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Office 365

Microsoft releases StaffHub, an Office 365 app for shift workers without desks or computers

Microsoft today debuted StaffHub, a no-extra-cost Office 365 application meant to help staff workers manage their work day through shift-schedule management,… Read More

Yammer on? Microsoft says new ‘Teams’ tool doesn’t supplant its past $1.2B acquisition

It was only four years ago that Microsoft dropped a cool $1.2 billion on Yammer, which bills itself as a social network… Read More

Will Microsoft challenge Slack? What to expect from the company’s Office event this week

Coming off a series of splashy announcements focused on creativity last week, Microsoft is holding another big event Wednesday, where the company… Read More

Microsoft updates Office apps with Excel maps, PowerPoint QuickStarter and Tap for Word and Outlook

ATLANTA, GA. — Microsoft is releasing a number of significant updates to its Office applications at the Microsoft Ignite conference today. Included… Read More

Microsoft expands cloud business, opens two Azure regions in the U.K.

Microsoft has opened two Azure cloud regions and an Office 365 region in the United Kingdom, with the intention of letting… Read More

New stats: Microsoft’s commercial cloud revenue nears $10B a year

Revenue from Microsoft’s commercial cloud business, including Azure and Office 365, approached $10 billion in the fiscal year ended June 30, up… Read More

Microsoft updates Office 365 and Outlook with new features to help people focus

Microsoft announced new updates for Office 365 and Outlook this morning, designed to help users focus in an era when people have more and more work… Read More

‘Microsoft got cool again’: Office 365 lands Facebook in big customer win

Facebook has agreed to use pieces of Office 365 software as a service, vindicating the usefulness of Microsoft’s cloud-based productivity suite for a high-profile,… Read More

Five years after launch, Microsoft’s Office 365 is the most popular enterprise cloud service

  Microsoft’s Office 365 became generally available for businesses five years ago today, and it has grown remarkably in the time… Read More

Study: Microsoft Office 365 usage still limited among small U.S. firms

Adoption of Microsoft’s cloud-based Office 365 is in its infancy, with only 7.5 percent of small and medium-sized businesses in… Read More

Microsoft starts shipping Office Mobile with every Windows 10 phone

Microsoft may be putting a lot of weight behind their Office apps for iOS and Android phones, it hasn’t forgotten… Read More

Microsoft updates Outlook for iOS with improved attachment editing

Outlook for iOS just keeps getting better. An update Microsoft posted today now lets you open Word, PowerPoint and Excel files directly in… Read More

Microsoft’s new ‘Send’ app for iPhone is a messaging client with an email backbone

No matter how much you hate it, email isn’t going anywhere. But that doesn’t mean developers can’t use it to… Read More

Microsoft signs General Electric to big Office 365 deal, covering 300k employees

U.S. corporate titan General Electric has signed an agreement to roll out Microsoft Office 365 to its more than 300,000 employees in 170… Read More

Microsoft updates Office for Mac after 5 years, promises more frequent refreshes in the future

Office 2016 for Mac is available to the general public, five years after the software suite’s last major refresh, Microsoft announced… Read More

Office 365 migration service SkyKick raises $10M, rolls out new cloud management product

SkyKick, a Seattle-based company that helps businesses migrate to Office 365, has raised an additional $10 million in capital to… Read More

Microsoft Outlook.com upgrade adds ‘Clutter’ inbox management feature

As part of its migration to Office 365, Microsoft is previewing an updated Outlook.com starting today. New features include improved search,… Read More

Microsoft Office 2016 hits public beta, bringing real-time collaboration to the desktop

Office users who want a glimpse of the future will be able to see it starting today, thanks to a new… Read More

Acumatica launches content pack for Microsoft’s Power BI data visualization tool

SAN FRANCISCO–Microsoft executives showed off a new set of tools from Acumatica during the company’s second day keynote at its Build Developer… Read More

Microsoft brings Office Lens scanner app to iPhone and Android for the first time

Microsoft is continuing the cross-platform push with its mobile apps, bringing its Office Lens scanner app to the iPhone and… Read More

Microsoft adds mobile device management to Office 365

Microsoft announced today that businesses using Office 365 can now tap into the productivity suite for managing their employees’ mobile… Read More

Best buds Samsung and Microsoft strike deal to pre-install Office on Android tablets

Samsung and Microsoft, which until recently were fighting it out in court, today deepened their business relationship — saying they will work together… Read More

Microsoft teams up with EdX to offer development courses for its platform

Microsoft partnered with online learning site EdX to offer people a new jumping-off point into the worlds of software development… Read More

Microsoft Office adds cloud support for Box, iCloud Drive and more

Microsoft opened up its Office productivity suite for integration with outside cloud storage providers today, giving users the ability to easily access files… Read More

Microsoft says its cloud services are first to adopt new privacy standard

Microsoft announced today that its cloud services are compliant with a new international standard for privacy. Called ISO 27018 (it just… Read More

Microsoft hires Adobe exec Michael Gough to boost its design chops

Microsoft has hired former Adobe executive Michael Gough as its corporate vice president of design for its Applications and Services Group.… Read More

Microsoft to take business data visualization freemium with new update

Microsoft’s Power BI business intelligence tool is getting opened up to more people. Today, Microsoft announced a preview of the… Read More

Microsoft’s commercial cloud business grows 114%

In his public appearances discussing Microsoft’s strategy, CEO Satya Nadella has made it clear that he believes the company has… Read More

Microsoft offers Maryland public school students free Office

It pays to stay in school, especially if you’re a public school student in Maryland. Microsoft announced today that families… Read More

It’s official: Microsoft buys email app maker Acompli for reported $200M

Microsoft announced today that it has purchased Acompli, a company that makes professional-grade email apps for iOS and Android. The Acompli… Read More

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