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Microsoft Teams to Increase On-Screen Video Participants

Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to see up to nine meeting participants on the screen at once during a video call, up from four.

April 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to see up to nine faces on the screen at once during a video call. On its UserVoice Site, a Microsoft Teams engineer said the company will start rolling out its first update to view nine meeting participants simultaneously by the end of April. The company is also […]

LogMeIn Adds Microsoft Teams Integration, New Features to GoToMeeting

GoToMeeting's new features include a Microsoft Teams integration, background noise improvements, better audio quality and security improvements.

April 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

LogMeIn, providers of videoconferencing platform GoToMeeting, have added several updates to both desktop and mobile experiences, including new integrations with Microsoft Teams, noise suppression, better audio and other improvements. The upgrades come as the company — like other unified communications and collaboration providers — reports a huge uptick in usage due to COVID-19 and an […]

Microsoft: Hospitals Vulnerable to Ransomware, Must Fix VPNs

Microsoft says it has identified dozens of hospitals that have vulnerable gateway and virtual private network (VPN) appliances in their infrastructure.

April 3, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has identified dozens of hospitals that have vulnerable gateway and virtual private network (VPN) appliances in their infrastructure that make them susceptible to more sophisticated human-operated ransomware attacks during the COVID-19 crisis. “To help these hospitals, many already inundated with patients, we sent out a first-of-its-kind targeted notification with important information […]

Microsoft Pushes Out Windows 10 Remote Work Bug Fix

Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix a bug in Windows 10 that prevented some users from reaching the cloud or accessing the internet.

April 2, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft earlier this week released an emergency update to fix a bug in Windows 10 that prevented some users from reaching the cloud or accessing the internet. The issue is related to devices using a proxy, especially those using a virtual private network (VPN). “An out-of-band optional update is now available on the Microsoft Update […]

Poly Announces New Microsoft Teams-Certified Headsets

The Voyager 4245 Office is now one of Poly’s 15 Microsoft Teams-certified headsets and personal speakerphone devices.

March 31, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Poly has introduced a new series of Microsoft Teams-enabled Bluetooth headsets designed to help remote and office workers stay connected. The Voyager 4245 Office is now one of Poly’s 15 Microsoft Teams-certified headsets and personal speakerphone devices. The device joins several others in the Voyager series available today and with Teams-certified version available in May. […]

Microsoft Azure to Prioritize First Responders, Healthcare, Government During, Remote Work COVID-19

Top priority will go to first responders, health and emergency management services, critical government infrastructure and remote workers.

March 23, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If Microsoft is faced with any cloud capacity constraints in any region during the COVID-19 crisis, top priority will go to first responders, health and emergency management services, critical government infrastructure and keeping remote workers up and running. In an Azure blog post, Microsoft said it has developed clear criteria for the priority of new […]

Microsoft Adds New Features to Teams as Use Surges Due to COVID-19

Microsoft addes new features to Teams as usage skyrockets to 44 million daily active users due to COVID-19 and remote work.

March 19, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing new features for its flagship unified communication and collaboration app teams just as usage on the platform skyrockets due to a swell of the globe working from home to avoid spreading COVID-19. In a blog post, the company detailed its new features and gave an update on how the platform has grown […]

Microsoft Teams Service Interrupted as Europe Logs On For Remote Work

Microsoft Teams users forced to work from home or remote due to the novel coronavirus haven't had the best start to their week.

March 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Really, really, really great timing, Microsoft. Microsoft Teams, the organization’s instant chat, communications and collaboration app was down across Europe Monday morning for over two hours. That spelled disaster as Monday also marked the beginning of major shutdowns across the globe due to COVID-19. The company’s Twitter account dedicated to providing stats updates of Microsoft […]

Microsoft: Windows 10 reaches 1 billion users

Microsoft credits continuous upgrades, security patches and customer satisfaction for Windows 10 reaching 1 billion active monthly users.

March 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Windows 10, Microsoft’s premier operating system, is now used on 1 billion monthly active devices, the company announced Monday. In a blog post, corporate vice president of modern life, search and devices Yusuf Medhi wrote that continuous fixes and new capabilities to the company’s latest operating system is leading to improved customer satisfaction. “We are […]

Microsoft Adds New Outlook Integration, Other Features to Teams

New Microsoft Teams features include a new integration with Outlook, new collaboration features, file syncing and expanded cloud recording capabilities.

March 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft finished February by adding several new features to unified communications and collaboration platform Teams, including a new integration with Outlook, new collaboration features, file syncing and expanded cloud recording capabilities. In a blog post last week, the company highlighted the new features that are either already available or are set to become available shortly. […]