REDMOND, Wash., May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday at
Microsoft Build 2018, Microsoft Corp.'s annual developer
conference, Microsoft called on developers to embrace Microsoft 365
as a rich development platform. Microsoft 365 brings together
Office 365, Windows 10 and Enterprise Mobility + Security,
delivering a complete, intelligent and secure solution to empower
employees.
As the largest productivity platform in the world, it's a vital
part of the intelligent edge — enabling developers to reach
Microsoft customers in a multisense, multidevice way.
"Microsoft 365 is where the world gets its best work done," said
Joe Belfiore, corporate vice
president, Microsoft. "With 135 million commercial monthly active
users of Office 365 and nearly 700 million Windows 10 connected
devices, Microsoft 365 helps developers reach people how and where
they work."
New developer opportunities with Microsoft 365
At Microsoft Build, Microsoft announced new opportunities that
help developers create smarter ways for people to work, including
new tools that give them the flexibility to design experiences in
the languages and frameworks of their choice. Microsoft 365,
combined with insights from the Microsoft Graph, empowers
developers to build intelligent applications. New tools include the
following:
- New and updated Microsoft Teams APIs in the Microsoft
Graph and support for organization-specific applications in
Teams allows developers to create tailored, intelligent
experiences based on the unique needs of a business or industry.
Companies can also publish custom apps to the Teams app store.
- Deeper SharePoint integration into Microsoft
Teams enables people to pin a SharePoint page directly into
channels to enable deeper collaboration. Developers can use modern
script-based frameworks like React within their projects to add
more pieces that can be organized within SharePoint pages.
- New support for Power BI Visualizations in Excel makes
it possible for developers to extend the custom visuals created for
Power BI to Excel, giving them an opportunity to reach more
users.
- Updates to the Fluent Design System that help developers
create immersive, deeply engaging experiences with Microsoft's
updated design language. Now every organization can make beautiful
solutions that empower their customers to do more. With UWP XAML
Islands, developers can access more capable, flexible, powerful
XAML controls regardless of which UI stack they use — whether it's
Windows Forms, WPF or native Win32.
- .NET Core 3.0, which allows developers to use the latest
version of .NET and have their application run in a stand-alone
.NET environment so they can build amazing app experiences that
don't impact their broader organizational infrastructure.
- MSIX, a complete containerization solution providing a
simple way to convert large catalogs of applications. It inherits
all the great features from UWP including reliable, robust
installation and updating, as well as a managed security model and
support for both enterprise management and the Microsoft
Store.
- New Azure Machine Learning and JavaScript custom
functions that let developers and organizations create their
own powerful additions to the Excel catalog of
formulas.
- Windows Machine Learning, a new platform that enables
developers to easily develop machine learning models in the
intelligent cloud and then deploy them offline and in high
performance to the PC platform.
New Microsoft 365 experiences empower customers to do more
Microsoft introduced a set of technology experiences that
addresses a more mobile workforce, including streamlining mobile
Windows experiences across a variety of devices and platforms, as
well as better blending web and app experiences. These new
experiences include:
- A new way to connect your phone to your PC with Windows 10 that
enables instant access to text messages, photos and
notifications. Imagine being able to quickly drag and drop your
phone's photos into a document on your PC in one swift movement —
without having to take your phone out of your pocket. This new
experience will begin to roll out in the Windows Insider
Program soon.
- The Microsoft Launcher app on Android will support
enterprise customers including line-of-business app discovery and
IT advisement on configuration. The Microsoft Launcher app will
also support Timeline for cross-device app launching.
- On an iPhone or iPad, Microsoft Edge browsing sessions are
included in the Timeline experience on a Windows 10 PC. Now
customers will be able to access Timeline on an iPhone with
Microsoft Edge.
- Microsoft is enabling any developer to reach and engage new
audiences with Sets, an easier way to organize your information
and get back to what you were doing. With Sets, what belongs
together stays together, making it easier and faster to create and
be productive. For developers, UWP will work with Sets from the
start, helping to keep customers engaged.
- Adaptive Cards now supported within Microsoft 365
enable developers to create rich, interactive content in messages
coming from their apps, bots or services into Teams and Outlook. As
a result, people can approve expense reports or comment on an issue
in GitHub directly within a Teams chat, or even pay bills directly
in email.
Microsoft 365 is a comprehensive development platform — with
pen, ink, mobile, devices, cloud and developer tools — all with
infused intelligence, bringing simplicity to customers and
streamlining development.
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital
transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an
intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every
organization on the planet to achieve more.
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