Microsoft Teams: Together mode and content share layout improvement

With the new layout, Together mode will be displayed under the shared content. The users will be able to see the participants in Together mode and shared content simultaneously in a completely new way. Full Together mode experience is available including raised hands, reactions and name labels.

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Microsoft Syntex features limited time license

New Microsoft Syntex features (listed below) will be available as a preview for a limited time for customers who have an Azure subscription connected to Microsoft Syntex billing and are using one or more pay-as-you-go Syntex capabilities.

The features below will not be charged on a pay-as-you-go basis in the preview.

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Viva Goals – Enhanced Planner integration

With the enhanced Viva Goals integration with Microsoft Planner, users will now be able to filter their tasks by buckets and labels, and integrate directly with specific tasks, enabling easier portfolio management and customizability for how your organization structures planning.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 164739

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Data Loss Prevention for endpoints- Microsoft DLP support for endpoints running Windows on ARM (ARM64)

With this capability, customers can extend Microsoft Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and actions to endpoints running Windows on ARM (ARM64) which allows them to detect and protect sensitive data in files part of their digital ecosystem.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 164897

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Microsoft Purview Discovery service plan

Your Office 365 subscription is being updated with a new service plan: Purview Discovery service. This service plan enables access to free versions of select Microsoft Purview applications.

When this will happen:

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Microsoft Teams: Private Line

With private line, users will be able to have a private second phone number that they can make available to a select set of callers to call them directly, bypassing delegates, admins, or assistants. Inbound calls to the private line will be distinguished by a unique notification and ringtone. The private line will support incoming calls only.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Audit – New Exchange and SharePoint Logs for Microsoft Purview Audit Standard Users

Microsoft Purview is expanding access to wider cloud security activity events for Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint. As part of the changes, standard users of Purview Audit will begin to generate 4 new Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint events that were previously generated only for Audit Premium licensed users. The following events will now be provided for all Audit Standard users:

1. MailItemsAccessed;
2. Send;
3. SearchQueryInitiatedExchange;
4. SearchQueryInitiatedSharepoint; The following logs will differ based upon the user’s license.

This following additional metadata is added to Exchange logs when the user is assigned an Audit Premium license: Premium Insight 1: SensitivityLabel for MailItemsAccessed

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Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Landing Experience for Viva Connections Desktop

The refreshed Viva Connections landing experience offers a more intuitive layout and introduces several requested new features including branding capabilities, sending announcements, a revamped Resources section, and support for different card sizes. This experience will also bring the Feed back into the viewport on your Connections page.

Here are the updates that we expect our new layout will offer:

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Whiteboard: “Specific people” Share Link Fallback

Microsoft Whiteboard now automatically utilizes Specific People Share Links (PSL) for participants of a Teams meeting when a whiteboard is shared and the tenant has Company-wide Share Links disabled (CSL).

When this will happen:

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People Search Card in Viva Connections

Viva Connections have a new card where admins now have the option to incorporate a new people search card for their organization. This card enables colleagues to effortlessly search for and communicate with one another within the organization using Teams chat and email.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 173078

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