Neowin News Feed for: Workplace

Meta Workplace customers can now easily migrate to Microsoft Viva Engage

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:30:01 +0000

Meta is discontinuing its enterprise social network, Workplace, in 2026. However, it is providing ample time for customers to migrate to other services. Microsoft's Viva Engage is one alternative. Read more...

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Sponsored — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:00:02 +0000

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Microsoft Viva Engage launches to help boost relationships in the workplace

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has released Viva Engage. Through Viva Engage, people in workplaces can interact through a social media-style forum. Viva Engage is rolling out today, so admins can enable it. Read more...

Microsoft is removing non-compete clauses in the U.S. and increasing pay transparency

Usama Jawad — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:38:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced four U.S.-centric initiatives to foster a healthy culture at its workplace. These include removing non-compete clauses for almost all employee and increasing pay transparency. Read more...

Meta partners with Microsoft to offer Workplace integration with Teams

Usama Jawad — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:12:01 +0000

Microsoft and Meta (formerly Facebook) have announced a multi-faceted Workplace integration with Teams, allowing their joint customers to communicate and collaborate securely with each other. Read more...

Microsoft apparently working on "Microsoft Loop", a purported workspace app

Sayan Sen — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:28:01 +0000

Microsoft is reportedly working on an all-new "Microsoft Loop" app, suggests a leaked screenshot. It appears to be some sort of workspace collaboration app but Microsoft hasn't confirmed it yet. Read more...

Google settles case with a terminated employee over workplace activism

Usman Khan Lodhi — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 06:24:02 +0000

A settlement between Alphabet, which owns Google, and Berland has been approved by the National Labor Relations Board. Other wrongful termination cases against the firm are still ongoing. Read more...

Facebook Workplace now has 7 million paid subscribers

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 05 May 2021 08:34:01 +0000

Facebook announced today that its enterprise communication platform, Workplace, saw a 40% increase in subscribers from a year ago. The service has reached 7 million paid subscribers. Read more...

Free download - Data's Inferno: How Data Teams Can Escape Report Factory Hell

News Staff — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:46:01 +0000

You deliver a requested report to a business colleague, but they aren't happy; they claim you didn't effectively fill their request. Read about the six circles of report factory hell in this eBook. Read more...

Microsoft's new Power Platform solution streamlines employees' return to the workplace

Hamza Jawad — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:00:03 +0000

The new pre-built solution for the Power Platform focuses on helping customers prioritize health, safety, and security, in order to ensure that employees return to their workplace with confidence. Read more...

Facebook unveils Workplace Rooms and more for virtual meetings

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 22 May 2020 06:22:01 +0000

Facebook unveiled today a bevy of new features coming to Workplace, including Workplace Rooms that uses the same technology as Messenger Rooms. These features are rolling out in June. Read more...

State of Insider Threats in the Digital Workplace 2019 - Free Report

News Staff — Wed, 01 May 2019 19:46:01 +0000

“That hoodie-wearing hacker is not your CISO's biggest problem. The most critical security issue at every company is staring at us in the mirror.” Yup, insiders. Learn how with this free report. Read more...

monday.com raises $50M in new funding round, unveils fresh collaboration tools

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 12:22:01 +0000

The team management startup said the new funding will be used for its efforts to develop more product integrations and expand its global footprint. Monday.com has offices in Tel Aviv and New York. Read more...

Facebook plans free version of its Slack competitor, Workplace

Connor Bucy — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:24:01 +0000

Facebook is looking to give businesses a free taste of its collaboration service, Workplace. Workplace Standard will be mostly identical to the paid version but will lack some advanced features. Read more...

InFocus takes on Microsoft's Surface Hub with 70-inch 4K touchscreen Windows 10 PC

Andy Weir — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 17:16:01 +0000

InFocus is known to many as the maker of portable, pocket-sized Kangaroo PCs, but it also makes giant touchscreen devices designed for collaboration, and which directly target Microsoft's Surface Hub. Read more...

Dell shows off "smart desk" workspace concept with its new $2499 27-inch Ultra HD 5K display

Andy Weir — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:52:01 +0000

Dell's 'smart desk' concept rather vaguely defines its adaptive UI and support for third-party software - but the real focus is its new $2499 UltraSharp 27 monitor with 5120x2880px resolution. Read more...

PixAlert Offers Real Time Protection in The Workplace

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 13:30:11 +0000

Companies and governments have long been concerned about internet abuse in offices; most companies have strict rules against what content can and cannot be viewed. 70% of UK organisations admitted to disciplining staff over in-appropriate... Read more...

Hi-tech workplace no better than factories

Thu, 28 Nov 2002 08:32:47 +0000

Staff in technology jobs work in the white collar equivalent of a 19th century factory. suffering from isolation, job insecurity and long hours, research has found. Much needs to be done to... Read more...

Microsoft Unveils Mobility Workplace

Wed, 10 Jul 2002 06:29:05 +0000

Targeting the wireless enterprise market, Microsoft announced a partnership with systems integrators to jointly develop and market mobile deployments to businesses. The initiative, dubbed Microsoft Mobility Workplace, brings the company together with HP... Read more...