Microsoft Teams: Spotlight multiple video streams for Teams Rooms on Windows

Ability to Spotlight multiple video streams (up to 7 participants) simultaneously during a Teams meeting. Users can select which participants to pin from the center of room console.

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Microsoft Teams: Lock meeting support for Teams Rooms on Windows

Ability to lock a meeting, preventing additional participants from joining. Users attempting to join a locked meeting will be informed that the meeting is locked.

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Microsoft Teams: Split video layout across multiple screens for Teams Rooms on Windows

Ability to split the video gallery across all available displays in a Teams Room, when content isn’t being shared, maximizing screen space and bringing greater attention to the people joining remotely.

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Microsoft Teams: Chat bubbles during Teams Meeting for Teams Rooms on Windows

Ability to view chats sent during a Teams meeting on the front of room display in a Teams Room, calling attention to the chat conversation happening alongside the meeting.

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Microsoft Teams: Day view in calendar on iOS and Android.

View
all meetings and events for the day to easily see when you’re available or
busy.

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Microsoft Teams: Video Streams Out via AJA or Blackmagic Design Hardware for GCC-High and DoD

Isolated video streams can be sent out of Teams meetings via AJA and Blackmagic Design hardware devices.

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Microsoft Teams: Teams Network planner for government clouds

Network Planner can help you determine and organize network requirements for connecting Microsoft Teams users across your organization. When you provide your network details and Teams usage, the Network Planner calculates your network requirements for deploying Teams and cloud voice across your organization’s physical locations.

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Microsoft Teams: End-to-end encryption option for Teams 1:1 VoIP Calls

Teams will support an option to use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for ad hoc 1:1 Teams VoIP calls, providing an additional option for conducting sensitive online conversations. To support customer security and compliance requirements, IT will have full control of who can use E2EE in the organization.

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Microsoft 365 compliance center: Advanced eDiscovery – Hold optimizations

This update provides various service optimizations for Advanced eDiscovery, including service improvements for hold and limits increase.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/overview-ediscovery-20

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Visio: Commenting in your Visio files to tag someone for feedback

This capability makes it easier to collaborate on shared diagrams by giving you the ability to get someone’s attention directly within the comments pane. If you are @mentioned in a Visio file, you’ll receive an email notification and link, pointing you to the place in the diagram where your input is needed.

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