Microsoft teams users can now access news feed updates in Meta workplace enterprise social network without switching screens, thanks to a new agencies Wednesday. And plans to enable streaming of teams video calls directly from workplace are also in the works.
The integrations are the first between Microsoft work stream collaboration tool 7 million paid subscribers.
The new Meta and Microsoft integrations provide two functions. First, a workplace app for teams can be pinned to the teams side navigation bar or added as a tab to provide access to the workplace content can be marked as important by team admin to draw user attention to certain information.
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Individual users will also able to pull content from a workplace group into a team channel to highlight to colleagues, as well as react to workplace posts directly from teams.
The video integration, due in early 2022, will let users view a team video call from workplace and comment in real-time. Presenters in teams will be able to monitor view engagement and reactions in both apps simultaneously.
The integration with teams “will make it easier for people who use both tools for work to keep up to date with information and create even more opportunities for agency wide engagement” said UJJWAL SINGH, had of product at workplace.
