Don't miss the 2015 All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA
Date: Sunday, November 15, 2015.
Venue: Eko Hotel and Suites, Victorial Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, November 15, 2015. Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria.
Don't miss the 2015 All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA
Date: Sunday, November 15, 2015.
Venue: Eko Hotel and Suites, Victorial Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Upgrade your way to a modern data platform – End of support for SQL Server 2005 less than six months away
By Takeshi Numoto, Corporate Vice President, Cloud + Enterprise Marketing
Data has become increasingly critical to businesses, so it’s more important than ever for every organization to be utilizing a modern data platform that drives innovation, delivers business value, and provides quick insight. In just under six months—on April 12, 2016, to be exact—extended support for SQL Server 2005 ends. That means an end to supportability updates, and perhaps more importantly, security updates.
In the decade since SQL Server 2005 launched, businesses technology needs have changed dramatically. Microsoft has responded with advancements in technology to meet and exceed the expectations of organizations large and small. Our current version, SQL Server 2014, opens the door to new scenarios with:
· Improved performance. SQL Server 2014 has benchmarked 13x faster performance than SQL Server 2005 and set a new world record for SAP performance for 16 processors on an HP Superdome X.
· In-memory across workloads for up to 30x transactional performance gains and over 100x faster queries to work with larger quantities of data and get the fast answers you need.
· High availability using AlwaysOn availability groups for mission-critical uptime and disaster recovery to the cloud for improved business continuity.
· Tools to manage data across the enterprise such as master data services, data quality services, and enhanced integration services.
· Support for unstructured, complex, and streaming data to help with tasks like collecting and managing manufacturing sensor data or analyzing social media activity.
· Faster time to insight using Microsoft Excel and Power BI to meet demands for quick reporting and mobile insights.
In short, SQL Server 2014 delivers a high-performing, advanced data platform that keeps up with modern business needs. Let me share with you one customer’s story – TPP – and how they have benefitted from SQL Server 2014.
SQL Server 2014 boosts performance for clinical software company
The story is a real-world example of how SQL Server 2014 solved a number of issues for this clinical software provider. When TPP needed to increase its application’s scalability and performance to prepare for ambitious global expansion, they began planning for an upgrade that would support the company’s SystmOne clinical software application. SystmOne manages more than 30 million patient records and is used by physicians and other health professionals across England to accurately and securely document every appointment, medication, allergy, and physician contact a patient has ever had.
A feature that became a critical component of the application’s success is the in-memory online transaction processing (OLTP) solution in SQL Server 2014. This high-performance, memory-optimized solution relies on no-locking/no-latching concurrency control, which serves to eliminate system bottlenecks resulting from scaling needs to handle additional users.
Using in-memory OLTP in SQL Server 2014 in testing, TPP saw seven times faster processing performance for SystmOne and the ability to scale to handle hundreds of thousands of additional users. The company expects to save time and money by not having to create its own database system. Plus, the doctors using the apps will be better equipped to serve patients with a more modern data platform supporting the critical health data being collected.
Immediate Cost and Security Benefits
According to a July 2014 Microsoft commissioned study with Forrester on the Total Economic Impact of SQL Server 2012 and 2014, customers realize a 9.5 month payback period when deploying a new SQL Server database. If you are running Windows Server 2003 as well as SQL Server 2005, an investment in both your infrastructure and your database technology will ensure you realize the maximum benefits of a truly modern platform by taking advantage of new security features like Windows Server Core support or the ability to scale up to 640 logical processors on Windows Server 2012 R2.
Continuing to operate SQL Server 2005 without security updates and hotfixes from Microsoft may put your organization at risk for business disruptions, security and compliance issues, and increased maintenance costs. Upgrading to SQL Server 2014 before extended support ends next April is not only a necessary security and compliance decision, but a sound business decision as well.
Watch for upcoming posts on the SQL Server blog where we’ll dive deeper into the process for planning your upgrade and offer tips and tools to ease the process. In the meantime, please visit the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 upgrade website for helpful evaluation and planning resources. We also have a worldwide team of partners and Microsoft services offerings designed to help you with your migration.
Finally, I hope you’ll also check out the Top 10 reasons to upgrade from SQL Server 2005 blog as a further resource for understanding how modernizing your data platform on SQL Server 2014 will help drive innovation, deliver business value, and provide quick insight.
