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Webex and Alexa May Help Power Future Space Mission Communications

An early 2022 uncrewed mission on NASA's Orion spacecraft will test how future astronauts can use Webex and Alexa to communicate with Earth.

January 5, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

What if future astronauts were able to communicate via videoconferencing technologies with control on Earth? That’s what Cisco, Amazon and Lockheed Martin are trying to do with NASA’s Orion spacecraft. The companies say they are teaming up to integrate “unique human-machine interface technologies” into the spacecraft to learn how future space explorers can benefit from […]

Cisco Unveils New Augmented Reality Platform, Webex Devices and AI Features

New features and products announced during WebexOne are designed to help distributed and hybrid workforces connect.

October 27, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Like others in the collaboration space, the new features and products announced by Cisco during its WebexOne event largely focus on hybrid work and making it easier for organizations to connect a distributed workforce. The new Webex releases include an integrated augmented reality platform, new collaboration devices and new AI audio and video features. The […]

Cisco Says You Should Patch Webex Vulnerability Now

Cisco is warning of a high-severity vulnerability in the Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows that could allow attackers to modify operating systems.

November 6, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cisco is warning of a high-severity vulnerability in the Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows that could allow a hacker to modify the underlying operating system configuration, the company said in an advisory. The vulnerability, categorized as “high,” could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system. The advisory comes as […]

Cisco Releases New Features, Devices for Webex

Cisco is announced new Webex features and devices that make it easy to connect with remote workers and enable a healthy return to the office.

October 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cisco is introducing new features and devices for Webex that aim to improve the videoconferencing experience, help remote workers stay connected and employees return to the office safely. The new features come as a new global survey finds the overwhelming majority of workers are uncomfortable about returning to the office, a future dependency on remote […]

Cisco Previews Webex Classrooms for Hybrid Learning

Cisco announced a preview of Webex Classrooms, a new education offering leveraging Webex Meetings to meet the needs of the hybrid classroom.

September 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As students across the U.S. begin to return to the classroom – both physically and virtually – Cisco is releasing new offerings to help educators connect with students. On Tuesday, Cisco announced a preview of Webex Classrooms, a new education offering leveraging Webex meetings for educational purposes to meet the needs of the hybrid classroom. […]

Zoom, BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, Webex Come to Facebook Portal

Facebook is bringing several videoconferencing platforms to its Portal device to complement the company’s collaboration tool Workplace.

August 21, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

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,* […]

Webex Unveils Virtual Background, Blur

Webex hopes to catch up with Zoom, Teams with a virtual background and blur feature to help limit distractions and maintain privacy during video meetings.

July 13, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

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 […]

Webex Meetings and Teams Update

In this free webinar, you’ll learn how companies are utilizing Webex tools to cut internal costs while allowing workforces to be more agile and streamlined.

October 9, 2019 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The global economy requires new ways of doing business. It’s inefficient, expensive, and unproductive to travel to all locations to meet prospects, customers, fellow executives and colleagues. Today’s companies are global operations, with distributed workforces and around the clock customer support. Knowledge workers are increasingly trading cubicles at their HQ for remote offices, mobile workplaces […]

AGAT SphereShield Now Supports Cisco Webex Teams

AGAT SphereShield now supports Cisco Webex Teams in addition to its existent data security for Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business.

September 3, 2019 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

AGAT, a security and compliance solutions software provider, announces the launch of SphereShield for Cisco Webex Teams. AGAT SphereShield handles security threats related to authentication and identity, content inspection and data protection. The newly added support for Webex Teams is in addition to AGAT’s established support for Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business. “The unified […]

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AI’s Revolutionary Impact on the Videoconferencing Experience

Webex's Robyn Rawlings shares the most impactful AI-driven solutions that have the power to transform today's videoconferencing experiences.

November 17, 2023 Robyn Rawlings Leave a Comment

Editor’s Note: Another version of this article originally appeared on our sister-site Commercial Integrator on October 17, 2023. It has since been updated for My TechDecisions’ audience. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a mainstay in our everyday lives. Whether it be text-to-image generators like DALL-E or language processing tools like ChatGPT, sophisticated AI tools […]