Software : Microsoft unveils new Azure tools, opens up Office 365 with new APIs

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Microsoft unveils new Azure tools, opens up Office 365 with new APIs Posted: Microsoft has started its TechEd Europe confereence with a bang, unveiling a number of new features for Azure and Office 365. The former gets three new features: Azure Operational Insights (preview available in November) which allows businesses to turn big data from the cloud into actionable insights. Azure Batch, meanwhile, allows customers to quickly process complex jobs across thousands of cores, Azure Automation, which automates repetitive manual processes across Azure and third-party environments. Getting REST Office 365 gets a number of REST-based open APIs for mail, files, calendar and contacts across all major OSes to leverage over 400PB of Office 365 content (that's about the total capacity of 100,000 4TB hard disk drives), new SDKs for native app development and an Office 365 App launcher that "provides a single, customizable place in Office 365 where people can access their favorite apps". But that's not all: Office 365 will also get Microsoft intune updates complate with Mobile Device Management capabilities and extensive Data Loss Prevention technology. Other Microsoft security enhancements include support for multiple NICs, new network security groups and Microsoft Anti-Malware for VM and Cloud Services, a free service for Azure clients. Check our review of Office 365

Microsoft to offer Skype features in Internet Explorer Posted: Microsoft has announced that it has started to work on the ORTC (Object Real Time Communications) API for WebRTC as part of an ongoing partnership with standards bodies W3C and IETF. Writing on Microsoft's MSDN blog, Shijun Sun, a senior program manager for Internet Explorer, states that the goal will be to make browser-based calls more convenient by removing the need for a plugin. Skype is already integrated into Outlook.com but only as an instant messaging service rather than a full-blown, voice capable application. Sun revealed that more than 80 participants have joined the group and that a "call for implementations" has been issued. Getting Skype onboard Internet Explorer could boost its audience numbers - and revenues - significantly as prospective users will no longer need to download any additional applications if they're using IE. User base The popular free VoIP service was acquired by Microsoft in 2011 for $8.1 billion (about £5 billion, AU$9.21 billion) and has more than 300 active million users. Skype is likely to be available as a stand alone plugin for other competing browsers (Chrome or Firefox). Will Microsoft make Skype the defacto voice module within Windows Phone? What about Windows 10? Will it ever be able to make calls? Looking for alternatives to Skype? Check some of its competitors

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