At Microsoft's Build 2016 developer's conference in San Francisco this week, Office 2016 got a lot of attention. But so did Graph — and Connectors hogged the limelight for the second time in a week.
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Data Speeds Efficiency with Office Graph
We, as consumers, intentionally hand over our data and behavioral patterns to commercial entities like eBay, Google and Facebook. We derive value from this exchange through easy access to personal email, quickly connecting with friends, and identifying products that relate to our lifestyle.
Continue reading...Microsoft Buys VoloMetrix With Delve in Mind
Microsoft took another step to expand its appeal in the enterprise with the acquisition of VoloMetrix, a company that uses big data to optimize organizational performance.
Continue reading...Here’s Your First Glimpse of Office 16 on Windows 10
It was one of the more dramatic U-turns that Microsoft had ever made: undoing the error that was Office Web Apps and providing well-provisioned, fully functional and free versions of the major Office suite applications, first on iPad and later on Android.
In fact, Microsoft rolled out the new Office look and feel first on those foreign platforms before dealing with the domestic issue of making Office at home on Windows once again.
Microsoft took the hit for it, waiting until just last February to produce the touchscreen version of Office for tablets that the company had promised back in 2011 for Windows 8. Now that these preview apps are freely downloadable from the Windows Store, desktop PC users everywhere have been wondering how long they have to be stuck driving, if you will, an outdated vehicle.
There is still no final release date, but during the Build 2015 keynote in San Francisco yesterday, developers got their first glimpses of Office 16 (version No. 16 and also, quite likely, 2016) for the classic Win32 desktop platform.
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