Data has become increasingly critical to businesses, so it’s more important than ever for every organization to be utilizing a modern data platform that drives innovation, delivers business value, and provides quick insight. In just under six months—on April 12, 2016, to be exact—extended support for SQL Server 2005 ends. That means an end to supportability updates, and perhaps more importantly, security updates.
In the decade since SQL Server 2005 launched, businesses technology needs have changed dramatically. Microsoft has responded with advancements in technology to meet and exceed the expectations of organizations large and small. Our current version, SQL Server 2014, opens the door to new scenarios with:
· Improved performance. SQL Server 2014 has benchmarked 13x faster performance than SQL Server 2005 and set a new world record for SAP performance for 16 processors on an HP Superdome X.
· In-memory across workloads for up to 30x transactional performance gains and over 100x faster queries to work with larger quantities of data and get the fast answers you need.
· High availability using AlwaysOn availability groups for mission-critical uptime and disaster recovery to the cloud for improved business continuity.
· Tools to manage data across the enterprise such as master data services, data quality services, and enhanced integration services.
· Support for unstructured, complex, and streaming data to help with tasks like collecting and managing manufacturing sensor data or analyzing social media activity.
· Faster time to insight using Microsoft Excel and Power BI to meet demands for quick reporting and mobile insights.
In short, SQL Server 2014 delivers a high-performing, advanced data platform that keeps up with modern business needs. Let me share with you one customer’s story – TPP – and how they have benefitted from SQL Server 2014.
SQL Server 2014 boosts performance for clinical software company
The story is a real-world example of how SQL Server 2014 solved a number of issues for this clinical software provider. When TPP needed to increase its application’s scalability and performance to prepare for ambitious global expansion, they began planning for an upgrade that would support the company’s SystmOne clinical software application. SystmOne manages more than 30 million patient records and is used by physicians and other health professionals across England to accurately and securely document every appointment, medication, allergy, and physician contact a patient has ever had.
A feature that became a critical component of the application’s success is the in-memory online transaction processing (OLTP) solution in SQL Server 2014. This high-performance, memory-optimized solution relies on no-locking/no-latching concurrency control, which serves to eliminate system bottlenecks resulting from scaling needs to handle additional users.
Using in-memory OLTP in SQL Server 2014 in testing, TPP saw seven times faster processing performance for SystmOne and the ability to scale to handle hundreds of thousands of additional users. The company expects to save time and money by not having to create its own database system. Plus, the doctors using the apps will be better equipped to serve patients with a more modern data platform supporting the critical health data being collected.
Immediate Cost and Security Benefits
According to a July 2014 Microsoft commissioned study with Forrester on the Total Economic Impact of SQL Server 2012 and 2014, customers realize a 9.5 month payback period when deploying a new SQL Server database. If you are running Windows Server 2003 as well as SQL Server 2005, an investment in both your infrastructure and your database technology will ensure you realize the maximum benefits of a truly modern platform by taking advantage of new security features like Windows Server Core support or the ability to scale up to 640 logical processors on Windows Server 2012 R2.
Continuing to operate SQL Server 2005 without security updates and hotfixes from Microsoft may put your organization at risk for business disruptions, security and compliance issues, and increased maintenance costs. Upgrading to SQL Server 2014 before extended support ends next April is not only a necessary security and compliance decision, but a sound business decision as well.
Watch for upcoming posts on the SQL Server blog where we’ll dive deeper into the process for planning your upgrade and offer tips and tools to ease the process. In the meantime, please visit the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 upgrade website for helpful evaluation and planning resources. We also have a worldwide team of partners and Microsoft services offerings designed to help you with your migration.
Finally, I hope you’ll also check out the Top 10 reasons to upgrade from SQL Server 2005 blog as a further resource for understanding how modernizing your data platform on SQL Server 2014 will help drive innovation, deliver business value, and provide quick insight.
Intel Connects Young Girls and Women to Dreams in Lagos
Intel is continuing in its mission to bridge the gender gap in technology, and empower 5 million girls and women in the next five years through its ‘She Will Connect’ initiative. Quite recently, the leading technology company held a digital literacy and entrepreneurship training for young girls and women in Igando/Ikotun Local Government of Lagos.
