Microsoft Teams
New Teams Features for Multi-Tenant Organisations
Microsoft Teams adds multi-tenant features for Windows, improving search, chat, meetings and shared channels across tenants.
James Stephen · 5 Sept 2023
Microsoft Ends Skype for Business Server Support in Teams Rooms
Microsoft has announced that from October 1, 2023, Teams Rooms will not support connections to the Skype for Business server.
James Stephen · 4 Sept 2023
15 Impressive Customer Engagement Apps for Microsoft Teams
These Microsoft Teams apps link contact centre, CRM and generative AI tools to improve customer engagement and sales.
Rebekah Carter · 1 Sept 2023
Microsoft Unbundles Teams From Office 365 in Europe
Microsoft has revealed plans to unbundle Teams from Office 365 in Europe following pressure from Slack and the European Union (EU).
Tom Wright · 31 Aug 2023
How do Microsoft Certified Contact Centers integrate with Dynamics 365?
Learn why Microsoft Certified Contact Centers matter: they connect Teams, Dynamics 365, Azure AI and Copilot for CX.
Rebekah Carter · 31 Aug 2023
Microsoft's Bing AI Coming to Google Chrome in Browser Rivalry Twist
Microsoft brings Bing Chat Enterprise to Google Chrome and Windows Copilot, as Google rolls out Duet AI for Workspace.
Kieran Devlin · 30 Aug 2023
Microsoft Introduces Bing Chat Enterprise in Windows Copilot Preview
Microsoft is launching support for Bing Chat Enterprise in the Windows Copilot Preview.
Kieran Devlin · 29 Aug 2023
Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro: Is it Worth the Investment?
Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro adds AI, security and management tools to hybrid meeting rooms, but raises costs for buyers.
Rebekah Carter · 28 Aug 2023
Microsoft Launches Teams Premium Self-Service Trials
Microsoft Teams Premium self-service trials give businesses 30 days to test AI features, Intelligent Recap and virtual appointments. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 28 Aug 2023
Big UC News from Zoom, Microsoft, Otter.AI, Slack and Gamma
Zoom, Microsoft, Otter.ai, Slack and Gamma updates matter for buyers seeking AI, Teams Rooms, Zoom Phone and cyber security.
Kieran Devlin · 25 Aug 2023
Enabling Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
Why it matters: Microsoft Purview Message Encryption helps secure Outlook email for compliance and privacy, with Azure Rights Management, Microsoft 365, Office
Rebekah Carter · 25 Aug 2023
Yamaha CS-500 Collaboration System Now Teams Certified
Yamaha has announced that its CS-500 video collaboration system has been certified for Microsoft Teams.
Kieran Devlin · 25 Aug 2023
Managing Microsoft Teams in Multi-Vendor Environments
AudioCodes ebook explains how to manage Microsoft Teams in multi-vendor environments, covering interoperability, integrations and user ex
Rebekah Carter · 24 Aug 2023
Teams Rooms Adds 'Biggest Release of the Year'
Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro v4.18 adds Cloud IntelliFrame, Front Row unified backgrounds and spatial audio for Windows.
Kieran Devlin · 24 Aug 2023
How to Manage Large Microsoft Teams Phone Estates
Learn why large Microsoft Teams Phone estates need central management, automation, Direct Routing, Operator Connect and network resilienc
Rebekah Carter · 24 Aug 2023
Siemens Uses Microsoft Teams and HoloLens for Energy Solutions
Microsoft Teams and HoloLens 2 are being used by Siemens Energy to enable remote acceptance testing for its energy solutions.
James Stephen · 23 Aug 2023
Microsoft Teams Notifications: The Ultimate Guide
Why Microsoft Teams notifications matter: cut alert noise, keep key messages, calls and @mentions visible, and tune banner, feed and email settings.
Rebekah Carter · 23 Aug 2023
Bing Chat Enterprise in Preview for More M365 Licences
Why it matters: Bing Chat Enterprise now reaches more Microsoft 365 licences, giving IT buyers secure AI chat in Edge and bing.com/chat. Published on UC Today.
Tom Wright · 23 Aug 2023
Connect vs Extend: How Microsoft Teams Certified Contact Centers are Different
Why it matters: Microsoft Teams buyers can choose Connect or Extend for contact centres, with Landis Contact Center showing native Teams, APIs and analytics. Pu
Robbie Pleasant · 23 Aug 2023
Microsoft Teams Mobile Solutions: Three Ways To Make It Happen
With 300 million users every month and 5 million activations of Teams Phone in the past 12 months, it's clear that businesses love it. Why?
