Keyword

Office 365

27.02.2020 / Chicago

Event

Fall in love with the modern workplace - Office 365

Register for the Fall in Love with Modern Workplace event in Chicago for insight into the value and return on investment potential of Microsoft Office 365 – including SharePoint, Teams and Yammer.

08.01.2020

News & Communication

Recommended security profiles from Microsoft coming to Office 365

The internationally popular Office 365 from Microsoft is soon to benefit from recommended security profiles.

16.09.2019

News & Communication

Aberdeen City Council teams up with Microsoft for Scottish first

Aberdeen City Council is the first of Scotland’s local authorities to join forces with Microsoft using its Cloud Navigator programme for digital transformation.

18.07.2019

News & Communication

Microsoft and Metropolitan Police Service combine forces to combat London crime

Microsoft is now working alongside the Metropolitan Police Service to help in the battle to reduce London’s crime rate, by cutting costs and making the city safer.

02.07.2019

News & Communication

Microsoft urges against bypassing spam filters in Office 365

End users and those with administrative privileges are being warned by Microsoft not to bypass the in-built spam filters Office 365 ships with.

25.06.2019

News & Communication

Businesses to be able to save 365 settings in cloud

Microsoft has announced that as part of a new update to the customisation tool in Office 365, organisations will be empowered to save configuration files within the data centres of the American multinational’s cloud facility, so they can access them later.

20.05.2019

News & Communication

Geoff Ables to chair at 365 and SharePoint strategies conference

Managing partner for C5 Insight, Geoff Ables is taking on the role of chairman at the SharePoint and 0365 Strategies Conference held by the Advanced learning Institute. Ables will also present the internal conference’s keynote address and lead a workshop.

13.05.2019

News & Communication

Microsoft to deliver Files Restore feature to Teams and SharePoint Online

The capability of Files Restore will be available for both Teams and the online version of SharePoint to tenancies in Office 365, according to Microsoft in an announcement made on April 22.

02.05.2019

News & Communication

Druva attains 100+ percent growth in Office 365 backup adoption

Druva Inc, the leading provider of cloud data management and protection, announced recently that key enterprises are progressively looking to Druva to protect Microsoft Office 365 data for them.

23.04.2019

News & Communication

Three forms of phishing attack on Office 365 explained

While Office 365 and collaborative software like SharePoint are excellent solutions for inter-office communication and file sharing, there is no doubt they are a strong target for phishing schemes.

18.04.2019

News & Communication

Wales to be among first to give free Microsoft 365 to schools

In a move to assist almost 500,000 of the youngest members of its populace, Wales will become one of the world’s first countries to give its maintained schools the benefit of free Microsoft Office 365 access.

12.03.2019

News & Communication

Is the key to office productivity more than top-class applications?

Tools such as Office 365 and SharePoint have increased office productivity, but some companies are looking beyond office software tools to get the most out of their workers.

14.02.2019

News & Communication

Microsoft Twins Challenge battles Office 365 against Office 2019

A series of new adverts by Microsoft called “The Twins Challenge” shows a pair of twins, one working on Office 2019 and the other Office 365. In one advert both are working on a PowerPoint presentation. The twin using Office 365 finishes first. Why? Because Office 365 PowerPoint has more features than the Office 2019 version.

31.01.2019

News & Communication

Office 365 on tablet or smartphone now a reality

Recent developments by Parallels has enabled Windows 10 to run on an Android or iPad tablet – a long-awaited development that has been hit by several snags over the years.

29.01.2019

News & Communication

SharePoint and Office 365 improvements confirmed for 2019

Subscribers to Microsoft packages SharePoint and Office 365 will benefit from new features being rolled out this year.

15.01.2019

News & Communication

Does changing working hours increase business productivity?

Businesses use tools such as Microsoft 365 and SharePoint to increase their workers’ productivity, but could something as simple as changing working hours also make a difference?

