Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?
1 — Microsoft is dropping passwords for good.
Do you hate remembering passwords? So does Microsoft, apparently, since it has announced a new Authenticator app that does away with passwords completely. The Authenticator app is available on iOS and Android now. (Source: Ars Technica). My company, The Marks Group PC, is a Microsoft partner.
Why this is important for your business:
Simple. Faster. Better. Instead of providing a username and password, now Microsoft Account users (Office 365 and Azure Active Directory are not supported currently) can just enter their email address. After that, the app sends users an alert on their smartphones that must be approved or rejected. Once they have approved the notification, users have fully authenticated their accounts, no passwords necessary.
2 — Facebook’s Workplace will soon be free, and Messenger is now focused on chatbots.
Facebook has announced that a standard version of its office collaboration tool will soon be available free of charge, and its premium version will be free as well until September 30th. In addition, Facebook Messenger has been completely revamped with a focus on its chatbots. The Messenger Platform 2.0 will have new tools like a “Discovery” tab to find relevant bots, “QR codes that can be used at events like sports games that people can scan to learn more from a Messenger bot” and “smart replies” that allow businesses to automatically reply to frequently asked questions.
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