(L-R): Intel Director of Global Girls and Women Initiative, Suzzanne Fallender; Intel 'She Will Connect' Ambassador for Nigeria, Titilope Sonuga; Beneficiary of Intel 'She Will Connect' training program, Jessica Orji and Intel Africa Program Manager, Suraj Shah, during the Intel 'She Will Connect' Digital Literacy training program for girls and women, held at the Igando-Ikotun Local Government Secretariat, Lagos recently.
The training, which was led by Intel She Will Connect Ambassador for Nigeria, award-winning Poet and Engineer, Titilope Sonuga, furthers the effort of the company to bridge the gender gap, empower young girls and women through technology.
Speaking at the event, the Director of Intel’s Global Girls and Women Initiative, Suzzanne Fallender expressed that the internet is powering ideas across the world, yet a large number of those taking advantage of this platform are men.
Starting with a goodwill message to the participants, Fallender expressed that the ‘She Will Connect’ programme was something Intel was very passionate about. She stated; “I am so happy to be here with all of you, I came to see the trainees in person. I have worked with a lot of people in a lot of countries on this programme, and people who have been helping this program for years will love to hear back from all of you on what you have liked about the training, what you have missed and what more you would like to get from the training. But I think the most important thing is doing things to justify the tools, because we know, once you have a chance to learn the skills, it will only be limitless what you are going to be able to do.''
The Africa Program Manager for Intel Corporation, Suraj Shah who was also present, at the digital literacy and entrepreneurship training held for the young girls and women explained that, “Intel remains committed to empowering young girls and women through technology. We are helping women understand that, there is a lot they can achieve with technology, and these are indeed amazing things happen. We want to break down barriers, create interests and offer connections through technology.''
(L-R): Human Resources Officer, Igando-Ikotun Local Government Secretariat, Mr Animashaun M.A; Intel Director of Global Girls and Women Initiative, Suzzanne Fallender, Executive Secretary, Igando-Ikotun Local Government Secretariat, Hon. Wale Azeez; Intel Africa Program Manager, Suraj Shah and Intel 'She Will Connect' Ambassador for Nigeria, Titilope Sonuga, during a courtesy visit to the Igando-Ikotun Local Government Secretariat, Lagos where young girls and women were trained on Digital Literacy by "Intel She Will Connect', recently in Lagos.
Shah added that, ''Intel is using the ‘She Will Connect” to reach out to young girls and women in communities, States and countries around the world, offering an opportunity for Intel to encourage women to build connections, develop and solidify actions and also celebrate success stories to become the best version of themselves in their studies, work and careers.”
The Executive Secretary Igando/Ikotun Local Government Secretariat Hon. Wale Azeez who hosted the event welcomed the participants and Intel’s executives, expressing his delight at the company’s effort at using technology to empower women to train young girls and women in the Igando-Ikotun local community.
Hon. Azeez said, “We thank Intel for bringing the program to this community. We are looking forward to partner with women and trainings such as this offer such platform.”
The girls and women who participated in the training expressed appreciation to Intel for the opportunity to participate in the program. They stated that they were looking forward to inputting things they learnt in their lives and businesses, and that even more than the knowledge gained, they felt confident in themselves and looked forward to a better future.
Intel She Will Connect is an initiative of Intel Corporation to bridge the Internet’s gender gap by connecting millions of girls and women to opportunities through technology. By partnering with various female focused NGOs across the continent, its goal is to reach 5 million young women in Africa by 2020. The program offers an innovative combination of digital literacy training, an online peer network and gender-relevant content to females which will afford them the opportunity of acquiring or improving their digital literacy skills and expanding their understanding and use of technology.
(L-R): Intel Director of Global Girls and Women Initiative, Suzzanne Fallender; Intel 'She Will Connect' Ambassador for Nigeria, Titilope Sonuga; Beneficiary of Intel 'She Will Connect' training program, Jessica Orji and Intel Africa Program Manager, Suraj Shah, during the Intel 'She Will Connect' Digital Literacy training program for girls and women, held at the Igando-Ikotun Local Government Secretariat, Lagos recently.
The training, which was led by Intel She Will Connect Ambassador for Nigeria, award-winning Poet and Engineer, Titilope Sonuga, furthers the effort of the company to bridge the gender gap, empower young girls and women through technology.
