From late October until the end of 2011 Microsoft is rolling out a service update across the world to SharePoint Online.
If you’re an Office 365 administrator you would have received the email explaining what was in the update, but for those who aren’t here is a table of what to expect:
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Feature
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Description
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Business Connectivity Services (BCS)
*Enterprise plans only |
Enables connecting to external systems via web service based
endpoints |
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External Sharing: Windows LiveID support
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Allows Office 365 tenant administrators to invite external
users to a site collection. They sign in with a Windows Live ID-based user name and password. |
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Windows Phone 7 “Mango” (official support and
http:// connectivity) |
Windows Phone 7.5, codenamed “Mango,” now enables both small
business and enterprise Office 365 customers to access SharePoint Online lists and document libraries from their Windows Phone. |
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Recycle Bin: deleted site self-recovery
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Self-service ability to recover sites from a site collection’s
recycle bin |
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Browser support: Internet Explorer 9
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Adds official support for the Internet Explorer 9 (IE9)
browser |
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Browser support: Chrome
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Adds official support for the Chrome browser
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