Slack is already going after Microsoft in Europe, hoping to put a dent in the latter’s success with Teams. But Windows could be what really puts Slack in the rearview mirror. When Microsoft rolled out Teams, its work collaboration software, in 2017, it took dead aim at Slack, the reigning king of work collaboration tools. … Read more
The collaboration tools we use are iterating rapidly, driven by the huge surge in remote working as evidenced by the massive success of Zoom. While most enterprise meetings are more sedate than those at Handforth Parish Council, collaboration tools are evolving rapidly, driven by the global work-from-home (WFH) surge and in the use of Zoom, which … Read more
In an effort to make video calls more “inclusive, engaging and reflective,” Microsoft is rolling out a host of new Teams features – including a viewing mode that puts everyone in the same room. Microsoft Teams on Wednesday unveiled a slew of new updates to its video conferencing software, including a “Together mode” that puts participants … Read more
Here’s what to do before, during and after leading a video call in Microsoft Teams to ensure a beneficial experience for all. You may spend most of your time in Microsoft Teams collaborating with your co-workers via text chats, but with office workers around the world now working from home, conducting video meetings in Teams … Read more
A comparison of Zoom, Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting, and Google Meet in real-world tests to see which videoconferencing platforms perform best for business users. Here’s how they stack up. As COVID-19 keeps office workers at home, businesses in every country are having to find new ways to help their employees stay in contact with … Read more
The temporary deployment of Teams and other Office 365 tools is part of a wider effort by the sprawling agency to support staffers as remote work surges during the current pandemic. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is deploying a temporary remote work environment based on Microsoft Teams to connect millions of workers around the … Read more
Microsoft adds a range of features, including noise suppression for video calls, on Teams’ third anniversary. Demand for Microsoft Teams has surged to 44 million daily active users, the company said on Thursday, with an additional 12 million users in the past week as workers across the world begin to work from home in response … Read more
With location sharing, a camera module and audio-message sharing functions added to its team collaboration app, Microsoft hopes to draw in ‘first-line’ staffers. Microsoft has added a raft of updates to its Teams collaboration tool in a bid to win over “first-line” workers such as retail, healthcare and service staffers. The additions include new mobile app functions, … Read more
