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Microsoft Copilot Dashboard Launches to Enhances Workplace Productivity

Microsoft has launched a new Copilot Dashboard for Microsoft 365 customers. Powered by Viva Insights, the new dashboard provides actionable insights about Copilot adoption across an organization. “The Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Viva Insights helps organizations maximize the value of Copilot for Microsoft 365. It provides actionable insights to help your organization get ready to...

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Microsoft Rebrands Yammer Web Experience to Viva Engage

Earlier this year, Microsoft unveiled its plans to ditch the Yammer brand in favor of Viva Engage. Now, the company has announced that the Yammer.com web experience has been renamed to Viva Engage. Yammer was initially launched as a startup at a TechCrunch startup event back in 2008. It was designed to help organizations create…

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Microsoft’s New Viva Engage App Now Available on iOS and Android

Microsoft announced yesterday that its Yammer mobile apps for iOS and Android have now been rebranded as Viva Engage. The new app should make it easier for employees to connect with coworkers, find and share content and engage in communities. Viva Engage is an evolution of the Yammer Communities app in Microsoft Teams that launched…

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Microsoft to Rebrand Yammer as Viva Engage

Microsoft has announced that it’s rebranding the Yammer app to Viva Engage. The new branding changes will begin rolling out to the Yammer mobile apps and the Communities app in Outlook next month, with the Yammer web experience to follow in Summer 2023. Microsoft explained that the first stage of the rebranding effort began with…

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Microsoft Starts Rolling Out New Home Experience for Viva Connections

Microsoft has released a new home experience that should make it easier for desktop users to get started with Viva Connections. The latest Viva Connections update has started rolling out to targeted release customers, which surfaces important tasks and personalized content as well as provides easier access to other Viva apps. “On desktop, Connections introduces…

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Viva Sales Gets New GPT-3.5 Integration to Write Emails for Sales Teams

Microsoft has introduced new generative AI-based capabilities to improve the customer service experience in Viva Sales. Powered by OpenAI’s GPT 3.5, the new AI tool will automatically generate preformatted email responses with personalized text, promotion offers, pricing details, and deadlines. Microsoft’s new research indicates that an average seller spends more than 66 percent of their…

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Microsoft Viva Gets New Pulse Module And Other Updates

Microsoft has announced the integration of new apps and services in its Viva employee experience platform. The company is launching today a new app called Viva Pulse that enables team leads and managers to get regular employee feedback directly within Microsoft Teams. “Viva Pulse uses smart templates and research-backed questions to help managers pinpoint what’s…

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Microsoft Adds Facebook-Like Storyline Feature to Viva Engage and Yammer

Last month, Microsoft launched its Viva Engage social networking platform for commercial customers. Now, the company has introduced a Facebook-like storyline feature in Viva Engage. It gives employees a personalized feed of content shared by co-workers across the organization and people they choose to follow. “Storyline empowers everyone within your organization to connect and contribute,…

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Microsoft Teams Adds Viva Goals Module Powered By Ally.io OKR

Microsoft announced this morning Viva Goals, a new Teams module that helps employees keep track of their progress on key business goals. Viva Goals is the result of Microsoft’s acquisition of Ally.io back in October 2021, a Seattle-based start-up specializing in an approach called objectives and key results (OKR). OKR is a performance management tool…

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