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Microsoft Teams

15 Jun 2018

Microsoft Teams is Microsoft's collaboration platform. It includes features for chat, meetings, note-taking, calling and file sharing. It's available on multiple OSes, including Windows 10, macOS, iOS and Android. Teams is part of Office 365, and it's available with an Office 365 subscription. And it's designed for use in corporate environments, thanks to is security focus and integration with other popular enterprise apps.

Microsoft first announced teams on November 2, 2016, and the company rolled the service out globally on March 14, 2017.

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Teams work

Microsoft Teams is still down for some, though a fix is rolling out

Sean Endicott 2 weeks ago 3

Microsoft Teams went down for many organizations earlier today. Microsoft seems to be rolling out a fix, though the service is still out for some organizations.

Teamwork

Microsoft Teams' new TV spot puts Slack on notice

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 1 month ago 8

Microsoft debuted a new TV spot for Microsoft Teams, and it's all about turning your boring office work into something a little more fun. It's also a big signal to Slack that Microsoft is ready to compete for the hearts and minds of corporate communication.

Get Connected

Microsoft and T-Mobile test program to connect underserved areas to web

Sean Endicott 1 month ago

Microsoft and T-Mobile's new pilot program provides SIM cards and free4G connectivity to students in underserved areas.

Field ready

Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro packs Microsoft Teams Walkie Talkie button

Matt Brown 1 month ago 1

Microsoft Teams means colleagues are just a button press away with the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro.

Talk To Me

Microsoft Teams will soon support a Walkie Talkie feature

Sean Endicott 1 month ago 3

Microsoft announced features coming to Microsoft 365, including a Walkie Talkie feature for Microsoft Teams. Walkie Talkie support will be available in private preview in the first half of 2020.

UH OH

Several Microsoft 365 services can't be accessed due to an outage

Sean Endicott 2 months ago 2

Several Microsoft 365 services are down at the moment, including Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and more. The issue seems to be isolated to the Eastern United States.

Duking it out

Will Teams or Slack ultimately win the messaging app wars?

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 2 months ago 15

Microsoft Teams recently hit 20 million daily active users, far outpacing rival messaging app Slack. But the questions are whether it can sustain that growth and what the surge means for Slack.

🐧🐧🐧

Microsoft Teams launches on Linux in public preview

Sean Endicott 2 months ago 1

People can now try out Microsoft Teams in preview on Linux. Microsoft Teams is the first Office app to come to Linux desktops, and allows people on Linux to chat, video call, and collaborate on Office 365 documents.

Teamwork

Microsoft Teams hits 20 million daily active users

Sean Endicott 3 months ago

Microsoft Teams now has 20 million daily active users, over a 50 percent increase of its daily active user count from four months ago.

On Fire

Catch up on the biggest news from Microsoft Ignite 2019 right here

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 3 months ago 1

Microsoft's Ignite 2019 opening keynote was full of some pretty big announcements. In case you missed it, here's a rundown of our picks for the top five.

Working together

Microsoft Whiteboard comes to the web and Microsoft Teams

Sean Endicott 3 months ago 2

Microsoft Whiteboard is now on the web and available for real-time collaboration within Microsoft Teams.

Team up

Microsoft Teams is getting closer To Do and Planner integration

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 3 months ago

Microsoft announced a raft of new features for its work collaboration app, Teams, at Ignite 2019. Those include closer integration with other Microsoft services, pinned channels, and much more.

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