Speaking at the event, the Director of Intel’s Global Girls and Women Initiative, Suzzanne Fallender expressed that the internet is powering ideas across the world, yet a large number of those taking advantage of this platform are men.
Starting with a goodwill message to the participants, Fallender expressed that the ‘She Will Connect’ programme was something Intel was very passionate about. She stated; “I am so happy to be here with all of you, I came to see the trainees in person. I have worked with a lot of people in a lot of countries on this programme, and people who have been helping this program for years will love to hear back from all of you on what you have liked about the training, what you have missed and what more you would like to get from the training. But I think the most important thing is doing things to justify the tools, because we know, once you have a chance to learn the skills, it will only be limitless what you are going to be able to do.''
The Africa Program Manager for Intel Corporation, Suraj Shah who was also present, at the digital literacy and entrepreneurship training held for the young girls and women explained that, “Intel remains committed to empowering young girls and women through technology. We are helping women understand that, there is a lot they can achieve with technology, and these are indeed amazing things happen. We want to break down barriers, create interests and offer connections through technology.''
(L-R): Human Resources Officer, Igando-Ikotun Local Government Secretariat, Mr Animashaun M.A; Intel Director of Global Girls and Women Initiative, Suzzanne Fallender, Executive Secretary, Igando-Ikotun Local Government Secretariat, Hon. Wale Azeez; Intel Africa Program Manager, Suraj Shah and Intel 'She Will Connect' Ambassador for Nigeria, Titilope Sonuga, during a courtesy visit to the Igando-Ikotun Local Government Secretariat, Lagos where young girls and women were trained on Digital Literacy by "Intel She Will Connect', recently in Lagos.
Shah added that, ''Intel is using the ‘She Will Connect” to reach out to young girls and women in communities, States and countries around the world, offering an opportunity for Intel to encourage women to build connections, develop and solidify actions and also celebrate success stories to become the best version of themselves in their studies, work and careers.”
The Executive Secretary Igando/Ikotun Local Government Secretariat Hon. Wale Azeez who hosted the event welcomed the participants and Intel’s executives, expressing his delight at the company’s effort at using technology to empower women to train young girls and women in the Igando-Ikotun local community.
Hon. Azeez said, “We thank Intel for bringing the program to this community. We are looking forward to partner with women and trainings such as this offer such platform.”
The girls and women who participated in the training expressed appreciation to Intel for the opportunity to participate in the program. They stated that they were looking forward to inputting things they learnt in their lives and businesses, and that even more than the knowledge gained, they felt confident in themselves and looked forward to a better future.
Intel She Will Connect is an initiative of Intel Corporation to bridge the Internet’s gender gap by connecting millions of girls and women to opportunities through technology. By partnering with various female focused NGOs across the continent, its goal is to reach 5 million young women in Africa by 2020. The program offers an innovative combination of digital literacy training, an online peer network and gender-relevant content to females which will afford them the opportunity of acquiring or improving their digital literacy skills and expanding their understanding and use of technology.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Microsoft releases Office 2016The new Office takes the work out of working together.
REDMOND, Wash. — 2015 — Microsoft Corp. began the worldwide release of Office 2016. The apps are the latest addition to Office 365, Microsoft’s cloud-based subscription service that helps people do their best work, together. The company also announced new and enhanced Office 365 services built for team productivity.
“The way people work has changed dramatically, and that’s why Microsoft is focused on reinventing productivity and business processes for the mobile-first, cloud-first world,” said Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft. “These latest innovations take another big step forward in transforming Office from a familiar set of individual productivity apps to a connected set of apps and services designed for modern working, collaboration and teamwork.”
Nadella wrote about the new Office on the Official Microsoft Blog. Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president for the Office Client Applications and Services team, provided more insights about Office 2016 on the Office Blog.
Office 2016 delivers new versions of the Office desktop apps for Windows, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Project, Visio and Access. By subscribing to Office 365, customers can get always-up-to-date, fully installed apps for use across their devices, combined with a continually evolving set of consumer and commercial services, such as OneDrive online storage, Skype for Business, Delve, Yammer and enterprise-grade security features.