11.12.2018

News & Communication

Extra SharePoint features could increase subscription levels

Microsoft has announced it is adding new features and options to SharePoint and Teams, changes which could encourage more companies to subscribe to SharePoint and Office 365.

30.11.2018

News & Communication

Microsoft to raise Office 2019 prices in push for Office 365 subscriptions

The price of Office 2019 licences is increasing by around 10% compared to Office 2016 licences, which will be the first increase since Office 2010 launched.

26.10.2018

News & Communication

Multi-user virtualisation service coming to Office 365 and Windows

Microsoft has announced a new virtual machine service for users of Windows 10, Windows 7 and Office 365 ProPlus.

12.10.2018

News & Communication

Microsoft lifts Office 365 device installation limit, updates Mac compatibility

Office 365 users with multiple devices can now get more out of their subscription with the announcement that the install and login limit is to be lifted. Mac requirements for coming editions of the productivity suite have also been increased.

03.09.2018

News & Communication

Microsoft publishes guide to Office 365 update management toolkit

With the constant stream of updates meaning new features are sometimes pushed into the background as quickly as they are made available, Microsoft Office 365 sometimes sees more new features than its users get to fully appreciate. Many IT departments and consultants prefer the ability to keep software optimised and on the latest version, rather than periodically deploying updates to the static on-premises Office suite. However, these efficiencies can be lost on the people who actually use Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Indeed, the changes can be so rapid they can lead to confusion among end users.

30.08.2018

News & Communication

SharePoint site creation boosted in Office 365 update

Microsoft has begun selectively rolling out an update to Office 365 specifically aimed at improving the SharePoint site creation experience.

23.08.2018

News & Communication

Office 365 take-ups help Microsoft beat profit estimates

Microsoft’s recent quarterly profit and revenue announcement was met with increased support for its improved performance since current CEO Satya Nadella took over in 2014.

09.08.2018

News & Communication

Microsoft adds dictation and dark mode to Office 365 apps

Microsoft has recently added some much-anticipated accessibility and quality of life enhancements to its Office 365 productivity suite.

17.07.2018

News & Communication

Microsoft Office Championship winner announced

The city of Atlanta, Georgia hosted a heat in one of the world’s more unusual competitions in mid-June this year, when 150 finalists tested their skills to eventually decide who would be named the US winner of the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship for 2018.

05.07.2018

News & Communication

Microsoft acquires education platform Flipgrid

Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Flipgrid, an education video discussion platform boasting more than 20 million teachers and students from 180 countries around the world.

03.07.2018

News & Communication

Office 365 interface changes tested, and Office 2019 preview for Mac released

Microsoft has begun rolling out subtle changes to the web version of Word with an aim to simplify usability for its customers.

29.06.2018

News & Communication

Office 365 to be added to Mac App Store

At its recent WWDC 2018 event in San Jose, California, Apple announced its next macOS update, entitled Mojave, would include significant revisions to the App Store on the Mac platform.

22.06.2018

News & Communication

Migrate your Yammer network before it gets deleted

It was announced in Microsoft’s 60th newsletter to Office 365 Admins that on the 26th September 2018 all Yammer subsidiary networks associated with one Office 365 tenant would be automatically merged into a single network.

07.06.2018

News & Communication

New SharePoint and Excel strengths added to Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft has recently introduced new improvements to Office 365, by adding brand new SharePoint and Excel capabilities via the latest Office 365 update.

07.06.2018

News & Communication

New Telstra - Microsoft deal to offer phones calls within Office 365

Australian telecommunications firm Telstra has signed a world-first agreement with Microsoft as a key step towards securing the technology industry's future. 

05.03.2018

News & Communication

Welcome to a truly Digital Workplace

Last week, the second event in our “Fall in love with…” series took place at Microsoft’s towering Paddington offices. This month, we set the bar high, tackling Office 365, and its core apps, in all their multitudinous glory.

28.03.2018 / London

Event

Fall in Love with Firstline Workers Breakfast Briefing

We’re hosting our third Fall in Love Event of 2018!

