Technology & IT | Thursday 15 October, 2015 12:58 pm |

Microsoft Arabia launched Office 2016 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is 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 Samir Noman, President of Microsoft Arabia.

Ammar Abuthuraya, Applications & Services Group Manager at Microsoft Arabia, added: “These latest innovations take a huge step in transforming Office from a familiar set of individual productivity tools to a connected set of applications and services that would reinvent productivity at the modern workplace. Not only this would reshape the way information is accessed from anywhere on any device, but it would also redefine more effective ways to collaborate as individuals and as teams. This is the new world we live in. This would be the future.” 

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, Project, Visio and OneNote. By subscribing to Office 365, customers can get always-up-to-date, fully installed applications for use across their devices, combined with a continually evolving set of consumer and commercial services, such as OneDrive online storage, Skype for Business, Email, Portal, Delve, Yammer and enterprise-grade security features.  With the new released solutions, we are also providing evolution to the way project management solutions are implemented at the new workplace.

Together, the new Office and Windows 10 both provide stunning innovations that complement each other. 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. 

 

Enhance your teamwork

The Office 2016 apps simplify collaboration and remove barriers to team success.

Co-authoring3 is now provided in Word, PowerPoint and OneNote desktop software, including real-time typing that lets you see others’ edits as they’re being made

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

Office 365 Planner will be available soon to help 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. 

Significant new updates to OneDrive for Business are coming very soon, including a new sync client for Windows and Mac, increased file size and volume limits per user, a new user interface in the browser, mobile enhancements, and new IT and developer features.

GigJam 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, and cloud-based attachments options.

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