Microsoft “remain committed” to supporting Skype for Business Server beyond 2025, but the detail is lacking
In June 2022 we got a detailed blog post from the Exchange team about the Exchange Server roadmap: “We have moved the release date for the next version of Exchange Server to the second half of 2025. The next version will require Server and CAL licenses and will be accessible only to customers with Software […]
Microsoft Teams adds Pay-As-You-Go PSTN Calling Plan
A big change in how Microsoft offers user PSTN calling plans for Microsoft Teams, Microsoft has added a Pay-As-You-Go Calling Plan https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/calling-plans-for-office-365 From the Microsoft Documentation: “Pay-As-You-Go Calling Plan: Licensed users can call out to numbers located in the country/region where their Microsoft 365 license is assigned to the user based on the user’s location, and to […]
Extend the Value of Microsoft Teams Phone with Partner Integrations
Microsoft Teams is where hybrid work happens. Over 270 million active monthly users use Teams to communicate, collaborate, and stay in the flow of work. Teams Phone alone counts nearly 80 million active users, placing a billion calls monthly. Customer choice is at the center of everything we do. We strive to meet customers where […]
3CX: What’s Up? Update 5 Alpha Introduces WhatsApp Integration!
Add a business WhatsApp number and have your team answer the messages! Also in Update 5 Alpha, we’ve improved SMS integrations making it much easier to configure. Plus it’s now possible to create your own automated chat responses using quick response message templates. Update today to try out these features and more! Manage WhatsApp messages […]
Microsoft Teams Connect shared channels is moving into generally availability
In our interconnected world, organizations need to freely collaborate across boundaries, because connections with partners, vendors, and customers are critical components of success. Our customers tell us that now, more than ever, they need to collaborate with their external partners with the same ease and efficiency they experience when collaborating within their own companies and […]
Microsoft Teams Phone has 12 million PSTN users, FY22 Q4 Earnings Call Details
Hot on the heals of Microsoft Inspire, we have had the Microsoft FY22 Q4 Earnings call. I always like to keep an eye on these for interesting details about Microsoft Teams and Modern workplace, and this time we were given some really interesting detail. Teams Phone has over 12 million PSTN users First off we […]
BitCo: The Benefits of Fixed Wireless
More and more, organisations are moving their operations to the cloud, and business owners are finding Fixed Wireless connectivity a great solution to meet the needs for increased bandwidth, better latency with improved reliability. Essentially, Fixed Wireless does in the air what fibre does in the ground, but better! In a competitive business landscape, speed […]
How Microsoft is rethinking the hybrid meeting room experience with Microsoft Teams
New Microsoft Teams-powered hybrid meeting room technology is helping us design new experiences for our employees and vendors here at Microsoft and helping customers understand how to achieve these experiences for themselves. “We want to create an environment that is halfway between the physical and virtual,” says Matt Hempey, a principal program manager with Microsoft […]
BitCo: Internet Evolution in South Africa
The history of the internet in South Africa is rather fascinating, starting back in 1988. The first use of the internet in South Africa can be traced back to 1988 at Rhodes University. Rhodes University is a public research college located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. In 1988, three incredible individuals named Francois […]
Introducing new Microsoft Teams on Web features for Small Businesses
We understand more now than ever small businesses are facing challenges they’ve never experienced before. We’re here to share some of the new and exciting features on Web that we find useful. Introducing background effects on Web Custom backgrounds are now available to web users. You can blur your background or select from Microsoft-provided backgrounds […]
