Microsoft adds new Teams calling features and holds off on others
Microsoft is rolling out its new Advanced Communications Plan for M365/O365 subscribers, while it puts some other anticipated calling plans on ice.
Microsoft is rolling out its new Advanced Communications Plan for M365/O365 subscribers, while it puts some other anticipated calling plans on ice.
After claiming Microsoft wasn't a competitor, Slack is now filing a competition complaint against Microsoft in the EU, claiming it is illegally tying Teams to Office 365.
Microsoft is adding a bunch of new features to Teams in the coming weeks and months, some of which are catching up with what's in competitive services, while others are new and different.
Microsoft is readying a new learning app -- a preview of which is coming later this year -- that will be part of its Teams service. It will help users access and manage their learning content in a single place.
Microsoft is trying to bring feature parity to its Skype for Windows 10 clients and is now making its former Skype UWP app an Electron app in the process.
Microsoft's Fluid Framework collaboration and compound document technology is moving forward. The company also is adding new developer features for Teams, along with a new Lists application.
Microsoft's Yammer app for Teams, christened 'Communities," is now available for use in Teams worldwide.
Slack also is integrating with other calling services including Zoom, Cisco Jabber, RingCentral and Dialpad.
Slack may be adding yet another Microsoft integration to its platform. But this time, it might be an integration with archrival Microsoft Teams.
Microsoft says Teams usage is spiking because of remote working due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. Meanwhile, it's readying more new Teams features for delivery later this year.