Introducing Meeting Prep for Financial Services (Preview)

Meeting Prep for Financial Services is now in public preview, offering investment bankers a centralized app for meeting preparation. It integrates data from various sources with AI insights and is available now, with general availability starting early December 2024. Licensing includes Microsoft 365 E3/Business Basic and LSEG Workspace.

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Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Auto-labeling policies will support “Fingerprint based SIT”

Microsoft Purview | Information Protection will soon support auto-labeling with “Fingerprint based SIT”. Rollout starts late November 2024, completing by mid-December 2024. This feature will be enabled by default, requiring no pre-rollout action from admins but review and setup are advised.

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General Availability of Declarative Agents in Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint (Web)

Declarative Agents are now available in Word and PowerPoint Web, allowing users to customize Copilot for Microsoft 365. Rollout begins late October 2024, with completion by late November. Users can install and interact with these agents via Teams or the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. No admin action is required before rollout.

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Improved search for content around people

Microsoft 365 is introducing an improved search feature that allows users to find content related to specific people by typing their name in the search bar. This update, associated with Roadmap ID 421189, will roll out from early to late November 2024. No action is required to prepare for this update.

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Microsoft Teams: Stream Custom Agent and Bot Responses

Custom engine agents and Teams bots will soon stream responses, offering real-time updates and incremental delivery of replies, enhancing user experience. This feature will roll out from mid-November to late-December 2024. Organizations may need to update training and documentation accordingly. Roadmap ID: 422261.

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Microsoft Viva Engage: Community settings for Community Resources and Files tab

Microsoft Viva Engage will introduce community settings for the Community Resources module and Files tab, with a rollout starting late October 2024 and completing by mid-November 2024. Community admins will gain control over the visibility of these features with new toggles. Default settings will have both features visible.

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Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card

A name pronunciation feature is coming to Microsoft Teams and Outlook, allowing users to record and share the pronunciation of their names on their profile cards. This promotes inclusiveness and will be available from mid-November 2024 to mid-February 2025. Admins can enable it in Microsoft Graph.

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Purview | Insider Risk Management: New pay-as-you-go model for cloud storage apps, cloud services, and Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management indicators for cloud storage apps and services will shift from a free Public Preview to a pay-as-you-go model starting early November 2024. Organizations must link an Azure subscription for billing to continue using these indicators.

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Dynamics 365 Customer Service – Use proactive prompts and insights generated by Copilot

We are announcing the use proactive prompts and insights generated by Copilot feature for Dynamics 365 Customer Service. This feature enables users to discover and prompt Copilot without the need for manual typing. This feature will reach general availability on November 15, 2024.

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Copilot agents in SharePoint rolling to Targeted Release

SharePoint is introducing Copilot agents for users with M365 Copilot licenses, allowing creation and interaction with Copilot scoped to their site. Full capabilities, including Teams chat interaction and advanced customizations, will be released later. Rollout begins late October 2024 for Targeted Release and late November 2024 for General Availability.

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