Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is an enterprise collaboration platform combining chat, video meetings, file sharing, and app integrations. With 300 million monthly active users, it is Microsoft's fastest-growing business app. Included in Microsoft 365 subscriptions, Teams integrates deeply with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and 700+ third-party apps.

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