Element, hands on: Secure messaging for tech-savvy organisations
This transparent, open-source, end-to-end encrypted chat alternative offers a bare-bones user experience and many integration options for IT departments to build on.
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Microsoft Teams review: Serious competition for Slack and HipChat
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Email Insights, First Take: A handy email search utility
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Microsoft GigJam
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Is Visual Studio a model for internal Microsoft cooperation?
Can Microsoft really get better at cooperating internally? According to some teams, it already has — and Visual Studio might be the poster child.