Office 365

Microsoft Office 365 To Include Bitcoin Currency Support

... controversial Bitcoin currency support for Excel spreadsheet package for their 2017 rollout plan for Office 365, among other features. Office 365 Roadmap which lists updates that are currently planned for applicable subscribers has categorized Bitcoin for Excel as a feature in development and testing. This year, Excel will be able to recognize, format, calculate, and analyze numbers expressed in Bitcoin currency, one of the most popular crypto currencies in the world. The new feature will be available for Excel running under Windows 10, Android, Mac OS, and i OS, and will include Excel Mobile versions as well. Bitcoin is an online peer-to-peer currency that uses principles of cryptography to validate transactions between users. The issuing of bitcoins and managing transactions is carried out collectively by the network which is an open-source application. Banks generally do not offer services for cryptocurrencies and many governments have taken a cautious approach toward them, fearing their lack of central control. In the recent past, Bitcoin has been involved in a range of financial crimes, including ...

Microsoft Previews New Office 365 Management Capabilities With December Update

... the death of Yammer , which is Microsoft's enterprise social networking solution. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Jasper Oosterveld recently noted in a Share Gate blog post that Microsoft is still working on integrating Yammer with Microsoft Groups. He depicted Yammer as sort of a bulletin board for corporate announcements, while Microsoft Teams is designed for smaller group conversations. Organizations should test both of those services to figure out if that's how they work for them, he indicated, adding "Good luck, you will need it" with regard figuring out Microsoft's collaboration and social networking product positionings. Gig Jam is yet another Microsoft collaboration tool that lets users pull together applications and files on a card-like "canvas" and then share access with others. It's still at the preview stage since its 2015 Worldwide Partner Conference debut. IT pros can enable the Gig Jam preview and manage it from the Office 365 Admin Center as of the December Office 365 update. Gig Jam is turned off by default for Office 365 subscribers right now. Lastly, the December Office 365 update is adding new service health ...

Microsoft Issues Best Practices Guide For Office 365 Proplus Deployments

... delivery network, then the update delivery will follow the channel model that has been set up for end users, delivering updates to desktops automatically via click-to-run streaming. However, if Office 365 Pro Plus updates are distributed from an organization's server located on their infrastructure (that is, a local file share, or "premises"-based resource), then the click-to-run distribution service won't follow the channel model that's been set up. "An important note with Office 365 Pro Plus is that once the builds are hosted on premises, the Office client is missing the proper channel management control as previously stated and the update engine will pick up the latest available build rather than the associated channel membership," the guide noted, under its "Manage" chapter. Microsoft's concept is that the testing of Office 365 Pro Plus updates should happen by a small group of end users. With its new "agile" approach to software delivery, Microsoft officials have been downplaying the traditional cautious patch ...

4 Reasons To Kick Off The New Year With An Office 365 Subscription

... was an error emailing this page. Credit: Microsoft. How to Block Ads in Windows 10. The holidays are over and the new year is upon us. It’s a great time to get your productivity needs in order for the next 12 months. The first thing you’ll need is the right software to get things done. Personally, I’d go with  Office 365. Microsoft’s productivity suite costs $99 per year for up to five users on Office 365 Home, or $70 for one user on Office 365 Personal. It may seem a little strange to pay for the Office suite in this age of Google Drive, free desktop suites like Libre Office , and even Microsoft’s free Office Online. Nevertheless, there are some good reasons to go with an Office 365 subscription. If you haven’t looked at Office 365 seriously before here’s a reminder of why this offering is worth the price. 1. All ...

Microsoft Offers Guidance On Deploying Office 365 Proplus

... organizations "should follow this guidance throughout the lifecycle of Office 365 Pro Plus deployments.". Office 365 Pro Plus is essentially the Office suite (consisting of Excel, One Note, Power Point, Word and other applications) offered on a monthly subscription-based licensing basis. It's different from traditional perpetual-license versions of Office in that software feature updates for Office 365 Pro Plus are automatically streamed down to individual desktops via Microsoft's "click-to-run" update technology, so the software is frequently updated in a service-like manner. In contrast, software feature updates to Office Professional Plus 2016, Microsoft's productivity suite offering for volume licensing subscribers, typically get installed by IT pros via. MSI files. Even though Microsoft handles the feature updates for users of Office 365 Pro Plus subscriptions, IT pros are still tasked with assessing their ...

Your Clients Need Backup And Recovery For Office 365 Data

... company or a successful network breach by a hacker. In either case, any destroyed or modified files could be impossible to recover. Consider, for instance, the thousands of businesses that in recent years have fallen victim to ransomware attacks. Unless the files encrypted by the ransomware have been dutifully copied and stored for safekeeping, companies lose that data or – as many agree to do – pay ransom to recover them. These are real-world scenarios that could happen to any of your customers at any time. The question then is whether you are prepared to help them recover, should they experience such a scenario. Storage Craft Solution. Storage Craft, the backup and recovery leader, has a data backup and recovery solution specifically tailored to Office 365 deployments. Cloud Backup for Office 365 protects Exchange files, calendars and contacts, One Drive, Share Point and public shared folders. Whether your clients are large companies with multiple locations and telecommuters or SMBs, Storage Craft Cloud Backup can handle their needs. Backup up data is compressed and encrypted in Tier 3+ ...

Echoworx Launches Full Integration Of Oneworld Encryption For Office 365 Users

... World Encryption with full integration for Office 365 users is Echoworx's response to the growing need for more secure communications across multi-channels as our workforce becomes increasingly mobile. Along with policy-based encryption, One World Encryption with Office 365 Outlook on the web integration provides additional functionality that enables users to select different encryption methods - empowering consumers to be in control of their security preferences. "One World Encryption for Office 365 Outlook on the web leverages Microsoft's framework to create a user-friendly solution that gives consumers the flexibility and security they need to confidently email in a browser-based environment," Ginsberg said. "This new solution empowers users to choose their encryption preferences no matter their device and in every environment to accommodate today's mobile workforce.". Along with advanced user encryption preferences and flexibility across devices, One World for Office ...

Powering Your Business With Microsoft Office 365

... Microsoft Outlook for sending and receiving emails and organising meetings, task and notes. However, there are more functionalities available for collaboration including Skype for Business and Share Point. Microsoft Exchange allows access to emails across all devices using Exchange Active Sync technology. This allows for all actions to be synchronised simultaneously and replicated to all devices (smartphone, webmail and PC) to ensure that your mailbox is always up to date. Skype for Business. Skype for Business is formerly Lync and this tool allows users to communicate and collaborate with individuals or groups using the following features. • Instant Messaging (IM). • Voice Calls. (This can be integrated with local IP PBX to allow users to dial phone extensions and outside calls). • Video Calls. • Online Meetings. There is also Skype Meeting Broadcast which is a feature that enables users to schedule and ...