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Microsoft named a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Access Management
Howdy folks, Every day, everyone in the Microsoft Identity Division comes to work focused on helping you, our customers, make your employees, partners, and customers more productive and to make it easier for you to securely manage access to your enterprise resources.![Image of a woman working on mobile device.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/09/Office-2019-blog-card-image-2-300x183.png)
Office 2019 is now available for Windows and Mac
Today, we are announcing the general availability of Office 2019 for Windows and Mac. Office 2019 is the next on-premises version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, Visio, Access, and Publisher.![Image of a man at work in front of a laptop.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/09/Excel-Ai-featured-image-1-300x183.png)
Bringing AI to Excel—4 new features announced today at Ignite
Excel’s power comes from its simplicity. At its core, Excel is three things: cells of data laid out in rows and columns, a powerful calculation engine, and a set of tools for working with the data.Microsoft Authenticator companion app for Apple Watch now in public preview
Howdy folks, We heard our customers loud and clear—they want support for the Microsoft Authenticator app on Apple Watch.![Image of a man standing at his desk and working on his desktop computer.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/06/Microsoft-365-June-update-banner-image-300x113.png)
New to Microsoft 365 in June—streamlining teamwork and security
This month, we introduced several new capabilities that improve user experience, streamline the management of common tasks, and enhance identity-driven security measures. We also want to hear your feedback, so that we can make sure these updates are relevant and useful to you.Updates to Adobe Document Cloud bring integrated PDF services to Office 365
Last September, we expanded our strategic partnership with Adobe to focus on integrations between Adobe Sign and Office 365 products such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, and more. We’ve seen our customers make great use of the combination.![Image of a worker smiling out a window with her laptop open.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/06/Office-UX-refresh-banner-300x113.png)
Power and simplicity—updates to the Office 365 user experience
Technology is changing the way people get things done. We’ve picked up the pace. Our work is more collaborative. And we’re blurring the boundaries of time and place. When we ask customers why they continue to choose Office for their most important work, they tell us that they love the power the Office apps offer.![Image of two firstline workers collaborating over a laptop.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/05/New-in-May-BANNER-300x113.png)
New to Microsoft 365 in May—empowering and securing users
Each month on the Microsoft 365 Blog, we highlight key updates to Microsoft 365 that build on our vision for the modern workplace. This month, we introduced a number of new capabilities to help individuals produce accessible content, work together in real-time, and create a secure and compliant workplace.![Image of two workers chatting in an accessible workplace hallway, one standing, the other from a wheelchair.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/05/Accessibility-card-300x183.png)
Reimagine accessibility and foster inclusion in the modern workplace
On May 17, 2018, Microsoft joins in marking the seventh Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), a day dedicated to raising awareness of accessibility in the digital world. In honor of this day, we are releasing a short film: Empower every person: reimagining accessibility.![Image of two workers working at separate tables in a casual office environment.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/04/Outlook-roundup-card-300x183.png)