Together, the new Office and Windows 10 are the most complete solution for doing. The Office 2016 apps run beautifully on the best Windows ever, including the new Sway for Windows 10 to create shareable, interactive stories that look great on any screen. Windows Hello logs you into Windows and Office 365 in one simple step.1 Office Mobile apps on Windows 10 empower on-the-go productivity, and work with Continuum2 so you can use your phone like a PC. Cortana3 connects with Office 365 to help with tasks such as meeting preparation, with Outlook integration coming in November.
Built for teamwork
The Office 2016 apps simplify collaboration and remove barriers to team success.
• Co-authoring4 is now provided in Word, PowerPoint and OneNote desktop software, including real-time typing in Word that lets you see others’ edits as they make them.
• Skype in-app integration across the rich client apps allows you to IM, screen share, talk or video chat right in your docs.
• Office 365 Groups are now an integrated part of the Outlook 2016 client app and available on your favorite mobile device through the Outlook Groups app, delivering a consistent team experience across the suite.
In addition, new Office 365 solutions that combine the power of apps and services for better collaboration are coming soon.
• Introduced today, Office 365 Planner helps teams organize their work, with the ability to create new plans, organize and assign tasks, set due dates, and update status with visual dashboards and email notifications. Planner will be available in preview to Office 365 First Release customers starting next quarter.
• Significant new updates to OneDrive for Business are coming later this month, including a new sync client for Windows and Mac, which will deliver selective sync and enhanced reliability. Updates also include increased file size and volume limits per user, a new user interface in the browser, mobile enhancements, and new IT and developer features.
• Unveiled earlier this year, GigJam is available Tuesday in private preview and will become part of Office 365 in 2016. GigJam is an unprecedented new way for teams to accomplish tasks and transform business processes by breaking down the barriers between devices, apps and people.
Works for you
Office 2016 provides built-in intelligence to help you work faster and smarter.
• Outlook 2016 provides the smartest inbox yet, with lightning-fast search and automatic removal of low-priority mail. Everyone on the To: line has the right access to documents with modern, cloud-based attachments.
• Tell Me helps you quickly find the right Office feature or command, and Smart Lookup brings insights from the Web right into your documents.
• Excel 2016 now includes integrated publishing to Power BI and new modern chart types to help you make the most of your data.
• The most recently used documents list allows you to pick up right where you left off, traveling with you across your devices, whether you are working in Office Online, in the Office Mobile apps or in the Office 2016 desktop apps.
The most secured Office
Office 2016 apps with Office 365 deliver new capabilities for better enterprise security and protection.
• Built-in Data Loss Prevention across Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook significantly reduces the risk of leaking sensitive data, giving IT administrators tools to manage content authoring and document sharing policies.
• Multifactor authentication ensures secured access to content anywhere when you’re away from the corporate network.
• Enterprise Data Protection will be available for the Office Mobile apps for Windows 10 later this year and for the desktop apps early next year, enabling secured content sharing within corporate boundaries.
Availability and requirements
The new Office 2016 apps are available in 40 languages and require Windows 7 or later. Starting Tuesday, Office 365 subscribers can choose to download the new Office 2016 apps as part of their subscription. Automatic updates will begin rolling out to consumer and small-business subscribers next month, and to commercial customers early next year. Office 2016 is also available today as a one-time purchase for both PCs and Macs.
Customers can visit one of the more than 110 Microsoft Stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico to discover and purchase the new Office. While there, they can participate in a free, one-hour Office 2016 workshop and visit the in-store Answer Desk, a one-stop shop for your Office needs.
More information is available at http://www.Office365.com.
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
1 Windows Hello requires specialized hardware, including fingerprint reader, illuminated IR sensor or other biometric sensors, and may require additional authentication steps in certain configurations.
2 Available only on premium Windows Phones. External monitor must support HDMI input. Requires a Continuum-compatible accessory.
3 Cortana experience may vary by region and device.
4 Co-authors must be using Office 2016 or Office Online.
Post by: Adejuyigbe Francis
“The way people work has changed dramatically, and that’s why Microsoft is focused on reinventing productivity and business processes for the mobile-first, cloud-first world,” said Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft. “These latest innovations take another big step forward in transforming Office from a familiar set of individual productivity apps to a connected set of apps and services designed for modern working, collaboration and teamwork.”
Nadella wrote about the new Office on the Official Microsoft Blog. Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president for the Office Client Applications and Services team, provided more insights about Office 2016 on the Office Blog.
