Microsoft Teams Will Hit General Availability on 14 March 2017; Launch Webcast Planned

Microsoft will formally make their new Microsoft Teams collaboration service available on 14 March 2017 and will provide a launch webcast to highlight the launch related updates for the Office 365 service.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

March 8, 2017

2 Min Read
Microsoft Teams Will Hit General Availability on 14 March 2017; Launch Webcast Planned

Microsoft Teams, a new collaboration based service that is part of Office 365, was unveiled last fall at a special event in New York City and has been in preview ever since.

Microsoft announced this week that the Service, which is intended to compete with the popular Slack team based service, will officially launch on 14 March 2017. The company is planning to hold a webcast for that launch event which will be hosted by Kirk Koenigsbauer, Corporate Vice President of Office Marketing.

"Please join us for an online event to mark the occasion. Microsoft Corporate Vice President Kirk Koenigsbauer and a special guest will share perspectives on teamwork, what’s new in Microsoft Teams and talk about how customers are using Office 365 to collaborate and deliver great results."

They are being a little mysterious about who this guest is but I guess we will find out who that is soon enough.

You can register for the webcast, which is scheduled for 8:30 AM Pacific Time on 14 March, and you will get a confirmation and link for adding it to your calendar.

While you are waiting for the webcast be sure to check out some of the hands on time we spent with Microsoft Teams during the preview:

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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