Microsoft Allows Third-Party Developers into Teams
Microsoft Teams will allow and expand third-party app developers to create applications that can integrate into Teams meetings.
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Google Updates G Suite in Bid to Compete with Teams, Slack
Google is hoping to boost its G Sutie platform to rival Microsoft and Slack as the unified communications and collaboration software leaders with a redesign of Gmail for G Suite and deeper integrations between the included tools. The company hopes to bring all of its G Suite tools together and address the demand for remote […]
Google Steps Up Meet Security, Prohibits Anonymous Users from Joining meetings
This spring, when the world was just getting familiar with videoconferencing platforms, security quickly became a big issue. Unauthorized users were gaining access to video calls and disrupting meetings, conferences, and classes. With children involved, security for the educational use of videoconferencing became very important. Many school districts banned the use of Zoom because of […]
Enterprise Connect Honors Six Women in Tech with Spotlight Award
Enterprise Connect, the enterprise communications and collaboration conference and trade show, announced this week the six recipients of the inaugural Women in Communications Spotlight Award. The award, which honors women in enterprise IT leadership positions, will be formally recognized during Enterprise Connect Digital Conference & Expo 2020 in August. “Enterprise Connect is committed to fostering […]
Zoom’s Hardware Plan Grows with Zoom for Home
For the majority of workers, working from home essentially means carving out a space in your house to use a laptop and maybe some accessories like monitors, keyboards and the like. Without the ability to use the conference or huddle room’s advanced videoconferencing technology, we’ve taken to getting by with the built-in camera and microphone’s […]
Intel Names Crestron 2020 U.S. IoT Solutions Alliance Partner of the Year
Crestron earns 2020 Intel U.S. partner of the year award for co-marketing campaign through the launch of Crestron Collaboration Solution.
Logitech Introduces Integration with Alexa for Business for Zoom Rooms
Meeting room device manufacturer Logitech announced Tuesday that its solutions for Zoom Rooms will integrate with Alexa for Business to allow for contactless collaboration. This new offering aims to help enterprise customers prepare for hybrid work environments in which not all employees will return to the office amid the coronavirus pandemic. The integration will incorporate […]
Microsoft Teams Could Be the ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Videoconferencing Wars
Over the last few months, the world got a crash course in videoconferencing and collaboration technology. With remote work now part of our culture, platforms like Zoom, BlueJeans, Lifesize, Webex, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams have become a must have for most organizations that typically reported to an office setting. However, Microsoft Teams, which is […]
Webex Unveils Virtual Background, Blur
Most videoconferencing providers like Zoom and Microsoft Teams already allow users to choose a virtual background to keep focus on themselves and now their messy home offices. However, one of the earliest videoconferencing applications, Webex, hasn’t offered that feature until now. Last week, Cisco announced Webex users can choose a preset virtual background or blur […]
Microsoft: Yes, Videoconferencing Fatigue is Very Real
Remember when the world was discovering Microsoft Teams, Zoom, GoToMeeting and other videoconferencing services in March during the beginning of the coronavirus quarantine? For many of us, it was our first time using these apps. We used it to connect to coworkers, clients, family and friends in an attempt to replace the lost in-person connections. […]