Office 2016 delivers new versions of the Office desktop apps for Windows, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Project, Visio and Access. By subscribing to Office 365, customers can get always-up-to-date, fully installed apps for use across their devices, combined with a continually evolving set of consumer and commercial services, such as OneDrive online storage, Skype for Business, Delve, Yammer and enterprise-grade security features.
Together, the new Office and Windows 10 are the most complete solution for doing. The Office 2016 apps run beautifully on the best Windows ever, including the new Sway for Windows 10 to create shareable, interactive stories that look great on any screen. Windows Hello logs you into Windows and Office 365 in one simple step.1 Office Mobile apps on Windows 10 empower on-the-go productivity, and work with Continuum2 so you can use your phone like a PC. Cortana3 connects with Office 365 to help with tasks such as meeting preparation, with Outlook integration coming in November.
Built for teamwork
The Office 2016 apps simplify collaboration and remove barriers to team success.
• Co-authoring4 is now provided in Word, PowerPoint and OneNote desktop software, including real-time typing in Word that lets you see others’ edits as they make them.
• Skype in-app integration across the rich client apps allows you to IM, screen share, talk or video chat right in your docs.
• Office 365 Groups are now an integrated part of the Outlook 2016 client app and available on your favorite mobile device through the Outlook Groups app, delivering a consistent team experience across the suite.
In addition, new Office 365 solutions that combine the power of apps and services for better collaboration are coming soon.
• Introduced today, Office 365 Planner helps teams organize their work, with the ability to create new plans, organize and assign tasks, set due dates, and update status with visual dashboards and email notifications. Planner will be available in preview to Office 365 First Release customers starting next quarter.
• Significant new updates to OneDrive for Business are coming later this month, including a new sync client for Windows and Mac, which will deliver selective sync and enhanced reliability. Updates also include increased file size and volume limits per user, a new user interface in the browser, mobile enhancements, and new IT and developer features.
• Unveiled earlier this year, GigJam is available Tuesday in private preview and will become part of Office 365 in 2016. GigJam is an unprecedented new way for teams to accomplish tasks and transform business processes by breaking down the barriers between devices, apps and people.
Works for you
Office 2016 provides built-in intelligence to help you work faster and smarter.
• Outlook 2016 provides the smartest inbox yet, with lightning-fast search and automatic removal of low-priority mail. Everyone on the To: line has the right access to documents with modern, cloud-based attachments.
• Tell Me helps you quickly find the right Office feature or command, and Smart Lookup brings insights from the Web right into your documents.
• Excel 2016 now includes integrated publishing to Power BI and new modern chart types to help you make the most of your data.
• The most recently used documents list allows you to pick up right where you left off, traveling with you across your devices, whether you are working in Office Online, in the Office Mobile apps or in the Office 2016 desktop apps.
The most secured Office
Office 2016 apps with Office 365 deliver new capabilities for better enterprise security and protection.
• Built-in Data Loss Prevention across Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook significantly reduces the risk of leaking sensitive data, giving IT administrators tools to manage content authoring and document sharing policies.
• Multifactor authentication ensures secured access to content anywhere when you’re away from the corporate network.
• Enterprise Data Protection will be available for the Office Mobile apps for Windows 10 later this year and for the desktop apps early next year, enabling secured content sharing within corporate boundaries.
Availability and requirements
The new Office 2016 apps are available in 40 languages and require Windows 7 or later. Starting Tuesday, Office 365 subscribers can choose to download the new Office 2016 apps as part of their subscription. Automatic updates will begin rolling out to consumer and small-business subscribers next month, and to commercial customers early next year. Office 2016 is also available today as a one-time purchase for both PCs and Macs.
Customers can visit one of the more than 110 Microsoft Stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico to discover and purchase the new Office. While there, they can participate in a free, one-hour Office 2016 workshop and visit the in-store Answer Desk, a one-stop shop for your Office needs.
More information is available at http://www.Office365.com.
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
1 Windows Hello requires specialized hardware, including fingerprint reader, illuminated IR sensor or other biometric sensors, and may require additional authentication steps in certain configurations.
2 Available only on premium Windows Phones. External monitor must support HDMI input. Requires a Continuum-compatible accessory.
3 Cortana experience may vary by region and device.
4 Co-authors must be using Office 2016 or Office Online.
Post by: Adejuyigbe Francis
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