Maya Middlemiss · 23 Aug 2023
3 Ways to Stay Secure and Compliant in Microsoft Teams: A CIO’s View
Why it matters: employee error drives most cyber incidents in Microsoft Teams. Published on UC Today, a CIO explains training, MFA, Microsoft 365 E5 and Call Ca
Guest Blogger · 21 Aug 2023
Big UC News from Dialpad, WhatsApp, and Microsoft
Why it matters: DialpadGPT, WhatsApp call scheduling and Microsoft Teams mobile join updates could improve AI, calling and meetings. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 18 Aug 2023
The Best Funny Microsoft Teams Backgrounds for Informal Meetings
Funny Microsoft Teams backgrounds can lift informal hybrid meetings. Published on UC Today, see memes, GIFs, IT humour and pop culture ideas.
Rebekah Carter · 18 Aug 2023
8x8 Phone App for Teams Updated to Enhance User Experience
8x8 has launched a "next-gen" version of its Phone App for Microsoft Teams, offering native calling experiences and enhanced user performance.
Kieran Devlin · 18 Aug 2023
Teams Updates to Streamline Mobile Joining Announced
Microsoft is introducing three new updates to Teams that will significantly improve mobile joining.
Kieran Devlin · 17 Aug 2023
How Does Copilot Fit in With Teams Premium?
See how Microsoft Copilot and Teams Premium differ, from AI meeting recaps to secure webinars, for Microsoft 365 buyers.
Rebekah Carter · 17 Aug 2023
Why This Hybrid Meeting Policy Needed the Queen's Approval
Every organisation's IT and audiovisual departments had their own unique challenges in adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kieran Devlin · 16 Aug 2023
Will the EU Antitrust Probe Stop Teams' Market Momentum?
Despite being tentatively on the cards for three years, the EU's antitrust probe into Microsoft's bundling of Teams with Office still came as something of…
Kieran Devlin · 16 Aug 2023
License to Thrill: Empowering Microsoft Teams Users with AI for Outstanding Customer Experience
Why it matters: Teams, Five9 and CallTower are bringing generative AI to UCaaS and CCaaS, helping staff deliver better customer experience. Published on UC Toda
Rob Scott · 15 Aug 2023
UC Round Table: Endpoints and Devices
Endpoints and devices matter as Crestron, Coolpo, Bose Professional and Vaddio weigh AI, hybrid work, Teams and Zoom.
Kieran Devlin · 15 Aug 2023
License to Thrill: Empowering Microsoft Teams Users with AI for Outstanding Customer Experience
The Five9-CallTower eBook shows how AI, Microsoft Teams and cloud contact centre integration can lift CX and ROI.
Rebekah Carter · 15 Aug 2023
The Major Copilot Question for Microsoft Partners After Inspire
Why Microsoft partners must prepare for Copilot despite no GA date: Teams Phone, Teams chat, AI governance, data centres and pricing on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 15 Aug 2023
Building a UC Security Plan: 10 Security Considerations For Microsoft Teams
10 Microsoft Teams security risks show why UC buyers need MFA, DLP, audit logs, mobile protection and secure integrations.
Zen Bahar · 14 Aug 2023
Teams Round Table: Teams Apps
Why Teams apps now matter: buyers can boost ROI with AI, Copilot, RingCentral, NFON, Nuwave and Symity integrations, automation and security. Published on UC To
Kieran Devlin · 14 Aug 2023
Voxnube and Altigen Partner to Expand Teams Offering within Europe
Voxnube and Altigen bring Microsoft Teams Phone, voice calling and routing to European enterprises, helping buyers modernise UCaaS. Published on UC Today.
James Stephen · 14 Aug 2023
Top 10 Microsoft Teams Features For Beginners
Learn how Microsoft Teams features like breakout rooms, whiteboard, polls, recaps and live captions improve hybrid meetings.
Tom Wright · 11 Aug 2023
Big UC News from RingCentral, Verizon, Zoom, Slack and Microsoft
Why it matters: RingCentral named a new CEO, beat Q2 guidance and launched RingCX and RingSense for Phone; Verizon is sunsetting BlueJeans, and Zoom faces TOS a
Kieran Devlin · 11 Aug 2023
SIPPIO Launches Operator Connect Service for Resellers and MSPs
UC Today covers SIPPIO's new Operator Connect programme, letting resellers and MSPs sell Microsoft Teams voice services through its existing platform.
Tom Wright · 11 Aug 2023
Microsoft Teams News AUGUST Update (2023)
Watch on YouTube UC Today host Rob Scott is joined by Microsoft Teams Expert and Co-Founder of Empowering.Cloud, Tom Arbuthnot .
Rob Scott · 11 Aug 2023
How to Use the Microsoft Teams Annotation Feature
Why Teams meetings need better collaboration: Microsoft Teams annotation, powered by Whiteboard, lets presenters and attendees draw, note and highlight. Publish
Rebekah Carter · 11 Aug 2023
Is Microsoft Teams HIPAA Compliant?
