Microsoft Teams stories
A ‘converged’ business communications platform developed, marketed and sold by Microsoft and its
partner networks, Microsoft Teams is a widely used collaboration software which incorporates video,
voice, chat and screen sharing facilities. Packaged as part of Microsoft 365 and the vendor’s Office suite,
Teams enjoys a unique advantages including distribution and integration with what is the world’s most
popular group of desktop productivity applications.
Former Black Basta affiliates target executives in Teams
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ReliaQuest says suspected former Black Basta operators are bombarding staff with emails and posing as IT support in Microsoft Teams to reach senior executives.
VQ adds advanced conferencing controls in version 4.8
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VQ Communications' latest Conference Manager release adds operator-led conferencing controls, faster failover and automation for regulated sectors.
Equinix launches Fabric Intelligence for AI networking
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Equinix unveils Fabric Intelligence, an AI-native platform aimed at automating multi-cloud network operations and speeding enterprise deployment.
Dayshape teams with Microsoft on AI staffing tools
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Dayshape, selected for Microsoft’s Agentic Launchpad, will let professional services firms query staffing, skills and project finances in Teams.
Amex GBT adds AI to Egencia & links Concur Expense
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Amex GBT gives Egencia agentic AI and Concur Expense integration, aiming to streamline business travel bookings and cut manual claims work.
Owl Labs secures Microsoft Teams certification for devices
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Owl Labs wins Microsoft Teams approval for its Meeting Owl 5 Pro, bringing full certification to its current hybrid meeting device range.
Anthropic launches Claude Managed Agents in public beta
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Anthropic's public beta gives developers cloud-hosted AI agents with built-in execution, tracing and governance, as rivals race to simplify deployment.
Appspace named Gartner leader in workplace experience
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Appspace lands in Gartner's first workplace experience Magic Quadrant as suppliers race to bundle booking, visitor tools and communications.
Eptura expands Microsoft 365 workplace tools for firms
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Eptura deepens Microsoft 365 integration as it targets large firms with AI-powered desk, room and collaboration tools for hybrid workplaces.
EkkoSense adds early anomaly alerts for hybrid cooling
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EkkoSense has added automated anomaly alerts to its EkkoSoft Critical platform, flagging hybrid data centre cooling issues before outages.
Abnormal AI rolls out Attune 1.0 to fight AI cyberattacks
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Abnormal AI launches Attune 1.0, a behavioural model that spots AI-crafted cyberattacks by learning normal workplace communication patterns.
LeakNet adopts ClickFix lures & Deno fileless loader
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Ransomware group LeakNet adopts ClickFix lures and a Deno-based fileless loader to scale attacks and evade traditional endpoint defences.
Red Cactus, Tollring bring AI call summaries to CRM
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Red Cactus and Tollring launch AI-powered call summaries that auto-update customer records across 200+ CRM systems for channel partners.
Gumloop raises USD $50m to scale workplace AI agents
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Gumloop secures USD $50m Series B to scale workplace AI agents, deepen security tools and court larger enterprise customers.
Mitel unveils WX framework for unified workforce comms
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Mitel debuts WX, a role-aware, AI-enabled comms framework unifying frontline, mobile, knowledge and contact centre workers on one layer.
Cloud identity compromise now drives most cyber attacks
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Cloud identity compromise now drives over 80% of cyber incidents, as attackers increasingly abuse trusted accounts and workplace tools.
Blue Yonder rolls out agentic AI across supply chains
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Blue Yonder expands agentic AI and mobile apps across supply chains, embedding role-based agents from planning to customer service.
Wordly unveils live subtitles app for hybrid events
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hybrid & remote work
Wordly launches a Subtitles Application to overlay live captions and translations on hybrid event screens, streams and enterprise broadcasts.
Open source dependencies leave apps dangerously exposed
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Secure.com warns most apps hide critical flaws in open source components, as unpatched dependencies and licence risks leave firms exposed.
Thrive unveils governed AI workspace & adoption model
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data protection
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Thrive launches a governed AI workspace and phased adoption model to tame shadow AI, uniting access to 50-plus major language models.