<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Kaizala	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
secure	O
messaging	O
and	O
work	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
application	O
for	O
collaboration	O
among	O
users	O
inside	O
and	O
outside	O
of	O
organizations	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
instant	O
messages	O
,	O
coordinate	O
tasks	O
,	O
and	O
submit	O
invoices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
India	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
thereafter	O
expanded	O
to	O
28	O
countries	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
launched	O
globally	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
internationally	O
,	O
except	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
countries	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
web	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Kaizala	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
optimised	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
2G	O
networks	O
to	O
enable	O
connectivity	O
in	O
remote	O
locations	O
and	O
offers	O
features	O
with	O
offline	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
users	O
can	O
assign	O
jobs	O
to	O
their	O
field	O
employees	O
,	O
conduct	O
surveys	O
,	O
share	O
attachments	O
and	O
more	O
,	O
all	O
within	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Kaizala	I-Operating_System
has	O
seen	O
a	O
significant	O
adoption	O
among	O
Indian	O
organizations	O
such	O
as	O
YES	O
Bank	O
,	O
Apollo	O
Telemedicine	O
,	O
Republic	O
TV	O
,	O
United	O
Phosphorus	O
Limited	O
and	O
Kendriya	O
Vidyalaya	O
Sangathan	O
who	O
are	O
currently	O
piloting	O
the	O
solution	O
for	O
their	O
internal	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
Andhra	O
Pradesh	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
government	O
organizations	O
to	O
use	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Kaizala	I-Operating_System
for	O
real	O
time	O
governance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
30	O
government	O
departments	O
and	O
over	O
70,000	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
State	O
Government	O
use	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Kaizala	I-Operating_System
for	O
day-to-day	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
's	O
capabilities	O
would	O
be	O
gradually	O
adopted	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
over	O
the	O
next	O
12	O
to	O
18	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Teams	O
would	O
eventually	O
replace	O
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
single	O
collaboration	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
will	O
finally	O
be	O
retired	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
Teams	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Kaizala	I-Operating_System
was	O
initiated	O
as	O
a	O
product	O
under	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
and	O
was	O
later	O
fully	O
integrated	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
product/Office	O
365	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
chat	O
applications	O
and	O
plugging-in	O
of	O
consumer	O
technologies	O
in	O
organisations	O
work-flows	O
began	O
taking	O
primacy	O
over	O
other	O
modes	O
of	O
communication	O
,	O
the	O
infusion	O
of	O
points	O
of	O
view	O
obtained	O
from	O
the	O
feedback	O
became	O
central	O
to	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Celebrating	O
the	O
first	O
anniversary	O
release	O
of	O
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
through	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
,	O
CEO	O
Satya	O
Nadella	O
announced	O
the	O
product	O
in	O
preview	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Future	O
Decoded	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
event	O
focused	O
on	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
was	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
Garage	O
project	O
on	O
22	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
used	O
to	O
effectively	O
manage	O
and	O
coordinate	O
a	O
festival	O
attended	O
by	O
20	O
million	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
growing	O
digital	O
payment	O
culture	O
in	O
India	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
introduced	O
digital	O
payments	O
services	O
in	O
its	O
social	O
network	O
app	O
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
has	O
seen	O
a	O
strong	O
uptake	O
across	O
banking	O
and	O
financial	O
services	O
to	O
help	O
customers	O
connect	O
and	O
collaborate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Kaizala	I-Operating_System
users	O
will	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
make	O
P2P	O
payments	O
in	O
one	O
to	O
one	O
and	O
group	O
chat	O
conversations	O
via	O
the	O
MobiKwik	O
wallet	O
and	O
via	O
Yes	O
Bank	O
’s	O
Unified	O
Payment	O
Interface	O
(	O
UPI	O
)	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
expanded	O
its	O
operations	O
in	O
South	O
Africa	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
enabling	O
businesses	O
to	O
embrace	O
the	O
fourth	O
industrial	O
revolution	O
and	O
digitally	O
transform	O
their	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Kaizala	I-Operating_System
connects	O
users	O
with	O
their	O
employees	O
,	O
irrespective	O
of	O
their	O
physical	O
locations	O
,	O
helps	O
collect	O
data	O
even	O
from	O
large	O
groups	O
,	O
assimilate	O
insights	O
and	O
generate	O
automated	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Kaizala	I-Operating_System
will	O
be	O
integrated	O
with	O
its	O
Teams	O
collaboration	O
platform	O
in	O
June	O
–	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
’s	O
blog	O
post	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
is	O
not	O
mandatory	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
’s	O
future	O
roadmap	O
features	O
are	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
launched	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
languages	O
like	O
Arabic	O
and	O
Hebrew	O
which	O
have	O
right-to-left	O
scripts	O
,	O
Azure	O
Active	O
Directory	O
sync	O
within	O
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
,	O
email	O
invites	O
for	O
new	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
assign	O
dedicated	O
admins	O
to	O
manage	O
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
policies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
in	O
its	O
blog	O
post	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2019	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Kaizala	B-Operating_System
would	O
complement	O
the	O
robust	O
communication	O
and	O
collaboration	O
features	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
,	O
the	O
hub	O
for	O
teamwork	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
