Microsoft teams new features may prove helpful for workers at home


Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said that while everyone is most focused on health and safety, as well as the economic impact of the virus, technology like Teams can help. — Reuters

Microsoft Corp unveiled new features for its Teams corporate-chat software, timed to the product’s third anniversary and arriving amid a surge of interest in digital workplace communications tools spurred by the Covid-19 outbreak.

Several of the tools may be especially useful for employees in the new world of work from home. Real-time noise suppression should block out the sounds of background typing and family members sharing the same space amid virus isolation orders. Another feature lets users virtually "raise their hand”, a boon for large conference calls when everyone’s trying to talk.

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