14.02.2018 / Valentines

News & Communication

Getting engaged this Valentine's

There are three little words that we all want to hear this Valentine’s Day. When we hear them, we know that we’re on to a good thing, something important, something that will stand the test of time.

13.02.2018

News & Communication

SharePoint introduces new features

Technology giant Microsoft has rolled out the latest features for SharePoint, including the SharePoint Migration Tool, after a preview was made available back in September 2017.

15.01.2018 / Microsoft

News & Communication

Microsoft SharePoint Online now supported by Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection

Microsoft has recently announced that SharePoint Online, One Drive, and Teams can now receive modern threat protection from the Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection service. Plans for the threat protection service to be extended to these applications have already been mentioned at the Ignite conference held earlier in September.

12.01.2018 / Microsoft

News & Communication

AI improvements enhance Microsoft user experience

An announcement of AI improvements to Microsoft products was recently made at a Microsoft AI event held in San Francisco, where a new partnership with Reddit was among other news shared by the company during the event.

07.12.2017 / Microsoft 365 Business

News & Communication

Microsoft launches 365 Business in Australia and New Zealand

As part of the global launching of Microsoft 365 Business, the product has now arrived on the shores of Australia and New Zealand.

02.11.2017 / Microsoft Teams

News & Communication

Microsoft Teams to replace Skype for Business

Microsoft has announced plans to replace Skype for Business with Microsoft Teams as its key workplace collaboration platform.

31.10.2017 / Microsoft

News & Communication

Microsoft introduces new classroom solution

As part of the series of announcements at the Microsoft Ignite Conference 2017, Microsoft rolled out a single and affordable package to better serve its education customers.

30.10.2017 / Microsoft 365

News & Communication

Microsoft improves 365 subscription bundles, targets frontline workers

A new suite of Microsoft 365, known as Microsoft 365 F1, has recently been launched at Ignite 2017, the annual Microsoft conference for IT professionals and software developers. During the event in Orlando, significant announcements of new technology were made, including the introduction of new software bundles for the Microsoft 365 suite.

26.09.2017 / Mac office 365

News & Communication

Mac Office 365 toolbar app launched by Microsoft

Microsoft has announced it is releasing a brand new toolbar app designed for the Mac operating system, and which can be plugged directly into Office 365 – with the name of this application being ‘My Workspace’.

22.09.2017 / Microsoft partnership

News & Communication

Adobe-Microsoft partnership brings e-signatures

Microsoft has announced the strategic link-up it has established with fellow software provider Adobe will be expanding, with the aim of driving collaborative working and e-signatures among cloud-based work groups.

20.09.2017 / Office 365

News & Communication

Microsoft releases new collaborative updates for Office 365

Microsoft has announced the release of a new batch of Office 365 updates and the software giant’s focus this time around is on adding features designed to help organisations with team-working and collaboration.

31.08.2017 / Office 365

News & Communication

Office 365 log-in redesign experiences hiccups

A revamp of the sign-in portal for Office 365 Microsoft has been rolling out to customers over a period of weeks has created unexpected issues, with some people unable to access it.

19.08.2017 / Office 365

News & Communication

Latest batch of Office 365 updates completed by Microsoft

As in previous months, Microsoft launched a series of updates for its popular Office 365 suite that were staggered throughout the month of July.

11.08.2017 / Office 365

News & Communication

Microsoft on-premise sales eclipsed by Office 365

The results that Microsoft announced for the most recent financial quarter show that the software company has taken a major step forward when it comes to its cloud services, as the sales of the Office 365 suite have now eclipsed licenses for its on-premise services for the first ever time.

31.07.2017 / Office 365

News & Communication

Office 365 and Windows 10 combined by Microsoft

Microsoft has announced that it will be releasing a brand new product targeted at enterprise customers of all different sizes, and that brings together the different capabilities of its Windows 10 and Office 365 solutions – as well as offering a number of new ones for business management and security.