Your company just spent millions on new conference rooms throughout the campus and in other office locations, and now you want to maximize that investment and push employees to make use of these systems. However, your internal IT team might not be experts in conferencing technology, and end users haven’t been thoroughly trained. That leads […]
Microsoft Teams is helping enterprise employees around the world stay connected and productive throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and we’ve seen hardware manufacturers buy into Microsoft’s certification program and release devices certified for the company’s flagship unified communications and collaboration app. That now includes collaboration display firm Avocor with the release of the AVW-6555 Windows collaboration […]
As a journalist, transcribing audio is my least favorite thing to do. It usually takes more time than the actual interview itself. But, it’s necessary to get it right to avoid misquoting or misinterpreting comments. I’ve made use of some other artificial intelligence-based transcription apps and then moved that text over to Microsoft Word, but […]
By this time next year, Microsoft will no longer support Internet Explorer, the company announced earlier this month. On Nov. 30 of this year, the Microsoft Teams web app will no longer support Internet Explorer 11, and by Aug. 17, 2021, all remaining Microsoft 365 apps and services will no longer support the internet browser. […]
Zoom is being used by millions to conduct business, go to school, take yoga classes and much more to the point that the service has become a household name. That’s why when it goes down, it’s a very big deal. That’s what happened this morning when users were unable to start and join Zoom meetings […]
Conferencing provider Lifesize has acquired digital collaboration firm Kaptivo in a bid to expand Lifesize’s cloud-based unified communications and collaboration portfolio. Lifesize aims to make use of Kaptivo’s expertise in computer vision, image processing and artificial intelligence for visual collaboration to bring digital whiteboarding to Lifesize’s portfolio. Kaptivo’s whiteboarding solution pairs advanced image processing software […]
Facebook is bringing several videoconferencing platforms to its Portal device to complement the company’s collaboration tool Workplace. Those videoconferencing providers are Zoom, BlueJeans, GoToMeeting and Webex, the company said in a news release. Those apps will be available on Portal next month. “Whether you’re meeting one-on-one with a colleague or joining up to 1,000 participants,* […]
Cloud giants Microsoft and Oracle – and now, Twitter – are all reportedly in talks to acquire the popular social media app TikTok before the app is banned in the U.S. All three firms have been reported to express interest in acquiring the platform as President Donald Trump has imposed a deadline of Sept. 15 […]
Voice platform Red Box has announced that its Compliance Recording solution is now generally available for Microsoft Teams to support secure, resilient and scalable recording of communications in Teams. The solution is currently being certified as part of Microsoft’s new Compliance Recording ISV partner certification program, the company said in a press release. According to […]
With many workers still doing their job our of their homes, Zoom recently released its Zoom for Home offerings that include dedicated Zoom devices via DTEN. Now, Zoom is taking that a step further by expanding to smart displays like the Amazon Echo Show, Portal from Facebook and the Google Nest Hub Max. Zoom’s play […]
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