New Microsoft Teams App is Now Available, Microsoft Unveils AI-Powered Skills Service in Viva
The new Microsoft Teams app is now generally available for Windows and Mac, providing users with the best client performance yet.
It now has full feature parity for almost all features, including call queues, PSTN calling, and contextual search in chats and channels. General availability also introduces new features and enhancements, including seamless cross-tenant communication and collaboration across multiple tenants and accounts.
Anupam Pattnaik, Product Lead, Microsoft Teams at Microsoft, wrote on Microsoft’s blog announcing the availability of the new Teams app:
Our goal was to reimagine Teams from the ground up to deliver a faster, simpler, smarter, and more flexible app to help you stay productive and collaborate more effectively. We have focused on providing high-quality performance and enhancing the basics in areas such as reliability, security, and IT management to make sure that new Teams meets the evolving requirements of your organization."
In March, Microsoft launched the new Teams app in public preview, and it inspired attention for being twice as fast with 50 percent less memory usage on Windows than its previous iteration.
In other Microsoft news this week, the tech giant launched a new AI-powered skills service in Microsoft Viva. It also announced the general availability of Viva Amplify.
Skills in Viva enters private preview by the end of this year and provides organisations with insights into workforce skills and gaps and personalised skills-based experiences for employees, HR, and business leaders through Microsoft 365 and Viva applications.
Viva Amplify is now available and is a multichannel workforce communications hub. Amplify centralises campaign management, publishing, and analytics, enabling business leaders to connect with their employees more efficiently.
Momentum Acquires G12 Communications to Boost UC Offerings
Managed services and network solutions provider Momentum has acquired G12 Communications to bolster its UC offerings.
Momentum’s acquisition of G12’s services as a Seattle-based provider of voice-enabled and Operator Connect Microsoft Teams solutions will strengthen its communications portfolio. The process will include integrating G12’s leading executive talent while boosting its position as a prominent voice-enablement platform for Teams.
"This acquisition aligns perfectly with our vision of enabling businesses to thrive by communicating and collaborating more effectively," said Todd Zittrouer, CEO of Momentum. "Microsoft Teams has become a vital tool for the modern workplace, and by enhancing our capabilities with the expertise of the G12 team, we are helping our customers optimize their hybrid work environments."
