Monday, March 16, 2015

Microsoft Rolls Out Previews Of Office 2016 And Skype For Business


Microsoft this morning announced a preview of Office 2016 for Windows, in a release aimed at putting the software in front of IT professionals and developers for further testing ahead of a broader roll out. Additionally, the company announced the technical preview of its Skype for Business client, which serves to replace Microsoft Lync in the enterprise with a communications experience that better resembles that of the popular, consumer-facing Skype service.

The company had previously announced that the next version of Office would arrive in the second half of 2015, but today’s announcement provides a few more details about what’s in store. The software, which has been in private preview already, is now being made available to commercial Office 365 customers, allowing them to try out the product before their wider deployments.

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