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Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms

Breakout Rooms Now Available in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams meeting organizers can create up to 50 breakout rooms and choose to automatically or manually assign participants into rooms.

December 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams is now generally available, allowing meeting organizers to divide meetings into sub-groups to facilitate smaller discussions. According to a Microsoft blog, meeting organizers can create up to 50 breakout rooms and choose to automatically or manually assign participants into rooms. Organizers can start breakout rooms in a regular Teams meeting […]

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Collaboration Systems

Platform-Agnostic Systems Are Key To Collaboration Amid Busy Remote Work Tech Market

The collaboration market is becoming crowded with software, so IT leaders now need to invest in platform-agnostic systems as work-from-anywhere continues.

December 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In 2020, the world became intimately familiar with unified communication and collaboration technology that helped organizations transition to remote work as COVID-19 lockdowns forced offices and workplaces to close. With that came several challenges, including keeping remote workers engaged at a level consistent with when everyone was back in the office and making sure these […]

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Zoom Rooms User Interface

Remote Work Helps Zoom Quadruple Revenue in Q2

Boosted by the rapid shift to remote work, Zoom posted a massive second quarter with revenues rising by more than 350% year-over-year.

September 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom has posted the results of what was expected to be a gigantic second quarter, and the web conferencing giant didn’t disappoint. The company reported an exponential increase in users. Although it did not detail the exact number, the company said it has 370,200 customers with more than 10 employees, In April, Zoom said it […]

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Zoom Hardware-as-a-Service

Zoom’s HaaS Offering is a Simple Way for SMBs to Deploy Zoom Rooms

Jeff Smith, head of Zoom Rooms, says the company's new Hardware-as-a-Service offering brings more value to small and medium-sized businesses.

July 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Due to the coronavirus, the world is as remote as its ever been in the 21st century, making videoconferencing and collaboration tools an essential business tool. Zoom has risen to market dominance during the COVID-19 crisis because it’s relatively easy to use and quick to deploy thanks to a simple user interface, features and flexibility […]

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Could Be the ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Videoconferencing Wars

The world was introduced to a litany of videoconferencing solutions earlier this year, but some UCC experts say Microsoft Teams will come out on top.

July 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

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 […]

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QSC Micorosft teams

QSC Joins Microsoft Teams Certification Program

QSC has announced that it has joined the Microsoft Teams Device Certification Program to enhance the Q-SYS Ecosystem's integration with Teams Rooms.

June 24, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

QSC has announced that it has joined the Microsoft Teams Device Certification Program to enhance the Q-SYS Ecosystem’s integration with Teams Rooms. The popular conferencing and audio equipment manufacturer is working towards completing specific solution certifications aimed at further empowering effective meetings and collaboration with Teams Rooms and the Q-SYS Ecosystem in larger, more complex […]

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work from home technology needs, home office products, remote work products

How IT Can Ensure Collaboration for Remote Work

TechDecisions spoke with Prasad Ramakrishnan, CIO of Freshworks, to learn more about the role of IT departments in fostering collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

May 13, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

TechDecisions spoke with Prasad Ramakrishnan, CIO of Freshworks, to learn more about the role of IT departments in fostering collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Increasing Teams Group Text Chat Limit to 250

Microsoft Teams will soon be rolling out a new feature that expands the number of people that can join a text chat to 250.

May 5, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ever since COVID-19 forced millions of workers to work remotely or out of their homes, collaboration and communication platforms like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WebEx, Google meet, BlueJeans, Slack, GoToMeeting and others have rolled out new features in what has become a competitive market for those providers. Many of the updates and new features have been […]

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NSA Collaboration Security

NSA Releases Security Criteria for Meeting Platforms

The U.S. National Security Agency has published a security assessment of 13 popular communication and collaboration platforms.

May 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Large parts of the U.S. are essentially running on virtual meeting platforms like Zoom, WebEx, Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans and others thanks to the coronavirus forcing organizations to quickly shift to remote work. As with any new technology, organizations must take steps to ensure that it is secure and safe from malicious actors and cybercriminals. That’s […]

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