Microsoft introduces Office 365 for Business, includes meeting, conferencing and call features

Microsoft Office 365 enterprise subscribers will now have access to new features including the meeting, conferencing and call features which are available to Skype for Business. The highest-end plans which is the Office 365 E5 will be available to users at a price of $35 per month. In terms of features, the Office 365 E5 will include Skype for Business along with support Cloud PBX and Meeting Broadcast, new analytics features such as Power BI Pro and Delve Organizational Analytics and enhanced security features including eDiscovery, Customer Lockbox and Safe Attachments. The previous Office 365 E4, which is currently priced at $22 per month. The package includes Skype for Business along with Enterprise Voice and unified messaging. Microsoft will retire the E4 package and replace it with E5, but E4 will remain on Microsoft’s price list until June 30, 2016. Microsoft’s Office 2016 is now official to all Windows users. The company had said that Office 2016 brings new versions of desktop apps for Windows including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Access and allows people to collaborate and work together. Microsoft launched its much-awaited Windows 10 operating system in July, designed to work across laptops, desktop and smartphones, as part of Nadella’s push towards winning back lost ground in the tablets and mobile arena. The new Office 2016 apps are available in 40 languages and require Windows 7 or later versions.