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and recommendations made by millions of ample, users can request information from
our users. For this reason, we took particu- Cortana using voice and Cortana will re-
lar care to take into account the remarks spond by extrapolation of responses from
and to address the concerns of our business Microsoft Power BI (Business Intelligence).
customers in the commercial and public In addition, the data is available as a re-
sectors. So, their main interests are mobil- sult of the question being made, and such
ity, i.e. the possibility to access data and ap- data is arranged in a way to stay at the level
plications when employees are away from of competence of the user, thus ensuring
business premises, possibility to provide maximum protection and data privacy. The
support for a variety of devices, including answers can be presented in the form of
mobile phones and tablets that are owned figures, tables, maps, etc. Cortana also in-
by employees (Bring Your Own Device), in- telligently selects 1-2 examinations or find-
tegration with Cloud Services, at the same ings, and highlights such findings depend-
time ensuring the highest level of security ing on the user’s profile for which Cortana
and minimizing the costs of installation has gained some knowledge from previous
and maintenance, i.e. updating and admin- experience.
istration. Microsoft has taken into account
all these priorities and other requirements One more innovation is also available
of large users and has incorporated them to our Windows 10 users, individuals and
into new functionalities in Windows 10, companies, but it is of particular interest
such as: to the companies because it provides in-
creased security. Windows Hello technol-
- Continuum (using smart mobile phone ogy makes logging on Windows 10 devices
as a PC), Windows Universal Apps, Office simpler and safer. Namely, Windows Hello
for Windows and Microsoft Edge in order allows quick access to your device through
to ensure high productivity; biometric authentication - using a photo
of your face, the iris of your eye or finger-
- Hardware based security, Microsoft print of your finger to unlock your device
Hello, Enterprise data protection, Win- - with technology that is much safer than
dows Update for Business in order to en- traditional passwords. While sensors for
sure high level of security; reading fingerprints already operate with
Windows 10, the Windows Hello function
- Windows update for business, 2-in-1 for reading a human face and iris of the eye
devices, etc. in order to reduce the cost of requires a new sensor technology and it
installation and maintenance; will be available during this autumn.
Our customers from the business organ- More specifically, in which segments of
izations and public sector that have active their operation, the companies would most
Software Assurance contracts will have the feel the advantages of using Windows 10?
opportunity to test and migrate to Win-
dows 10, as a free benefit. These users can Stefan Plavjanski: Certainly, our focus re-
expect continuous innovations and securi- mains on increasing the productivity of our
ty settings to their Windows 10 devices, in- users, and here we have the Office toolkits.
cluding improved management functions. Office is undoubtedly the best platform to
increase productivity in the world, and it
As I have previously mentioned, the per- perfectly complements Windows 10, which
sonal assistant Cortana, which allows voice is our best Windows platform so far. On
communication, is supplied as an integral July 29, Microsoft announced Office uni-
part of Windows 10, and it is now available versal apps for Windows 10 that contains
in English and several other languages. In Office toolkits adapted for mobile devices
this context, I would like to mention that with touch screens. A fully functional
large users or organizations can take ad- OneNote application comes preinstalled
vantages of Cortana personal assistant in with Windows 10 as a support for keep-
their business environment when their ing digital notes. The new version of Office
computer or device is accompanied by their
corporate Active Directory, and by this they
will have access to corporate resources in
a safe and managed environment. For ex-
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