{"id":988,"date":"2019-03-19T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-za\/2019\/03\/19\/microsoft-teams-experiences-intelligent-workplace\/"},"modified":"2022-06-28T10:51:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:51:40","slug":"microsoft-teams-experiences-intelligent-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-za\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/03\/19\/microsoft-teams-experiences-intelligent-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams wins Enterprise Connect Best in Show award and delivers new experiences for the intelligent workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today, at the Enterprise Connect event in Orlando, Florida, Microsoft Teams won the Best in Show award for the second year in a row in recognition for its vision for making communication and collaboration easier for the entire workforce, including those on the frontline. This week marks the second anniversary of the worldwide launch of Microsoft Teams<\/a>. Over the past two years, Teams has grown significantly in both new capabilities and customer usage, as the hub for teamwork that brings people together and fosters a culture of engagement and inclusion. We\u2019re unveiling eight new capabilities in Teams that make collaboration more inclusive, effective, and secure. Watch Microsoft\u2019s keynote at Enterprise Connect<\/a> live Tuesday March 19, 2019 at 10 AM ET or on-demand.<\/p>\n More than 500,000 organizations, including 91 of the Fortune 100, use Teams to collaborate across locations, time zones, and languages, including Cerner, Cox Automotive, dm-drogerie markt, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Hendrick Motorsports, Konica Minolta, Lexmark, Mitsui & Co., National Bank of Canada, Pfizer, Razer, Ricoh, and Trek Bicycle. Teams is currently available in 44 languages across 181 markets, and soon we\u2019ll roll out support for nine additional languages, including Hindi, Filipino, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, and Malayalam.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Microsoft Teams is improving workplace collaboration by helping organizations move from an array of disparate apps to a single, secure hub that brings together what teams need, including chat, meetings, and calling, all with native integration to the Office 365 apps. Users can customize and extend their experience with third-party apps, processes, and devices, giving them the tools they need to get work done.<\/p>\n Following the customizable mobile Teams experience <\/strong>announced in January<\/a>, today we\u2019re unveiling eight new capabilities in Teams that make meetings more inclusive and effective while delivering new levels of security and compliance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n To learn more about these announcements and more, read our detailed blog on the Teams Tech Community<\/a>.<\/p>\n All around the world, in businesses of every size and industry, people are using Teams as their hub for teamwork. With the help of Teams, airline crews stay connected<\/a>, marketing agencies prepare pitches<\/a>, teachers give all students a voice<\/a>, financial analysts beat deadlines<\/a>, patients receive better care<\/a>, and employers find the right talent<\/a>. We are thankful to all our customers, partners, and those of you who have become avid Teams users for coming on this journey with us.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NASCAR racing team Hendrick Motorsports gains competitive edge<\/strong><\/p>\n Legendary race team Hendrick Motorsports chose Teams as the hub for its race communications and decision-making. While the cars speed along the racetrack, race engineers, mechanical experts, and strategists take their positions in the Team Operations Center in Concord, North Carolina\u2014hundreds of miles away. They gather and analyze massive amounts of data and communicate in real-time with the team at the track. “Quick, clear, effective communication is of the utmost importance in racing,” says race engineer Zac Brown. Zac relies on Teams to stay in constant contact with his driver, his crew chief, and pit crew at the track. He uses Teams to share large files and says that because Teams is integrated with the full Office 365 suite, it saves critical seconds otherwise lost in toggling between apps.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Razer wins in the gaming industry with constant, clear communication<\/strong><\/p>\n Razer dominates the fast-moving gaming lifestyle industry where speed of execution and quality keeps them ahead. Managing dual headquarters in San Francisco and Singapore and an international team spread across the globe, Razer requires the best tools for rapid communication, fast decision-making, and real-time collaboration. They chose Teams to meet this need and gain a competitive advantage in this highly competitive industry. \u201cWe use Teams for the rapid-fire burst of communications we need to be super productive, and we\u2019ve really changed the workplace culture, accelerating efficient communications to speed time-to-market\u2014from innovation to manufacturing to marketing,\u201d says Patricia Liu, chief of staff at Razer.<\/p>\n Read more about how Razer users Teams to accelerate collaborative product development<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cerner\u2019s empowered workforce adopts Teams with enthusiasm<\/strong><\/p>\n Cerner is one of the world’s largest providers of health information technology solutions and services. Cerner\u2019s associates work across the world in different shifts, different time zones, and different languages. Communication and content creation historically happened using disparate tools, making it difficult for employees to work together effectively. Now, Teams allows them to connect and collaborate intuitively. \u201cYou know a solution resonates with a workforce when it is adopted without any prompting from IT. This is the case with Teams,\u201d says Bill Graff, CIO at Cerner. \u201cIn just a few months, our associates formed more than two thousand teams across the organization\u2014and it all happened organically.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more about how Cerner is consolidating communications in one modern experience with Teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Konica Minolta accelerates communication and collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n Konica Minolta is renowned for pioneering flexible work arrangements. It empowers employees to telework and do their best creative work from anywhere. Konica Minolta decided to embrace a new form of communication centered on chat, to make communication easier and speedier. With Teams, information workers have all their day-to-day tools in one place. Go Kawakami, IT infrastructure manager, says, \u201cWe manage tasks with Planner, report the status of projects with OneNote and Excel, and use SharePoint calendars as bulletin boards. With Teams, we can do this seamlessly.\u201d The ability to invite people outside the company to a Teams channel has streamlined cooperation with partner companies. The company has seen many tangible efficiency improvements, from the PR division to the IT Help Desk.<\/p>\n Read more about how Konica Minolta is enabling remote working from anywhere with Teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n These are just a few examples of how Teams is delivering an intelligent workplace for everyone\u2014whether you\u2019re a team at headquarters, a remote employee working from home, or a Firstline Worker serving customers each day. If you\u2019re not using Teams yet, be sure to try it now<\/a>.<\/p>\nTeams makes collaboration more inclusive, effective, and secure<\/h3>\n
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