Sign in page branding and cloud user self-service password reset for Office 365

Body: ​ Today we are adding two Identity and Access Management features to the Office 365 subscription, which were previously only available with an additional Azure Active Directory (AD) Premium or Enterprise Mobility Suite subscription. The new features are the Sign in page and Access Panel company branding and cloud user self-service password reset. These two new features are beginning to roll out for Office 365 customers starting today. Sign…

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PIN lock and other updates to Outlook for iOS and Android

Body: ​ Just over two weeks ago, we delivered the first version of Outlook for iOS and Android devices. We’ve heard from many of you that enjoy how Outlook brings together the core tools you need to get things done—your email, calendar, contacts and files—helping you get more done even on the smallest screen. We promised to deliver updates to Outlook every few weeks and we’ve been listening closely to…

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Office 365 Partner admin mobile app now available

Body: ​ If you are an Office 365 partner managing your customers Office 365 tenant, hopefully you are already using the Office 365 Partner admin center portal, which gives you several tools to manage customers including, a view of all of your customers, the service health of individual customers, and the ability to manage service requests and perform administrative tasks on behalf of a customer. Today we are extending the…

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Latest innovations in Office 365 compliance

Body: ​ At Microsoft, we care deeply about supporting compliance with specific standards and regulations related to data security and privacy as required by our customers in various geographies and industries. We consider compliance a core feature of our services, and we make significant investments in this area to ensure that that we are continuously innovating on compliance as we do with all the other aspects of Office 365. To…

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Office 365 – What’s new: January 2015

Body: ​The Office 365 team got the new year off to a great start in January by delivering Office across more platforms and adding new features, service updates, and apps for your devices. OneDrive for Business is now available for Mac and iOS devices. You can combine Lync with new Polycom Unified Conference Stations to get a better video conference experience, with a 360-degree view and great sound quality. Power…

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Power Map for Excel–February update for Office 365

Body: ​ In our December update, we promised to have some big things to share about Power Map for Excel in the first quarter of 2015. This month, we are ready to start revealing a few of these great additions. With our brand new feature, data cards, and a few amazing improvements to how you use heat maps, we are looking forward to seeing the new stories you will tell…

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Office 365 news round-up

Body: ​   ​In today’s fast paced world, you can’t afford to be away when you are on the go. Whether you are traveling, working from a remote location or sitting in a coffee shop, we’ve heard loud and clear that you want the same rich functionality of Microsoft Office applications everywhere—on all of your devices and platforms—so you can work in a variety of situations. During the past couple…

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The next chapter of Office on Windows

Body: ​ Today’s post was written by Julia White, general manager for the Office Product Management team. Editor’s Note Two weeks ago we shared our plans to introduce new, Universal Office apps for Windows 10 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote, that can be installed on PCs, tablets and phones. Today, we’re excited to announce that Word, Excel and PowerPoint are now available for technical preview on PCs, laptops…

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Take your team to the next level with Yammer on mobile devices

Body: ​ In recent years, we’ve all experienced the unprecedented migration of life and work to mobile devices. We’ve also seen fast-moving, innovative teams increasingly harness the immense power of ‘open collaboration’ to achieve more with Yammer–especially on the go. That’s why we’ve been focused on delivering weekly enhancements to the Yammer mobile apps for iOS and Android, including profile and group viewing/editing, improved search and notifications, integrated message translation…

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