office 365 security postures based on what settings are applied to their accounts, data and devices.

Microsoft Adds Team Controls, Gmail Support to Flow

Microsoft is bringing several new capabilities to its workflow automation tool, the company announced this week.

Dynamics 365 Among Add-In Apps Now in Outlook iOS

Users of Microsoft's Mobile Outlook e-mail client can now use new add-in applications, including Microsoft's own Dynamics 365 and Translator apps.

Google Makes Moves Against Office 365 in Enterprise

Google is readying a slew of enterprise-focused features for its G Suite productivity platform in a bid to cut into the subscription base of rival Microsoft Office 365.

Microsoft Gives 'Teams' Update, Still Set for Q1 Release

Microsoft recently gave a progress report on its upcoming Microsoft Teams chat service, which has been in the preview stage since November.

Microsoft's 'Clutter' Replacement Slow To Arrive for Some Users

Microsoft's "Focused Inbox" feature for Outlook, the replacement for the older Clutter feature that apparently didn't work too well for some organizations, has been delayed for some users, Microsoft said recently.

Microsoft Updates Office 365 E-Discovery, Adds Yammer Features

Microsoft this week announced a few Office 365 additions and changes, including one that will affect electronic search-and-discovery operations for organizations that use SharePoint Online and Exchange Online.