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Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: Pages, Python in Excel, and agents
We are introducing Wave 2 of Microsoft 365 Copilot innovation, with three key updates. From enterprises to small businesses, they help Copilot get better every day. Nearly 1,000 customers have given us direct feedback on Copilot, and we’ve made more than 700 product updates based on that feedback.
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New agent capabilities in Microsoft Copilot unlock business value
Microsoft Copilot is already helping individual employees boost productivity, creativity and time savings. With the announcements at Microsoft Build 2024, we’re delivering an entirely new set of capabilities that unlock Copilot’s ability to drive bottom-line business results for every organization.
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Microsoft and LinkedIn release the 2024 Work Trend Index on the state of AI at work
For our fourth annual Work Trend Index, out today, we partnered with LinkedIn for the first time on a joint report so we could provide a comprehensive view of how AI is not only reshaping work, but the labor market more broadly.
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Bringing Copilot to more customers worldwide—across life and work
Continuing our vision for Microsoft Copilot to bring the power of generative AI to everyone across work and life, we’re expanding availability and purchase options for individuals and organizations and bringing new value to Copilot Pro subscribers.
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Introducing Microsoft Copilot for Finance: Transform finance with next-generation AI in Microsoft 365
We’re announcing the public preview of Microsoft Copilot for Finance, a game-changer for finance professionals and the newest role-based extension of Microsoft Copilot. Microsoft Copilot for Finance is a momentous leap forward, specifically crafted to revolutionize the daily grind of well-known financial processes.
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Expanding Copilot for Microsoft 365 to businesses of all sizes
We are updating our Microsoft Copilot product line-up with a new Copilot Pro subscription for individuals; expanding Copilot for Microsoft 365 availability to small and medium-sized businesses; and announcing no seat minimum for commercial plans.
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Microsoft Copilot for Sales and Copilot for Service are now generally available
Microsoft is dedicated to helping organizations transform the way people work using secure, enterprise-grade AI capabilities, no matter which business applications teams depend on. Starting today, you can seamlessly integrate role-specific Copilot capabilities into Microsoft 365 applications and popular customer relationship management (CRM) and contact center systems for sales and customer service professionals.
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Introducing Microsoft Copilot Studio and new features in Copilot for Microsoft 365
At Microsoft Ignite 2023, we are announcing new innovations across Microsoft Copilot—one copilot experience that runs across all our surfaces, understanding your context on the web, on your PC, and at work to bring the right skills to you when you need them across work and life.
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Announcing Microsoft Copilot Studio: Customize Copilot for Microsoft 365 and build your own standalone copilots
At Microsoft Ignite 2023, we’re excited to announce Microsoft Copilot Studio, a low-code tool to customize Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 and build standalone copilots.
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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Communications as a Service for the sixth year in a row
We’re honored to announce that Microsoft has, once again, been recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Worldwide. This is the sixth year we’ve received this recognition and we’re thrilled to be positioned highest in both the ability to execute and furthest on completeness of vision axes.
Microsoft recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Desktop as a Service for the second year in a row
The path to IT modernization involves the integration of technology to optimize processes and elevate experiences for customers and employees alike. Microsoft recognizes that customers have many tech and vendor choices on this journey to help solve their biggest workplace challenges.
Office 2024 for consumers available October 1
Microsoft 365 is the best way to access the latest versions of the productivity apps that millions of people use every day to bring their ideas to life and power through tasks. But we know some of our customers still prefer a non-subscription way to access our familiar apps, which is why we’re releasing Office 2024 on October 1 for consumers and small businesses.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: Pages, Python in Excel, and agents
We are introducing Wave 2 of Microsoft 365 Copilot innovation, with three key updates. From enterprises to small businesses, they help Copilot get better every day. Nearly 1,000 customers have given us direct feedback on Copilot, and we’ve made more than 700 product updates based on that feedback.
Windows 365 at three years: Customer-centric solutions for security, management and productivity
You have navigated the complex and changing realities of the hybrid workplace, found new ways to move aspects of your business to the cloud, and kept employees and critical business operations connected and running in a challenging cyber security environment.
New ways to get creative with Microsoft Designer, powered by AI
Every creative process begins with an idea—and that idea starts with you. Today we’re announcing that the Microsoft Designer app is now generally available with a personal Microsoft account, with new features that help you create and edit like never before.
How to achieve cloud-native endpoint management with Microsoft Intune
In this post, we’re focusing on what it really takes for organizations to become fully cloud-native in endpoint management—from the strategic leadership to the tactical execution.
Workers worldwide are embracing AI, especially in small and medium-size businesses
Discover some key insights from the Work Trend Index report that can impact small and medium-sized business leaders, as well as the actions you can take to prepare your organization for AI and better leverage its benefits so you can maintain your competitive edge.
New agent capabilities in Microsoft Copilot unlock business value
Microsoft Copilot is already helping individual employees boost productivity, creativity and time savings. With the announcements at Microsoft Build 2024, we’re delivering an entirely new set of capabilities that unlock Copilot’s ability to drive bottom-line business results for every organization.
AI brings new life to flexible work with Microsoft Places
Microsoft Places—available today in public preview—is an AI-powered app that coordinates when you’re planning to come in and where you’ll work, enables improved connections with coworkers, and optimizes the effectiveness and engagement of the workplace. Importantly, Places features are accessible across surfaces you regularly use for coordination and collaboration, like Outlook and Microsoft Teams, so flexible work coordination and connection can happen within your normal flow of work.