While the pandemic has pushed more people to work from home,
things are slowly getting back to normal. We are now talking about a hybrid
form of working. To make things easier for companies, Microsoft has introduced new features to its Teams app. The tools will be rolled out in the coming
weeks or months. They are designed to make remote workers feel more included in
meetings, to improve remote presentations and to let users take part in Teams
meetings using Siri via Apple’s CarPlay.
Some people have been working from home for more than a year
and they were hoping to still be able to do so. This has been shown in a study
conducted by Microsoft. In its first-annual Work
Trends Index, it surveyed 30,000 people from 31 countries and found that
73% wish to continue with this lifestyle, even on a part time basis. However,
as the firm advanced, companies are not really ready for this transition.
Thus, it is trying to help firms create a good hybrid
working environment. A series of new technologies will be leveraged. For
instance, intelligent cameras will be combined with the software to allow
participants in conference rooms to appear in their own chat windows within the
Teams
app as if they were joining remotely. This will make it easier for workers to
see everyone instead of just staring down the centre of a table.
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New tools will be added to Teams
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