Announcing availability of new Office 365 plans for small and midsized businesses

Body: ​ It’s no secret that for small businesses, the right technology can mean the difference between merely surviving and fully thriving. Office 365 is transformational for businesses of all sizes, but levels the playing field for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) in particular because it makes enterprise-grade tools affordable and easy to set up and manage. We are excited today to announce the availability of three new Office 365…

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Announcing Office Sway: reimagine how your ideas come to life

Body: ​ Today we’re introducing a brand new app to the Office portfolio. Say hello to Sway! Sway is an entirely different way to express yourself and bring your ideas to life. When your ideas are born, you want to explore, visualize and share them—quickly and easily, wherever you happen to be, and on whatever device you have. You want your ideas to be understood. Sway helps you do just…

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How Office 365 manages DNS records

Body: ​ When you set up Office 365, DNS records are required so that email, instant messaging, and other services work correctly. Depending on the Office 365 subscription you signed up for (Enterprise, Midsize Business, or Small Business), you might have a choice between managing your own DNS records at your DNS hosting provider (called partial redelegation), and having Office 365 create and manage the DNS records for your domain…

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Microsoft Online Services Bug Bounty Program launches with Office 365

Body: ​ Today we’re announcing the participation of Office 365 in the new Microsoft Online Services Bug Bounty Program. Through this program, which launches today, we are able to reward and recognize security researchers by offering a bounty for qualifying security vulnerabilities they report to us. We are participating in this program for a number of reasons, chief among them are: We take security vulnerabilities very seriously. We recognize that…

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Students and teachers: You may be eligible to get Office for free!

Body:       It was just about a year ago we announced Student Advantage, a benefit that allows eligible students to get Office 365 from their school for free. One drawback to Student Advantage—the onus has been on the school to initiate the service, create an account and order the Office 365 license on behalf of the student. Today we’re making it easier on the school IT department with…

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Launch documents and get started right away with the new Office 365 home page

Body: ​ Starting something new. We’ve all been there. The first day of school, starting a new job, or even moving to a new town. As we become familiar with the new surroundings, buildings, new faces and personalities, schedules, and rhythms we start with a home base from which to explore. Using technology is no different. It’s important to have a home base where you can start, a place where…

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Office 365 – Need to update Exchange Federation trust with Office 365 by 23 September with Hybrid Solutions

Body:   Microsoft has published an announcement in the Message Center on the Office 365 Administration portal to request you to update you federation trust by 23 September 2014. If you don’t do it, your authentication may stop working after this date. This is because they have updated the certificate associated with the tenant to secure the federation trust. Message posted Update your Federation Trust by September 23 On September 23,…

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Propose New Time—a new feature for Outlook Web App in Office 365

Body: ​ We all have lots of meetings, which means our schedules are busy and it’s often hard to find a good time when everyone can meet. Now, with the Propose New Time feature in Outlook Web App in Office 365, resolving scheduling conflicts is easier than ever. When you receive a meeting invitation, Outlook Web App (OWA) empowers you to suggest better times with just a few clicks, so…

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