Is Microsoft Teams HIPAA compliant? This is a question any organization dealing with “Personal Healthcare Information” (PHI) will need to answer before…
Rebekah Carter · 10 Aug 2023
Transforming the Public Sector with Microsoft Teams and DECT
Watch on YouTube UC Today's Tom Wright hosts Udo Kerger from Spectralink . In this session, we discuss the following: How to integrate existing UC…
Tom Wright · 9 Aug 2023
Resonate Reveals how Integrations Enrich the Teams Contact Centre Experience
Contact centres are a critical business enabler, providing businesses with their closest form of direct communication with customers, but they are costly…
George Malim · 8 Aug 2023
How to Create a Microsoft Teams Retention Policy for Meetings
Learning how to create an effective Microsoft Teams retention policy is important for modern companies.
Rebekah Carter · 8 Aug 2023
Secure, Survive, Thrive: Strengthening Microsoft Workplaces
Watch on YouTube In this interview, David Dungay from UC Today is joined by Mark Bunnell, Chief Operating Officer from NUWAVE .
David Dungay · 7 Aug 2023
Microsoft Ends Cortana in Windows to Focus on Copilot
Microsoft has ended Windows support for its digital assistant Cortana to refocus on its next-gen AI systems, including Copilot.
Kieran Devlin · 7 Aug 2023
Teams Free Adds New Communities Management Features
Microsoft adds Edit community and Manage community to Teams Free, plus Designer, share options and Copilot updates.
Kieran Devlin · 4 Aug 2023
AudioCodes and Solgari Bring Microsoft Teams Differentiation to Market
Watch on YouTube UC Today's David Dungay hosts Marcel McCann, CTO, Solgari & Paul Marshall, Strategic Partner Manager, AudioCodes .
David Dungay · 3 Aug 2023
Microsoft Investments: How To Boost Your ROI
Learn why Microsoft Teams Phone, Operator Connect and Direct Routing depend on the right Microsoft partner for ROI.
Rebekah Carter · 3 Aug 2023
Driving Innovation and Cultivating Partnerships: DTEN's Path to Growth
DTEN’s UC Awards win signals growth, with Microsoft Teams- and Zoom-certified D7X devices, new APJ hires and Redington partnership. Published on UC Today.
Linoy Doron · 2 Aug 2023
MAXHUB Releases Hardware Kits Certified for Teams Rooms
MAXHUB’s Teams Rooms-certified XT kits help buyers upgrade BYOD spaces with Intel, USB camera, speakerphone and displays.
James Stephen · 1 Aug 2023
The Story of the EU Antitrust Probe Into Microsoft's Teams Bundling (So Far)
Last Thursday, July 27, European officials formally announced their investigation to determine whether Microsoft's practice of bundling Teams with Office…
Kieran Devlin · 1 Aug 2023
Why True Native Calling in Teams is Essential
This new offering sits alongside Dstny’s existing Call2Teams PBX and Call2Teams Trunks product pathways and will be sold via vendors, distributors and…
Tom Wright · 31 Jul 2023
Big UC News From Microsoft, Poly and RingCentral
Microsoft Teams Premium tops 500,000 users and Teams Phone hits 17 million as Poly gains Teams certification and RingCentral expands in India. Published on UC T
Tom Wright · 28 Jul 2023
Deadline Looming for 3PIP Phone Migration to Teams
Why IT buyers must act now: Microsoft will retire 3PIP phone support for Teams on 31 July 2023, with SIP Gateway, Azure AD and Power BI migration help. Publishe
James Stephen · 28 Jul 2023
The EU Opens an Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft Bundling Teams and Office 365
Why it matters: the EU’s Microsoft Teams and Office 365 antitrust probe could reshape UCaaS choice. Published on UC Today, Slack, Salesforce, and interoperabili
Charlie Mitchell · 28 Jul 2023
Dstny Call2Teams is 'Breaking Ground' in Microsoft Teams Calling
Dstny Call2Teams is breaking ground in Microsoft Teams calling, as service providers weigh Teams voice products and future innovation. Published on UC Today.
Tom Wright · 27 Jul 2023
How to Make Microsoft Teams Work with Your Contact Center
Why Microsoft Teams integration matters for contact centres: boost first-contact resolution with Content Guru, Microsoft-certified cloud contact centre tools an
Rebekah Carter · 27 Jul 2023
Microsoft Reveals Teams Premium and Phone PSTN Usage Figures
Microsoft Teams Premium has more than half a million users, while Teams Phone users have soared to 17 million, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has revealed.
Tom Wright · 26 Jul 2023
New Poly Voice Products Receive Teams Certification
Poly has received Teams certifications for three Savi headsets and the Poly Edge E Series.
James Stephen · 24 Jul 2023