Remember when Microsoft made Skype a default program in Windows, and when videoconferencing systems were built around the once popular service? Now, those days appear to be long gone, and Microsoft appears ready to kill off Skype for good and fully replace it with Teams. The service was once poised to reign atop the videoconferencing […]
When the working world left the office to work from home last March, employers and their IT teams were left trying to figure out how to make the transition as seamless as possible and give employees the technology they needed to work from home effectively. Now that we’re into year two of this experiment, we […]
Microsoft is releasing new features in Teams designed to give users ways to deliver professional presentations in webinars and meetings of all sizes. Microsoft detailed the new features, Webinars, PowerPoint Live and Presenter mode in a Tuesday blog post. According to the company, users can hold interactive meetings and webinars for up to 1,000 attendees […]
Crestron today announced Crestron Flex Phones, a new portfolio of Microsoft Teams-certified desk phones for “organizations seeking a dedicated collaboration experience for their employees.” The Crestron Flex Phones “bring best-in-class audio and videoconferencing capabilities, one-touch connectivity, and enterprise-grade security, along with a host of additional features to help users maximize productivity,” the company announcement says. […]
The world has been bombarded with videoconferencing companies for over a year, and one question remains: which platform is the most popular? Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex, GoToMeeting, Lifesize, BlueJeans, and of course Zoom, have blitzed the market with new features, integrations and hardware to pandemic-proof and future-proof organizations everywhere. However, one of those is […]
Microsoft has released another feature to keep pace with the torrid videoconferencing market: live transcription with speaker attribution for English-speaking Teams users. According to Microsoft, the new service is a written record of the spoken text that occurs during a meeting. Each speaker is identified and captured automatically in near real time. The produced transcription […]
Microsoft is releasing new features for its Teams displays that include more integrations with Cortana, swappable backgrounds, live reactions during meetings and the ability to send quick responses. The new features come to the dedicated Teams displays, a new category of all-in-one touchscreen devices that helps users free up their PC and minimize distractions. The […]
AV integration giant AVI-SPL and security software and service firm Unify Square are partnering to co-deliver user experience services to enhance engagement in Microsoft Teams via a global software and managed services package. According to a joint press release, the package is designed to provide organizations and their employees with the tools and services they […]
Microsoft is releasing a new series of touchscreen Microsoft Teams panels to provide a space and time management solution on a compact digital display. The company announced the general availability of the meeting room scheduling and management panels Friday, but the panels were originally announced in October 2020 during the company’s annual Ignite conference. The […]
Bose Professional is adding to its lineup of videoconferencing devices with the new Bose VideoBar VB1 all-in-one USB conferencing device for audio and video in meeting spaces. The device was announced at ISE 2020 and is now available. According to the company, the device brings premium audio and video quality to conferencing spaces and ensures […]
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