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Dynamics 365: Business card scanner coming in October 2019
With Microsoft Dynamics 365, the US company offers a powerful CRM system that can be extended to ERP level with various modules. The "Sales" module is one of the most popular modules, in which the entire lead and sales process can be mapped. Like the other modules, it is updated every six months by Microsoft with the latest...
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Mozilla Track This: Goodbye to personalized advertising
Advertising here, advertising there - and personalized too. For some years now, it has been impossible to imagine life without advertising tailored to the individual user. Some people like it, as it draws their attention to offers that suit them. However, the majority of Internet users reject this type of advertising - especially...
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Synchronize Outlook settings via the cloud
With a new update (version 1904) of Microsoft Outlook as part of Office 365, it is now possible to synchronize your Outlook settings via the cloud. To do this, the setting must be activated under File → Options → General → Cloud storage options: This option significantly simplifies the management of multiple Outook installations running in parallel. Even with one...
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PowerApps Portals: Low-code websites for external customers
At the Business Applications Summit 2019, Microsoft not only presented exciting AI features for PowerApps and Microsoft Flow. PowerApps Portals was also presented - a solution for creating websites or portals for (external) customers on the Common Data Model (CDM) or Common Data Service (CDS). The idea of using Microsoft PowerApps for...
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Test & Feedback: Bugs, tasks and test cases in Azure DevOps
The Test & Fededback extension for Azure DevOps - formerly Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) - or Team Foundation Server (TFS) enables every team member to create new bugs, tasks and test cases quickly and purposefully. In my opinion, this is a very useful extension to strengthen collaboration in the project and to improve...
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Microsoft AI Builder: AI features in Power Apps and Flow
The Microsoft Power Platform is a low-code platform from Microsoft that extends across Office 365, Dynamics 365 and other standalone applications. It includes Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Flow and Microsoft Power Apps as three (combinable), drag-and-drop web applications that can access different data sources with numerous connectors. In no time at all, data can be...
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Looking back: Reply Xchange 2019
The Reply Xchange is the annual event on innovations and technologies that are revolutionizing our world. Organized by Reply, the Xchange brings people together to exchange views, experiences and expertise on current topics and trends. This blog post looks back at the Xchange in Munich at BWM Welt, which was a very successful event with over 1,200 participants.
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Announcement: Microsoft Flight Simulator
At this year's E3 games fair in Los Angeles, Microsoft announced a new Microsoft Flight Simulator for 2020 as part of the Xbox keynote. That's right, Microsoft Flight Simulator is returning - in its entirety, including large aircraft from Airbus and Boeing. The detailed graphics and a completely new gaming experience are provided by artificial intelligence from Azure, the...
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Draw for the 2019 Easter competition
Did the Easter Bunny leave a Microsoft goodie bag for you this year? Just in time for Easter, WindowsArea.de - one of the largest German-language online magazines about Microsoft - is holding a competition: With a little luck, the Easter Bunny will come to you and you will be one of five winners of a Microsoft Goodie Bag with lots of cool...
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Office 365: Activation of licenses from abroad
As part of the MVP Global Summit, I bought several Office 365 licenses from the Microsoft Company Store in the USA to activate them at home in Germany. I received an error message saying that my account could not be set up. Microsoft's philosophy is that you can only activate licenses in the country in which you...
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Review: Microsoft Build 2019 Public Viewing on May 06, 2019
On May 6, 2019, community events and public viewings were held around the world to mark the start of the Microsoft Build 2019 conference in Seattle. One of these was held at REPLY in Düsseldorf. Together with the Azure Cologne Meetup and the Office 365 Meetup Wuppertal, we discussed the latest developments after Satya Nadella's vision keynote and...
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Overview of the Microsoft Build 2019 public viewings in Germany
On May 6, 2019, it's that time again: the Build 2019 conference will take place in Seattle from May 6 to 8 under the motto "Imagine - Create - Code". Various Microsoft communities around the world will meet up, tune in live and enjoy the keynotes in public viewing. Below you will find an overview of all the locations,...
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Announcement: Microsoft Machine Learning & AI in Apps on April 29, 2019
Next Monday, April 29, Microsoft in Hamburg is hosting an exciting Meetup for all of you who are interested in artificial intelligence, data science, machine learning, cognitive services and Microsoft's Power Platform, or who find these future topics interesting. Not only will you receive brand new insider information on the latest technologies and developments at first hand. It...
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The Easter Bunny is coming: Win Microsoft Goodie Bags!
WindowsArea.de is one of the largest German-language online magazines about Microsoft. Just in time for Easter, a competition is being held there: With a little luck, the Easter bunny will come to you and you can win one of five Microsoft goodie bags with lots of cool swag. All WindowsArea.de readers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland can take part....
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Announcement: Microsoft Build 2019 Public Viewing on May 06, 2019
Are you a developer or technology enthusiast and no stranger to Microsoft? Then you have the opportunity to experience Microsoft's largest developer conference as part of a community event in Düsseldorf on May 6, 2019: Under the motto "Imagine - Create - Code", the Build 2019 conference will take place in Seattle from May 06 to 08. We will be there digitally...
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Review: Visual Studio 2019 Launch Event on April 02, 2019
On April 2, 2019, Visual Studio 2019 launch events were held around the world to celebrate the official availability of the new version of the development environment. One of them took place at the Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft (FHDW) in Bergisch Gladbach. Around 45 participants came together to watch the not quite regular keynote speech by Scott Hanselman. This was followed by...
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Announcement: Visual Studio 2019 Launch Event on April 02, 2019
Microsoft organizes several large, cross-thematic conferences each year, such as Build 2019 or Ignite 2019. Dedicated events are then held for special products, such as HoloLens or Surface, to highlight their current importance. The same applies to Visual Studio - the most comprehensive development environment for the Microsoft ecosystem and other platforms. Whether...
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Review: Empower Your Studies With PowerApps on February 15, 2019
On February 15, 2019, innovators, creative minds and interested parties met at the University of Applied Sciences (FHDW) in Bergisch Gladbach for the Empower Your Studies With PowerApps event. After an initial introduction to the topics of "PowerApps", "Flow" and "Artificial Intelligence" by Marek Matuszewski and myself, the participants got together in teams to develop innovative business cases under...
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Draw for the 2018 Christmas prize draws
The draw for the 2018 Christmas competitions from LinkedIn and REPLY in collaboration with WindowsArea.de has been announced! A total of ten lucky winners can look forward to cool tech gadgets, goodies and special offers from two innovative, forward-thinking and Microsoft-affiliated companies! Each company has kindly sponsored five goodie bags with power banks, T-shirts, jute bags, stylish drinking cups, lanyards,...
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Review: AI in Security & NLP on January 29, 2019
On January 29, 2019, members of the Microsoft AI User Group Cologne met at Spike Reply in Cologne to discuss the connections between artificial intelligence and security. Ibrahim Köse, Nils Milchert and Giovanni Battista Spinelli Barrile took the lead in highlighting the latest developments, possibilities and limitations of artificial intelligence and comparing these with the classic...
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