Determined to make virtual interactions more natural, engaging, and more human for corporate organisation and educational institutions, Microsoft 365 business, has announced a set of new features in Microsoft Teams.
The company observes that as the global response to Coronavirus pandemic also known as COVID-19 evolves communities around the world has moved from an era of “remote everything” into a more hybrid model of work, learning, and life.
Jared Spataro is corporate vice president for Microsoft 365 Business says the new features in Microsoft Teams allows people at work and in education to feel more connected with team members; make meetings more inclusive and engaging and help streamline work and save time.
Spataro opines that the product is all about enabling people everywhere to collaborate, to stay connected, and to discover new ways to be productive from anywhere.
According to Spataro, “At Microsoft, we have spent the last few months learning from our customers and studying how they use our tools. We have also worked with experts across virtual reality, AI, and productivity research to help understand the future of work”
Spataro who is in charge of Microsoft 365 marketing, business management and product marketing stated that research conducted by the company has shown that many employees feel less connected since moving to remote work, and experience more fatigue during video meetings than during in-person collaboration.
Commenting further on the new solution, Jared Spataro noted that there are several aspects of the solution tailored to meet the needs of the future of work and education.
According to him, the list includes Dynamic view; Together mode, Video filters, Reflect messaging extension, Live reactions, Speaker attribution for live captions and transcripts, Chat bubbles, Interactive meetings for 1,000 participants and overflow
Others are Microsoft Whiteboard updates, Tasks app, Suggested replies, Cortana in Teams, Microsoft Teams displays and Touchless meeting experiences.
Spataro opines that these features will roll out later this year as they all reflect the company’s vision for the future of work: where everyone is able to contribute and do their best work; where they can move fluidly between experiences, apps, and devices; where AI lends a helping hand to streamline tasks, provide short cuts, and save you time; and where technology contributes to wellbeing and doesn’t detract from it.
“From the kickoff call to the project’s launch and all points in-between Teams is the place where people come together to get work done. Working alongside our customers, we’ll continue reimagining the future of work and delivering technologies that put people at the center of every experience,” Spataro said.
